If you depend on Gmail for your email communication, but you're tired of seeing ads in your inbox, there's a simple way to get rid of them, though it may mean swapping one problem for another.
edit: i just disabled adblockers… still no ads… Genuinely confused
edit2: OK read the article and none of the settings where there. Just went into my alt gmail account, and I have the ads and the settings mentioned in the article. I guess my main gmail account is so old (2010?) it does not have these features
I’m pretty sure they’re talking about the subtle ad disguised as an email in the promotions tab, its not even from someone I wouldn’t expect to send me an email, that’s why it’s so sneaky. It’s literally a promotion from a company whose emails I’m subscribed to.
There are ads in Gmail?
edit: i just disabled adblockers… still no ads… Genuinely confused
edit2: OK read the article and none of the settings where there. Just went into my alt gmail account, and I have the ads and the settings mentioned in the article. I guess my main gmail account is so old (2010?) it does not have these features
Gmail android app had ads for me.
I’m pretty sure they’re talking about the subtle ad disguised as an email in the promotions tab, its not even from someone I wouldn’t expect to send me an email, that’s why it’s so sneaky. It’s literally a promotion from a company whose emails I’m subscribed to.
It spread to social tab too.