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[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I have just released

beta

version 1.439

Changelog/download:

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

This version only updates translations and was released mainly for publication as a test version in the Play store.

This version is a release candidate for the next stable version.
[Android Apps and Games] m0d:
Everything working great.

When I want to add image or attachment with other apps I get the option to use all supported apps:

Whereas with FairEmail, the other apps are not listed,

Both use same app, but as seen on first image above other apps allow supported apps to select file/image:

Depending on file format, it is easier to find certain files using certain apps.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
FairEmail exclusively uses the Storage Access Framework for privacy and security reasons. FairEmail does not have permissions to access the file system. See also the FAQ.

If an app is listed depends on if the app implements a document provider. For example Google Drive does, but LeafPic does not.

tl;dr; this is up to the other app, not FairEmail.

Edit: apps like LeafPic might stop working on Android Q: https://developer.android.com/preview/privacy/scoped-storage
[Android Apps and Games] 白い熊:
This I know. What I'm saying is, I get hundreds, even thousands, of Spam messages in my Gmail Spam folder. This swiping method is super tedious and long.

Also it is kind of a standard behavior in any program which deals with a number of items that when you select one item then you have an option to select all. This gives you no threat of some inadvertent damage like clicking “ Empty…” by mistake, so I think is in line with your thinking on safety :@)
[Android Apps and Games] fitittome:
Just ignore them, they auto delete after 30 days. :D
[Android Apps and Games] 白い熊:
True. :@) There is a side defect though — I have the default view with “Unified folders” I have many of these — so I need to check often in the top left “hamburger menu”, to see the total number of unread messages — and it includes unread items from “Spam”.

I don't want to make “Spam” hidden — as you want to check for false positives as [MENTION=388926]MB66[/MENTION] indicated above.

But I don't want to see a false number of unred — like 1596 unread messages now — all from Spam, I want to be able to delete them all at once…
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Suggestion: create a rule to mark spam messages automatically read:

Long press the spam folder in the folder list

Select 'Edit rules'

Add a rule using the action button

Enter a rule name, for example 'Mark all read'

Enter '.*' as 'Recipient contains' condition and enable 'Regex'

Save the rule

I am wondering why you are receiving 1,000s of spam messages. I only receive a spam message now and then.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I have just released

beta

version 1.440 1.441

Changelog/download:

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

This version adds a select all menu [MENTION=4237286]白い熊[/MENTION] and an option to hide standard replies from menus.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I have just released

beta

version 1.440

Changelog/download:

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

This version adds a select all menu [MENTION=4237286]白い熊[/MENTION] and an option to hide standard replies from menus.
[Android Apps and Games] 白い熊:
Thank you very much for this hint! Didn't occur to me. :@)

I own many domains — just for fun — mostly connected with Sumoudou. I use one as a generic web registration base: meaning anytime I need to register an email at a web site I use a unique address: thewebsitedomain.com@my-domain's-name-whatever-it-is.com

For this reason I have all @my-domain....com addresses, i.e. anything before the “@” allowed and redirected to my gmail account.

This way I can monitor, by looking at the “To: ” field which sites misuse/sell the addresses.

The #1 evil is, by far, LinkedIn — I get literally hundreds of spam messages from that address.

#2 is Facebook — which I don't use, but registered to it in its infancy.

Then there's a lot of robot mail, with fake, non-existent, usernames, i.e. the bit before the “@” sign.

A belated thank you for this. :@)

It works very well — good functionality!
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
A little warning: viewing the original message using the dark or black theme can cause a crash on some devices. For this reason the next version will have a setting to enable inverting colors of the original message when using the dark or black theme.
[Android Apps and Games] m0d:
Is this a recently introduced bug?

Or device problem.

As I use dark theme, and from time to time view original message without issues so far
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
It seems to be device specific and is being caused by a bug in AndroidX. The 'fun' thing is that the Chromium team points to the AndroidX team and that the AndroidX team doesn't recognize it is a bug ...
[Android Apps and Games] maybeme2:
I just downloaded FairEmail to try it but I stopped because the first setup screen asked me to sign in to Google. Can you explain why? I don't want Google to have access to my emails.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Did you use 'Select account' ?

This is optional, you can configure accounts in another way too.

