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[Android Apps and Games] maybeme2:
In other email apps I've used, during setup, I believe the two sections are continuous. That is, when you setup a new account, data entry flow is, in the 'Setup section':

1. Your current 'Account setup data' section

2. Continues immediately into what you call 'Identities setup' (no need to exit to Setup and back into Identities setup)

3. Test both for validity *together* - before exiting to save.

The remark "to receive email" and the identities having the remark "to send email" is good, and maybe it's just me, but it is easy to miss the remark when everything is new. I would suggest making the 'remark' more obvious (font or shading, in line with title, whatever). Right now the title overshadows the remark too much. But the continuous data entry screens I suggest above may be more helpful.

Anyway, it's a one time need.
[Android Apps and Games] spawnlives:
Two other options would be when setting up accounts is to go straight to identities setup without the option of going through two different menu's ( setup in one go ). You would still need the identities menu for adding or editing identities though.

Or if an account is setup but no identity when going into that account or to view emails from that account is to have a popup to notify if no identity has been created yet and can't send emails until one is set up.

Also what [MENTION=6910712]maybeme2[/MENTION] had said with the notification text or a popup about identity needs to setup to be more noticeable.
[Android Apps and Games] maybeme2:
Add word 'needed' to the remarks.

i.e. "to receive email" becomes

"Needed to receive email"

"to send email" becomes

"needed to send email"
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Thanks for the suggestions. The next version will show a warning in the account list if an account doesn't have an associated synchronizing identity.
[Android Apps and Games] SmashCat66:
Problem with Search

Hi M66B

I purchased the Premium version this morning and was locking forward to use the serverside search. It turned out, that i have to manually navigate to a specific folder to search on the server side. Could you enable the serverside search in the unified inbox (Sammeleingang) aswell?

King Regards
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Thanks for supporting the FairEmail project.

Searching is an expensive operation, so it is better not done on multiple folders (the unified inbox can consist of multiple folders). Unfortunately, the IMAP protocol doesn't support searching for all folders at the same time.
[Android Apps and Games] SmashCat66:
Identity Coor Code

Hi M66B

following Setup:

I import Emails fom one IMAP Server/Email Provier.xxx I have several Email Domains aaa where I just forward emails to this one account. To answer emails via Fairmail I set up an new Identity for each of my Domains. This all works fine.

With the Pro feature of assigning a color to each identity, i tried to get an better overview. Even this workes fine as long as the Email wasnt send via a Mailing list. When I open one of this email the "to:" says : "malinglist@..." and not "aaa@...". And the color isnt set acording to my identity setup. I am not sure it it is a problem you can or need to fix.

For me it would be enought to be able to assigne a color via the filter rules.

King Regards
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Just create an identity for mailinglist@... not set to synchronize and assign a color to it.

Related FAQ: https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/blob/master/FAQ.md#user-content-faq34
[Android Apps and Games] SmashCat66:
Hi

My archive consites of several subFolders and i dont want to perforem the same search in 4 different folders, when i cant remeber where exactly the email is. I can understand thats you cant seach across several IMAP Accounts as in the unified inbox, but could you add some kind of an "search in subfolders option".

King Regards
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
A sub folder is just a folder (with a parent), so this cannot be done either with the same arguments (searching is expensive and IMAP can search in one folder only).
[Android Apps and Games] SmashCat66:
I understand expensive as date and cpu intensiv am i right with that? But I cant really see how the search is less expensive, when I perform 4 of them manually instead of one automatic.

And even if IMAP doesnt support search in several folders, you could send one IMAP search request per Subfolder at the same time, or after each other, without me navigating to the next sub folder und doing it manually.

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Is there operator like *@xxx.com which filters all emails with the same domain but which ignores everything before the @?

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Unfortunally this dosnt work.... In the affected emails the "to:" email adress is red. Might this cause the problem?
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
The searches will need to be done in sequence, which can result in a long total wait. I don't want to add this to prevent complaints about this. Choices have to be made, sorry.

Can you please download/save the raw message for which the identity was not matched and send it to me by using the navigation menu 'Report issue' ?
[Android Apps and Games] maybeme2:
Template function to insert frequently used text?

When composing an email, or replying to an email, I often find the need to insert the same lines of prepared text. In my previous email app I could insert these lines of formatted text in the body of the message by clicking from a drop down menu on what the app called "insert quick text". See screenshot.

FairEmail has a similar capability in its "template" function. I've tried it and it will insert the prepared text into the message body. See second screenshot.

