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How to import email settings from K-9 and Thunderbird for Android

{warning}This feature is still being developed as part of Thunderbird for Android and Thunderbird for Desktop. [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.thunderbird.android.beta Upgrade to the latest version of Thunderbird for Android beta] for the latest version on Android.{/warning} = How To Import from Thunderbird Desktop = {warning}''Export for Mobile'' is available starting with Thunderbird Desktop 128.3.4 or Thunderbird beta 132 or newer. It is not available in older versions of Thunderbird.{/warning} == Export Thunderbird Desktop settings == # Click {button ≡} > {menu Tools} > {menu Export for Mobile}. # Tick the Email accounts you wish to export to Thunderbird for Android. # If you have accounts that are not using OAuth and you wish to import your passwords, tick '''Include all accounts passwords''' under '''Security''' to export your passwords in the QR code. # Click {button Export}. A QR code will be displayed. Follow the steps below on your Android phone or tablet to scan the QR code. == Import the Desktop settings into Thunderbird for Android == # Open Thunderbird for Android on your phone or tablet. ## If you see a screen with two buttons: {button Start} and {button Import settings}, tap {button Import settings} > {button Scan QR code} and scan the QR code from Thunderbird Desktop. ## Otherwise, tap {button ≡} at the top left > tap the gear icon:{button [[Image:gear icon]]} at the bottom left > tap {button Import settings} > {button Scan QR code} and scan the QR code from Thunderbird Desktop. # Ensure the email accounts you want to import are all ticked. Tap {button Import}. # If your account uses [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OAuth OAuth] instead of password authentication or you have chosen not to import your passwords, you will be prompted for your passwords. Follow the prompts to complete your import. = Not seeing all your accounts? = Some emails accounts may be disabled because they are not supported by Thunderbird for Android: The following configurations are NOT supported (See [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1919786 Bug 1919786] for full details): * [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_Security_Services_Application_Program_Interface GSSAPI] * [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/NTLM NTLM] * ''TlsCertificate'' * ''TryStartTls''. See [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1868517 Bug 1868517] * More than one outgoing server is not supported * Non-ASCII email addresses are not supported