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rjbull:
That'll teach me to update apps at 00:20, didn't notice that K-9 Mail was in the list and now I've got it's new crappy interface.
-4wd (July 28, 2021, 01:53 AM)
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Thanks for the heads-up. I usually use my old tablet, which is Android 4.2.2, so that's not affected (minimum for current K-9 Mail is Android 5). But I also saw it on a newer smartphone - and held off, because of the comments earlier in the thread. Is this the 'interface' where backing out of one account to review the others exits the program completely?
4wd:
Is this the 'interface' where backing out of one account to review the others exits the program completely?-rjbull (July 28, 2021, 03:30 PM)
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Yeah, there's no longer an account list like in the old interface, if you hit back you exit. To get to other accounts you have to go through the menu.
People on Play aren't really happy with the new version.
I grabbed 5.6 and reloaded it ... EDIT: Sideloaded apps aren't linked to the Play store so they'll never update, is this correct?
Had a look awhile ago for another email app but all the ones I could find went for the hiding multiple accounts under a menu and trying to get you to use a Unified inbox.
MilesAhead:
That'll teach me to update apps at 00:20, didn't notice that K-9 Mail was in the list and now I've got it's new crappy interface.
:-\
-4wd (July 28, 2021, 01:53 AM)
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Android play store update's scheme is not my favorite. I use the last 2.x version of the Miami Metro Transit app. Simple to use. But if I do not want to spend my time hacking the version number then I have to let the 4.x update sit in the list forever. I am sick of looking at it. The focus of the app is all about paying for fares and passes rather than when the train is going to arrive. I keep a copy of the 2.x apk in my download folder just in case I inadvertently update. 8)
rjbull:
Yeah, there's no longer an account list like in the old interface, if you hit back you exit. To get to other accounts you have to go through the menu.
People on Play aren't really happy with the new version.
-4wd (July 29, 2021, 07:05 AM)
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I wouldn't be, either. I once played a bit with Pegasus Mail, and couldn't for the life of me see how to add a second account, until somebody pointed out a discreet little dropdown. I much prefer TheBat!'s interface with all accounts in a tree.
I grabbed 5.6 and reloaded it ... -4wd (July 29, 2021, 07:05 AM)
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One of the annoyances with Android is they demand you use the 'latest', regardless of whether it fits your needs best, and only put the latest on view. Where did you actually find 5.6?
EDIT: Sideloaded apps aren't linked to the Play store so they'll never update, is this correct?-4wd (July 29, 2021, 07:05 AM)
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Don't know, but doubt it. Google are very keen on their walled garden.
Had a look awhile ago for another email app but all the ones I could find went for the hiding multiple accounts under a menu and trying to get you to use a Unified inbox.-4wd (July 29, 2021, 07:05 AM)
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Does that go for Bluemail, that you mentioned before? I tried it - not the new version - on one account only, so didn't see multi-account behaviour. It's pretty, but I came across a comment that it saves your mail in its cloud, which I would much prefer to avoid.
rjbull:
Android play store update's scheme is not my favorite.-MilesAhead (July 29, 2021, 09:21 AM)
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Mine neither. Worse still with the new UI that doesn't show what apps you've just updated, only the ones you haven't. Hides apps that won't run on your device as if they didn't exist, doesn't keep old versions for older devices. The app store search feature is hopeless too. No way to sort the results by my sort of criteria that I can see, and often pushes irrelevant crap at you. Just like Google.
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