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Turn Off Conversation Thread View in Gmail
Gmail’s conversation view shows all replies in one place, making it easier to follow up with the messages. However, you might not be comfortable with it. Or, in the worst case, you might miss out on an important message. In that case, it’ll be better to disable the conversation view. Once you turn it off, your Inbox will list each email individually instead of grouping emails into conversations. You can do it as follows:
On Gmail for PC (Web)
Once done, refresh the Gmail tab or tap the Reload button in the popup. Gmail will now reload to show you individual messages instead of grouped conversation threads.
Alternate Method
Gmail will now reload without conversation thread view. You’ll be able to see all emails individually. If you want to enable it again, repeat either of the steps and turn it on.
On Gmail Mobile App (Android/ iOS)
Pros and Cons of Conversation View in Gmail
Advantages
All replies are grouped in a thread. It’s easy to see the context of the conversation.The inbox looks cleaner and less crowded- unwanted messages don’t take extra space.You can view the entire thread or history without having to hunt for individual emails.
Disadvantages
All your messages will have the entire content of all replies in the email body.You will have a cluttered inbox- unimportant replies will take extra space.You might miss out on important messages.
Wrapping Up
This was a quick guide on turning off conversation thread view in Gmail web or mobile app. Besides, we’ve also listed out pros and cons of disabling it. Anyways, what are your thoughts on the threaded view? Do you like or hate it? Let me know in the comments below.