Edit: if you want to enter a username/password yourself, please check the FAQ about how to configure the Google account.
[Android Apps and Games] maybeme2:
Yes I did. But when I entered an email address FairMail could not find it to setup. Where do I enter account server details?
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Please see here about using a Gmail account:

https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/blob/master/FAQ.md#user-content-faq6
[Android Apps and Games] maybeme2:
I have several accounts none of which are gmail accounts. they're on private servers for which I need to enter server details. I'm looking for where to set these up in FairEmail.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Just select 'custom' as provider and you can enter the details of your server.
[Android Apps and Games] maybeme2:
Aha. I was still on the 'quick setup' screens at the top. I thought I needed to do that in sequence first. Now all is clear. Sorry to have bothered you.
[Android Apps and Games] maybeme2:
Still having setup problems. See screenshot.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Please see here:

https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/blob/master/FAQ.md#user-content-faq4
[Android Apps and Games] maybeme2:
Fixed that. Everything working on my test account.

But, I like to synchronize my messages only after I ask it to. Even though I set the option to not synchronize automatically (see screenshot) FairEmail still downloads messages automatically.

Also looking for setting to delete permanently.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Wait 90 seconds and the synchronize service will be stopped.

Note that if you cause an operation, like marking a message read/unread, moving a message, the sync service will be started for 90 seconds to execute the operation.

You can check the status bar notifications to see if the sync service is running and how many accounts are being synchronized.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I have just released

stable

version 1.442

Changelog/download:

https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/releases
[Android Apps and Games] janflapjes:
Feature Request: More message swiping options....

Hi Marcel,

Currently, one can swipe messages to move them to a different folder. I would like to request an extra feature: Swipe to mark as read. Some messages I don't care what they say, but I don't want to delete them. Like shopping confirmations.

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Please see here:

https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/blob/master/FAQ.md#user-content-faq64
[Android Apps and Games] maybeme2:
Is there a way to backup and restore the settings in FairEmail?
[Android Apps and Games] spawnlives:
In set up menu - either swipe edge of screen left to right or use 3 bar top left to bring up more menu options. Top 2 menu's for backup and restore.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I have just released

beta

version 1.443 1.444 1.445

Changelog/download:

https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/releases/
[Android Apps and Games] wirdSchoon:
Hi Marcel,

is it possible to add an option with which mail from known senders can be read by the proportional font / font size used in FairEmail for unknown senders?
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
There is already on option to select if the message text font is fixed or proportional. If you mean to make it dependent on if the sender is known, this is too specific and won't be generally used, so I don't want to add yet another option for this.
[Android Apps and Games] wirdSchoon:
That's a very pity, because I won't be able to get the many users of Outlook and IOS to change the font size so that I can read the mail.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I guess you are talking about the original message view. The original message is, well, original, so shown as the sender has sent it. FairEmail already requests the WebView to adapt the font size, but since this is based on a heuristic algorithm, it might fail to show the message as you would like it to.

Simple solution: use the default message view and not the original message view.
[Android Apps and Games] wirdSchoon:
OK, but...

that's double very pity, because there are many mails are even very good formatted and there have to do without this representation if use the default message view.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Unfortunately, this is just the way it is and this cannot be improved.
[Android Apps and Games] 白い熊:
[MENTION=388926]MB66[/MENTION] Did you change the behavior of tapping the links in emails at any time recently?

It's associated with the inline picture viewing it seems to me.

For instance with new book offer emails from Amazon now I can view the pics, but when I click the links of books I'm interested in nothing happens. The only way to open them is to display the original message view. Before I didn't have to, and could open them just by tapping the link without displaying the original message view.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Can you please download/save the raw message and send it to me using the navigation menu 'report issue' ?
[Android Apps and Games] 白い熊:
Just did.
[Android Apps and Games] wirdSchoon:
I would be happy if you could choose between "Show original" and "Default message view" in the mail view. Then you can use "Show original", but quickly switch to " default message view".
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I have just released

beta

version 1.446

Changelog/download:

https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/releases
[Android Apps and Games] xuxuzao:
Guys, is there anyway to make gmail categories (principal, promotions, social) to work with fairmail?

Thanks!!
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Gmail does not expose these categories via IMAP, so no.
[Android Apps and Games] xuxuzao:
oh.. thats sad

and is it possible to add any filters to emulate these categories?
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
You can create some folders for this purpose and create rules to move messages to these folders, so basically yes, but you'll have to do this yourself to not be a Google addict ;)
[Android Apps and Games] xuxuzao:
Awesome!!!

Do you have some tips on how to create the filters?

Do i have to buy pro to do it?
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Long press a folder and select 'edit rules' to create rules for a folder (you'll like want to do this for the inbox).

This is a pro feature.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I have just released

beta

version 1.448

Changelog/download:

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

Images and links won't be split anymore, instead you can tap on a not-yet-shown image to see where it will be downloaded from and on a shown image to open the link the image links to. If the image does not link anywhere, the inline image viewer will show the image.

