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[Android Apps and Games] WiraHy:
IMO the article not wrong. It says best email app. The word "best" may interpret different for others. For me FairEmail is the best among those apps. As for the article, I found FairEmail app from those kind of article.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Version 1.1887 is available on GitHub and via the Play store now.

Changelog/download:

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

For the time being there will be a feature freeze. Bugs will keep being fixed and the app keeps being supported.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Why there is a feature freeze:

For loyal people here and if you ask nicely, there might be an exception.
[Android Apps and Games] nadir husain:
Marcel that moron is so obviously a troll. You don't even have to bat an eyelid . Just throw it in the trash , you know as your app would say * delete permanently*😃
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I don't think this is a troll. This is more an example of why our world isn't as nice as it could be. This attitude is what makes many developers put ads and tracking in their apps, so they can make their apps "free".
[Android Apps and Games] Will_T:
There will always be a few people like that who even if they do fit the true definition of a troll, are close. Basically, they feel they should get everyone's work for free. They want developers to spend all their hours working to make a good app for them to use and then do not care if the developer can make money for their time. I am sure that people who post complaints like that are unpleasant in person also. OR maybe they really are trolling or have an interest in a competing product. Hopefully there are enough of us who don't mind paying for a good app that we will use all the time. Hopefully enough of us for developers to make a living and continue to support their apps.

Marcel, just do your best to ignore them and think about all the happy, no complaints users you have.
[Android Apps and Games] dalepl:
Can I have the app for free? Just kidding. Keep up the great work.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
There might be a point in time when I'll make the app free and abandon the project (just kidding, although ...):

Link
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
There are so many unfair 1 star ratings and the average rating is going down so fast :-(
[Android Apps and Games] nadir husain:
At some point you will have to learn to ignore. I know your objective is not money but just worrying about ratings all the time is not going to help you mentally or physically. Take a trip down the play store and see if any other app developer (s) worry as much as you. I don't think so. Also my suggestion is to open the app up world wide and let the water find it's place. Those who are serious users will always give positive reviews. The rest can suck their thumbs.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
If money isn't a motive and happiness of people isn't either, what will be left? Why would I have stress for presumed Play store policy violations, etc.

Distributing the app in for example India and Pakistan isn't an option. The result will be a huge number of bad reviews, also like "Good - 1 star", and support wise it isn't feasible either because of a language barrier.
[Android Apps and Games] nadir husain:
I am at a loss for words. You have valid points but those points are all related to ratings. Basic principle of life : you cannot make all the people happy all the time. A lot of developers look at number of downloads rather than ratings. I guess to each his own.
[Android Apps and Games] Will_T:
4.6 is still a great rating. Anything over 4.2 or 4.3 is basically perfect. I don't know if it helps, but when I see a dumb review in the PlayStore, I tag it as unhelpful.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
What is an app worth with a high number of downloads and a low average rating? Why would anybody put effort into this, if there are no motives, like earning money or helping people?

Anyway, I will try to ignore such unfair reviews, but they do hurt.

In the meantime I have added a number of smaller improvements already:

https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail/compare/1.1887...master?w=1
[Android Apps and Games] nadir husain:
Ignore and you will feel better
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I have just released

stable

version 1.109

Changelog/download:

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

This version will be available in the Play store after Google's approval.
[Android Apps and Games] BreckZeBoulay:
In the sent folder, is it possible to replace the name of the sender (yes I know it's me who sent these emails :D ) by the name or mail adress of the recipient ?

Like this, we don't have to open the message to see the recipient.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
This will be changed in the next version.
[Android Apps and Games] Licaon_Kter:
`To: XXXX`

+1 for this :)
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I have just released

beta

version 1.110

Changelog/download:

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

This version is not available in the Play store.

This version allows insecure connections if you enable this both in the advanced settings and in the account/identity settings. Enabling insecure connections allows empty passwords and IMAP STARTTLS as well. I have added this because I have already answered enough questions about this and people keep nagging. Use at your own risk. Don't complain to me.

The default keep alive interval has been changed from 9 to 19 minutes. This change doesn't affect existing accounts, so you might consider to update your accounts (advanced settings) to save a little on battery usage.
[Android Apps and Games] TheMadRuffian:
Is it possible to maintain a telegram group too? I think it would compliment well with the xda thread and easier to follow up on updates.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
You are free to start a telegram group, but I have no interest in this.
[Android Apps and Games] HerrT:
Hi,

could you please add the possibility to change the name of the account as displayed in the unified inbox?

Because for user defined Email accounts, the complete Email address is shown e.g. firstname.lastname@provider.com.

Thanks

PS: just switched from K9, but already close to buying Pro...
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
This is already possible in the advanced account settings.
[Android Apps and Games] HerrT:
I was looking there but somehow I missed it. Thanks a lot!

