[APP] k9 mail client

[neoranga]

Hi,
I just found this app to manage the email and looks better than the stock one.
My only problem is the conversation threads style of gmail, it doesn't appear on k9 so I have 20 different emails for one thread, does anyone know a way to group conversations in k9 like in gmail?

 

[gmadajczak]

I know this app from G1. It's so old... I do not think, that k9 has anything more then stock gmail app. Also I do not think, that this app is still developed. I think, that your problem with mails thread comes from incompatibilities with 2.1 system (k9 comes from 1.1 times).

 

[karimb]

k9mail

Hi
K9mail is a powerfull app download latest version from dev website at google code or use atrackdog to go there
Latest version 2510

 

[neoranga]

k9mail seems to sync my emails (and delete them) via IMAP better than the nexus stock app

 

[gimiento]

Yeah, I think k9 blows away stock app, I've been using it for over a year now. But to answer the initial question, no way to thread conversations.

 

[scote]

Is K9 still better than stock if your using gmail?
What about search funtionality, I doubt k9 can beat the stock mail clients ability to server side searches back as far as you have mail, I didnt think pop or imap support this? or am I wrong?

 

[eabinsan]

i use stock for gmail, and k9 for all other imap accounts.

 

[daveid]

Is K9 still better than stock if your using gmail?
What about search funtionality, I doubt k9 can beat the stock mail clients ability to server side searches back as far as you have mail, I didnt think pop or imap support this? or am I wrong?

If you are using Gmail, no... K9 is probably not better than stock.

In fact, I used to (on my G1) use K9 for several of my alternate accounts, one is a straight up @gmail.com account - another is a Google Apps for Domains account. But, now that I can sync multiple Google Accounts on my Nexus, I am only using K9 for my ISP's account. The functionality that the built in Gmail app provides is superb (in my opinion), as mentioned by the OP the threading of conversations makes it very easy to navigate a larger inbox.

 

[O and O]

Does K9 have "real" push, I want to use it but I don't want it to kill battery faster than stock GMail apps and it REALLY need to start threading!

 

[O and O]

So wonderfully helpful ...

 

[lgkahn]

k9 is slow.. profimail on symbian is way faster.. unfort.

i tried to email them suggestions but they ignored me..

one reason it is so slow is it is not keeping track of highest message id per mailbox.. so everytime you connect it is redownloading the last 25 messages or whatever amount you have it set to.

the second reason is that it is downloading entire messages.. it really only needs to download headers, and keep a connection to server open while you are in the app and then download the body when you goto a message.

if they would implement these 2 changes it would be light years faster.

 

[diversificationied]

k9 is slow.. profimail on symbian is way faster.. unfort.

i tried to email them suggestions but they ignored me..

one reason it is so slow is it is not keeping track of highest message id per mailbox.. so everytime you connect it is redownloading the last 25 messages or whatever amount you have it set to.

the second reason is that it is downloading entire messages.. it really only needs to download headers, and keep a connection to server open while you are in the app and then download the body when you goto a message.

if they would implement these 2 changes it would be light years faster.

k9 has setting to download headers only.

 

[lgkahn]

not in the latest release version 25.15 i went through all settings again

 

[O and O]

Does K9 have "real" push, I want to use it but I don't want it to kill battery faster than stock GMail apps and it REALLY need to start threading!

Any ideas?

 

[scotte9999]

Yes, it supports the IMAP "IDLE" command, which gives you what you're calling "push" (rather than polling for email). The latest K9 also supports the "COMPRESS" extension, which transfers compressed versions of the content, which means less data usage, and less transmit/receive time.

 

[rori~]

and latest version 3.312 supports "Storage location"
- regular internal storage
- external storage (sd card)

 

[jlevy73]

and latest version 3.312 supports "Storage location"
- regular internal storage
- external storage (sd card)

Nice, a great app just got better.

Just checked the market and the latest version is 3.207. Where are you seeing 3.312?

Edit 2: Didn't release K9 is open source, very nice.http://code.google.com/p/k9mail/downloads/list

 

[rori~]

..Edit 2: Didn't release K9 is open source, very nice.http://code.google.com/p/k9mail/downloads/list

yeah, I always stick to their code.google.com...releases, almost every couple of days a new one, quite impressive workers!! I havent used android default email app since,.... I dont know

 

[BriEE]

Should sticky this, this app is awesome and with push and SDCARD saving all the email, even better.

 

[rori~]

..as I said, ipressive workers, update out k9-3.313-release.apk