But—only if it is used as a reply template to a message. It is not available (I think) once I've started a reply and just want to add the lines of text somewhere into the message body. That's where I have the most need for it, not as a complete boilerplate reply. Like a macro.

Since FairEmail already has the template capability would it be within FairEmail's capabilities to make it available while already composing a message? It would be a useful feature.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I have just released beta version 1.455

Changelog/download:

https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/releases

This version adds inserting email addresses of a contact group into the to, cc or bcc field and adds inserting templates [MENTION=6910712]maybeme2[/MENTION]. Zooming and scrolling original messages has been improved, hopefully without side effects.
[Android Apps and Games] maybeme2:
Bravo. Thanks.

Inserting via template works well but a 'newline" is inserted between each line of inserted text. Can those extra lines be removed?

Thanks again Marcel.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I cannot reproduce this. Which Android version are you using?
[Android Apps and Games] maybeme2:
Android pie on a new Moto G7.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I am testing on a Nokia 7 plus with Android 9 Pie and I cannot reproduce this problem.

Are you sure the template has no extra new lines?

Do you have the same if you compose from an template (long press template in the main template list) ?
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I have just added this FAQ: What is 'cleanup' ?
[Android Apps and Games] maybeme2:
My error this time. The extra lines were in the template. I created the template by pasting the text into the template. Pasting in android frequently adds these extra lines for me. Not sure why.

Sorry.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Android is a ***** ;)
[Android Apps and Games] maybeme2:
FairEmail is really really looking good. When i have the time, I'll move the rest of my email accounts to it.
[Android Apps and Games] fraschi51:
With the email client Thunderbird on a PC you can subscribe to newsgroups, read, reply etc. Could it (therefore perhaps relatively simple) also be possible to subscribe to newsgroups with Fairemail?
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
FairEmail is an email client, not a newsreader. Moreover, email uses IMAP and newsgroups uses NNTP, which are quite different things.
[Android Apps and Games] fraschi51:
All right, o.k., it would have been too nice ;)

I just thought, because Thunderbird is first and foremost a mail client, but still obviously supports the NNTP protocol.

But no matter, that's why you don't have to upgrade your mail client.
[Android Apps and Games] SmashCat66:
[Off-Topic] Privacy testing app

HI M66B

I was looking around fo an app, which would try to gather as many data as possible from my phone (Phone ID,Mac adress, sim card numer, location, operation system, contacts, storage, camer etc.) and display them to me, so i can test how effective my privacy settings realy are. Do you know of any (fdroid)-App that does that?

[On-Topic] This is probaly mentioned somewhere but I couldnt find it: How are my downloaded Emails protected from external (other apps) access?

KIng Regards
[Android Apps and Games] Licaon_Kter:
Mails are stored in the app private storage where only system apps can access, eg. Google apps.... but not other user installed apps.
[Android Apps and Games] maybeme2:
Well. ....!!

If Google apps can access them, it might as well be everyone! ?

Just kidding guys. (Not really....)
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I have just released

beta

version 1.456 1.457

Changelog/download:

https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/releases

The next version will likely be a new stable version.
[Android Apps and Games] hanschke:
better than K9?
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
FairEmail works correctly with Android doze mode, is privacy friendly and will be properly maintained and supported, but for the rest you'll need to judge for yourself. See here for a list of the most important features:

https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email#fairemail
[Android Apps and Games] maybeme2:
I'm no expert, but I think they have different objectives. As I understand it,

FairEmail is about protecting your privacy while keeping the app simple and avoiding too much distracting candy.

K9 and Aquamail are more like your standard email apps. Focus is on user customization options and less on security.

Depends what you value more. I've used all 3 at various times.

Edit:

Also FairEmail is opensource so we can see what the code does. The other two are not. It becomes up to you to 'trust' them.
[Android Apps and Games] Bludwurst:
...K9 Mail is open-source too.
[Android Apps and Games] maybeme2:
Yes I forgot. It's been a while.
[Android Apps and Games] heinhuiz:
[MENTION=2799345]M66B[/MENTION], I'm trying to understand how automatic encryption works.

In the FAQ, you explain that (1) encryption can be enabled by default, (2) it is Autocrypt compatible, and (3) signed only or encrypted only messages are not supported.

For that last point, you refer a.o. to OpenPGP Considerations Part III Autocrypt where Vincent explains how default encryption is implemented in K9:

Did you implement these scenarios? I can't find an Autocrypt mutual mode setting.