You have a new Pro user :)
[Android Apps and Games] m0d:
Just tested latest version with swipe enabled and works as intended. Swipe right not allowed because no archive filder and swipe left works since trash exists.

Perfect.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
So, what is the next thing that needs perfection? ;)
[Android Apps and Games] BreckZeBoulay:
An app which detects imperfections of the providers :D
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
There is already a warning message for no IMAP IDLE support (push messages).

Insecure connections: need to be explicitly enabled twice.

What else?
[Android Apps and Games] spawnlives:
Just a thought with multiple accounts a single action button to delete the emails in the trash/bin for all accounts instead of doing it individually for each account.
[Android Apps and Games] PeterLustig61:
Good morning

I was doing some testing again today. I figured i could exclude the app from adguard so it now works even while adguard is active (it unfortunately is the only app which does not play well with adguard)

The first obvious thing was the app usability is designed by a techie (i would probably end up with something similar).

There is quite some wasted space while crucial info is missing. The mail title should show date and time. Its much easier to recognize new mails or changes in the mailbox when the time is visible.

I usually like to delete obvious spam and phishing mails without opening the mail itself. I couldnt figure how to do this in fair email. Deleting a batch of unwanted mails in one go would be very nice to have. Most mail programs allow for tagging a batch of emails and then provide a group action on them.

Even if the usability of the app lacks quite some features i bought pro to support further development.

Currently there is no email client i do fully trust.

Greetings

Peter
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
AdGuard intercepts the secure connection FairEmail makes, replacing the security certificate and making the connection insecure, so AdGuard is to blame here and not FairEmail. I would never, ever use an app like AdGuard that literally does a man-in-the-middle attack and makes secure connections insecure. It is a quality of FairEmail that this isn't accepted, not a defect.

You can enable the compact view in the advanced settings to have less wasted space.

Which crucial info is missing? All aspects of a message will be displayed if you expand it.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
You can swipe left to trash and swipe right to archive.

You can safely open any email in FairEmail because all unsafe elements will be removed from the message.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I don't think this is a good idea.
[Android Apps and Games] BreckZeBoulay:
My provider who changes the message date when the message is moved.

But it was a joke ;)
[Android Apps and Games] nadir husain:
Remember you are a one man army and a rock star:)
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Nah, the rocket star is Elon, with a new role Musketwee(t)r.
[Android Apps and Games] nadir husain:
Yes that too! ;)
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
The average Play store rating dropped significantly lately and mostly bad reviews and not many nice reviews just aren't motivating. So, there will be a complete feature freeze, except for the things which are useful to myself. The app will never be good enough anyway and I think it is more than good enough already. The app will keep being maintained and supported though.

Your unhappy developer, which is going to seek happiness elsewhere (and no, it won't be a bottle of wine).
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Example of never good enough:

Review link
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
The attitude of so many people is insane. It seems to be getting worse by the day. The Play store reviews of tonight were beyond disappointing and very frustrating. There is no point to list them all here.
[Android Apps and Games] mrrocketdog:
thats pretty sad marcel. seems society , in general , just gets more insane by the day. srry for so much negativity. that cant be easy after all youve done & do.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Thanks for your message. I think this is a bit of a spiral for all of us: if you are approached in a negative way and there is no feasible way to solve this, the logical action is to start avoiding the negativity. This way we get more disconnected, which means less social cohesion, probably making things not better, likely the opposite.

I have not given up on this project, but it is pretty frustrating how unfair and demanding people are without be willing to give something in return (which could be just a nice word). The problem is also that the good reviews are not a compensation for the bad reviews anymore (hence the average Play store rating going down, last weeks rather fast).
[Android Apps and Games] La_Globule:
Marcel,

The best to do: ignore them and don't pay attention to these negative reviews anymore.

Your apps are very appreciated by many people who really deserve your skills and professionalism.

Besides, the global rating is pretty good.

Don't give up because it is exactly what they want by trolling, as FE does not the fit the "usual" standards (no ads, privacy oriented), they want to promote other "commercial" apps.

Believe us, all your supporters and fans here, ignore those idiot comments and focus on real "normal" people.

Luc
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Version 1.1888 is available on BitBucket now (not on GitHub and not in the Play store):

Download:

https://bitbucket.org/M66B/fairemail-test/downloads/FairEmail-v1.1888a-github-xda-release.apk

Changelog:

https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md

I would like to receive feedback on the new quick actions menu for multiple selected messages, especially if you are using a device with a smaller screen.

Edit : I was tempted to call the new release series Irritator, but instead I choose for Itemirus.
[Android Apps and Games] de_Wolf:
You will never, as good as you may be, get to 100% approval, Marcel, there are too many notorious complainers and envious people in the world for that.

