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shortwavesurfer @lemmy.zip

10mo ago

Where to get ProtonMail

With it not bring on IzzyOnDroid where can i get it that isnt the google shit store but still safe? Do they have a github or something?

Edit: legit? https://github.com/ProtonMail

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It's legit. I also recommend using obtainium app from fdroid, which can download apks from github, and other sources. It also checks if there are updates for installed apps.
- I should do that🤔 thanks for the reminder
  Edit: So I open the app, click add app > paste "https://github.com/ProtonMail/android-mail" (for example) > add button leaving default and I'm done?
  
  It has pros and cons. You fully trust the developer and also Github. For a reasonable experience you need a Github account and Token to avoid a fast rate limit.
  Also, F-Droid is a really simple application, which doesnt support a lot of things, reducing attack surface a lot.
  I use Obtainium and get most apps from releases, some from F-Droid. I would say, if it isnt known, prefer F-Droid.
  
  Yep, adding apps is simple.
- Okay, that's good to know. Thanks.

Edit: It seems you can download the APK on their website: https://protonapps.com/
- Thx
- You can, but you won't get updates that way. Some of their apps are available as GitHub releases, which you can add to Obtainium. You can also add the direct apk download links to Obtainium, but update checking isn't great using that method in my experience.
  
  I realized that F-Droid doesn't have latest version of the apps though.

You'd be surprised to find out that ProtonMail uses Google's push service (unless you have GMS disabled) so your emails aren't hidden from Google as much as you think.
- Not mine since i dont have play services. I have never gotten an email notif from them since 2019 other than failed to send which is local
- your emails aren't hidden from Google as much as you think.
  You're wrong, Proton encrypts notifications before sending them to you through Google or Apple push services. The notification is then decrypted in the Proton client on your phone, and only then displayed to you.
  
  Source?

Just a heads up, if you have a modern smart phone, Fdroid Basic is the latest and greatest official F-Droid app. The non-basic one is for older devices, now. It has to do with internally being able to use Android's newest targetsdk version.
- From what I understand, that is not totally true. Basic does target the newer Android versions, but from what I understand, they are bringing the main client up to date as well. I'm using the main client at the moment, and it used to target 25, and now it's targeting 29. It's obviously still not the newest, but it has increased quite a bit, and I think it will continue to do so.

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