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Thunderbird on Android. Email aliasing and New Folders.

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Hello,

I've used the desktop client on Linux for quite a while now and I'm pretty happy with it but when it comes to mobile, Gmail is the main app. Today, I downloaded the Thunderbird Android app and tried the export from desktop to mobile feature. I had 2 QR codes but only the first one worked. That was a bit heart breaking.

The first issue is this; the desktop client allows for on-the-fly email alias creation (directly in the From field) and it's smart enough to reply with an on-the-fly alias (no related identity). This one feature of the hundreds available is the only real reason Thunderbird is quite valuable on the desktop.

This feature (on-the-fly aliases) is not available on Android. Will this change? Please consider adding it as a feature? Maybe try to make the "From" field also editable rather than only choosing from a list of identities?

The second issue is, "Manage Folders". I could not find a way to create a folder and I looked pretty hard. I feel like its there and maybe I'm just old, stupid or both. But after almost 10 minutes looking for a way to add a folder, I just failed and gave up.

Is creating new folders on Android possible at the moment?

In summary. Thunderbird on Android. On-the-fly email aliases (new and replies) is a pretty big deal, is this on a todo? And, is creating new folders possible and if not, is this on a todo?

PS. I thank the Thunderbird team for the Android app. It's fast and responsive and although Gmail is still unfortunately required on Android, I'm really looking forward to Thunderbird winning here.

Hello, I've used the desktop client on Linux for quite a while now and I'm pretty happy with it but when it comes to mobile, Gmail is the main app. Today, I downloaded the Thunderbird Android app and tried the export from desktop to mobile feature. I had 2 QR codes but only the first one worked. That was a bit heart breaking. The first issue is this; the desktop client allows for on-the-fly email alias creation (directly in the From field) and it's smart enough to reply with an on-the-fly alias (no related identity). This one feature of the hundreds available is the only real reason Thunderbird is quite valuable on the desktop. This feature (on-the-fly aliases) is '''not available on Android'''. Will this change? Please consider adding it as a feature? Maybe try to make the "From" field also editable rather than only choosing from a list of identities? The second issue is, "Manage Folders". I could not find a way to create a folder and I looked pretty hard. I feel like its there and maybe I'm just old, stupid or both. But after almost 10 minutes looking for a way to add a folder, I just failed and gave up. Is '''creating new folders on Android''' possible at the moment? In summary. Thunderbird on Android. On-the-fly email aliases (new and replies) is a pretty big deal, is this on a todo? And, is creating new folders possible and if not, is this on a todo? PS. I thank the Thunderbird team for the Android app. It's fast and responsive and although Gmail is still unfortunately required on Android, I'm really looking forward to Thunderbird winning here.

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