Remove dependance on google play services
Protonmail android app is dependent on google play services and that is obviously against privacy and security.
Users who removed/disable google play services or used vanilla "lineageos" without gapps cannot get the mail client work properly.
Google play services collect every possible piece of info about the user; location, body sensors, application usage, and every other possible thing. So telling the use to enable/install google services you compromise his privacy and security by 3rd party app which is clearly against the idea if Protomail.
I hope you can correct this and have no dependence on google at all.
Haroon
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Anonymous
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This seems to be such an obvious requirement that I could just shake my head this wasn't the approach from the beginning...
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Anonymous
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We are here because we don't trust Google... but ProtonMail app needs Google Play Services!!
Nonsense!!
Please, fix it as soon as possible. Meanwhile I won't install your app in my phone. -
[Deleted User]
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Any news?
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Sam Saenz
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This! It is vital for people in the process of de-googleing
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A
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APKMIRROR is also a possibility.
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Anders
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What all the others said. Being a "privacy mail" (That's why I'm a paying customer), could you please make the app available on F-droid. I just installed Copperhead OS and now I can't check my mail on my phone...
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Antonios
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Being able to download it through F-Droid and thus being independent from the Play Store would be great.
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Anonymous
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After reading the sensible explanation
https://protonmail.com/blog/protonmail-threat-model/and deciding to try Protonmail I was surprised to find that I have to download the mobile Proton email application from a 3rd party.
And even more surprised why Protonmail would promote directly or indirectly and any of the Google Services.For example, Wire Messenger offers the possibility to download the APK file directly from their website.
Seems like the normal way while F-Droid is pending? -
Anonymous
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I hope you can offer a f-droid repo to download the protonmail client :)
thank you
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conktr
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publish a non dependent google play services apk on your site or on crashlytics.
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[Deleted User]
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Any news?
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Enzo
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I agree....
I don't use fdroid, but a few minutes of work would make a lot of people happy -
Anonymous
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It's in Aptoide with a trusted download. I use both Aptoide and f-droid, but Aptoide has many more apps. They all aren't free though.
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Anonymous
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Yes please
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The Wondering Dane
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Just waiting for this and yes, it's ironic ProtonMail is dependant on Google Services...
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Jesse Wilder
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I see this is marked as plan. Can we get some more insight on this?
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Matthew Wolffsohn
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Better still, run your own F-droid repo for Protonmail.
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Anonymous
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good idea i don't use google play service on my device and always the popup.
"install google play service" and don't push only open the app and refresh -
Randolph Stanovich
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Randolph Stanovich
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Yes, please do this! I do not use the Google App Store. I tried side loading the Protonmail app and it wont open any mail. Keeps telling me to install the Play Store.... NO!