Ask HN: Why does Gmail still show threads oldest-first?

1 points by JaredCampbell 3mo ago ↗ HN

Why do you think Gmail still uses oldest-first thread ordering instead of a more natural reading order?

Is it actually better for most users, or just a legacy UX choice that stuck?

I ended up making an extension because of this, and a bunch of other Gmail frustrations.

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There's also the "newest/oldest" option at the top of the reading pane, but it never works.

This is how text messages, chat, reddit, and every threaded message medium works

They are ordered chronologically from start to end