Thunderbird for Android Now Available

Post by prmoustache » Fri, Nov 01, 2024, 4:39 PM UTC

tslocum wrote: post #25

prmoustache wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That is just one of the downsides of the "stores" and basic package managers which do not have dependencies management where you can't do a transitional package.

Why is a transitional package necessary? Surely all of this isn't just to change the package name, which 99% of users won't see or care about.

Post by anta40 » Sat, Nov 02, 2024, 1:32 PM UTC

kevincox wrote: post #3

rany_ wrote: post #2

Why didn't they just rename K-9 instead? I just gave it a try and it really is just K-9 with slight UI tweaks.

They did rename K-9. They just also have been making lots of improvements to K-9. They still have two different apps, Thunderbird Mobile and K-9, but the only difference is the branding. All of the UI tweaks other than the icons and colours are in both apps. The functionality is identical. So other than not deleting K-9 it is a rename (I guess it is a hard link, not a rename).