New in version 1.6.4
A reply quoting a decrypted message can now be sent, saved or scheduled unencrypted, after you confirm.
Previews that opened on raw MIME (a boundary line, then part headers) show the message's first lines.
IMAP: starred messages gone from the server leave Starred once the app learns it, and a folder deleted on the server leaves no mail in search.
Notifications: a failed read mark from the list keeps the notification; Russian and Polish summaries use the right plural.
Sterna Mail is a free, private email client for Android. It is built for JMAP, the modern successor to IMAP, and works just as well with any IMAP/SMTP provider.
No tracking, no ads, no Google services. The code is GPLv3, and F-Droid checks that the app it ships is byte for byte the one built from the published source.
Reading:
* Several accounts, JMAP and IMAP side by side, with a unified inbox that works offline
* Conversations, search as you type and snooze
Writing:
* Several identities, each with its own signature
* Undo send and scheduled send
Privacy and security:
* OpenPGP encryption through an app such as OpenKeychain
* Remote images and tracking pixels blocked by default, app lock with fingerprint or PIN
Setup and notifications:
* Setup from your email address alone, or a manual form when the domain publishes nothing
* Push notifications without Google, over JMAP, IMAP IDLE or UnifiedPush
* Available in eleven languages
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Versions
Although APK downloads are available below to give you the choice, you should be aware that by installing that way you will not receive update notifications and it's a less secure way to download. We recommend that you install the F-Droid client and use that.
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arm64-v8a
armeabi-v7a
x86
x86_64
This version requires Android 8.0 or newer.
It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
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view network connections
Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
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run foreground service
Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
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run foreground service with the type "specialUse"
Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "specialUse"
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have full network access
Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
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show notifications
Allows the app to show notifications
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read your contacts
Allows the app to read data about your contacts stored on your phone. Apps will also have access to the accounts on your phone that have created contacts. This may include accounts created by apps you have installed. This permission allows apps to save your contact data, and malicious apps may share contact data without your knowledge.
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run at startup
Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
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use biometric hardware
Allows the app to use biometric hardware for authentication
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use fingerprint hardware
Allows the app to use fingerprint hardware for authentication
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prevent phone from sleeping
Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
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app.sterna.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
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6.8 MiB
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New in version 1.6.3
Replied and forwarded marks now show in the message list and the message header, and Sterna sets them on the original when your reply or forward is sent.
"Edit as new" in the message menu reopens a message in the composer as a new one.
An optional Starred entry in the folder drawer.
Hungarian interface.
On wide screens, filter, sort, mark read and move fold into the menus when a message is open beside the list.
An HTML signature that is only an image is no longer dropped.
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arm64-v8a
armeabi-v7a
x86
x86_64
This version requires Android 8.0 or newer.
It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
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view network connections
Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
-
run foreground service
Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
-
run foreground service with the type "specialUse"
Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "specialUse"
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have full network access
Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
-
show notifications
Allows the app to show notifications
-
read your contacts
Allows the app to read data about your contacts stored on your phone. Apps will also have access to the accounts on your phone that have created contacts. This may include accounts created by apps you have installed. This permission allows apps to save your contact data, and malicious apps may share contact data without your knowledge.
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run at startup
Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
-
use biometric hardware
Allows the app to use biometric hardware for authentication
-
use fingerprint hardware
Allows the app to use fingerprint hardware for authentication
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prevent phone from sleeping
Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
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app.sterna.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
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6.8 MiB
PGP Signature
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Build Log
New in version 1.6.2
IMAP: an account's Unread view also lists older unread mail. On a CONDSTORE server, refreshing a folder already read once fetches only new messages and changed flags.
A message deleted from its notification no longer comes back in the list.
A reply to an OpenPGP message you have just read in Sterna quotes its decrypted text, and can only be sent encrypted.
Previews no longer show HTML entities or filler characters.
Screen readers: more controls have a spoken name and state.
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arm64-v8a
armeabi-v7a
x86
x86_64
This version requires Android 8.0 or newer.
It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
-
view network connections
Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
-
run foreground service
Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
-
run foreground service with the type "specialUse"
Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "specialUse"
-
have full network access
Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
-
show notifications
Allows the app to show notifications
-
read your contacts
Allows the app to read data about your contacts stored on your phone. Apps will also have access to the accounts on your phone that have created contacts. This may include accounts created by apps you have installed. This permission allows apps to save your contact data, and malicious apps may share contact data without your knowledge.
-
run at startup
Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
-
use biometric hardware
Allows the app to use biometric hardware for authentication
-
use fingerprint hardware
Allows the app to use fingerprint hardware for authentication
-
prevent phone from sleeping
Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
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app.sterna.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
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6.7 MiB
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