Google recently added 2 new themes “Preview” and “Preview (Dense)” to the Gmail Themes gallery which according to Google, gives a preview of the future of Gmail. These new themes offer a light, modern, and much cleaner look that Gmail will be getting in a few upcoming months. I found the Preview (Dense) theme far better than Preview because it utilizes less space and looks good when compared to the latter one.
Just today, I noticed that Gmail started showing a red link “Preview Gmail’s new look” that describes Google’s approach to email. Now, if you’ve switched to one of the above-discussed themes, then a yellow-colored sponsored link floating at the bottom of your email list must have caught your attention. The ad is a sleek one but is more than enough to distract you and stain Gmail’s look. Unfortunately, neither Webmail AdBlocker nor AdBlock Plus were successful in hiding this Web Clip.
Don’t worry, one of our Google+ friends Manuel Feliciano has figured out a really easy way to get rid of that hideous ad from Gmail’s new theme. To remove the Ad clip, just go to Gmail Settings, tap on Web Clips, and Uncheck the box saying ‘Show my web clips above the Inbox’. That’s it, now click on Mail.
Voila! The ad will vanish without the need to use any add-on or userscript. This trick works with both themes, Preview as well as Preview (Dense).
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Also See: How to Disable/Block Ads & Sponsored links in Gmail
Wow this is a cool tip
Great tips, thanks!