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Honestly, if you're in the audience for Thunderbird on Android, you probably also want to have a look at FairMail ~~instead~~.
Edit: phrasing
Why? What does FairMail do better? The headline says it's privacy oriented, but so is k-9.
I love FairEmail's simplified mail viewer that doesn't render HTML mails completely and they look more like an enhanced plain text mail instead.
I've really tried to use it, im sorry it's just so ugly
I agree, it's kind of funny in their website claim they don't put "bells and whistles" in their UI yet it looks way cluttered compared to K-9/Thunderbird.
No doubt it can work better than the aforementioned but it'd be nice if their devs could be a bit humble and recognize its UI could get some love and it would be beneficial for FairEmail.
I'm sure it's a very capable email client, but the UI just didn't mesh well with me.
*FairEmail
I uninstalled it quickly after finding out it was trialware (missing features; popups to pay)
If I remember correctly, you should be able to just install the GitHub version.
I'd love FairMail for desktop Linux
You misunderstood. they said they would love a desktop version, not that they love the desktop version
I noticed after a couple of minutes hahah