Anyone know if they plan to add other parts of the desktop version to the Android version? Would be nice to see at least the calendar. The RSS stuff would be cool too.
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Been looking forward to this for a long time—K-9 Mail is an excellent mail client, but this is one step closer to Desktop/Mobile sync.
As I already said on Mastodon, I’m surprised how good the app looks. Couldn’t expect that from Thunderbird.
Thunderbird 128 ESR has a really nice/modern look. Besides, if you don’t like the default look, you have plenty of themes to use with.
Unfortubately I am locked in to protonmail :/ otherwise I’d love to use it, looks great
There is apparently a way to set up a bridge that will allow you to access it, but that sounds like an awful lot of work. It also requires connecting to a PC running the software, and I would imagine it affects the security of the messaging (which may be the reason to choose proton mail in the first place).
https://proton.me/support/protonmail-bridge-clients-windows-thunderbird
Thx! That’s for desktop. The bridge is alright. There’s no major drawback to it afaik. But this is news about android. Thunderbird bought k9mail
https://github.com/exander77/proton-bridge-android
There is a way to do it locally on an Android device using Termux.
The bridge just creates imap/smtp servers, so you should be able to add it to thunderbird on Android.
That’s very good to know, thx! But that means I have to run the bridge on my server, open the ports there etc. , right?
I’m in the same boat - with them for the encrypted email, but it does hold me back from using third party apps on mobile. Hopefully they get an easier way to use third party apps on mobile. Will probably just end up being a mobile bridge app or something
Why locked? Proton mail does’nt have a protocol?
Unfortunately???
Yes. Calendar is even worse. There’s no bridge at all. Proton should’ve used a standard protocol and put their encryption on top of it in a separate layer to make it comlatible with other software
Proton should’ve used a standard protocol and put their encryption on top of it in a separate layer to make it comlatible with other software
That’s a hacky approach ngl. Security would’ve left the chat the exact moment they had a thought about doing that in their heads. Proton is a known company. Imo developing their own protocol is a good decision if they can’t make the existing one work properly at all.
Great news!
I wonder how much the success of Thunderbird affect Firefox
Note that -
Operated by MZLA Technologies Corporation, a subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation, Thunderbird is an independent, community-driven project that is managed and overseen by the Thunderbird Council, which is elected by the Thunderbird community.