I took a look around the Play Store once, but I only have a view of German ratings. In the period from October 2021 to today is no rating < 4 and only 2 = 4 and otherwise it is all 5s ratings!

And should FairEmail be free of charge? No, , from something the software developer must also live. I don't understand the whole ″free mentality″.

You write on your Donate website:

″You can get all current and future pro features without Google's services and support the project by donating € 0.10 or more.″

That's a (super) fair offer, at €0.10 FE is sold way below value. I mean most people could (if they wanted to) spend 3 to 5 € for a software/app.

The stupid thing is that people complain when something doesn't work. When something works and something is good, you often don't say a positive word about it. Although, that's actually good for you, imagine you would receive thousands of thank-you mails every day, then you wouldn't even get to program anymore :-) .

In German there is a saying ″Dont’t bang your head against a brick wall (Lass den Kopf nicht hängen)″. FE is super good and whenever I discover a loving detail on the app again I think: But he did a great job...!
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
This version has bigger quick action buttons for selected messages:

https://bitbucket.org/M66B/fairemai...-v1.1888a-github-bigger-is-better-release.apk

Is bigger better?
[Android Apps and Games] dctrbnsttr:
Bigger seems better for me. Did the actions change between the two versions? Now I see trash and mark as spam actions. Previous version showed Mark as spam and archive as the actions.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
The actions are the same, trash, spam, archive, but will depend on the presence of these folders and on which messages you've selected (you can't move spam to spam for example).

Edit: the next version will also show an inbox button to move messages out of the archive, trash and spam folder again.
[Android Apps and Games] fraschi51:
We already recommended Marcel to ignore the reviews a long time ago. He replied that he can't ignore the reviews because some people would ask for support there. And selective ignoring seems to be impossible for him.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Two reviews to vote up/down (tap on the thumb up or down icon) or report (click on the flag icon):

1 star for version 1.1285: link (English)

1 star for Outlook sync errors: link (German)
[Android Apps and Games] fraschi51:
Two reviews to vote up/down (tap on the thumb up or down icon) or report (click on the flag icon):

Done
[Android Apps and Games] mkasimd:
Sometimes I wonder if making FE a paid app on Play Store would result in less bad reviews (because the amount of reviews decrease in total). IMHO, it'd be quite fair to expect a few bucks for a feature-rich actively maintained app which is supported by the dev within a few hours only.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Even if I wanted, the Play store polices forbid to make something which was free first paid later.
[Android Apps and Games] Will_T:
I periodically check and thumbs down any new negative reviews for FairEmail. I have yet to find one that upon reading, I pass on voting thumbs down because it seems valid. That is another plus of your well supported app.... All the negative reviews are not reasonable. And I think even non-users considering the app will read most of the negative ones as unreasonable.

When I consider an app, I do look at negative reviews, but I consider whether the review seems reasonable. Often there are a bunch of bad reviews that are obviously not helpful. I also consider thoughtful response from the developer is a big plus.

I recently started using FairEmail and I did research it in the PlayStore. The first thing I saw was the 4.6 or 4.7 rating. That was enough for me to decide it was a good app. But I also went through the reviews and when I did that, I saw nothing that gave me pause. It was obviously a great app.

Within a day or two of installing it I went to the paid version and became a beta user so obviously I made the correct choice. l am considering leaving the FairEmail beta just so I can report negative reviews. I am not sure being a beta user is really that important with FairEmail as it might be with a less well supported app.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Two reviews to vote up or down:

Slow and unresponsive: link (English)

Asks for too many permissions link (French)
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I think this article is responsible for the high number of 1 stars review lately:

8 best email apps for Android

If you're tired of Gmail, there are plenty of other great options available

www.androidpolice.com
[Android Apps and Games] nadir husain:
Most of the other apps are cloud based and therefore inherently unsafe. Your email passes through their servers and any leak ( intentionally or unintentionally) can result in data being compromised.
[Android Apps and Games] mrrocketdog:
done
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Version 1.1889 is available on BitBucket (only) now. There won't be an update notification.

Download:

https://bitbucket.org/M66B/fairemail-test/downloads/FairEmail-v1.1889a-github-xda-release.apk

Changelog:

https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md

All changes:

https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail/compare/1.1888...1.1889?w=1
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
This one can be up-voted again :-)

Asks for too many permissions link (French)
[Android Apps and Games] pardub:
Done :)
[Android Apps and Games] Friedel25:
Done
[Android Apps and Games] m0d:
What is the difference between github and bitbucket releases?

Is their a specific reason as to why 1.1888 and 1.1889 were/are not available on github?

Thank you
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
There is no difference, except that the audience is limited to people reading here.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Thanks for the voting, guys!

