Gmail – How to Disable Message Suggestions in Web Interface

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Gmail shows response suggestions to emails I haven't responded to yet. I would like to disable them. Can it be done? If so, how?

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Best Answer

Great news! As of October 2018, Google have finally relented, and now allow Desktop / Web interface users to turn smart replies off.

It's about half way down the default "General" settings tab, under Smart Reply. Turn it off and you will no longer get the red automatic suggested responses buttons.

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While you're looking at settings, if you're the kind of person who prefers not to have your emails written by a robot, you might also want to check that "Smart Compose" (autocomplete for emails) is also turned off. That's also in the General tab, about a third of the way down.