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[Android Apps and Games] geronimoge:
Hey there,

when I'm trying to use the fast setup for my gmail-account it tells me, that there is a official version needed since Google is checking sth.

I'm using the version from F-Droid so it's probably because of that.

But: Since I don't have Google Services installed on my phone I thought it should work.

At least with K9 Mail it hasn't been a problem ever.

I should tell, that I'm using a work profile with shelter and cloned the app.

So within FairEmail I chose the "manual setup" and set the account up. Since I've activated 2fsctor, i have an app specific password.

But when I'm trying to save the account FairEmail tells me:

"Couldn't connect to host, port: imap.gmail.com, 993; timeout 15000 failed to connect to imap.gmail.com/66.102.1.109 (port 993) from /10.142.1.33 (port 33306) after 15000ms: isConnected failed: ECONNREFUSED (Connection refused) isConnected failed: ECONNREFUSED (Connection refused)"

Is there any chance being able to use FairEmail as I want to?

- - -

Then there is another little problem:

I'm using shelter and have cloned FairEmail.

Then I tried to activate the pro features, since I've bought it.

But the mail with the registration code - of course - appears in my private account.

So I can't activate it within FairEmail at my work profile.

Is it necessary to activate my private account in the work profile and FairEmail as well in order to see the mail?

Or do I have to buy FairEmail twice and use my mail address from work?

Or should I just type in my work email address when I'm asking for the registration code in your formular?

Thanks for your help!
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Setting up a Gmail account with the quick setup wizard, which is strongly advised to prevent all kind of problems, requires the official version because Google only authorized the official build for this. However, this does not require the Play services. In theory, F-Droid could ask permission from Google too, but since F-Droid only builds apps this is not going to happen.

"Couldn't connect to host": please see this FAQ:

https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail/blob/master/FAQ.md#user-content-faq22

The connection is either refused by the email server, but more likely by a firewall between the server and FairEmail. So, this is not something that is caused and can be fixed by FairEmail.

Discussion purchases is not allowed in the XDA forum, see also the opening post. So, for support on purchases you'll need to contact me in another way.
[Android Apps and Games] mrrocketdog:
help :) . must have overlooked/missed in settings/FAQ , but how can i turn off auto sync? i.e. i only want FE to sync when i want. any help appreciated.

p.s. thank you for new pro key. [emoji3]
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Settings, receive, turn off
[Android Apps and Games] otiel:
The "FairEmail" quick settings button from the notifications panel can also be used for that, right ?
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Yes, if you have added it of course.
[Android Apps and Games] TiTiB:
When you consider the idiot ratio of Play Store users, a star rating of 4.7 (U.S.) isn't so bad, imo.
[Android Apps and Games] otiel:
Improve the swipe-between-messages mechanism

Could you make the swipe between messages work like most apps (or like the Settings tabs in FairEmail):

Gives a better feedback showing when a swipe is on-going.

Allows to swipe back before finishing the swipe.

Provides a more user-friendly experience.

Instead of the actual behavior where the swipe gesture must be complete for the next/previous message to be shown.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
What you are asking would be easy if FairEmail could load all messages in a folder into memory, but this will result in out of memory errors when there are lots of messages. So, how it currently works is the best that can be done for now.

Edit: in addition: I spent days to make the current solution work with a paged list.
[Android Apps and Games] otiel:
Yeah, I figured you were going to answer that. :)

How about loading the previous and the next message when opening a message in order to be able to perform this kind of swiping?

Surely loading three messages at most would be ok resources-wise?

Are you telling me that you won't do better because it would be throwing away days of work? :p (just kidding)
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
That can't be done because the next/previous message might have been changed because for example new messages arrived.

No, I was trying to tell that I can't do better without a significant effort, which is IMHO not worth it.
[Android Apps and Games] otiel:
Well you could probably watch for events and update the previous/next message if needed.

