Giant search engine Google has decided to pull the plug on a few features of the gmail that was quite popular with many users. For those who used the If This Then That ( IFTTT) service to perform automated functions from within Gmail, Google has announced that some of its core features will stop working after March 31.
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According to report, the search engine sent out emails to some users informing them that IFTTT applets won’t work with Gmail starting on March 31, 2019. The reason that Google has given The reasoning given for this change is that Google claims IFTTT hasn’t “complied with the updated data privacy requirements announced on October 8, 2018 and therefore post-March 31, auto-forward messages, integration of emails with Google Calendar, and send notifications will no longer work with Gmail.
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However, the other Google services such as Google Assistant and Google Drive will still support the IFTTT. Further, other free email services, such as Outlook will also maintain functionality for IFTTT.
Earlier, Company had announced that it will be shutting down the Inbox by Gmail app. The app will officially be discontinued on April 2. The company is also scheduled to bring an end to Google+ on the same day.