Hacker News Reader

I have been using Gmail since 2004 and I haven't ever seen a single ad there.

Edit: I just checked and it seems that the ad blocker might be blocking them. What's interesting is that I did not install that ad blocker myself, and I'm using Chrome. Does Chrome come by default with an ad blocker that blocks the ads in Gmail?

View on HN

You won't see them if you disable the tabbed inbox, which I recommend anyway because the classification of threads into tabs is surprising and inconsistent.

...and adds no value even when it works, just adds one more step

Indeed. I never understood the point of it. It made sense in Inbox because Inbox would only show you the Promotions bundle once per day (or at your preferred frequency) but after they shoved the feature into Gmail it stopped making any sense.

I think it makes sens for people who get themselves signed up for all kinds of newsletters they don't really want and then can't find anything in their inbox. So really it's just another anti-spam filter and comes with the same downsides.

Yes, I've always been baffled by this. I like the idea of it, but when you actually use it and think about it, it actually makes the experience worse.

Chrome does not come with an ad blocker.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com