It's probably because Proton changed the repo. I was grabbing their release via Obtainium and noticed the version I had was way older than the version on the Play Store. Had to update my Obtainium entry for ProtonMail to the new repo: https://github.com/ProtonMail/android-mail
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Ah okay, i heard they did an overhaul but didnt know this was the reason for Izzy not having it.
hope he adds it again.
You probably need to make a request to Izzy. From what I remember he has requirements, such as max app size, which makes me wonder if maybe the ProtonMail app just became too big for him to build and host.
Here are the requirements: https://gitlab.com/IzzyOnDroid/repo/-/wikis/Inclusion%20Policy
I believe Proton Pass and Proton VPN are both on F-Droid
yeah they are. but i dont know if those were actually pushed to be in fdroid by proton themselves.
but it doesnt matter really. Mail is by far their flagship product and they refuse to direct people to anyone but people, and maybe github if you find the right page, which someone did link, but obviously is extremely inconvenient.
also proton refuse to release a build that isn't injected with google depedencies. ew.
Sounds like you're ready for a different email service ๐
I don't like Proton but they are the lesser of the evils, especially legally, and offers me the most features that I want and like.
I hear you there. I'm still using their email somewhat, but am transitioning away from it. I do lean on protonvpn as well, haven't found another trustworthy free service that I can use for those few times a month I need to be on some public WiFi.
mullvad is 5$ a month
They seem like a great company, If I ever did move to a paid service I would probably go Mullvad or IVPN, but I just can't bring myself to sign up for the $5 monthly with how infrequently I need it.
What email provider are you moving to?
Tuta is where I'm at for now. They have stricter privacy than proton and are much more active in their app development. They have an Fdroid release for android and a desktop app for Linux which make life pretty nice.
I have had some connectivity issues with their servers lately though, especially on desktop. I don't know if it's my DNS setup or if it is unreliability on the server end. In any case it hasnt been too bad.
Sounds like the same issues as with Signal
yep, a service i trust very little
I have been wondering this too. I am planning to move and am not sure how to get it working with K9 or if they will have their own official app. Perhaps I will decide to just not have email on my phone.
On a similar note, does Proton's Calendar support the fossify and gnome ones?
That's a no on Proton calendar working with third party clients. The encryption makes secure syncing difficult, either decrypt it before transit and have it be insecurely sent, or share the decryption key with the third party app so that it can decrypt the data once it is received, which has its own concerns.
Kinda sucks as I do like having notification of meetings, classes, and such.
Yeah ๐ฅฒ. I used proton calendar for some time but ended up going in on WebDAV nextcloud centric calendaring. It's been more complicated, but at least it is very open (while still being private enough for me)
proton bridge allows you to use any mail client you want. but it's a paid feature.
uhh not sure about the calendars. you'd have to check the file types that each supports.
Bridge doesn't support the calendar yet from what I've heard.
Switch to tuta lol
tuta ๐คข
What is wrong with tuta?