Claims that Google plans to sunset Gmail were a hoax, so there's no need to panic

Google confirms Gmail is “here to stay” amid speculation over plans to scrap the email service::Claims that Google plans to sunset Gmail were a hoax, so there’s no need to panic

  • himmyguap@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Gmail is untouchable. That more than any other product has kept me tethered to Google since 2004. That being said I wouldn’t be surprised if some greedy, future regime at Google botches it up.

    • Shadywack@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I already moved over to Proton in anticipation of Google charging for Gmail. It’s untouchable as far as longevity, but it’s going to be majorly enshittifiedto the point that leaving it will be more desirable than staying.

        • scituselectrum@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          10 months ago

          May I ask what steps you followed to make the transition smooth? I’ve been meaning to use proton + simplelogin, but I’m concerned it’ll quickly become a time sink to transition from one service to the other.

          • Clandestine@lemmy.zipEnglish
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            10 months ago

            1: Register a new Proton account

            2: Set up email forwarding from Gmail to Proton

            3: Add a filter that labels all Mail incoming to Gmail with a Gmail label.

            4: Whenever you feel like it, go to some of your Gmail labeled mail and change the registered mail to Proton etc.

            I’d still recommend buying your own domain though, it took me less than 15 mins switching completely from Skiff to Proton, and I didn’t have to reregister anything. Only when you have a costum domain you’re truly serviceprovider-independent.

            • Scrollone@feddit.itEnglish
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              10 months ago

              I second the custom domain part.

              It’s easy to setup and it doesn’t lock you to any single provider, in case you want to change in the future