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If you've recently installed Thunderbird for Android and want to add PGP support, a new article from @ZDNet has you covered. (And seriously, it's a great article!)

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How to add PGP support on Android for added security and privacy

If you need to add encryption or digital signing to the Thunderbird email app (or other supporting apps) on Android, there's one clear and easy route to success.
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WARNING #openkeychain is no longer actively developed. They will still apply security fixes where reported, and do basic maintenance work, but no new features or will be worked on. They will try to consider and merge contributions where possible. SOURCE: github.com/open-keychain/open-…

GitHub - open-keychain/open-keychain: OpenKeychain is an OpenPGP implementation for Android.

OpenKeychain is an OpenPGP implementation for Android. - open-keychain/open-keychain
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@esplovago The status of the project also came to my mind, when reading that recommendation. @thunderbird Are there plans to contribute to the project to improve GPG support for Thunderbird on Android?
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@BaumiCoder @esplovago Not in the immediate future. We do have a Mozilla Connect suggestion you can upvote and comment on for this topic! connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/i…

inbuilt PGP system

Right now, the android app requires OpenKeyChain to manage and use PGP keys to open/send encrypted mails. This makes Thunderbird dependent on another third-party app that might stop development anytime.
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I switched from K9 to Thunderbird last week, and have no issues to report, although Thunderbird did not, as I anticipated, spot my K9 installation and offer to carry the accounts across.

My only issue is that nothing I do will get Thunderbird to appear in my AOI Launcher shortcuts. I'm sure I'll figure that out in time.

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@leighelse Thanks so much for trying us! We're sorry you had a few issues, and as far as the AOI launcher question, we'd suggest asking on support.mozilla.org/products/t… - but if you did figure it out, we'd love to know how!

Thunderbird for Android Help

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In my experience, OpenKeyChain refuses to allow me to use my PGP keys that I made in Desktop Thunderbird on mobile.
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@zezo Thanks for using Thunderbird for android and reaching out!

Displaying in plain text is currently an open request, and our best advice is to subscribe to this issue (github.com/thunderbird/thunder…) or to request this in Mozilla Connect (connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/i…)


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