How To: Load Gmail Faster

by LeVoltz on 26. Apr, 2008 in How-To Share

Hi guys, of late, gmail has been loading very slowly for me. This means that, when ever I give my username and password at the login screen, after successful login, the screenshot shown below displays.

Gmail Loads Slowly
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When that happens we hate to wait for infinitely long times. So, I discovered a simple hack through which you can eliminate that screen.

Notice that the address bar contains the URL of the format http://mail.google.com/mail?auth=DQAA etc.

Now, all you have to do is, change the “http://” in your browser’s address bar to “https://”, which means the URL will now look like https://mail.google.com/mail?auth=DQAA etc. Press Enter. Gmail loads faster.

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49 Responses to “How To: Load Gmail Faster”

  1. David Bradley 28. Jun, 2007 at 8:04 am #

    To be honest, I wasn’t sure GMail was loading slowly anyway, although I thought I’d give your hack a try. Didn’t seem to make a lot of difference, sorry.

    db

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  2. Aswin Anand 29. Jun, 2007 at 1:12 am #

    David, if you have been getting the message that I have shown in the screenshot everyday, then you will know what I’m talking about :-)

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  3. Damien 29. Jun, 2007 at 10:37 pm #

    That works! Cool, thanks.

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  4. Andy 02. Jul, 2007 at 9:29 am #

    @Damien

    We at Bothack are glad it worked.

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  5. Carlos 03. Jul, 2007 at 4:04 pm #

    For that reason never I have used gmail, is very slow…
    http://adartenews.blogspot.com

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  6. Shruti 13. Jul, 2007 at 7:15 am #

    Hi Dear,
    great tip..Gmial really takes extra time to upload..
    Im going to try it.

    Take care

    Reply
  7. Andy 16. Jul, 2007 at 8:33 am #

    @Shruthi,

    Thanks. Have fun.

    Reply
  8. camphor 18. Jul, 2007 at 5:40 am #

    Are you psychic? Thanks!

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  9. Armaan143 03. Aug, 2007 at 5:48 pm #

    thanx
    this really make it loads faster

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  10. Runner 03. Aug, 2007 at 5:49 pm #

    i think i need to swith from yahoo to google

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  11. Richa 06. Aug, 2007 at 4:54 pm #

    yeah i get it all the time too!
    thanks for the tip .. it’ll make life a lot easier :-)

    Reply
  12. martina 21. Aug, 2007 at 5:07 am #

    i dont have any idea about how my gmail works .to know information on hacking software visit hacking

    Reply
  13. webmaster 21. Aug, 2007 at 7:12 am #

    Tahnks, Great idea.

    Reply
  14. webmaster 21. Aug, 2007 at 7:13 am #

    Thanks, Great idea.

    Reply
  15. drakudemine 02. Sep, 2007 at 10:07 pm #

    Whooooow, thank you! This sometimes happens when I use a dial up connection. I just tried it out and it does work. Thanks again!

    Reply
  16. Vaibhav Pandey-->Technofriends Team 10. Sep, 2007 at 9:45 am #

    Pretty interesting tip Aswin.

    Cheers,
    Vaibhav
    http://technofriends.wordpress.com

    Reply
  17. Bhati 12. Sep, 2007 at 12:27 pm #

    lol
    i have slow speed
    It will effect when u have good speed
    at my slow speed no effect

    Reply
  18. Armaan 12. Sep, 2007 at 12:30 pm #

    Oh thanx bro this helps but i dont use gmail as much as yahoo

    Reply
  19. win lin naing 21. Sep, 2007 at 5:02 am #

    HI,

    use glite, example www.arlarlar.com. it is very fast. But don’t forget to sign out after used.

    Best,
    Win Lin Naing

    Reply
  20. deepanjali 28. Sep, 2007 at 11:19 am #

    Your blog is nice. I think you should add your blog at www.blogadda.com and let more people discover your blog. It’s a great place for Indian bloggers to be in and I am sure it would do wonders for your blog.

    Reply
  21. Joe 18. Oct, 2007 at 12:59 pm #

    Hmmm, seems cool.

    Joe joestain13@yahoo.com

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  22. Bruce 24. Oct, 2007 at 5:30 am #

    Conveying such information is a good professional service, Keep up the good work!

    Reply
  23. Flenn 24. Oct, 2007 at 5:40 am #

    Hi. Thanks for the information. It really works nice. For those who are using slow internet connection its really good for them. But for the persons with fast internet connection, they might not experience the difference. I really wants to appreciate you for this great idea.