Fair enough! :)
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
A pull request is welcome ...
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
[MENTION=10229029]otiel[/MENTION] thinking about your request: pre rendering the previous/next message, which would be required for the desired smooth transitions, will use resources (memory, processor) and might cause stuttering and will use extra battery power. The current solution doesn't have these disadvantages.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Can somebody provide me with a test account that is accessible via the old Exchange Web Services (EWS) protocol (not ActiveSync) ?
[Android Apps and Games] f465gt:
Hi, I am new to FairEmail and I am searching for an option. Is it possible to be asked if I really want to send the message?

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Actually, that is the default. You can enable the send dialog again via the three-dots menu 'Send ...' and by disabling 'Don't ask again' if you accidentally disabled it before.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I have just released

ALPHA

version 1.824

Changelog/download:

https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail/releases

This is an ALPHA version because the way drafts are being saved has been changed to be able to save the signature and the replied/forwarded message, so you can continue writing with another (desktop) client. As always, I have put quite some effort in testing all changes, but maybe I have overlooked some use or edge cases.

Besides this there is a series of small improvements and bug fixes.

Please report any problem you discover, so it can be fixed.
[Android Apps and Games] f465gt:
Sorry but I can't find the option. I guess it's a similar issue as with NetGuard. The manual is in English but my app is German. I am struggling to match the English names. :confused:

But nonetheless I am super happy that I found this app and that is actually maintained by you. I bought the Pro version straight away. :good:
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Start writing a message, in the top right three-dots menu select 'Send ...' and disable 'Don't ask again' (this is disabled by default). This will result in the send dialog appearing when you send a message. This dialog will tell you to who(m) the message will be sent to, which identity will be used (via) and offers a number of options, like sending plain text only and encrypting the message.
[Android Apps and Games] f465gt:
Ah, ok, got it. I thought that there was an option that I have to enable.

Thanks a lot for your help!
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I have just released

beta

version 1.825

Changelog/download:

https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail/releases

Please report any problem you discover, so it can be fixed.
[Android Apps and Games] redhonker:
Hi,

How would FairEmail behave when a service which normally supports push is blocked? Technically, there is a small random window when the connection is allowed (say 1 min every 10 min), which is probably worse than fully block as I can just turn the service off. My previous email app will constantly trying to connect and drain the battery in a couple of hours. How would FairEmail do?

Please don't discuss why it's blocked or I should just not use it.

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
FairEmail will not drain your battery in this situation, but retry after increasing intervals. After about 2-3 minutes trying (this will inevitably use some battery power), FairEmail will schedule an alarm to retry 15 minutes later to allow your device to go into deep sleep.
[Android Apps and Games] redhonker:
Thanks, will have a field trial soon.
[Android Apps and Games] :
Is there another way to pay for pro where you get to keep most of the money? I've only downloaded the app today but I love it and I want to support it.
[Android Apps and Games] mrrocketdog:
if have time and want to , put your vote in here : https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3442822
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
If you install FairEmail from GitHub, you can use the 'Buy' button on the pro features screen to see my bank account or Bitcoin address. PayPal is possible too, but the PayPal fee is 5-10%, which is still significant less than the 30% Play store fee.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I have just released

beta

version 1.826

Changelog/download:

https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail/releases

This is mainly a maintenance release, although there is a small new feature: long press the people's icon in the compose screen to show/hide the CC/BCC fields and save the visibility state. This allows you to always show the CC/BCC on composing a message.

Please report any problem you discover, so it can be fixed.
[Android Apps and Games] otiel:
Love this, thanks!

Could you show:

"To:" instead of nothing

"CC:" instead of the full-people icon

"BCC:" instead of the empty-people icon

IMO it would be more clear what those fields are, especially when they're filled.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
The disadvantage is that there will be less room for addresses, especially on smaller screen.

