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Proton Mail's desktop app is now generally available for Windows and Mac
Proton Mail has officially launched its desktop app for all Windows and Mac users, a beta version is available for Linux customers too.
Proton Mail is an enticing option for those who are looking for a privacy-focused email client. However, up until last year, it was particularly difficult to access your Proton Mail from a desktop client, with users being required to set up a "Bridge". Then, in December 2023, the company officially launched its desktop app, but gave access only to customers who were subscribed to its legacy Visionary tier. Now, it is making the client available to everyone on Windows and Mac.
Proton Mail begins rolling out a desktop client for Windows and macOS
Proton hopes to have it available for everyone by early 2024.
Proton Mail is a great email option for the privacy-minded user, but you have to set up a bridge if you want to access your mail on a desktop app. Now, Proton has announced that it's beginning to roll out its Proton Mail desktop app which removes the need for an additional bridge. While it's not available for everyone just yet, Proton hopes to have it available for everyone very soon.
Microsoft adds voice dictation support to the new Outlook for Windows
Microsoft's new Outlook for Windows and its web client now support voice typing. Users can now write emails without typing on their keyboards.
Microsoft's new Outlook for Windows now has support for voice dictation, allowing users to write emails using their voices. The Outlook Windows and Mac clients have had the feature for a long time, but now, by rolling it out to the new Outlook app for Windows, Microsoft further narrows the gap in offerings between the two.
How to change the administrator email on Windows 11
To maintain access to your Windows 11 computer, it is important to keep the administrator email address up to date.
The Windows 11 operating system ties the email address you use during computer setup to the administrator account. Unlike older Windows versions, 10 and 11 focus heavily on tying devices to a Microsoft account. This is partially due to their push toward Microsoft 365, which merges all content in the cloud.
7 ways to improve your Gmail experience
Level up your Gmail user experience with these seven productivity hacks.
Gmail is one of the most popular email services for personal use. Many organizations using Google Workspaces also offer Gmail as the email client. By default, Google offers many interesting features in Gmail that work as advertised. But with a few minor tweaks, you could really help level up your entire Gmail experience.
Best email apps for Android in 2023
If you're tired of using Gmail on your Android phone, then consider trying these alternatives to see which one you like better.
One of the best parts of being in the Android ecosystem is the sheer volume of apps on the Play Store. While some users may see it as overwhelming, we would rather look at this situation in a positive light — there are a lot of amazing applications for us to try. Be it camera apps, podcast apps, games, music, or email apps, there are a lot of options to choose from.
Vivaldi launches its own email client with integrated calendar and RSS reader
Vivaldi Mail 1.0 is built into the Vivaldi browser and incorporates Vivaldi Calendar and Feed Reader.
Vivaldi is best known for its cross-platform Chromium web browser. However, the company signaled last year that it would be expanding into other areas and introduced a bunch of new services to take on Google and Microsoft, including Vivaldi Mail, Vivaldi Calendar, and more. After spending a year in beta, Vivaldi Mail and Calendar are now officially out on the stable channel.
ProtonMail is working on a desktop mail client and rewritten mobile apps
Encrypted email service ProtonMail is working on updated Android and iOS apps and an experimental desktop mail client.
ProtonMail is a popular encrypted email service, made by the same folks as ProtonVPN. It's one of the best options for sending secure messages over the internet, but the applications for accessing your ProtonMail inbox have never ben amazing. Thankfully, the developers have a plan to fix that.
Shortwave is a new Google Inbox-inspired email app
Google Inbox might be dead, but Shortwave is a new email service that aims to bring some of its magic back to life.
Google left many people disappointed in 2019 when the company shut down Inbox by Gmail (also known as Google Inbox), an email application that connected to Gmail and organized your messages in easy-to-read bundles. Several other email apps and services have implemented similar functionality, but now what might be the closest imitator has arrived: Shortwave.
ProtonMail revamps 'Bridge' utility for using third-party mail apps
ProtonMail Bridge, the utility for using ProtonMail email accounts with third-party desktop email apps, is receiving an overhaul.
ProtonMail is an end-to-end encrypted email service, adding an extra layer of security on top of traditional email messaging. The additional security features means you can't connect a ProtonMail account to a third-party email application, like you can with Gmail or Yahoo accounts. ProtonMail's solution to this is the ProtonMail Bridge application, which has been around for a while, but has now received a significant update.
K-9 Mail receives a big update with a fresh coat of paint
K-9 Mail v5.8 is rolling out on the Play Store, and it brings some much-needed improvements to this OG email client, including a fresh UI.
K-9 Mail, an open-source email client for Android, has just received a huge update. K-9 Mail has been around since the old days of Android. It was considered one of the best email clients at the time and it's still used by many users. However, the lack of new updates in recent years meant the app was starting to feel a bit dated compared to other modern-looking email clients. That’s finally being addressed with the stable release of the K-9 Mail, which not only brings a fresh coat of paint but also adds many improvements while fixing old bugs.