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  24. Nick 24. Oct, 2007 at 8:51 am #

    i never try this before.. But it is work faster… I found little faster so i really thank’s the information and good information will connect the good person

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  25. Glenn 25. Oct, 2007 at 3:59 am #

    Hi,

    Thanks for the google load information.I like it this work.

    Reply
  26. Allba 26. Oct, 2007 at 11:47 am #

    Really fantastica Blog!

    When i am working with google , I too feel it…..

    Reply
  27. Suchintha 28. Oct, 2007 at 2:53 pm #

    Thanks for your advice. Its very usefull for me.

    Reply
  28. Shaheen 30. Oct, 2007 at 12:28 pm #

    it worked for me too.

    thanks a lot and keep up the good work!!!

    Reply
  29. Wayne 01. Nov, 2007 at 11:25 pm #

    I can’t even get gmail to load on Windows Vista or rather I can get it loaded but I can’t retrieve my mail. I have tried all different settings but but nothing works on Vista. I have a comcast account and have no problems with it.

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  30. YOU ARE ALL DUMB 10. Nov, 2007 at 9:15 am #

    YOU ALL ARE IDIOTS.

    THE NEW VERSION OF GMAIL IS TOO DAMN SLOW. THE NEW GMAIL IS NOW PRELOADING THE EMAIL. THAT IS TAKING GMAIL TOO LONG TO LOAD. IT’S STUPID. GMAIL HAS BECOME TOO DAMN F*CKING SLOW SLOW SLOW SLOW.

    GO BACK TO THE OLD GMAIL: https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=1

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  31. Nghi 23. Mar, 2008 at 5:20 am #

    You are my hero! Like, Locke from Reckless Life hero!

    Reply
  32. Tina 11. May, 2008 at 1:17 pm #

    I find it very useful information and it helps.

    All the best.

    Tina

    Reply
  33. akshay 12. May, 2008 at 5:34 am #

    Hey guys… incase Gmail is blocked in your workplace by WebSense… use https://www.gmail.com instead of http://www.gmail.com.
    WebSense wont block it… & you can have a great time surfing through your mails… :)

    Reply
  34. zomf 27. May, 2008 at 4:17 pm #

    Yes it’s working :) Thanks men

    Reply
  35. Nathan 29. May, 2008 at 10:18 pm #

    Very helpful. Thanks!

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  36. serfman 18. Aug, 2008 at 11:17 pm #

    Thanks. Have fun.

    Reply
  37. canon 50d 30. Aug, 2008 at 5:50 pm #

    great post and all this comments are too comprehendible

    Reply
  38. deonku 04. Sep, 2008 at 8:40 am #

    genius….great post !!
    thanxs dude

    Reply
  39. Bryan Eastin 24. Sep, 2008 at 1:42 am #

    Fabulous! My gmail wasn’t loading at all.

    Reply
  40. canon sx10 24. Sep, 2008 at 9:24 am #

    great post

    Reply
  41. arvind 25. Oct, 2008 at 3:35 pm #

    no change :|

    Reply
  42. tamron lenses 12. Nov, 2008 at 4:06 pm #

    here i find really very interesting info, so thank you very much to everyone

    Reply
  43. Newton 15. Nov, 2008 at 2:53 am #

    Thanks a lot! It works!

    Reply
  44. canon sd780 04. Mar, 2009 at 7:51 pm #

    it really works
    thankx a lot ;)

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  45. liz k. 15. Mar, 2009 at 6:48 am #

    Yo!… it works! i had been so frustrated just waiting for it to load and wasting so much time. thanks so much for this great tip!!!
    liz

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  46. WIm 09. Apr, 2009 at 10:38 am #

    When I add the ’s’ to the http address as suggested, it sure works for me. However, when I enter that site first of all a pop-up appears warning me of a safety certificate not being in place. I ignored that warning and continue and accessed gmail faster than ever.

    However, I’ continued wondering about the safety certificate. Could I assume that I can safely ignore that warning?

    I’ve now found the solution to bypass the safety certificate warning by accessing Gmail as follows:

    https://mail.google.com/mail/#inbox

    It works like a dream!

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  47. Doug 23. Apr, 2009 at 11:37 pm #

    You’re a frickin’ genuis! :) Thanks, it was driving me crazy and now fixed :) )

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  48. Eric G 14. Aug, 2009 at 11:48 am #

    Thank you! Can’t believe how well that works and that I didn’t think of a secure link. Got it bookmarked and you’re saving me like hours a day!

    E

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