If not, what does the Autocrypt compatibility mean? When are messages encrypted autmatically?
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I have just released

beta

version 0.29

Changelog/download:

https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/releases

The version will be available in the Play store after Google's approval too.

Messages will be shown with most HTML formatting by default now, but with all CSS styling removed, which too often results in bad readability on small screens. Not all HTML elements are supported by Android, most notably HTML tables are not, but I have made an effort to add line breaks after table rows, which works out quite well mostly. If you prefer to view text only as in previous versions, you can enable this in the advanced options. If you find messages that do not display well, please let me know and I will see what I can do (you'll need to send the HTML to me).

Another nice addition is swipe left to trash and swipe right to archive. Doing this in the archive or trash folder will move the message to the inbox. This will be a pro feature in the next release.

Furthermore, all reported bugs, except one, should be fixed.

Developing an app like this is a lot of work, so XDA thanks, purchases and donations are appreciated.
[Android Apps and Games] Primokorn:
It would be great to see icons when swiping. Will the swipe gestures be modifiable? Do you still plan to add "Cancel' actions?

Some colors when swiping could be appreciated by users (red with transparency for the trash, orange for spam...).
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Create an issue on GitHub and I will likely look one day into adding action icons/colors.

I try to keep the number of options as low as possible, so there must be a really good reason for configuring swipe actions. Undo (cancel) actions are still on the to do list in comment #3. As a side note: I tend to look at GitHub issues more often, so indirectly these have higher priority ...

For now it is great to have at least swipe actions for the most often used actions, isn't it?
[Android Apps and Games] geronimoge:
Sorry, that's not what i meant.

I wanted to say, that a popup or something else could appear rightaway when opening an encrypted mail since you propably want to read it.

In this popup you could decide to decrypt or cancel.

And what i'm missing right now are multi actions:

Selecting more than one mail and being able to delete/mark as (un)read/move/copy...
[Android Apps and Games] Primokorn:
[MENTION=2799345]M66B[/MENTION] XDA doesn't work well on my computer lately so I can't quote your message.

Depending on the app swipe gestures are always different so I'd like to be sure that swiping to the right deletes the email instead of moving it to the Archive :) I'm no longer young so I need confirmations of my actions lol

But of course having the main used actions is already a good thing (even if I remember that mark as un-read is also used by many :p )

No problem for Github.
[Android Apps and Games] Namnodorel:
[MENTION=4958579]Primokorn[/MENTION] Most other apps solve this by providing an "undo" button where you swiped, in case you didn't actually want to delete the mail.
[Android Apps and Games] geronimoge:
I will as soon as i have the possibity to simply exclude personal data like names of folders and used mail adresses, which probably aren't needed in most of the cases.

I'm sorry, but i'm kind of sensitive with my data.

Perhaps it's enough to forward you a snippet?

BTW: the problem still persists with v0.29

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I also would like to have the chance to refresh the folder while being in a folder. For example by swiping down.

And it would be good being able to change the numbers of syncronized days globally.

Right now it takes a lot of time, if you're having many folders and just want a few to sync in a different way.

I hope it's okay that i'm just writing down what i'm noticing...and sorry for my bad english.

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Just sent you a snippet via 'about'.

Noticed a bug (?) while doing so (editing the mail): When i was switching away from default alias and waited a few seconds, it automatically switched back to the default alias without doing anything.

I didn't test if that happens as well when writing 'normal mails'
[Android Apps and Games] beeshyams:
+1

[MENTION=2799345]M66B[/MENTION] : I think undo is needed. For years I have been swiping right to delete and muscle memory takes over. Even otherwise delete should preferably have undo. Once implemented it can of course work for both with a confirmation toast
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Create an issue on GitHub and I might look into it some day.

Multiple select is still on this list, but swipe to trash/archive is already there, which are the most frequently used actions.
[Android Apps and Games] geronimoge:
[MENTION=2799345]M66B[/MENTION]: i assume me not being able to decrypt mails has to do with this here: https://userforum-en.mailbox.org/knowledge-base/article/the-encrypted-mailbox
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
This was reported earlier, but I forgot about this. I will look into it.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I don't see a reason there.

Can you send me an encrypted message, so I can check if I can decrypt it?
[Android Apps and Games] fraschi51:
where can you standard answers configure?
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
In the main navigation menu you'll find standard replies (this was renamed from standard answers).
[Android Apps and Games] fraschi51:
Ah, o.k. I See ...Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] m0d:
After a reboot,

Notification showed:

When you click it it takes you to unified inbox, which is empty because Synchronize disabled on the only account added.

However, somehow notification disappeared again.