Huawei is launching its own email service called Petal Mail
Following the launch of Petal Search and Petal Maps last year, Huawei has now started testing a new email service, called Petal Mail, in China.
Even though Huawei's smartphone business is struggling in the face of continued US sanctions, the company is making constant efforts to provide a well-rounded software experience on its devices. Not only is the company working on a first-party alternative to Android, called Harmony OS, but it has also released a couple of alternatives to Google's services, like HMS and HMS Core, AppGallery, Petal Search, and Petal Maps over the last two years. Although these services haven't really caught on outside of China, Huawei is now gearing up to launch its own email service, called Petal Mail, to fill the void left by Gmail.
The ProtonMail Android app goes open source
The ProtonMail app on Android is now open source and you can access its code on the company's GitHub page.
ProtonMail is an email service that's known for being privacy-conscious, which makes it popular among users who seek more secure alternatives to Gmail. Thanks to the success of its email service, Proton has since branched out into different verticals, including encrypted contacts, a VPN service, and, most recently, an end-to-end encrypted calendar called ProtonCalendar. In a bid to give users more confidence in its services, Proton has now announced that its ProtonMail app on Android has gone open source and has passed an independent security audit.
FairEmail is an email app for truly privacy-conscious Android users
FairEmail is an open-sourced email app that aims to be the answer for privacy-conscious users. We've covered it in the past and it has grown since then.
There is certainly no shortage of email apps in the Google Play Store. If you've used an Android phone for any length of time, you've probably tried out several different apps. While there may be many to choose from, the vast majority of these apps are closed source and they don't necessarily put your privacy as a top priority. FairEmail is an open-source email app that aims to be the answer for privacy-conscious users. We've covered it in the past, but it has grown a lot since then.
[Update: It's Dead] Google will discontinue Inbox by Gmail in March
Gmail has gotten many Inbox features, which has led some to believe Inbox was on the way out. Now, Inbox by Gmail will be discontinued in March.
Inbox by Gmail has always been Google's more daring and experimental email app. While Gmail has stayed largely the same over the years, Inbox was full of fresh and exciting features. However, recently, Gmail has been getting some of those features, which has led many to believe Inbox was on the way out. Google is announcing that Inbox will be discontinued by the end of March 2019 (via FastCompany).
Popular iOS email app Spark now available for Android
Spark, a feature-rich iOS email client similar in fashion to the now-defunct Inbox by Gmail, is now becoming available on Android.
Today marks the passing of Inbox by Gmail, an alternative email client by Google that packed a bunch of features like message grouping and reminders, and that, despite not receiving as much love as other Google apps, still holds a dear place in the heart of many users. This is because of the main Gmail app not yet having the same feature set as Inbox--despite Google testing these features on Gmail and further promising they will come--making the transition from Inbox to Gmail an uncomfortable downgrade in many different aspects. Furthermore, there aren't really any email clients good enough to tide you over, but this depends on who you ask. If you're ready to let go, you might want to try other alternatives, like Spark, before hopping onto plain boring Gmail.
Standalone K-9 Mail client built for Wear OS smartwatches
XDA Recognized Developer moneytoo wanted to bring the K-9 Mail client to Google's Wear OS platform as a standalone application.
K-9 Mail, as its name suggests, is an email application that has been out for ages. Its source code was first published to its git repository back in October of 2008 and since then we've seen a number of forks created from it. There was a Material Design version released for Android 5.0+ thanks to the work from XDA Senior Member Gaukler_Faun, but it has since been discontinued. A widget was released for it last year thanks to the work from XDA Junior Member kbs1 and new works continue to be created thanks to its open source origins.
LineageOS Changelog 20: Call Recording, Better Email App, and more!
The LineageOS team has just published a changelog with a bunch of the features and fixes that have been added over the last couple of months.
LineageOS is arguably the most popular Android custom ROM these days. It packs a lot of great features, supports a ton of devices, and gets regular updates. The LineageOS team has just published a changelog with a bunch of the features and fixes that have been added over the last couple of months.
FairEmail is an open source, privacy-friendly email app
XDA Recognized Developer M66B released an open source email application called FairEmail with the goal of being privacy-friendly.
As they say, Big Data is Big Money, and it's hard to get around online these days. There are even toggles in the operating system themselves that let you disable location services but will continue storing your location data on their servers. Thankfully, Android is open source and many have gone for the pure AOSP flavor without letting any of Google's code touch their device. That's why it was interesting when XDA Recognized Developer M66B released an email application called FairEmail with the goal of being privacy-friendly.
You can now disable "Conversation View" in Gmail for Android
Gmail for Android has always used the Conversation View structure, but today they have announced that it can be disabled right in the settings menu.
Different email services and their clients handle the content being sent back and forth in different ways. Some have what is called "Conversation View," which groups replies together in an attempt to make them easier to skim through and follow. Then there are some email services which treat things more like an instant messenger as their way of bringing something unique to the table. Gmail for Android has always used the Conversation View structure, but today they have announced that it can be disabled right in the settings menu.