ProtonMail now offers entire message content search

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Post by vinceroni » Mon, Nov 15, 2021, 2:58 PM UTC

ProtonMail now offers entire message content search
protonmail.com

Re: ProtonMail now offers entire message content search

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Post by dredmorbius » Mon, Nov 15, 2021, 3:01 PM UTC

This is great news, as mail without search is a hugely crippling situation.

Note that the feature is for premium (paid) users only.

There's no mention of whether or not this will also be available in iOS or Android apps as well. Information on this would be appreciated.

Re: ProtonMail now offers entire message content search

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Post by sorokod » Mon, Nov 15, 2021, 3:27 PM UTC

dredmorbius wrote: post #2

This is great news, as mail without search is a hugely crippling situation. Note that the feature is for premium (paid) users only. There's no mention of whether or not this will also be available in iOS or Android apps as well. Information on this would be appreciated.

The announcement is specific to " ProtonMail web app".

Also: Available to everyone with a Plus, Professional, or Visionary plan

Re: ProtonMail now offers entire message content search

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Post by hnrj95 » Mon, Nov 15, 2021, 3:28 PM UTC

dredmorbius wrote: post #2

This is great news, as mail without search is a hugely crippling situation. Note that the feature is for premium (paid) users only. There's no mention of whether or not this will also be available in iOS or Android apps as well. Information on this would be appreciated.

as much as i dig protonmail, the rate at which they bring features from web -> mobile is staggeringly slow. it’s a bit frustrating, honestly

Re: ProtonMail now offers entire message content search

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Post by pavelica » Mon, Nov 15, 2021, 3:56 PM UTC

I despise the fact that they keep people from migrating away. They're not giving any option of forwarding the emails for free, which means you can't make a smooth transition out.

Re: ProtonMail now offers entire message content search

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Post by theschmed » Mon, Nov 15, 2021, 4:39 PM UTC

pavelica wrote: post #5

I despise the fact that they keep people from migrating away. They're not giving any option of forwarding the emails for free, which means you can't make a smooth transition out.

Your belief that email forwarding ought to be free, on a platform that does not sell user data, seems unrealistic to me.

Protonmail doesn’t stop you from migrating, they’re stopping you from *indefinitely using their domain and servers, for free*. GMail has an incentive-they’ll scan your emails for information about you and use it to target you on their other platforms. Proton has no such incentive, and no obligation as far as I can see.

Re: ProtonMail now offers entire message content search

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Post by Rd6n6 » Mon, Nov 15, 2021, 4:45 PM UTC

pavelica wrote: post #5

I despise the fact that they keep people from migrating away. They're not giving any option of forwarding the emails for free, which means you can't make a smooth transition out.

If you use a custom domain name it’s not really an issue

Re: ProtonMail now offers entire message content search

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Post by shapefrog » Mon, Nov 15, 2021, 5:08 PM UTC

pavelica wrote: post #5

I despise the fact that they keep people from migrating away. They're not giving any option of forwarding the emails for free, which means you can't make a smooth transition out.

They also make it really hard to sell a house, when you sell and move to a new house they dont let you continue to live in the old one for a few months to make the transition smoother.

Re: ProtonMail now offers entire message content search

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Post by deilv » Mon, Nov 15, 2021, 5:31 PM UTC

hnrj95 wrote: post #4

dredmorbius wrote: post #2

This is great news, as mail without search is a hugely crippling situation. Note that the feature is for premium (paid) users only. There's no mention of whether or not this will also be available in iOS or Android apps as well. Information on this would be appreciated.

as much as i dig protonmail, the rate at which they bring features from web -> mobile is staggeringly slow. it’s a bit frustrating, honestly

Their mobile apps haven’t received any serious update for years, it’s frustrating indeed and there is no excuse. I plan to cancel my subscription next month and try something else. Privacy is good, but not by crippling productivity.

Re: ProtonMail now offers entire message content search

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Post by yepguy » Mon, Nov 15, 2021, 5:46 PM UTC

hnrj95 wrote: post #4

dredmorbius wrote: post #2

This is great news, as mail without search is a hugely crippling situation. Note that the feature is for premium (paid) users only. There's no mention of whether or not this will also be available in iOS or Android apps as well. Information on this would be appreciated.

as much as i dig protonmail, the rate at which they bring features from web -> mobile is staggeringly slow. it’s a bit frustrating, honestly

My guess is that when they decided to rewrite the web front-end in React, they also put off any major mobile updates until they could port the mobile apps to React too.

Hopefully there is a big mobile update coming soon now that ProtonMail 4.0 is out of beta.