There are 1.5 a billion( b b!! ) Active Gmail user. This is clearly considered an asset that Google can take advantage of. As you may have noticed, Google continues to fill the interface with buttons from other services.

Large buttons for chat, space, and meet have been added to the left sidebar of the desktop and the bottom sidebar of mobile. These are the three services that Google wants you to start using.

The awkward sidebar with four buttons occupies a lot of space. This seems to just remind Gmail users that Google offers video conferencing and chat services. It’s even worse in the mobile version, where the chonk bar is always displayed at the bottom of the screen. I think it’s messy, tired of seeing, and not alone.

You can take this as an opportunity Replace Gmail with your privacy-first email provider, But I understand that not everyone wants to switch email addresses. With that in mind, we’ll show you how to keep your Gmail address without looking at the Gmail user interface, or, if necessary, hide the chunk bar to enjoy Gmail.

Try your email client

It’s okay to forget your email client — we all did. However, you need to keep in mind that you will not be able to see or get in the way of your email. This is what I like:

1. On Apple devices, the default email app is clean, fast, and even Block email tracking By default.
2. Windows has a default email app. It’s very clean and unobtrusive.
3. Outlook is really good now, and it’s included if you’re already paying for Microsoft Office. The mobile version, in particular, is much cleaner than Gmail in many ways and is also a very good calendar app.
4. Thunderbird Is an open source email client that is ideal for all desktop operating systems.
5. Canary Is a clean, fast and secure email client for Windows, Android, and Apple devices. You can optionally use the default Gmail keyboard shortcuts. This is a big problem for Gmail’s longtime power users.

All of these applications make it easy to add a Gmail account after installation, so you can try a few to see what you like best. And everything is synced between these clients and Gmail, so if that helps, you can use both at the same time for a while.