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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
#42Have 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? :-) )
The main feature of the Android app is push notifications, which requires Google Play Services. A version of the app without push notifications is pretty much identical to just using the regular web app in Chrome Android, so there didn't seem to be a lot of point doing distribution via other means (with the extra maintenance overhead that brings).
If there's enough demand for something else then we'll be happy to revisit this.
Re: FastMail app for iOS and Android now available
#43Is there an app password protect as in CloudMagic? What is the one good reason for me to opt fastmail?
Re: FastMail app for iOS and Android now available
#44Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
My point was more that this is a thread about the new apps, not about our privacy policies. If you want to start a new thread somewhere I'd be happy to comment on it.
Re: FastMail app for iOS and Android now available
#45I'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.
Thanks for the feedback. We'll look into it for a future update.
Re: FastMail app for iOS and Android now available
#46Is 2FA only sign in with app password (google like) support coming anytime soon? This is the only reason why I haven't switched yet.
We're hoping to overhaul our authentication system next year. App-specific passwords is on our list.
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#47Earlier quoted context omitted.
We're talking to Dropbox about mailbox app - hopefully it will support us soon, as with everything it's a matter of engineering resources. We're also talking to many companies about a better API for everyone - the draft spec is at http://jmap.io/ - it's based on the API that our app already uses.
That's great to hear. Regarding the Android app having just checked it out, my first request, if you're taking them, is multiple account support. I can only log into one fastmail.com account at a time with what is here now. The reason I have two accounts is because I have two domains that get emails. Otherwise seems like a solid app. I'll probably start using this as my calendar app. :) http://jmap.io/ seems pretty a…
> That's great to hear. Regarding the Android app having just checked it out, my first request, if you're taking them, is multiple account support. I can only log into one fastmail.com account at a time with what is here now. The reason I have two accounts is because I have two domains that get emails.
Yep, its high on the todo list for a future update.
> http://jmap.io/ seems pretty awesome, I guess I can use that to build my own fastmail app integration?
That's the intent, though we're not there yet.
Re: FastMail app for iOS and Android now available
#48Does FastMail have push for native iOS Mail.app yet?
No, and it won't happen unless Apple open up their IMAP push channel.
Now that our app is released we're unlikely to pursue this further.
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#49I might give this a go. I'd probably want a passcode option like Boxer to use permanently though.
Boxer has a passcode to open the app? Cloudmagic has one
Re: FastMail app for iOS and Android now available
#50Well done! I love FastMail, and am very glad that I switch from GMail. However, one of the best parts of FastMail is that it's just proper IMAP at the end of the day, so while I'm sure some people are going to love this app, I personally don't have much of a use for it.
Fair enough, we love IMAP too, and there's no way its going anywhere. We've always cared about standards compliance and client choice, so use what you like and be happy! :)
> We've always cared about standards compliance and client choice
Then it would be nice to have contact synchronization available via CardDAV.