IMHO the icons already make clear what is what.
[Android Apps and Games] otiel:
I guess what bothers me is that there's no icon for the "To" field. That makes the field less visible / not at the same "level" as the "CC" and "BCC" fields.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
There will be an icon in the next release.
[Android Apps and Games] lou2s:
The icon before the email subject

Hi, I have been thinking of trying this famous email client and I just pulled the trigger today. I have disabled the Gmail app and will only use FairEmail the coming week to see if I like it. So far so good after half day of usage especially with the dark theme and compact view!

The first thing that I noticed though, is that if the email subject start with " or ［, the circuit icon before the subject will become " or ［instead of the first letter of the email subject. Would it be possible to implement a small check after parsing the email subject and if " or [ is detected, next digi is shown as the email icon? Not a big deal and if it is too resource hungry please ignore this. Cheers!
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I am not sure what you mean, so could you please show this with some screenshots?
[Android Apps and Games] lou2s:
Sorry I didn't make it clear.

As shown in the screenshot, instead of showing the [ or the ", I wish FairEmail can show O and り . Thanks for the great app!
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
FairEmail shows the subject as the sender sends it. IMHO it is not a good idea to process the subject since this will be subjective and endless.

Edit: this is not what you mean. You mean the letter icon. If you tell me how to distinguish letters and punctuation, I will fix this. The problem is exactly with non Latin characters. Formerly, only alphabetic characters were allowed, but this is not good enough for non Latin scripts.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
[MENTION=2672499]lou2s[/MENTION] can you please contact me for a test version?

https://contact.faircode.eu/?product=fairemailstandalone
[Android Apps and Games] fraschi51:
In addition, the symbol does not come from the subject, but from the sender.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
The symbol for the icon should represent the sender, so should and does come from the sender name/email.
[Android Apps and Games] lou2s:
Yes, I meant the letter icon :D

For such a complex processes like distinguishing letters and punctuation I think there are libraries for that? ? But obviously this is just a small visual matter which doesnt require urgent attention at all. Cheers!
[Android Apps and Games] fraschi51:
Exactly, but lou2s wrote that it came from the subject, which is just not true.
[Android Apps and Games] lou2s:
O right, still new to the FairEmail interface. The letter icon represents the sender. My wrong.
[Android Apps and Games] heisert:
I think he fix it (upper post) . Did u contact Marcel?
[Android Apps and Games] lou2s:
The test build looks great! Thanks Marcel for the quick fix!
[Android Apps and Games] mrrocketdog:
been waiting hours for an update. [emoji12]
[Android Apps and Games] ar0na:
Hello,

i really like your app marcel, but i have a big problem, that all other apps (Firefox, RSS Reader, Nine Mail etc) show FairEmail Search instead the normal web search, when i long press on text (copy, paste, ... menu). Is it possible to insert a switch too disable/enable it? maybe as a payed option ... (i would really like to buy for your app).

Marcus
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
FairEmail does not remove or replace existing copy/paste menus, so the web search should still be there.
[Android Apps and Games] geronimoge:
As always: Thank you very much for the fast reply.

Knowing, that a manual setup is working with K-9 Mail I assume it should work with FairEmail too, right?

I'd like to switch to FairEmail since I really enjoy using it.

Okay, thanks. I'll try again.

I didn't know/remember, I'm sorry.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
It will work the same, but don't complain if you are at an unusual place (for example abroad) and Google says "no".
[Android Apps and Games] :
Thanks. I will uninstall it from google play and reinstall it on GitHub.
[Android Apps and Games] Dark_Eyes_:
Hey [MENTION=2799345]M66B[/MENTION], would it be possible to add an option to go back to the unified folder when done with a message? For example, I open a new message from unified inbox, I decide to trash it, then I get a screen saying "no more messages" (I'm not using threads) and I have to go hit the back button to get in the unified inbox again. Same thing happens when in archive of trash for example, opening a specific message and moving it results in a "no more messages", which is not even true because most of the time there are other messages in the parent folder. Thanks for considering my request.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
There is already such an option: 'Automatically close conversations' in the behavior settings.

