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Google confirms Gmail is “here to stay” amid speculation over plans to scrap the email service (www.itpro.com)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I am in the process of moving to Proton now. It's way easier than I though it was going to be!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 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