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Our plans for Thunderbird on Android

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Re: Our plans for Thunderbird on Android

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Post by pritambaral »

ekianjo wrote: post #8
AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #6

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The two work in tandem, though. I use Firefox on mobile because I use Firefox on desktop. That and it being the only Android browser that runs uBlock Origin, of course. I currently use Thunderbird on desktop, but use a combination of Gmail and Outlook on Android. If Thunderbird picks up K-9 mail and turns it into a first-class mobile client, I'll probably use Thunderbird instead of the Outlook app. People like consis…

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Hey, 3 > 0.

How many do you enjoy?

Re: Our plans for Thunderbird on Android

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Post by jeltz »

ekianjo wrote: post #8
AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The two work in tandem, though. I use Firefox on mobile because I use Firefox on desktop. That and it being the only Android browser that runs uBlock Origin, of course. I currently use Thunderbird on desktop, but use a combination of Gmail and Outlook on Android. If Thunderbird picks up K-9 mail and turns it into a first-class mobile client, I'll probably use Thunderbird instead of the Outlook app. People like consis…

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Yes, I enjoy them a lot. They, especially uBlock, are the reason I switched to Firefox Mobile from Chrome. No more annoying ads for me.

Re: Our plans for Thunderbird on Android

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Post by CivBase »

I'm curious how Mozilla feels "Thunderbird on Android" aligns with their mission statement. Thunderbird was practically the de facto alternative to Outlook back when desktop clients were the standard for email. But there have been plenty of quality email clients on Android for a long time. Does buying a popular competitor and re-branding it as Thunderbird really help to "ensure the Internet is a global public resource, open and accessible to all"? I'm worried this will just end up being another ongoing expense for Mozilla.

Re: Our plans for Thunderbird on Android

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Post by andyjohnson0 »

emodendroket wrote: post #3

Hate to be a stick in the mud, but I worry about a loss of focus when Thunderbird is one of the few in a dying category on the desktop, which is much less true on mobile.

> Thunderbird is one of the few in a dying category

I reluctantly agree. I think that the continuing relevance of email is largely a consequence of open standards and interoperability - things that Google et al are getting less and less keen on. As well as Thunderbird allowing me to have a copy of my emails on my desktop/laptop, rather than in someone's cloud, I think its good to have an open-standard success story to point to.

But in reality I use the Fastmail web client on desktop and Fastmail's app on my Android devices. Despite using Thunderbird for over a decade, nowadays I really only use it to sync a local email archive. I wish it were otherwise.

Re: Our plans for Thunderbird on Android

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Post by OptionX »

I would normally be wary of such a merger/acquisition, but as a long time user of thunderbird on the desktop this is actually exciting.

At least I don't predict K-9 getting worse and has the distinct possibility of getting better and getting more features.

Re: Our plans for Thunderbird on Android

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Post by prophesi »

zecg wrote: post #9

I'll be certain to use whatever fork of K-9 is available rather than anything Mozilla. WHERE'S THE SAVE TO PDF OPTION on mobile Firefox?

Same way you have to do it on Chrome iOS; Share the page, select print, and zoom in on the thumbnail to have it generate a PDF you can save.
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