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Add to SafariWhen comparing Type Mail vs ProtonMail, the Slant community recommends Type Mail for most people. In the question“What are the best e-mail clients for Android? ” Type Mail is ranked 3rd while ProtonMail is ranked 7th. The most important reason people chose Type Mail is:
Type Mail has clearly put effort in to make their interface easy on the eyes by following Material Design style guidelines and easy to overview by color-coding messages and including details such as service logos and sender's profile to quickly understand where the message is coming from.
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Pros
Pro Good interface
Type Mail has clearly put effort in to make their interface easy on the eyes by following Material Design style guidelines and easy to overview by color-coding messages and including details such as service logos and sender's profile to quickly understand where the message is coming from.
Pro Android Wear support
Users of Type Mail who own an Android Wear device can receive notifications of e-mails on the device as well as manage an read them.
Pro Volume key scrolling
Type Mail can scroll through messages in the inbox via the volume buttons. So you can avoid swiping on the screen if you don't want to.
Pro Customizable swipe menu and email view actions
It's possible to customize what actions are performed and what options for actions are presented via swipes as well as email view actions.
Pro Unread badges
The app icon has unread badge that allows checking if there are any new messages without having to open the application.
Pro Emails can be snoozed
It's possible to "hide" a message for a set amount of time, which gets the message out of your way until you're ready to deal with it.
Pro A timed lock screen can be set up
Users are able to set timed lock screens for the app, protecting sensitive mail from anyone who would try to access it on the device.
Pro Smart notifications
Including LED, Do not Disturb times and customizable sounds.
Pro Unified inbox
Supports an unlimited number of accounts that can all be viewed from a single inbox.
Pro Built-in end-to-end encryption
Pro No personal information needed
To create an account you don't need to give any personal information, just choose username, domain, and password. Even the recovery email address is optional.
Pro Privacy respecting
User data is protected by strict privacy laws because all servers are located in Switzerland.
Pro Open Source
Pro Mobile apps
Apps for Android and iOS available.
Cons
Con Privacy concerns
Your email is routed through Amazon Web Services.
Con Javascript-intensive Webmail
Free accounts are required to use Javascript webmail and encryption is done in the browser. Javascript cryptography is harmful for security and should not be used.
Con Encryption Keys are stored server-side
The keys are generated during account creation. Using your existing keys is prohibited and ProtonMail must store and control the private keys. Encryption cannot be secure unless the user controls the private keys.
Con Still lacks some useful features
At the moment, there is no calendar feature and contact management is quite poor. They will, however, start to work on it.
Con Ties to US Investors
ProtonMail takes money from US Investors
Con No IMAP and SMTP support for basic accounts
Basic accounts are restricted to the Protonmail web client. Support for IMAP and SMTP is available with a paid subscription only, and as such with basic accounts it is not possible to send and receive email with external applications.
Con Overly expensive for desktop support
Con Requires phone number for login
If you sign up over Tor or a VPN, it will require email or phone number verification. Email verification is disabled if you use an email that isn't from Google or Outlook.
Con Not fully Open Source
