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But 50 bugs a year are a little bit to heavy...
That's only 5 per month though, or 0.14 per day. I personally think that it's worth it for what you get.
But what about their new privacy?
That was just updated to the standard Essential privacy notice when they were taken over, but have confirmed multiple times that our data is our data. They even have a FAQ post on the website regarding it.
Do you think Newton Mail is really still supported? Because the last update (the second after they were taken over) is 2 month ago... Looks like that they're not active anymore...
My contact said they were working on stuff, but maybe just wait a bit before making a decision.
Not too harsh. It is very frustrating as Ive been a beta tester since before release and I WANT to use it but cant.
I have literally had emails (ok only or 1 but still) vanish; not in any folder or deleted. Just wiped from the server.
And drafts you type often will just vanish. Major bugs we're talking, not a graphic misaligned; I think that is nitpicky.
I just cant see paying for an email app yearly. One time I have no problem with. But after 4 years you paid $200 for an email app more than MS Office costs. IF Airmail was fixed it would do 95% of what Newton does (not totally cross-platform but the major features of the app itself). That's why it's so incredibly frustrating.
Airmail completely deletes certain sent messages for me and they can’t find a fix for it. I have to restore backups from the servers to retrieve them, so can’t risk using the app at all.
I just wanted to give Newton Mail another Chance again. Notifications worked fine but... I deleted some emails from one of my IMAP accounts and after updating there were back again. When trying to delete them again Newton said that these emails are deleted already. Tried for some times with the same result. Edison Email didnt show these emails after deletion in Newton.
Now I want to try Altamail again. But I have to subscribe for 99 cent a month.
Now I want to try Altamail again. But I have to subscribe for 99 cent a month.
Is there even an alternative e-mail app with a trustful privacy? I think Spark is the worst, because they are scanning your e-mails for illegal activities. I don't have any, but I don't want them scan my e-mails either.
Canary Mail is encrypted, but only for mails between Canary app and Canary app.
I'm still using Outlook now. They need some permissions for push notifications but I trust them more than other no name developers tbh.
Apples mail app is great too, but at the most accounts it doesn't support push.
Canary Mail is encrypted, but only for mails between Canary app and Canary app.
I'm still using Outlook now. They need some permissions for push notifications but I trust them more than other no name developers tbh.
Apples mail app is great too, but at the most accounts it doesn't support push.
Let’s see some facts about Spark Mail scanning for illegal activity.
You made the claim. The onus is on you to back up your claim. Telling me to go look for myself is not backing up your claim.
I just wanted to give Newton Mail another Chance again. Notifications worked fine but... I deleted some emails from one of my IMAP accounts and after updating there were back again. When trying to delete them again Newton said that these emails are deleted already. Tried for some times with the same result. Edison Email didnt show these emails after deletion in Newton.
Now I want to try Altamail again. But I have to subscribe for 99 cent a month.
Strange, I never get issues like that using FastMail as my provider.
I already tried Newton Mail for the third time and the problem occured for the first time...
why is it the best, you don't list the qualifications or aspects to backup why it's the best
Is there an iOS e-mail app that lets me disable HTML e-mails in my inbox, like K-9 on Android does?
Actually I'm with AltaMail (https://mobile.eurosmartz.com/products/altamail.html). After subscribing for 1 month ($0.99) and tested handling, behaviour and notifications I decided to subscribe for 1 year ($9.99). There is a 30 day trial period for trying the app for free. I did this already some weeks ago so I had to subscribe now.
AltMail has a lot of settings you can change and also is in German language. It took some days to get used to it but now I have to say that I love the app. So I deleted Edison Mail and AltaMail is now my one and only email app.
The privacy policy looks fair: https://mobile.eurosmartz.com/privacy.html
I also asked support how notifications are working and if my credentials are used to send them to my device and are saved on their servers. That's what support answered:
I think that AltaMail is a good (paid!) alternative for the stock email app and also has got a user friendly privacy policy I can live with.
AltMail has a lot of settings you can change and also is in German language. It took some days to get used to it but now I have to say that I love the app. So I deleted Edison Mail and AltaMail is now my one and only email app.
The privacy policy looks fair: https://mobile.eurosmartz.com/privacy.html
I also asked support how notifications are working and if my credentials are used to send them to my device and are saved on their servers. That's what support answered:
I think that AltaMail is a good (paid!) alternative for the stock email app and also has got a user friendly privacy policy I can live with.
Use ProtonMail.com it's the best so far.
You can use the Apple Mail App with ProtonMail Bridge for end to end encrypted mail. On iOS use the Protonmail App.
I used to use Newton Mail until it stopped its services.
I then tried Spark Email and was okay with it but was missing Newton Mail.
Then Newton Mail started to provide its services again and I started to use Newton Mail again but after a few days I noticed my mails were not leaving the outbox. I complained to Newton and they said that my Internet Service Provider was blocking their ip and I need to talk to them. I didn't get any help from my ISP so I had to give up on Newton.
I started to use Edison Mail but was not so happy with it.
Finally I am using Outlook now.
I needed an email app to be used across all my devices
1) iPad Pro
2) Samsung Galaxy S10+
3) iMac
4) Windows Computer
Newton was the best for me in the past and now outlook is the next best option.
Anything else better than Outlook?
I then tried Spark Email and was okay with it but was missing Newton Mail.
Then Newton Mail started to provide its services again and I started to use Newton Mail again but after a few days I noticed my mails were not leaving the outbox. I complained to Newton and they said that my Internet Service Provider was blocking their ip and I need to talk to them. I didn't get any help from my ISP so I had to give up on Newton.
I started to use Edison Mail but was not so happy with it.
Finally I am using Outlook now.
I needed an email app to be used across all my devices
1) iPad Pro
2) Samsung Galaxy S10+
3) iMac
4) Windows Computer
Newton was the best for me in the past and now outlook is the next best option.
Anything else better than Outlook?
But he is looking for an app not for a completely new email account. If you don't want to change your email account you are not able to use the ProtonMail app. You only are able to use the app with a ProtonMail account and it doesn't support IMAP or other services.