Linked images are typically used to navigate to a product page or as an image button.
[Android Apps and Games] maybeme2:
It would be nice if one could rearrange the order the mail account list is ordered.
[Android Apps and Games] maybeme2:
I have 8 email accounts. 7 are setup to show in the unified inbox. One is accessed by a different phone and is not part of the unified box. It is setup on this phone but is not read by this phone's user. It is there as a reserve'

Currently, each of the mail accounts has a separate trash. So when wanting to empty trash one needs to empty each one individually.

Is it possible to either

- have a unified trash box?

- or a one click to empty trash on accounts included in the unified inbox?

- a setting that would empty trash after x days?

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] m0d:
Is it possible to view account, meaning folders and the messages they contain directly from Manage accounts, when accounts are set NOT to synchronize?

I ask this as I am travelling again and Gmail has a horrible Block at all costs approach, rendering account useless and keeps sending login attempts email to recovery email accounts.

Some emails might have useful information, but since it is not set to sync account messages/folders are hidden.

It would be great to have another way to access them when account is disabled temporarily, as emails are available just hidden from sight.

Thank you for great work in this project.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I have no plans to add this, sorry.

Edit: accounts are sorted by name with the primary account on top, so you could add a number to the name for a specific ordering.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I have no plans to add any of these features, sorry.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
You can set the account to synchronize and the folders of the account to not synchronize to get something close to what you want.

Setting an account to not synchronize is meant as an alternative for deleting an account, hence why it won't be shown anymore. I don't want an option to show a not synchronizing account because it would show outdated information, likely resulting in questions like 'I don't see new email'.
[Android Apps and Games] heinhuiz:
You can use a VPN service to let Google think that you're still in the same country.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I have just released

beta

version 1.449 1.450

Changelog/download:

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

This version adds an option to show round contact photos (default enabled) and allows reordering of accounts by dragging and dropping in the account setup [MENTION=6910712]maybeme2[/MENTION]. There is a menu to reset the account ordering to the default (sort on primary and name). The account order will be used to order identities in the compose screen too.
[Android Apps and Games] m0d:
That is what I have for all accounts.

But, when I sync outlook account, gmail tries to connect to server even though no folder is set to sync which causes google security alerts

Thank you for your time,

I rather not use vpn, as redirecting through another server there are new issues that arise, mostly with security, can they be trusted?
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
This is more a Gmail than a FairEmail problem. Therefore I do not want to add yet another option for this. I am afraid too it will result in questions about why operations are not being executed, etc.

Try using an app password instead of 'select account' or the other way around to prevent the security alert.

Related FAQ:

https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/blob/master/FAQ.md#user-content-faq6
[Android Apps and Games] maybeme2:
The built in ability to create rules to control spam and other things is terrific and the interface is very clear.

But if I've made an error in a saved rule where do I go to edit past rules? My operations screen is empty.

And, because mailing addresses can be so easily spoofed, am I correct in assuming that sender's address that FairEmail inserts by default is taken from the header and not what the spammer said it was?
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Go to the folder list, long press the folder with the rules and select 'Edit rules'.

All message headers can be falsified, except the headers the final email server adds. Most email servers authenticate the message whenever possible. In the advanced options (last section) you can enable to show failed authentication.
[Android Apps and Games] Erpe7:
Just to say once again your is really really great.

Once every accounts has the ability to use this 3r app all seems to go very smooth.

I had some doubts the first few days. Sometimes once was disconnected, others weren't...

Two days now without any disconnection. K, I didn't read FAQ... ^^'

Best regards,

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] maybeme2:
In a message about me being quoted in an XDA thread, the link to the thread brings up this. (Screenshot)

Should we be worried?
[Android Apps and Games] Licaon_Kter:
No, XDA uses the CDN services of Cloudflare, so ofcourse you'll see the AS number from them.
[Android Apps and Games] maybeme2:
My ignorance can be such limiting factor! :(
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
No, as already said, but there is a problem nevertheless:

http://cryto.net/~joepie91/blog/2016/07/14/cloudflare-we-have-a-problem/
[Android Apps and Games] Mchasard:
Very good app but with free version we cannot modify the synchronisation frequency ...so battery life for me is bad...is there a way to add this function to the free version ?
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
FairEmail either synchronizes continuous or you can synchronize manual. See also this FAQ:

https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/blob/master/FAQ.md#user-content-faq91

See here about optimizing battery usage:

https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/blob/master/FAQ.md#user-content-faq39

I like to know what bad battery life means for you, so I can tell if something is wrong or not.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I have just released

beta

version 1.451

Changelog/download:

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

Feedback, thanks, donations and purchases are appreciated.
[Android Apps and Games] fraschi51:
What is 'folder subscriptions' and how is it to use?
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Please see here:

https://superuser.com/questions/61585/what-does-it-mean-to-subscribe-to-an-imap-folder
[Android Apps and Games] fraschi51:
I've read the linked article, but I'm not sure if this means that you now can subscribe to newsgroups with Fairemail?
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
You can subscribe to folders only.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I have just released

beta

version 1.452 1.453 1.454

Changelog/download:

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

This version adds support for polling [MENTION=3308423]Mchasard[/MENTION]. The built-in schedule applies to polling too.
[Android Apps and Games] tefloncoated:
Doze and Battery Usage questions

Hi Marcel. Thank you for your app and support.

