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 **Problem**  Searching in Thunderbird for Android only searches messages already synced to the device.  The optional server search is hidden behind a small toolbar icon, only searches the single  folder you started from, and gives almost no feedback: with no local hits you see a blank  screen, progress texts get overwritten while results arrive, and failures only flash as a  short toast. Users regularly conclude that "search is broken" (see the blank-screen reports).  **Proposal**  1. When a manual search finds nothing locally, show a clear message with a tappable prompt  to search on the server (instead of a blank screen).  2. Let the server search cascade: current folder first, then the remaining folders of the  account, then the other accounts - sequentially, skipping accounts whose backend cannot  search server-side (e.g. POP3), and continuing past folders that fail.  3. Show a persistent status bar with a spinner above the result list for the whole duration:  "Searching <account> / <folder> on server (3 of 14)" and "Downloading message 2 of 8 from  <folder>". End states stay visible in the list ("No messages found on the server",  "Remote search failed").  **Working prototype**  I have a working implementation on a fork (branch `feature/cascading-server-search`):  https://github.com/JustNotesa/thunderbird-android/tree/feature/cascading-server-search  including screenshots and a test APK in the releases. Happy to adapt it to maintainer  feedback and to the new message list implementation, and to submit it as a PR once the  feature is accepted. The implementation was built with AI assistance (Claude). ... View more

I would like to see additional options for notification pop-ups associated with specific filter rules. Useful settings here would include "Always show pop-up notification," "Automatic," or completely disabling email notifications. Furthermore, I would like to have custom sounds play whenever a specific message arrives in my inbox. ... View more

since this project is using a separate code base from Firefox: I would like to ask for support for displaying embedded jxl files in emails. (preferably by adding jxl-rs the rust decoder) ... View more

Hello It would be awesome if we could get a manage subscriptions tab like gmail has in thunderbird mobile since i plan on leaving gmail for thundermail  Regards ... View more

Would it be possible to log in to the app using a PIN or fingerprint to protect emails from unauthorized access? ... View more

Thunderbird Desktop lets users move an email from one account to a completely different account (e.g., from a Gmail IMAP account to another IMAP or POP3 account). This is currently not possible on Thunderbird for Android: the "Move" function only works within folders of the same account. Requested feature: Add the ability to move and copy an email from one configured account to a different account on Thunderbird for Android, matching the behavior already available on Thunderbird Desktop. Use case: Users who manage multiple email accounts on their phone (e.g., personal + professional, or several IMAP providers) often need to reorganize messages across accounts — for archiving, forwarding a whole folder to another mailbox, or consolidating accounts — without having to manually forward/re-download each message. Current behavior: Move is limited to folders within the same account. Expected behavior: When selecting "Move to," the target account list should include all configured accounts, not just the folders of the current one. ... View more

https://unifiedpush.org/ "UnifiedPush is a decentralized push notification system that lets you choose the service you want to use. It’s designed to be privacy-friendly, flexible, and open — making it perfect if you want control over your push notifications." Currently, Thunderbird for Android relies on Google FCM (Firebase Cloud Messaging) for push notifications.  For users who do not have any ties to Google at all (meaning no GApps installed), there are currently no options for push notifications within Thunderbird.  UnifiedPush has several implementation apps (such as ntfy, Sunup, et cetera) making it easy to set up push notifications as long as the app itself supports integrating with a push distributor. This was discussed via a GitHub issue starting back in 2021, but the issue was locked without much explanation (outside of some potentially misinformed talk of needing a proxy server): https://github.com/thunderbird/thunderbird-android/issues/5165   ... View more

It would be great if Thunderbird mobile supports calendars like the desktop applications supports calendars.  ... View more

Instead of shoving so called AI tools in Firefox, I would love a feature that can detect AI content, whether in text or in media (audio, image, video). Right click a text selection, an image or a video and select "Is it AI?". A popup appears and gives an answer. You could also add this feature to Thunderbird. ... View more

Native Huawei Email app has an option to show only unread emails from both unified inbox and all subfolders. You can access it by long pressing an app icon and it will show any unread email in whole mailbox(es). When you read email and go back, particular email will not be shown anymore. It would be great if you can add this feature in Thunderbird Android too, it's useful if you have a lot of subfolders with mailbox rules. ... View more

After using AquaMail for years, I found out that there exists also Thunderbird for Android. Fantastic, I thougt, because I've been using Thunderbird Desktop for years. Great (and a clear advantage to AquaMail) is the representation of the folders and sub-folders But what a disappointment: no possibility for Rich-text-Format (Bold, Italic, Colors,  ...). Is there a chance that you will implement this?  Regards  Peter ... View more

Thunderbird Android supports email encryption and signing using OpenPGP. I would like to add support for S/MIME. Our company Ciphermail (www.ciphermail.com) provides an open source email encryption server product. We also have Ciphermail Android, a free app for encrypting and signing email. Our proposal is to convert this app to a companion app to Thunderbird, as a plugin, in much the same way that Thunderbird Android now supports OpenPGP. We would make our app open source. ... View more

Currently, you can set the theme (dar/light/system) in Thunderbird for Mobile. Yet, regardless of the choice, the widget is always in light theme. It should adjust to the theme setting as the rest of the app. ... View more

Please add an option to display image attachments inline in Thunderbird for Android. Currently, every attached photo has to be opened individually, which is inconvenient when an email contains multiple images. An optional setting like "Display image attachments inline" (similar to Thunderbird Desktop) would greatly improve usability while allowing users to keep the current behavior if they prefer. Thank you for your great work on Thunderbird! ... View more

Please add the ability to see tags on emails, add/remove them, and add tags to the side bar with folders. Would like similar abilities for tags as the desktop application! Thanks!   ... View more

I'd request to have time and date shown on each email opened without the need to either click on sender nor the need of opening the header to read through ugly code. I think there is space to implement this without doubt, it's just too important to hide it. Other requests on k9 page (page recommended to check here): https://forum.k9mail.app/t/display-time-and-date-of-message/6196 Couldn't find similiar posting through search function.   ... View more

When using Unified Inbox, the Message List does not indicate which email account. Some sort of color indication could show which email account the message is from.  Blue Mail Android does this very well and give the user to pick a color for each email account. Please add account indicator in Message List when using unified inbox. Thank you ... View more

Hi! I use Thunderbird for android (via K-9 mail) with multiple mail accounts. It would be very handy to have a simple gesture to change from one account to another when on the inbox page. Maybe via a left-right swipe on the top bar saying "Inbox"?   ... View more

The "send later" function is in a LOT of Android email programs. It is a part of basic functionality. Thunderbird for Android needs it too. ... View more