Android? E-mail?

[Hawkmoon]

My old faithful Samsung Galaxy SIII cell phone finally cashed in. Went from holding a usable charge, with moderate use throughout the day, for a full day and evening to sucking down from 100% to 5% over the course of three or so hours with NO usage. So I took the plunge and I now have a Galaxy J3 Eclipse.

I also have a Samsung Tab S2 tablet, and I'd like to be able to run the same e-mail app on both. They both have an app pre-installed called "Email," but they have different icons and I have no warm and fuzzy intuition that they are actually the SAME "Email" app. So I'm looking for an email client app for Android. Needs to handle IMAP and be able to handle a couple or three different e-mail accounts. I'm a computer dummy, so easy is better, but capable and flexible is probably more important. But I'm looking for an e-mail client. I don't need a built-in calendar, shopping list, address book, news feed,etc.

What's everyone using? I see an app called BlueMail is at or near the top of several Top Ten lists. Is that one a good choice?

[bedlamite]

Bluemail.

[zxcvbob]

I use gmail for that.  It's linked to my Spectrum email account; not sure if I have it set up for IMAP or POP3.

[MillCreek]

GMail.

[K Frame]

Gmail. Seamless across my laptop, my desktop, and my cell phone.

[Hawkmoon]

I have to admit that I am surprised by how many of you are willing to allow Google to handle all your e-mail. I'm not prepared to do that.

[WLJ]

I use the Outlook app. Not the best IMHO but it's simple and straight to the point.

[HeroHog]

On a PC, ya can't beat Mozilla Thunderbird Mailer. I just wish it worked on the Android as well.

[WLJ]

On a PC, ya can't beat Mozilla Thunderbird Mailer. I just wish it worked on the Android as well.

Thunderbird is what I use on my PCs and ditto on the Android wish

[Hawkmoon]

I use Thunderbird on my PCs. I also wish it were available for Android but ... it isn't.

[K Frame]

I really don't see what makes Google so much different from any other mail server program. You're still committing your data to someone else.

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[zxcvbob]

I really don't see what makes Google so much different from any other mail server program. You're still committing your data to someone else.

Google actually reads and understands your mail.  Have you ever noticed the suggested canned replies?  They are all trite but appropriate to the content.  Also bill and appointment reminders for things that are not on your calendar -- those come from your mail.  It is a little creepy, but does not seem sinister (yet)

[Calumus]

I have to admit that I am surprised by how many of you are willing to allow Google to handle all your e-mail. I'm not prepared to do that.

You're using an Android phone. They can already get pretty much anything they want from you. 

[Hawkmoon]

You're using an Android phone. They can already get pretty much anything they want from you. 

Only from my phone. The less I link the phone to my computer, the less the Great Google has access to.

[K Frame]

Google actually reads and understands your mail.  Have you ever noticed the suggested canned replies?  They are all trite but appropriate to the content.  Also bill and appointment reminders for things that are not on your calendar -- those come from your mail.  It is a little creepy, but does not seem sinister (yet)

Google, please tell Bob to stop being so paranoid.


Bob, stop being so paranoid. And while you're here, would you like to see some ads about antidepressants?

[Ben]

So speaking of the Gmail (which I use) and the prg "reading" email, I was just emailing a buddy to catch up and mentioned to him that I just bought an AR and two 1911s. Right after I wrote that sentence, Gmail popped up a, "Would you like to turn "confidential mode" on?"

Probably just coincidence, but if I were into tinfoil... 

[WLJ]

So speaking of the Gmail (which I use) and the prg "reading" email, I was just emailing a buddy to catch up and mentioned to him that I just bought an AR and two 1911s. Right after I wrote that sentence, Gmail popped up a, "Would you like to turn "confidential mode" on?"

Probably just coincidence, but if I were into tinfoil... 

With Google, Facebook, and Apple you should always have your tinfoil hat on.

[Hawkmoon]

Probably just coincidence, but if I were into tinfoil...  

I doubt there are any coincidences where Google and privacy are concerned.

This discussion has made my decision a lot easier, but not in the way I expected. I think I'll just continue to use my phone as a phone. If I need to stay on top of e-mail while away from home base, I have a Windows tablet and I have a Verizon Jetpack mobile WiFi hotspot, so I can do my e-mail on the tablet, away from Google's prying eyes. And still be able to use Thunderbird.

Win!

[K Frame]

It's cute how you think that Google doesn't have access to that information... 

[MechAg94]

Yahoo Mail

[Firethorn]

So speaking of the Gmail (which I use) and the prg "reading" email, I was just emailing a buddy to catch up and mentioned to him that I just bought an AR and two 1911s. Right after I wrote that sentence, Gmail popped up a, "Would you like to turn "confidential mode" on?"

Probably just coincidence, but if I were into tinfoil... 

It just suggested it to me, as I was writing an email to my parents telling them that the pharmacy called(automatic) to tell them that they have a prescription ready.

Given that the email is going to non-google addresses, I wonder how the heck "privacy mode" would even work, given how email works.

[WLJ]

Many people don't seem to realize that when you hit send the e-mail isn't going straight to the receiver.
It's more like
Your computer ----> server ----> server ----> server ----> server ----> server ----> receiver
Of course this is highly simplified.

At any point along the way your e-mail can be intercepted and read.

 

[dogmush]

You guys know you can use end to end encryption on your Gmail, right?

https://flowcrypt.com/