I back this up 100%. I believe that this feature request is not an optional issue, it is a must if Proton is claiming to be Privacy Focused. I've been a plus member for several years, as I believe in privacy. I hope that Proton is taking this as seriously as we do. Unfortunately, as this has been an open issue for 7 years and has not been completed, I start to think that maybe Proton does not believe in the values they advertise. Namely: privacy, freedom, and choice. There is no choice if people cannot choose between using Google Play services with better battery life, and a background service that checks the email with heightened security. There was also a project to publish an app on F-Droid, I thought would address these issues but it is dead now. I finally degoogled my android to find out Protonmail cannot push notifications, and found ways to get it done through a 3rd party app. To be honest, this might be the deal breaker for me to switch my email service to a service that works on degoogled phones.
I back this up 100%. I believe that this feature request is not an optional issue, it is a must if Proton is claiming to be Privacy Focused. I've been a plus member for several years, as I believe in privacy. I hope that Proton is taking this as seriously as we do. Unfortunately, as this has been an open issue for 7 years and has not been completed, I start to think that maybe Proton does not believe in the values they advertise. Namely: privacy, freedom, and choice. There is no choice if people cannot choose between using Google Play services with better battery life, and a background service that checks the email with heightened security. There was also a project to publish an app on F-Droid, I thought would address these issues but it is dead now. I finally degoogled my android to find out Protonmail cannot push notifications, and found ways to get it done through a 3rd party app. To be honest, this might be the deal breaker for me to switch my email service to a service that works on degoogled phones.