Much appreciated.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Version 1.1890 1.1891 is available on GitHub now.

Changelog/dowload:

https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail/releases
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
If you agree that the app shouldn't be blamed for problems with Play store purchases, please vote this German review down (use the thumb down icon):

Link.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I would like some help with a new text:

Native English speakers: is this correct? Can it be improved?
[Android Apps and Games] avalx:
Done
[Android Apps and Games] wimstefan:
Done
[Android Apps and Games] mkasimd:
I am not a native speaker myself, but here my two cents. I'd write "Play Store" in capital letters as "store" is part of the naming.

How about this (with additions in italic)?
[Android Apps and Games] mrrocketdog:
@mkasimd good catches on wording.:good:
[Android Apps and Games] nadir husain:
You might want to change the words from *the app* to FairEmail
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Thanks for the text suggestions!

@mkasimd "entire" feel like too much IMHO, but that might be just me.

@nadir husain good suggestion.

Edit: how about this:
[Android Apps and Games] mkasimd:
Sounds fine to be honest. But if you want to stress that it's Googles fault, this could be better:

"But ultimately, it is Google that manages the entire purchase process"

I know that it's full of unnecessary fillers, but it sounds a bit foolproofed that way. Looking at what kind of complaints and reviews you keep dealing with, foolproofing might actually be necessary..

On that count, let me quote my colleagues rule #1: the customer is always wrong / lying. (Not necessarily with bad intentions, but because they don't know better). So writing slightly explanatory without insulting or making it sound like you're making a fool out of him might help.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
@mkasimd excellent!
[Android Apps and Games] pardub:
I'm not a native speaker but there is my own variant if that can help.

"Please note that the purchase process is solely and exclusively managed by the Google Play Store. Fairemail is never involved at any stages during that payment process and cannot be responsible for any errors during the payment."
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Version 1.1891b is available on BitBucket (only) now.

Download:

https://bitbucket.org/M66B/fairemail-test/downloads/FairEmail-v1.1891b-github-xda-release.apk

Changelog:

https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md

This version works fine for me, but since virtually all layout files were changed. Therefore the version number was kept the same, so you can change back to the GitHub version if needed.

This test version is related to this Play store review. If only people gave me a chance first ...
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I think I am going to clean up the options and reduce the number of features. I am thinking about removing about 75% of both.

Why? Link.
[Android Apps and Games] mrrocketdog:
ok "john" , open your mail , touch that one freakin floating button and the very freakin 1st option is REPLY!!!

jeeeez.

i'm with you marcel , if users are going to b*tch about it , just remove it.👍

All Of It !!!

save your sanity @M66B , at whatever cost , is my vote.:good:
[Android Apps and Games] Will_T:
Hmm. Well, I will have to be sure not to update then as I like the features and controls that are in the settings. You really are in the wrong business if you feel you need to please everyone. There are already a lot of email apps simpler, (and dumber), than FairEmail. I will be sad to see FairEmail become just another one of those.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I am not going to change a thing, but I think the review is rather unfair. There is a big reply button and reading the review, the guy also found it. Floating action buttons are just very common these days as well. And options are like the name say optional, about which there are also multiple remarks.

What is frustrating is that I frequently receive messages saying that there are too many options while asking for a new option at the end of the message. This will be an instant rejection, pointing to that there are already too many options, as they say themselves.
[Android Apps and Games] mrrocketdog:
ok @M66B , but i still vote save your sanity at whatever cost as a developer.

i just dont think its an even/fair trade. just my .02¢
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
And again complaints about the options :-(
[Android Apps and Games] nadir husain:
Remember the early day Nokia phones- send/end/sms. These idiots are from that era. Nothing can be done to instil some artificial intelligence into them. Don't even bother. You will just frustrate yourself!
[Android Apps and Games] de_Wolf:
Marcel, you don't have to take every unfair, bad evaluation so much to heart. You have put a lot of time and thought into FE and the result is very good. There will always be people who have something to complain about. Please leave FE as it is
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
I like to hear suggestions to improve the options situation.

I have been thinking to show the options for pro users only, to add a switch "Show all options" and showing only common options initially, or just leave it as it is.
[Android Apps and Games] M66B:
Version 1.1892 is available on GitHub now.

Changelog/download:

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

This version was released to fix a rendering problem.

What's new is that all widgets have a configuration option to enable day/night mode. This will be available on Android 12 only because earlier Android versions do not have the necessary APIs for this. Enabling this option means disabling all color related widget options because Android still doesn't support dynamic theming.
[Android Apps and Games] heinhuiz:
If you make options Pro only, you will get complaints about that.

A switch is a good idea, I would call it Simple Mode vs Advanced, defaulting to Simple. Placing it on top of the Main settings page should be enough.