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FastMail app for iOS and Android now available

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Re: FastMail app for iOS and Android now available

#31

I would love FastMail to add tags or labels. That is the one primary feature making me still forward my FastMail email to Gmail. I love having email in my inbox already labeled (or tagged) so I can have context. For example, one of the companies I work for uses purple in their logo. So I tag all emails from them with their company name, and add make it purple.

What's the benefit of using fastmail if you just forward to gmail?

To drop Gmail in the future when Fastmail reaches feature parity.

Re: FastMail app for iOS and Android now available

#33
post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It _should_ have an unread message count on the icon. But yes, the iOS version's only significant feature over the regular web app is the addition of realtime push notifications. The Android app has a lot more right now, mostly because the web app experience has been pretty terrible in the stock Android browser so there was a lot more work needed to get it up to scratch. Of course we'll keep working on it; we've got…

Ah ha! It didn't update until I got a new email. Let me know if you need beta testers!

Ahh yes, I can see why that would happen. I'll file an internal dev ticket, thanks.

Re: FastMail app for iOS and Android now available

#34
Have you got/had any thoughts about making the Android app available through avenues other than the Play store?

(eg Aptoide or similar, or even just a link to the apk)

I have Fastmail and support for Android apps; but no Play store access...

(And if it was a concious decision not to, any particular reason? :-) )

Re: FastMail app for iOS and Android now available

#35
post #11

Pity they can't just get contacts working with the IOS mail client. Even more a shame since their Web app is pretty good.

We're working on that as well, it's just taking a little longer than the app did, so we released the app first.

That's awesome news. Now the app is here this was the final drawback of using Fastmail.

Re: FastMail app for iOS and Android now available

#36

I would love FastMail to add tags or labels. That is the one primary feature making me still forward my FastMail email to Gmail. I love having email in my inbox already labeled (or tagged) so I can have context. For example, one of the companies I work for uses purple in their logo. So I tag all emails from them with their company name, and add make it purple.

What's the benefit of using fastmail if you just forward to gmail?

Exactly my thought. ha!

Re: FastMail app for iOS and Android now available

#38
post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How does that new Australian law allowing manipulation of data effect fastmail?

There are no new laws (yet). But lets not get into this discussion here. Contact privacy@fastmail.com with your questions and we'll be happy to respond to them.

Actually - I'd really like an answer to that as well. A public answer.

Re: FastMail app for iOS and Android now available

#39
I'm bummed that this is a brand new iOS app with no legacy history but it still doesn't add a button to use extensions at the login page. I use 1Password to store my login information, and it's a much better first-run experience if I can trigger the 1Password extension to login.

Re: FastMail app for iOS and Android now available

#40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are no new laws (yet). But lets not get into this discussion here. Contact privacy@fastmail.com with your questions and we'll be happy to respond to them.

Actually - I'd really like an answer to that as well. A public answer.

Totally agree. Things like that should be discussed in public, not buried in individual emails.
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