I love Protonmail but I cannot understand how a service which is supposed to give priority to privacy depends so much on Google services.

Already a paid user of mail and VPN but considering moving out from Protonmail to my new created ******** address. I am not happy with that because I would like me being considering to upgrade to a better suscription rather than being considering leaving from it.

Please upload the Protonmail Android app to F-Droid. Sorry, English is not my ****** language.

I love Protonmail but I cannot understand how a service which is supposed to give priority to privacy depends so much on Google services.

Already a paid user of mail and VPN but considering moving out from Protonmail to my newly created ******** address. I am not happy with that because I would like me being considering to upgrade to a better Protonmail subscription rather than being considering leaving from it.

Please upload the Protonmail Android app to F-Droid

This is driving me insane too. How is possible that for download the mobile app I MUST have the PLAY STORE/play service ON MY MOBILE ?!?!?!?
The most powerful snoop tool on this planet?!?! LOL
Every time I ask for the mobile app you propose the beta version. This is NOT FAIR.
Then... if I click on the received mail for join the beta app (I already joined in the past) the browser report , no matter what , " BETA by CRASHLYRICS - OPEN THE INVITATION EMAIL ON YOUR DEVICE TO BEGIN REGISTERING FOR BETA TESTING". And stuck there!!!!!!!!!
My logical patience is coming to the end...

The reliance was a big issue. Thanks for the f droid suggestion.
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You can't rescue people from a burning building (i.e. Facebook) without going in there yourself. Just remember to wear a fireproof suit!

Protonmail doesn't want to encourage people to start using Facebook, but they do want to reach them in order to give them a chance at reclaiming their privacy.

Also, Google is only to a "lesser extent" because they somehow managed to avoid scandals like Facebook has been drowning in. Their time will come, and when it does I predict the scandals will be even uglier (Is a Google Home lurking in your home yet?).

Another vote for this. Paid subscriber.

It would be really great to have this app available on fdroid and free from play services

Things like this are why I don't upgrade.

Could we at least have an explanation of the necessity?

Companies need to reach new users - and not everyone shares the same privacy concerns. If they aren't on that platform, whole swaths of potential users may never even learn about Protonmail, or why privacy should matter - which is way worse than some business Facebook profile used for PR.

What is the status of this planned feature?

Given the massive privacy violations by FaceBook (and Google to a lesser extent) Proton Mail should completely disassociate itself with these companies. It's hard to believe that company that says it's all about privacy and security has a FaceBook link/banner at the top of it's page.

I am already a monthly subscriber and wanted to upgrade during the Black Friday sale. I am hesitant, however, to commit a year or more to an end-to-end encrypted communication service that uses a proprietary Android app.

It's Black Friday and time to get my long awaited spy-free e-mail. But seeing that Protonmail forces me to use Google's hyper tracked Play Store the decision has been made for me, I will have to go with Tutanota despite them having fewer features than PM. Perhaps next year will be different.

It is clear Protonmail does not give a samn users want. This dependency problem is present since, at least, 2016. In 2017 november Protonmail said the apk will soonly downloadable on its website. One year later Protonmail apps is always associated with Google Play Service. And to 3 months Protonmail free become slow... slow... i was on Tutanota and it wzs quick and off Google Play... but my Tutanota was deleted by a Tutanota problem... security is not here. Encrypted mail apps are not that they promess...

I hope you add this feature soon :)

As long as this isn't done yet, please remove the notification. It's ok to show it once, but not everytime I open the app.

Hi guys,
please provide the app also on F-Droid.
Google has become evil.

And why do you have to run google-analytics on this site??

I would also love to see a version that does not harass me for not having google services installed (that popup is really annoying) and notifications would be great too.

Any update? This was posted in 2016. If it was genuinely "planned" it would be done already...

Protonmail claims to be privacy first. How can you require us to install Google's spyware on our phones?

Please, provide the APK so people don't download random APKs from insecure sources!

Or even better, provide a bridge for Android so we can use our favourite mail client and don't have to use a different app at all.

I am in the process of moving to ProtonMail, but having recently changed phone OS, this is really making me think twice! Unfortunate as ProtonMail has otherwise been great