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I'm tried of how terrible Gmail is. Id like an email client with folders or categories. If it can sort them automatically (like how Googles now defunct inbox app used to) that would be even better.

Edit: in a couple days or whenever the activity on this post slows down. I will update this post with a list of the most recommended email app.

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[–] aindriu_b@feddit.uk 33 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Started getting tired of the ads in gmail, so last week switched to K9 Mail. Liking it so far.

[–] skillissuer@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Apparentlly they collaborate with Thunderbird so there will be Thunderbird for Android

[–] fulano 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Mine stopped sending emails all of a sudden this week. Are you able to send emails using k9 with a gmail account?

[–] aindriu_b@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

Yep, still working for me. Had to set it up with an App Password, as I couldn't get it to work without.

[–] treasure@feddit.de 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I use FairEmail. The free version already has fairly advanced features, it's open source and ad free, and you can customize it to your liking. Even the paid version is not a ripoff and feels like you are actually supporting the developer instead of throwing money at a greedy company.

[–] jetsetdorito@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I've tried a few times I just can't get myself to like the UI

[–] eruchitanda@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

FairMail is great, and gets updates frequently.

Definitely going to try this one out. I love a good open source email client.

[–] Sigurd@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I use protonmail and have a paid account there. They have filters that can automatically move mails to folders or give them a label.

[–] couragethebravedog@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I use protonmail as well. Can you create folders and set your rules for them from mobile in proton?

[–] Sigurd@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

You can create folders and labels, but you need to go to the web version in order to make rules, but it all syncs up with the mobile app aswell. The website also works fine on mobile.

[–] Izzy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I recently switched from gmail to protonmail. I might start paying for the cheapest subscription at some point once I fully migrate over. The mobile app is really sleek and I think it is better than gmails mobile app.

[–] agelord@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

K9mail. Mozilla collaborates with the dev. There'll be a Thunderbird for Android based on k9mail.

[–] Xepher@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I believe Mozilla actually hired the dev not that long ago.

[–] WhoRoger@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Still on K-9 5.6

[–] JoeClu@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I use FairEmail. It's very privacy focused.

https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail/releases/

[–] NENathaniel@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I find Spark mail to have the best UI

Thanks, I'll check it out

[–] wilberfan@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ooof. I guess I'm just too old school: I hate the idea of "renting" software.

[–] NENathaniel@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

I don't pay for Spark so idk what you mean

Altho I'm not opposed to paying for software if it means funding ongoing development and improvement

[–] moriabalrogs@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Agreed, I've tried plenty of Email clients over the past couple of years and keep going back to Spark.

[–] nl_the_shadow@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Been using Nine on my personal device, as Outlook was horrible at syncing with IMAP accounts (only synced on demand, never in the background). On my work device, I do use Outlook, but with an O365 account it does work as intended.

[–] L3s@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I use the Outlook app and Gmail, Outlook for the same reason (work) but also because it does the job.

After reading this post though I'll probably try others, I've seen good things about Nine before, anything you're not liking about it?

[–] nl_the_shadow@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Not really, it gets the job done. It's a real client for power users, so you can get lost in the details of the configuration, but you don't have to.

[–] couragethebravedog@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've seen nine recommend before. Other than syncing, are there any other features nine has that you like?

[–] nl_the_shadow@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

To be completely honest, Outlook is more user friendly (and free), but Nine can be customized in greater detail. If not for the sync headaches, I likely would've stayed on Outlook, I'm not a mail power user, which is where Nine shines.

[–] knobbysideup@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Another nice thing with Nine is you can configure it to not wipe your whole device if your admins decide to do that to you.

[–] nl_the_shadow@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Absolutely true. Sad thing is my company only allowd for Outlook as a mail client, so using Nine for my work mail isn't an option.

[–] thinnerBonkers@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Not much of a choice to switch webclients. But on clients I'd start with Sparkmail. Except if you are on Linux.. mac/win/ios/android only.

I'll give sparkmail a try. Do you happen to know if they collect data from your emails when using their app?

[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 5 points 1 year ago

Tutanota has been great.

[–] PrometheusG@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I used Nine for work email for years; it has the fewest "deal-breakers" in an email app that I've ever tried. Unfortunately, my company changed to Exchange Online and now only allows the official Outlook app.

As someone else mentioned, it's UI is maybe a little cluttered. However, it's also got the all the features I wanted. If you favor clean UI over features, look elsewhere. Otherwise, it's worth the price of admission.

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[–] cabhan@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 year ago

I use Fastmail on the web, and Aqua Mail as my Android client.

The joy of using almost any enail servie other than Gmail or Outlook is that you can use basically any IMAP client you want :). Yes, I know that they both also support IMAP, but it never seems to work quite as well as one might hope.

[–] Robboman93@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Protonmail is my favorite email app/service. I've been using it the last 2 years and it's been a great experience.

[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Bluemail is my app of choice. I have four different email accounts and like how easy it is to manage each of them.

[–] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I like Microsoft Android Apps, and I always felt like Outlook is pretty good if you have O365. Zero complaints.

I bought Nine and used it for a while, but I just felt like it was a bit too cluttered for an email app.

[–] knobbysideup@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I like aquamail but am not sure what is going on with already purchased paid accounts right now.

[–] flying_gel@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm using aquamail too, also paid for pro.

It seems like we will be able to keep the current features we have, but new ones might not be available unless we enter into a subscription model.

https://www.aqua-mail.com/blog/android/important-announcement-concerning-the-aqua-mail-unlocker-pro/

[–] knobbysideup@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Seems the migration button finally lit up. No more stupid circle dot.

[–] jcrabapple@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Fastmail@couragethebravedog@lemmy.world

[–] lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I was using Spark for the past few years because it was the closest thing I could find to Inbox that supported non-Gmail emails. A few months ago they put out a major update (v3) that completely borked it for me. It constantly crashes on both iPadOS and Android, so I've moved onto K-9 Mail and am waiting for Thunderbird to come out on iPadOS.

I didn't use K-9 for the longest time because I had a poor experience with it the first time I tried it many, many years ago. Between then and now it looks like they refreshed to Material Design and have significantly improved the UX. I'm happy with it.

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

All I want is a Gmail app that uses my desktop signature, how the hell is that not the default?

[–] Genghis@monero.town 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is there an email client that can sort emails by Primary, Social, and Promotions like how the Gmail client does? Also when using another client to send an email, all the email contacts don't get autofilled like how gmail has it.

[–] Thisismyusername169@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've just started using spark, and it seems pretty close.

It has 'newsletters' which is basically 'promotions', and 'notifications' which is more of the important stuff like eBay and Amazon receipts and Google security notifications because you signed into a new email app 😂

[–] LaughingFox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I liked Spark, and right now I use E-mail by Edison. Clunky name, but good solid email app. Nice UI, multiple accounts.

[–] fne8w2ah@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Edison Mail. Multi-email account support mainly.

[–] _MoveSwiftly@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Gmail, personally. Can't beat it.

Otherwise, I'd like to switch to Proto for the security.

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