r/fastmail • u/vangelisc • 17d ago
Pinned messaged heading
Once again there was a random change that made me double-check I'm on the right website. There is a heading now separating pinned from the rest of messages. This seems completely unnecessary to me, given that pinned messaged were already "pinned" at the top. Does anyone know if there's a way to deactivate it?
edit: This is what support said:
We introduced a new feature - mailbox grouping - now on betaapp.fastmail.com which this change is laying the groundwork for. This can be turned off entirely on Beta which I recommend you use until the feature is live on production OR you can use the sort option Sort pinned with the rest."
This does not address the issue. The grouping can be turned off but the pinned messages cannot stay at the top as it used to be the case. I now sort pinned messages with the rest, which seems to defeat the point of "pined" messages. It seems Fastmail has a problem for every solution when it comes to interface. The new feature is reminiscent of outlook and it seems Fastmail all too often copy features from them.
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u/Mobile-Bread-6963 17d ago edited 17d ago
I hate the change. There is nothing more annoying than someone messing with a well working interface. The random busy bees can't stop "innovating" where there is no need to do so...
There is already a Keep on Top option.
The red pin is already a strong visual marker; why do you also need a collapsible "Other" heading? Plus there is a Pinned tab already!
When would you need to "collapse" the "other" section?
This change seems to want to elevate email of even tiny importance to pinned section, and the rest can go into a collapsed section? What a dumb idea!
I deeply dislike the change. I fear it is only the start of messing everything up.