But, when it appeared after reboot, it takes you where you should not go, since no account are synchronized,

This means not all cases are checked for 0 accounts synchronizing Notification and no account synchronized.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
This is because the service needs to be started to check if there are accounts to sync. The notification will not stay for long.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I have just released

beta

version 0.30

Changelog/download:

https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/releases

This release will be available in the Play store too after Google's approval.

This release fixes all reported bugs and adds IMAP compression, if the server supports it. In case this results in problems, which is not likely, you can disabled compression in the advanced settings. Eventually this setting might be removed.
[Android Apps and Games] m0d:
I see.

But, it stays a while, though.

Also, it figured out that there is no account to sync,

So, should it not exit as soon as it has that figured out?

Or is there a time delay?
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
The service is started without knowing how many accounts to synchronize, so "0" is initially shown. A lot of things happen on a busy device (starting the system is an expensive operation), so it can take some time until the database is read and the service is stopped. IMHO not a big deal.

Edit: in the next release the service will not be started anymore if there are no synchronizing accounts
[Android Apps and Games] maybeme2:
Does anyone know how to delete a template one no longer wants?

I mean the template itself, not the result of using it.
[Android Apps and Games] spawnlives:
For me if you go into templates menu choose which template then tap on it. Should bring up the template for editing with option down the bottom to delete or save.
[Android Apps and Games] maybeme2:
You are absolutely correct!

I just didn't see the delete tab. Must be getting blind.

Searched in the FAQ for all 'template' mentions and for 'delete template' etc and nothing came up. I was going to edit it into something else till I got your answer.

Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] vladsol:
Can't find "hide duplicates" option in 1.457 .

There is no "duplicates" option in "filter" menu as it described in changelog
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
FairEmail does not decrypt automatically, but FairEmail does send the Autocrypt headers for other email clients. Enabling encryption by default (in the identity settings) means that instead 'Send' it will be 'Encrypt and send'.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
In the conversation action bar or action bar overflow menu there will be a filter icon or filter menu (depending on the screen space). Tapping on the icon or menu will give you the option to filter duplicates.
[Android Apps and Games] hanschke:
is there the option to see all folders instead of Incoming if I start the app?
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Step 1: in the advanced options select to show unified folders (instead of messages, which is the default)

Step 2: long press the folders in the folder list and enable 'Show in unified inbox' for the folder you want to be shown
[Android Apps and Games] hanschke:
[MENTION=2799345]M66B[/MENTION]

thank you for your fast support. I have got an error for my outgoing folder via web.de. I got the message Cannot open in desired mode? Can I sort my collection folder individual and not a to z sorting? Is there a solution to get a BCC for default or to show it?
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Please reproduce the error and send me immediately after it the debug info by long pressing 'Support'.

Do you mean by outgoing folder the sent messages folder?

I will see what I can do about ordering folders.

Bcc is not often used, so not shown by default (and there is no options for that too).
[Android Apps and Games] hanschke:
Do you mean by outgoing folder the sent messages folder? I dont know the correkt english translation but in german it is the Postausgang but I will send you the report.

Bcc will be great I use it daily.

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Do you mean by outgoing folder the sent messages folder? I dont know the correkt english translation but in german it is the Postausgang but I will send you the report. I have endabled sDebug Information but dont see the support button?

Bcc will be great I use it daily.
[Android Apps and Games] maybeme2:
I too have used it routinely in my other email agents. It can be set in Setup/Identities/Advanced.

But maybe we are using an older strategy as Marcel suggests. BCC works fine in my other emailers, but in FairEmail I now get 3 copies instead of 2 of every email I send because somewhere else I recall setting something like 'put sent emails in unified box'. Now I have to find where that is and decide which is better for me. Probably the ability to use bcc.

Having BCC easily available when composing is useful because I often need to add to it in addition to myself. I guess we all have different needs and the developer has the difficult task of anticipating the endusers needs. Marcel however finds too many options in the app lead to confusion and questions. Maybe. Everything has pros and cons. I know that users do like customization options.
[Android Apps and Games] heinhuiz:
I don't understand what the problem is. When I tap the compose button and then the icon depicting 2 people at the top of the screen, the BCC field is right there.
[Android Apps and Games] maybeme2:
That must be because you have better eyes than us and your thinking algorithm is different ?

I still can't see that 2 people icon in the 'Reply compose screen'.

Could you send a screenshot showing it after you select Reply/sender?

Maybe it is in the compose screen. I mispoke. Should have said in Reply screen. I'll look there.