from the team:
Hi everyone,
We're happy to announce that the new, rewritten Proton Mail Android app is now available to all Proton users on the Google Play store!
For everyone on de-Googled Android devices, you can find the APK file here.
We’ve improved performance and reliability, with up to a 5x reduction in crashes since we started rolling out the updated version. Since the first beta, we’ve added back key features:
🗒️ create and manage your contact group lists
🔑 send password-protected emails (i.e. protect your communication with non-Proton accounts)
💣 set an expiration date to your emails
🗓️ jump directly from your inbox to your Proton Calendar
🌗 switch between light and dark mode
🔒 protect the app with biometric lock
This development provides a solid foundation for delivering new features faster in the future.
We’re looking forward to your feedback, and we’re keeping an eye on our UserVoice to help us decide which features to prioritize next.
Best,
The Proton Team
The objective is to always keep your email store encrypted in transit and on proton's server. This is a decryption relay to be used on trusted systems, decrypted with your key. It then serves it up to your email app with startls encryption and an app password, keeping the local store encrypted. Then you can set up your email client to not download a local copy, as you already have a local copy on your local proton store served by your local proton proxy server. I'd argue its more secure than accessing it through a browser, as there is less likely to be malicious add-on activity.