Ask HN: Anyone else find the new Gmail interface sluggish?

#1

Post by windowshopping » Mon, Nov 05, 2018, 1:07 AM UTC

For me it's so unresponsive that I'm at a loss for words how google put this into production. I have a modern, new computer and modern, urban internet good enough for streaming 1080p on Twitch without interruption, but I can't delete or archive an email anymore without waiting 4-6 seconds for it to complete the action.

What has your experience been like with it?

edit: Guess I'm not alone. I can only hope someone working at Google sees this post or cares. Maybe too much to hope for.

Re: Ask HN: Anyone else find the new Gmail interface sluggish?

#2

Post by SQL2219 » Mon, Nov 05, 2018, 1:09 AM UTC

Yes sluggish, even on google fiber.

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#3

Post by snazz » Mon, Nov 05, 2018, 1:13 AM UTC

Plenty of previous discussion at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18305366 — you’re not alone

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#4

Post by p1necone » Mon, Nov 05, 2018, 1:16 AM UTC

Yup, noticeably much much slower than the old interface, while seemingly also not changing functionality or layout at all. What was the point?

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#5

Post by djrobstep » Mon, Nov 05, 2018, 1:20 AM UTC

p1necone wrote: post #4

Yup, noticeably much much slower than the old interface, while seemingly also not changing functionality or layout at all. What was the point?

Technological/intellectual masturbation?

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#6

Post by Alex3917 » Mon, Nov 05, 2018, 1:31 AM UTC

I keep 6 gmail tabs pinned and I don't find it sluggish at all on my 2016 MacBook Pro. The only thing that's slow for me is how long the non-default add-ons take to display after you load a message.

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#7

Post by unstatusthequo » Mon, Nov 05, 2018, 1:32 AM UTC

All snark aside... You get what you pay for. I am slowly moving away from Google services. Paying in some cases reduces functions you might be used to, but also introduces freedom of ownership (well, maybe). But overall we are spoiled and I prefer using non mainstream services now.

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#8

Post by alexozer » Mon, Nov 05, 2018, 1:36 AM UTC

After the inbox debacle I decided I didn't want to use Gmail and am now a happy Mailspring user. If it could just implement Google inbox's sweep function, it would be perfect.

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#9

Post by rsoto » Mon, Nov 05, 2018, 1:36 AM UTC

My experience has been mixed. I do most of the work stuff on Chromium and the UI is okay-ish, used to be better, but whatever.

However, the personal stuff I keep it for Firefox, and it's just as OP said: 4-6 seconds to complete an action and even when the UI has loaded, not all icons are shown immediately.

Re: Ask HN: Anyone else find the new Gmail interface sluggish?

#10

Post by yesimahuman » Mon, Nov 05, 2018, 1:36 AM UTC

On Firefox it’s unusable for quick work (open, quickly manage emails, close). The interface is noticeably slower than the classic UI. It’s maddening.

Not sure what I’m going to do when it switches over for our Google Apps account. Any alternatives people like?