[Android Apps and Games] crypta:
It is alike phabricator vs Jira. I like and use the first.

My customers the latter. This is sad but understandable, as you won't see any marketing guy (archetype) being able to use phabricator, even if it does what it should very well.

From psychology point of view you have at least one thing: it is your product, you know it, you did your best efforts. You are not 'able' (no creator and one nan army is), to differentiate the usability.

I say this, because you asked and I try to speak the truth, not the humble speech. IMHO your app is first of its class. But then again, I am here on XDA more than 15 years and I do have an engineering background. For the same reasons you stated on too I am not able to convince my non engineering friends to use your mail client. They are more happy e.g. With Aquamail. Which I also used ages ago, before committing to FOSS. And yes, it has some unique charm and usability. K9 had also a bad UI in the past, but I looked at it years ago.

The options in FairMail are vast - which, again, is exactly my thing. I am missing a search option here which could help.

For 'normal users' I would suggest a simplified option setting.

Also, this is why Drupal wins over Typo3, to attack options and settings to the dialog they are used in.

The seperation of accounts, identities and sendmail is also hanging the bar higher for normal users.

For more information I will have to take some time and get more insights regarding this special topic. Maybe I'll report back.

Maybe some ux skilled person could do a new options mockup?

Oh, regards demanding and impatient.. That's the todays world. Thx to google everyone thinks everything has to be free. They didn't, don't and won't realizing that they are paying for this. If it is not a hard currency as in dollars or euro <place your regional currency here> than it is free says the simple mind.

Also, most people have a very wrong perspective of software engineering. I know this from friends but also more from my professional view. Managers, even teamleaders sometimes don't know what amount of work has to be done and how hard complexity can be. They know mostly humam business.. Marketing, sales, hr, managing, legal. .. All jobs you can get around with nothing more than opinions and the jib is done. Successful or not, but done. Nit so in engineering.

Very sad, but also very real this state of society.

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A quick look regarding the ux into settings they look tidy to me.

The account setting could be improved. That's had been my problem in the past, that out and in are different settings (same as in thunderbird). But maybe the can optically linked together.

I would begin with the identity, then ask for in and out server.

Did i miss a switch for extended options? If not make one.

The 'normal mode' would hide nearly everything which can be left on default. I would go for 3 stages. Simple, normal, extended and attribute the options for it, so people can 'grow in'.

Simple let them use it with the least options (things they have to consider /think about), this would include only the most basic stuff and colors.

Normal would offer some more customization.

Only expert /extended would offer access to the advanced topic like hardening, gui fine tuning and search behavior, etc.

This way expert user and users already existant won't lose anything, while new users get a fast and brainless entry into using your app. As they get more familiar with it, they can dive deeper into the possibilities we all like and value.

Confronted with all the options from the start, many people will get overwhelmed.

The problem is, every option consumes brain energy.

Marmals like to conserve as much energy as possible.

Humans are marmals.

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Also the wording needs to be correct, nobody likes to be seen as simple. My suggestion: normal, extended, expert.

The same reason why most pizza delivery dont offer small, but offer small pizza as normal and then just go up to big and xl. Damned psychology marketing ****.