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.
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Anonymous commented
Will it be any changes?
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Anonymous commented
That’s really sucks.
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Guver commented
The new bottom every time. Today it is using Google. Yesterday it was new policy to delete inactive accounts. What the scrap will make proton team tomorrow?
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Iruna commented
The new bottom every time. Today it is using Google. Yesterday it was new policy to delete inactive accounts. What the scrap will make proton team tomorrow?
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Anonymous commented
Stop the evil! Remove google!!
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Anonymous commented
Get rid of Google!!!!
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Anonymous commented
Fuck Google! Toss it away!!!
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Anonymous commented
They are using Google? So it is no privacy here…
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Anonymous commented
Really dumb choice. They shouldn’t use anything from companies like Google. It is evil corporations.
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Anonymous commented
Totally agree. It mustn’t be any Google in privacy services.
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Alan commented
Yeah. They must get rid of Google.
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Nani commented
ProtonMail service is positioned as private and anonymous. But when you click on the contact button, it offers to import from Google evil corporation (screenshots: https://shorturl.at/loLNV https://shorturl.at/oxGO9) This action compromises the IP address of the evil corporation. Kindly remove this button from such a visible place or mark it with a sign warning of possible compromise of IP and other data. Also, I believe that any service that cares in any way about user privacy should sever all ties with evil corporation Google. This is not a good move by a company that values privacy and anonymity. Google is a huge hole in privacy and anonymity. Please unbind all of your services from the evil eye of Google's malicious organisation.
In particular, this applies to:
- Removing the malicious notification library from the Android app
- Removal of the Google contacts integration . -
Mioto commented
This is an important feature because relying on Google Play just for notifications is ludicrous and seems to go against the mission of Protonmail. Nevertheless, I am currently using the protonmail and calendar apps on an Android phone without Google services and it works perfectly except that I don't get notifications. Maybe this is a blessing in disguise.
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Dan commented
I really like Protonmail, but this issue is very important. Proton's demographic is much more likely than the average Android user to be avoiding Google. If you guys implemented this, I would instantly upgrade my account to paid.
The fact that this has been talked about for years with no visible progress is concerning. Lots of other open-source apps have GSF-independent notifications; it shouldn't be too hard to take a look at what they're doing if you need some ideas.
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Anonymous commented
This is a critical feature.
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obibon commented
If google weren't a problem, nobody would need/want protonmail. We could all use gmail. Can't really build a credible alternative that focuses on privacy, yet still depend on google. And why is the app not on f-droid???
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Fred commented
Please pm, get totally rid of google, so that notifications are working on de-googled phones. That is still a killer feature, and it makes me considering switching to other mail services…
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Fred commented
Protonmail is not properly working with de-googled phones (lineage os f.i.): no notifications.
Relying on google services/drive is a kind of joke about security… -
David commented
Any updates on this? I am already planning to switch to Tutanota once my premium plan runs out and this feature is still not available.
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Miguel commented
Any update?? Has been 5 years since this was raised!