 Hello dear K-9 users! You probably got a suggested updated for K-9 to "Thunderbird Beta for Testers". This is just a metadata issue, which displays a wrong name and icon. The update itself is K-9 in version 8.0. You don't get automatically switched over to Thunderbird. This will probably be fixed in the next index update. In other news: Thunderbird for Android is available now on #FDroid (as a new separate app) ;) 48 comments
@fdroidorg So K-9 is still a thing? I thought it was replaced by Thunderbird since I was suggested to update it to thunderbird.  @timkrief @fdroidorg k-9 now shares a codebase with thunderbird, the built apk has just a different branding  @joshix @timkrief @fdroidorg great, that means I can stay with K-9. Thanks for the clarification.  @timkrief  Apparently it was just a bug in the index, where the app store displayed a wrong name. Hitting the update button would have gotten you k9 and not Thunderbird.  @timkrief @fdroidorg Same here. Will they coexist in the long term? If so, in how far do they differ? @achadwick @timkrief @fdroidorg So it's exactly the same app with no changes except for the branding? If so, then I'll just switch over from #K9Mail to #Thunderbird rather sooner than later to be done with it. @laubblaeser @timkrief @fdroidorg Seeing how Mozilla's priorities have changed over the past couple of years, I live in vain hope that a Fennec-like situation arises. An independent defanged build some time between when they drop the K-9 branding and when they start shovelling crapware that nobody wants into the product. Perhaps it could be called FIDO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K9_(Doctor_Who)#Conceptual_history (Shame that maintaining such a build is bloody hard work..) @fdroidorg this is probably not the right place to ask, but: what's the difference? ' If you have any answers that'd be wonderful, but I'll also go look at the repos, etc. @fdroidorg hi there, I can only find Thunderbird beta and K9, not an official Thunderbird for Android on F-droid? Do I have to add another repo in F-droid to find the official Thunderbird app? @zandbelt @fdroidorg i can see it in main repo   @fdroidorg thank goodness :neocat_sweat:
@fdroidorg the actual upgrade migration to Thunderbird app went great on 2x devices, regardless of this metadata snafu. (let this upgrade happen, install the new TBird app, start it and select import from K-9, verify results, uninstall "beta" K-9 app)  @fdroidorg What trackers are in these packages? The descriptions do not indicate which trackers, if any, are included. K-9 6.x has NO trackers. But MZLA made it clear during the Thunderbird/K-9 8 beta process they have no commitment to maintaining that status quo. In fact, some of their people were downright hostile to the idea of an app that didn't send tracking data to them, even when it was pointed out the way it was being handled violated the EU's GDPR. @fdroidorg @traecer Nice. One thing I'm curious about: Why can Thunderbird keep its branding while Fennec (Firefox) keeps its own, custom identity? @fdroidorg  @GoldenStar as you seem to have completely missed numerous announcements from all sides that k-9 mail client is to become the official android thunderbird, i think you don't need to worry, this is something that only affects the k-9 users. @GoldenStar mind, i did not expect somen with an account located at floss dot social to be unaware of the thunderbird mail client, but i guess i'm just too old. @mawhrin I am quite new to this server, also I don't see a prerequisites page where I need to know every single linux program ever made @fdroidorg so will those that got auto-updated to it get that corrected to the regular version of @thunderbird or does one have to manually fix this? nobody was autoupdated from K-9 to Thunderbird. If you want to migrate to Thunderbird, you will have to install it as new app. But you can import your settings from K-9. @fdroidorg Well, I noticed that the switching between mail accounts was "improved" in the latest updates..... After all, why not fix something that ain't broken..... @fdroidorg so I take the time to export settings install Thunderbird (not beta) and import my conf. checking it works and remove K9-Mail app @fdroidorg :-) I did notice thi yesterday, so... I did migrate to #Thunderbird and it was all smooth.
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Yeah, that was seriously off-putting.
Thanks for the clarification.