Looks like May of 2013 is when Google rolled those out.
I have the vaguest of memories that prior to to the change Google did something with tags (maybe they call(ed) them labels?) before they went to the full split inbox in multiple tabs approach, but it’s as equally likely I did that myself using search filters and am misremembering from a decade ago.
I remember being first pretty offended by the split inbox, and disabling it, but keeping it on for my work account. After awhile I turned it back on for my personal account. (Because I was bombarded with marketing and social junk at the time. It was before I ascended to digital hermit-dom.)
Yes they’ve always been a thing in the promotions/else tabs, anyone who says they aren’t around simply hasn’t clicked those tabs or registered they existed (in fairness, everything in that tab is generally an ad)
I was wondering what people were talking about! Thank you!
I too, have never seen these before in my life, and I also don’t like tabs. I turn them off for everyone I can, too. I had no idea I was also turning off these ads. Nice.
were these not always in gmail?
Yes. They have always been a part of Gmail. Even back when Gmail was invite only they implemented ads (one of my accounts is from 2004).
They used to be off to the side, not disguised to look like unread emails.
Looks like May of 2013 is when Google rolled those out.
I have the vaguest of memories that prior to to the change Google did something with tags (maybe they call(ed) them labels?) before they went to the full split inbox in multiple tabs approach, but it’s as equally likely I did that myself using search filters and am misremembering from a decade ago.
I remember being first pretty offended by the split inbox, and disabling it, but keeping it on for my work account. After awhile I turned it back on for my personal account. (Because I was bombarded with marketing and social junk at the time. It was before I ascended to digital hermit-dom.)
Yes they’ve always been a thing in the promotions/else tabs, anyone who says they aren’t around simply hasn’t clicked those tabs or registered they existed (in fairness, everything in that tab is generally an ad)
I’ve never seen them and have been using it for close to 20 years now
They only show up if you use the tabs. And then I think they are only in Promotions.
oh right that’s a cursed function anyways
I was wondering what people were talking about! Thank you!
I too, have never seen these before in my life, and I also don’t like tabs. I turn them off for everyone I can, too. I had no idea I was also turning off these ads. Nice.
IDK cause I use Adguard DNS and the DDG app. I never see ads anywhere