Google today rolled out a small improvement in the Gmail loading screen - it now gives you an option to switch from standard view to the basic HTML view if you are browsing with a slow Internet connection.
You can further improve the Gmail loading speed by appending the nocheckbrowser parameter to the URL as it will force Gmail to skip the default browser check. Thanks NGAC.
http://mail.google.com/gmail?nocheckbrowser
Related: Convert PDF Documents to HTML with Gmail
Find this article at: http://www.labnol.org/internet/email/new-gmail-loading-screen-for-slow-internet-connections/3318/
web: http://www.labnol.org/ email: amit@labnol.org
Reader Comments
ya, i too observe the same thing today while opening my Gmail Inbox… Moreover i observed that there is no message for Firefox with firebug enabled. In previous version, when we open Gmail in firebug enabled Firefox, it was giving message that Gmail may be running slow due to firebug, Fix This. But i haven’t seen than message today ;)
Written by Kevin on 05.17.08
I guess it disables Firebug automatically if it is already enabled…
Written by Kevin on 05.17.08
Hey amit bro u shud hide ur mail ID or the spammers will bang your inbox :P
Written by Siddharth on 05.17.08
That’s great, but who’s still using slow internet connections nowadays? :-D
Written by OSx8 on AMD PC on 05.17.08
I notice the changes earlier today. It’s a nice improvement
Written by Calvin on 05.17.08
While the appearance is different, on slower connections the ability to switch to html has always been there. Just thought you’d like to know :).
Written by Nik on 05.17.08
Its showing for all connections now..
Written by Soam on 05.17.08
As noted above, slow connection to html has been present for a while. Also, I note that the Gmail icon on the browser becomes active if you open a Google account with the same user name - e.g. Blogger…
Written by pcsourcepoint on 05.17.08
The option to switch to “Older Version” always existed and is nothing new.
Written by Shiv on 05.17.08
Yupz GMail has previously had a plain-text loading screen which usually says “Loading” (and an option to use basic mode if you’re on a slow connection).
But now it comes.. has silently rolled out an upgrade to the loading screen, which now sports a horizontal progress indicator
Written by Rajat Garments on 05.18.08
I typed an ’s’ after http and it loads fine on IE6, IE7, Firefox, SP2, Vista - wireless and land
Written by mike burmese on 06.05.08
Hi,
Iam facing a problem while loging to my gmail. It saying that loading for a long time. I have seen gmail that we have to use link inorder to skip for checking. Even I use this URL iam unable to login to my gmail.
Written by Neelima on 08.11.08
But, I’m still facing the slow display problem whether i have a good internet speed & a 4GB ram laptop. i do not know why is taking time to load my inbox… :(
Written by sam on 10.22.08