Note that you cannot have both auto close and auto navigate to the previous/next message because these contradict each other.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I have just released

beta

stable

version 1.827

Changelog/download:

https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail/releases

The version fixes the fast scroll thumb size, which Google should have fixed already a long time ago ...

This is a release candidate for the next stable version.

Please report any problem you discover, so it can be fixed.
[Android Apps and Games] mrrocketdog:
this is probably a dumb question or maybe has been asked (could not find using search) how to delete an email account?
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Deleting an account, identity or folder is deliberately a bit hidden to prevent accidents. You'll find a delete menu item in the three-dots overflow menu after 'opening' an account, identity or folder.
[Android Apps and Games] Dark_Eyes_:
Thank you as always for the lightning fast reply, I overlooked it because it says conversation. Maybe renaming it conversation/messages would be clearer? Just a thought.
[Android Apps and Games] mrrocketdog:
ok , this probably a "nope" answer but will ask anyway :) is there anyway to "filter" out tracking images and/or UTM parameters?

p.s. deleted acct. successfully. ty.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Tracking images are by default recognized and you can remove tracking parameters with a check box in the open link dialog.
[Android Apps and Games] beeshyams:
[MENTION=2799345]M66B[/MENTION]

On 1.820 (stable) with Gmail noticed this.

On web Gmail, I got an email from A. This was forwarded to B for action . B responded and we had a mail exchange of 5 mails (one from B, rest from me). What I expected is that all these 5 should show in inbox but no they show up in sent folder only, which I find strange - the lone mail from B should show up on inbox (I don't want to show sent mails in unified inbox, to solve such problems)

It's not a sync issue, this was several hours ago and app force sync too multiple times.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
A conversation will be shown in the (unified) inbox only if at least one of the messages of the conversation is in the inbox. So, the question is in which folders are the messages of A and B? Did you maybe archive the conversion?

Note that there is a new stable.
[Android Apps and Games] beeshyams:
Thanks. Missed seeing that beta turned stable. Updated.

1. Message of A is in inbox.

2. I forwarded it to B.

3. Though there is one mail from B, it doesn't show up in inbox but only in sent folder. In other words, as you said, there is one conversation which should be but isn't in inbox

4. Nope, nothing archived.

I was all the while using web interface on laptop and saw this odd behavior when I opened the app
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I guess the explanation is that forwarding a message starts a new conversation. In other words, forwarded messages are not part of the initial conversation.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
In which folder is the response message of B?
[Android Apps and Games] beeshyams:
All 5 mails in sent folder only. Including one incoming
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Then the question is how the one incoming message got into the sent folder. Unfortunately, I don't have the answer to this, but I know for sure that FairEmail will never move messages on its own.
[Android Apps and Games] beeshyams:
It's a mystery because I didn't do anything in app.

Is there anything that I can share to find out why this happened
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Not really because either yourself, a rule or something external moved the message. FairEmail will never move messages on its own.
[Android Apps and Games] beeshyams:
:confused: Thanks anyway

Thinking more - shouldn't forward message be a part of original thread - it can be argued both ways but not spawning a new conversation seems better fit to how the app logic
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
IMHO it should be a new conversation. Edit: this is better to keep overview, especially when multiple, separate discussion emerge. Also, this is a distinct difference between replying and forwarding.
[Android Apps and Games] beeshyams:
See your point . Do you think making it optional (choice between original /new thread) is a good idea? I don't know how often forward is used but it can't be very less used.

My vote for making it optional
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
It is already optional: just use reply instead of forward. Note that you can leave the 'to' address blank and use a reply address only.
[Android Apps and Games] ammarr:
App has been working flawlessly. No issues to speak of. Not really feature requests, but a couple of UI suggestions/improvements, if others also feel they're useful:

* If there's only a single message in a conversation, it may be a good idea to hide the little text icon with '1' next to it in the list view.

