Will Gmail be closed by Google? Understand changes to the service

One alleged message Google announcing the end Gmail spread on social media this Thursday (22). In particular, posts on X, the former Twitter, pointed to a company statement warning that the service would end.

Broadcasting Gmail suggests it will end on August 1, 2024 and after this date you will no longer receive, send or even store messages. Text, company It was reported that the decision was made due to the “evolving digital environment” and in the development of “new technologies and platforms” for communications.

He even uses that word “sunset” to refer to the supposed ending. This is a term that literally means “sunset” in English and is used in corporate circles to signal the gradual shutdown of a service.

But you don’t need to panic or look for another “@” for contacts and contacts. This screenshot depicting the end of Gmail is completely fake and there is no confirmation that the service will end.

Even the service’s official account on X posted this message: “Gmail is here to stay”to put an end once and for all to any speculation surrounding the possible ending.

Gmail is here to stay.

— Gmail (@gmail) February 22, 2024

Posts containing this message have been flagged as false using resources such as Community Notes. However, when you search for the term “Gmail” on the social network, it is possible to notice that many users are still skeptical about the future of the service.

Gmail is undergoing transformation

Gmail isn’t going away for two reasons in particular. The first of these the current importance of the service to Google as a whole: More than just a way to access emails, it has now become one of the main access and authentication tools for other corporate platforms, including the Android ecosystem.

Additionally, according to 2022 estimates, the service has 1.8 billion users. This means: quite popular and also profitablein particular by displaying personalized advertising messages.

Instead of ending, Gmail is slowly changing. Last year, Google confirmed that it would begin discontinuing Gmail’s basic HTML view for browsers. This means that The simplified and limited version of the site should no longer be openedIt was replaced by traditional service.

Additionally, the email client received artificial intelligence add-ons with resources from the company’s platform, Gemini.

Google has a habit of killing services

Even though this message is false, it’s not that hard to believe that Google would permanently shut down a service. The company is famous for starting and stopping large-scale projects, including new ones like Stadia and Google Pay.

As for the fake Google message that went viral, there is no explanation behind it.

The image that went viral may have been created to cause panic or create interaction on the platform. Verified accounts on the social network