I am a new user (switching from K9 mail), a donor and am on the latest version from github. The reason i am switching from K9 is that it keeps "getting sleepy" and disabling sync. I dont think they have been able to solve that issue and i am not seeing any recent updates from them, last one was back in 2018 i think...

A few quick questions if you dont mind?

What i saw in the FAQ is that you seem to solve the doze issue with permanent notification bar? Is that correct?

If so, has there been any testing to see if the app exhibits higher than normal battery usage? Any user reports on that?

Along those lines, is the battery usage increased drastically if the app is syncing more than a couple of accounts (my use case is 4-6 accounts)

Thanks again!
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
The permanent status bar notification is specifically there to solve doze mode issues (disregarding what happens for this under the hood).

Battery usage might even be better because doze mode doesn't interrupt existing connections, resulting into creating new connections and synchronizing again, which is quite expensive.
[Android Apps and Games] tefloncoated:
Thank you. Makes sense.

A follow up question.

Is it possible to add number of lines shown in preview? Like 4-5 instead of 2?

Or would that fall into the category of
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
That category.
[Android Apps and Games] tefloncoated:
LOL got it. Thank you!
[Android Apps and Games] tefloncoated:
Reporting issues

Looks like we're using this thread for issue reporting?

Issues:

1. Only the primary account is displayed in the drop down, unable to compose a message with any other account. user error

2. Unable to switch primary account - unselecting check mark in old primary and selecting in new still results in seeing old primary account in the drop down user error

3. Compose is spinning while an operation is in progress.

Device: Huawei Mate 20X, not rooted.

App version: 1.453

Please let me know if you need additional details, screen caps, etc.
[Android Apps and Games] maybeme2:
I can help. To be able to send from any account you need to give it an 'identity". That's where FairEmail asks for the smtp server settings to send with. Once you do that, all accounts that have server smtp settings will appear in the drop down list.

(Renaming the 'identity' section 'sending settings' or similar would be clearer to the uninitiated. I too fell into that trap).

Go to hamburger bar / setup / Identity setups.

I hope that helps.
[Android Apps and Games] tefloncoated:
Prefect, yes - thank you! I was able to figure it out after a few tries, hence "user error" edits in my post. Agreed, not very intuitive, but not super hard to figure out either. Thank you for the help!

---------- Post added at 08:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:40 PM ----------

The other issue I forgot to ask about - when composing a message, tapping the contact icon and selecting a contact from the list does not insert it the "To" field... However, actually typing the text in the field does bring up the list of matching contacts that I can select from... Just not from the contact icon.
[Android Apps and Games] maybeme2:
I'm glad to have been of help.

I also encountered what you describe. The contact icon does not insert the address in the To field.

I'm not sure why but it is reproducible. The app is still in development and he is responsive. Maybe he'll fix this or tell us what we're doing wrong. I'm just an enduser like you but I think FairEmail has excellent potential to be a major player while preserving whatever privacy we have left. The pro version adds many useful features I like.

Edit:

I told you he was responsive.

The latest update fixed it. Now selecting from the contacts icon inserts the address correctly. That was fast.

Thanks Marcel.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Yes, this thread is for issue reporting too. GitHub issues are disabled for all my project because of frequent misusage.

When exactly did you got a spinner? Which operation do you mean?
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
The accounts have the remark "to receive email" and the identities have the remark "to send email", but still there are questions about identities. Any suggestions about how to improve this?
[Android Apps and Games] fraschi51:
What is meant by 'Last cleanup: %1$s', what is cleaned up and how?
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
About each 4 hours old message files, attachments, etc are being deleted.
[Android Apps and Games] spawnlives:
I'm not sure if this what you mean but maybe when setting up a new account at the save stage a popup with a message stating to send mail on this account an identity has to be setup. Also in the popup a link to go straight to indentities or cancel button. I think this way people would be aware then that you need to setup an identity to be able to send mail.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
There is already a red text saying that an identity needs to be setup to send email. Maybe something similar should be added to the individual accounts too.