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> it has the most reliable IMAP IDLE support of any Android app that I've tried.

Sad that this has to be stated in 2022. Android is the only platform I have this problem with


> it often seems more reliable than Gmail and their own push implementation.

Definitely is. Gmail doesn't set priority on email, so it gets stuck behind Doze, particularly on devices with more aggressive power management features(Samsung, OnePlus, etc). FairEmail is the most reliable email client I've found on the platform


> You can still run this app on your device.

For now. Google's in the process of killing the ability to sideload apks


It's been that way since at least Android 9


And scoped storage is basically a nuclear bomb. Nvidia is still struggling with it on the Shield/Android TV as it has completely upset the turnip cart in regards to things like Plex Media Server that worked just fine before scoped storage.

Google doesn't care. Change for the sake of change is the name of the game, so apps that aren't maintained professionally are screwed


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