* Similar to above, in the unified inbox, only show the folder name below a message if its a folder _other_ than inbox.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
This is both by design. It looks odd and uneven when '1' is omitted. The folder name is relevant only when it is not an inbox message (some people want to show sent messages in the untied inbox too).
[Android Apps and Games] mattLGmatt:
Hi ! I'm a happy user of the pro version of FairEmail app. But I've got two (minor) problems and I haven't found any way to solve them by reading this forum nor the FAQ on GitHub.

* When I write a message in FairEmail containing links that I type myself, they are not converted in links in the sent mail. So I'm forced to select the texte of the link, copy it, click on the "link" button, paste into the link field, and close. This is a little bit too complicated. Isn't there an option to automatically make those links appear as links in the sent email?

* I'm using the French-speaking interface. When I reply to a message, "Re :" is added to the Subject field (with a space between "Re" and ":"). So after a few email exchanges with a correspondent, the Subject field looks like: "Re: Re : Re: Re : Re: Re : hello from Paris". Is there a way to fix that? The other email apps I'm using (mainly Thunderbird) adds "Re:" the first time, and nothing else, so the Subject field remains "Re: hello from Paris" even after many email exchanges. How could it be done in FairEmail?

Thanks for your help, and thanks for your app

Matt
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
There is no difference between auto linking of messages from others or yourself, so I don't understand this problem. I cannot reproduce it, also not with plain text messages.

You can disable adding multiple 'Re:' (and 'Fwd:') in the send settings. As a side note: these prefixes will be localized (when translated on Crowdin)

Edit: note that not all link types will and can be auto linked. Auto linking is a complex process because it is difficult to distinguish text and links, especially with all those new top level domains.
[Android Apps and Games] mattLGmatt:
Thanks for your answer. About links, here is an example:

I create a new message in FairEmail and type this :

a simple text
a simple link https://wikipedia.org
another text
a link without protocol www.whois.net
another text

I send this mail to another mailbox and open it in Thunderbird. Here is what I see:

a simple text
a simple link https://wikipedia.org
another text
a link without protocol www.whois.net
another text

And here is the source code of the body of received email:

------=_Part_60_150963897.1574847172139
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

a simple text
a simple link https://wikipedia.org
another text
a link without protocol www.whois.net
another text

------=_Part_60_150963897.1574847172139
Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

<html><body><p dir="ltr">a simple text<br> a simple link https://wikipedia.org<br> another text<br> a link without protocol www.whois.net<br> another text<br> </p></body></html>
------=_Part_60_150963897.1574847172139--

So you can see that the autolink doesn't seem to work in HTML part of the message.

Thanks for your help
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
If you mean auto linking in outgoing messages: that is not done and is up to the receiving app. Messages will be sent as is. There are just too many things that can go wrong with auto linking.

Note that you can always insert a link yourself.
[Android Apps and Games] BunnyWarrior:
I think the following part of the FAQ can be removed:

How is it handled right now without the old options for HTML and WebView?
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Done. Thanks for the suggestion.

All code related to the removed options has been removed, so all links are opened in Chrome Custom Tabs now and there is just one HTML view now. The HTML view is a safe view because all CSS, Javascript and dangerous HTML tags are being removed before displaying a message. This will not be the case when you use the menu 'View original'.
[Android Apps and Games] heinhuiz:
In 0.50, when there is a new mail notification but you open the app from the icon, the notification stays. Don't know if it was like that in previous versions, but I think it should go away. At least that is what I am used to in other apps ?
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
There was nothing changed to the new messages notification. To be sure I just tested this and the notification is being removed as expected.

As a side note: swiping the new messages notification away or tapping on the new messages notification updates which messages you have 'seen' (it doesn't change the messages to 'read' though).
[Android Apps and Games] heinhuiz:
Then there must be some quirk on my phone.

Second point is great, I really miss that in my ProtonMail app!