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Gmail App Grouping Emails

  • 30-07-2011 1:08pm
    #1
    Blisterman
    Registered Users Posts: 7,450 ✭✭✭


    By Default, the Gmail app groups similar emails into a single thread. I find this completely and utterly confusing. Does anyone know how to turn this off? Can't find it in the settings menu.


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  • #2
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,057 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    It's a bit different to start off with, but I much prefer the Gmail way of doing things and using Outlook for work is really annoying me again now.

    Anyway, you need to change settings in Gmail itself through a desktop browser, pretty sure you can't do it from the Android app:
    http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/turn-off-gmails-conversation-view.html


  • #3
    Blisterman
    Registered Users Posts: 7,450 ✭✭✭Blisterman


    Sweet. Have changed it in my settings now. The emails already in my inbox are still grouped. Does it only apply for newly sent emails?


  • #4
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,042 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Blisterman wrote: »
    Sweet. Have changed it in my settings now. The emails already in my inbox are still grouped. Does it only apply for newly sent emails?

    Changing the settings doesn't affect the mobile site or the gmail app unfortunately.


  • #5
    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,082 ✭✭✭✭Random


    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    Changing the settings doesn't affect the mobile site or the gmail app unfortunately.
    and its a bloody pain too. wish theyd hurry up and sort it out.


  • #6
    blaz
    Registered Users Posts: 590 ✭✭✭blaz


    Random wrote: »
    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    Changing the settings doesn't affect the mobile site or the gmail app unfortunately.
    and its a bloody pain too. wish theyd hurry up and sort it out.

    Are you serious? Threading is by far the most useful function of Gmail.

    If you really want to throw it away, just configure your Gmail account in the regular Android email client.


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  • #7
    Blisterman
    Registered Users Posts: 7,450 ✭✭✭Blisterman


    I find it a nightmare. Emails tend to already have the previous messages in a conversation view, o it ends up getting very cluttered and confusing.


  • #8
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,057 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    I find that gmail does a pretty good job of minimizing any previous messages or clipping the text in the desktop browser version. Can't stand trying to find previous messages in a conversation where someone else has clipped the text when using Outlook though, and the search is rubbish. It took a while to convert my thinking to the Gmail method initially, but it seems so much better now I've been using for years.


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