I agree. I just downloaded PM but must log in every time I open it. The other thing I'm having a problem with after downloading, I can't find it on my PC even when doing a 'search'. I'd like to have it in my taskbar, but haven't found a way to do that. I had to add a desktop shortcut to get to it.

Any update on this? Considering switching over from gmail, but this makes protonmail more of a pain to use regularly. I appreciate logging out being the default, but a "Remember me" checkbox to maintain sessions on machines I trust would be a major UX improvement.

I really want to get rid of GMail (and tried many alternatives in the past four year). All of them failed, either in search, thread-view or being able to "stay-logged-in".

Protonmail comes closest to such a GMail alternative, but the fact that I cannot decide to stay logged in drives me crazy and makes it impossible for me to switch from GMail. I am using GMail on my work laptop (where I just cannot install a PW manager), so entering the PW and 2FA every time I close the tab or reboot is just not practical at all.

I really would like to switch away from GMail and pay for an alternative (like Protonmail), but no service seems to be able to deliver.

So please, Protonmail, implement this feature, and enable me to switch to you.

This is needed. I would switch to PM as my primary email if this was possible. This must be optional (e.g.: "trust this computer" checkbox).

My PC has encrypted hard disk, auto logout after some minutes of inactivity and is always in my office. So why do I need to enter my long password and the 2FA code, while the android app does not need this and is in a phone that could be lost?

Tutanota, which also focuses on privacy and security, keeps users logged in.

At least you could consider adding an option to "trust this computer", so that Protonmail doesn't ask for two-factor passcode apart from password each and every time. This is such a pain in the neck that I am thinking of disabling 2FA. I don't know what's more secure: to not stay logged in but disable 2FA, or to stay logged in with 2FA enabled? I think the latter is obviously more secure.

This is needed. Please prioritize.

I just switched to Protonmail as my primary email. I love it so far, but this issue is the glaring exception. It is beyond annoying for me, and I remember the password! My husband has a much harder time because he has to look up the password or (more annoying) get it from me. Since we mainly use the home computer the whole situation is ridiculous. Please enable the option to stay logged in, at least for 1 day at a time.

Will this ever be resolved?!? I am TIRED of having to log in every time I open my browser.. And not just that – every time I close the Protonmail tab or refresh it!
Staying logged in HAS TO BE an option, PLEAAASE!!!
I would give all of my votes here to make that happen, if I could.. This is the one thing that makes Protonmail fall from excellent to tolerable for me...

Anyone know how to Undo login password remember feature

I do not wish for the password to keep me logged in or remembered. It automatically remembers the password allowing anyone to enter this compromises the entire purpose of the site. Anyone with any idea on how to detach the password as I have exhausted all options

well if you guys think this is simple your are wrong , proton mail know best like not giving you an option to delete all messages from inbox , they are so backwards now its unbelivable they used to be good

KEEP ME LOGE IN....FOR ME IS DIFFICULT YO GO THROW ALL THIS...THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDIN KALLI PATIDES

PLEASE KEEP ME LOGE IN....TODAY AM NOT AT ALL SATISFIED WITH ????

I use my Linux-based computer with full disk encryption, automatic lockscreen after 10 minutes (even though I live alone and no-one else has physical access to it), I use separate browsers for specific purposes with different combinations of private mode and cookie deletion, a VPN and I top this all off with Firejail to sandbox my software and browser extensions. When I go to check my email, I have to enter a username, password, 2FA, then finally a mailbox password and... I find I can't be bothered before I even start. I have my logins in a password manager but since I'm careful to not run extensions due to the sandboxing, I've had to insecurely save them in a text file and copy/paste them from there instead. No, I don't save passwords in any inbuilt browser password manager. At least I have a lockscreen, FDE and Firejail and my computer always stays in my house, right?

Now, compare this with the Android app:

Login once, set a short PIN. Enter PIN to check or send emails. That's it. Now I'm permanently logged in on a tiny portable device that can easily be shoulder surfed for the PIN and stolen. All on this inherently insecure platform rife with keylogging and screenshotting malware downloadable straight from Google's own Play Store. I don't use the Android app for this very reason, thereby removing the one and only quick and easy way to check my emails.

It's actually easier to use Protonmail with lesser security by using a phone app with a short PIN on a known insecure platform than on a, by comparison, reasonably hardened desktop computer. This is definitely not secure. It's almost like you're hoping to see everyone's email address appear on haveibeenpwned.com. Who's to say that Google haven't stepped aside and let their best friends at the NSA develop the hot new game of the moment and hand it out free to everyone.

I would, in my use case, be happy to see:

"I understand the risks..." message and a selection for something like:

"Set a cookie to keep me logged in for 1 Day / 1 Week / 1 Month / Forever"

I'm pretty certain that I'd set mine to "Forever" due to the confidence I have in my personal setup. Then I'd have just the one extension-free browser to pop up and close multiple times a day. Why not even do this but with a (user optional) PIN? Why such a disparity between phone apps and desktop access? Until then, Protonmail might well be a secure email service but with all the (unnecessary for me) hoops to jump through, it's more of a curiosity for now. Protonmail is definitely not something I'd pay for - I'm not a masochist and I'd feel buyer's remorse for sure. If you can't tell, I like security. I also like usability. The disparity beggars belief when phone app users get all the usability but more serious security enthusiasts get all the hassle. I have an account I don't even use because of all of this. I want to like Protonmail, I really do.

Hello Proton team - can we get an update on this issue as it seems to have been under review for a very long time now.

Proton always remembers my user login (user name & password) & the password for "decrypt mailbox". It could be a browser issue if this info is not remembered.

Why don't you propose this feature ? It does not seem to be difficult technically ?
It would be very useful for many people.

This is also a deal breaker for me :(

I'm just trying protonmail for the first time today. It looks great, but this issue is a deal breaker. I check my email way too many times per day to log in every time.

I have to close my browser often, an this necessity to sign in every time is just frustrating. I JUST switched to ProtonMail as my primary email, and already considering moving to Tutanota, just because they have this feature (although there you can not assign preferred language, which is frustrating in turn).