Swipe to next/previous email on Android
I think a nice feature to have which is already seen in at least the gmail app on Android is the ability to swipe to the next/previous mail while reading. Say I'm reading my email's and I want to read the next one. The way I have to do this now is by pressing back and then opening the next mail. It would be a lot more comfortable to be able to just swipe from left to right to read the next mail or swipe from right to left to read the previous one.
Andreas Matre
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catch
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@Proton
Could someone from Proton please explain what is hindering the "swipe to next/previous mail" implementation on the smartphone app. I, for one, don't understand why this is an issue (still) in 2025. I wonder how many users stop using Protonmail for this blatantly missing functionality without ever voicing their frustration (only 159 votes?).
Maybe I'm missing something in the config?
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Martin
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Please see the BlueMail App concerning swiping functionalities. I really use this function a lot to switch to new mails.
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Mihovil
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Seems trivial to implement but impactful for UX.
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Michael
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Desperately needed. Please make this happen ASAP!
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John Kaye
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Swiping would be the best, but like a previous user said, even a next/previous button would work. This is really basic stuff, c'mon Proton!
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Michael
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So badly needed. Please implement this!!
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Michel Hendriks
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I don't understand why this is (still) a feature/nice to have .
All mail clients ( on android ) have this feature.Also I would love to move my domain mail to proton but without this feature it is too much hassle to go from one open mail to another and therefor I won't be migrating my domain mail to proton
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Graham Coates commented
Without this option I don't believe I will continue to consider Proton for my email.
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Doug
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The fact that this feature exists on literally every free email app, yet this paid service does not have this crucial app design for user experience is a huge kick in the face.
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new student fan of proton
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On the Android mail app, when I read a mail, it is not possible to slide from right to left, to go to the next mail received. It would save me so much time !!
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Chuck
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Please!!! It is so cumbersome to return to the message list to get to the next or previous message!
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Mihovil
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On Android, on other mail clients (like Aqua Mail) once you open an e-mail you can swipe left and right to switch to next or previous mails in the same folder. That is a fast way how you can swipe through multiple new e-mails that you want to read without needing to go back to the list of e-mails in the folder.
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Clinton Santa Coloma commented
Please implement this feature! Every other major email app on Android allows for swiping between messages/threads.
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Daniel Haas commented
I could even live with a button for next mail.
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Jon
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iOS has apparently had this for nine months now.this really is the biggest thing keeping me from full on switching over to proton from gmail
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Scott Frank commented
Proton Mail for Android:
Swipe to move to the next email in the reading pane.
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Riyaz
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Totally agree! It’d be awesome to swipe left or right to move between emails while reading, instead of going back and forth to select the next one. It would make things a lot easier and smoother. Hope this feature gets added soon!
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Sam
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This is a potential deal breaker for me, I'm evaluating Proton Mail against other options and this is a very important feature that is lacking.
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Brian Owens commented
I actually want to turn that OFF! My problem is that the phone is so sensitive to swiping that when I'm swiping down to read an email that's open, if I deviate even one degree left or right when I'm swiping up or down that it takes me to the previous or next email on the list.
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Tommy H
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I hope this gets implemented asap. It is very cumbersome and slow to have to go back to the inbox to select the next unread email.