Ask HN: What's the best privacy friendly Android email app?

I'm moving everything off Google as best as I can at the moment, switching to Fastmail, etc.

My biggest issue at the moment is finding a trustworthy app to use for my email (personal and work).

I've used Gmail forever and have come to love the interface and such on my phone.

I've tried K-9 and while it gets the job done it is extremely clunky and it really makes sorting through emails a chore in my opinion.

There are a few other options that are paid via the Google Play Store like Nine and CloudMail and such, but I don't know how legit these are and I don't want to be handing my emails + logins to some random third party.

Is there a better option than K9?

I'd love to use the Fastmail app as it is great, but I NEED offline support as I travel a lot and am out of service quite often.

Thanks!

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romanovcode 7y ago ↗

If you are moving everything from Google you should really not be using Android. There is absolutely no point in your case.

That is unless you will be using Google-Less android. Tutanota and FairMail are OK.

patrickbolle 7y ago ↗

I agree, but I'm currently stuck with a phone that is unrootable (Zenfone 3 Max ZC520TL) so I'm sort of stuck.

I figure at the very least, moving my email off Google is a good first step.

Tutanota is cool but I like having IMAP option which is not available with them. FairMail is a great idea and I'm following development closely for it, but right now it just doesn't accomplish what I need.