Chapter 5 · 5.1
Installing Thunderbird for Android and adding your address
Thunderbird for Android is Thunderbird's mail app for your Android phone or tablet. It is built on K-9 Mail, a well-known open source mail app. K-9 Mail has now become Thunderbird. The app is open source and has no ads.
Installing
| Where | Link |
|---|---|
| Google Play | Thunderbird on Google Play |
| F-Droid | Thunderbird on F-Droid |
Did you use K-9 Mail? Then tap Import K-9 settings when you first start the app. Your accounts and settings will come along.
Adding your email address
- Open Thunderbird and tap Start.
- Enter your full email address and tap Next.
- The app looks up the settings. If you see Configuration found and Automatic configuration, check that the server is mail.yourdomain.com, with IMAP and SSL/TLS. That is correct.
- Enter the password of your email address and continue with Next.
- Under Your Name, enter the name recipients see as the sender, and optionally an Account Name. Under Check frequency, choose how often the app checks for new mail.
- Finish with Next. The app creates the account and fetches your folders.
- Does the app ask for permission for Notifications and Contacts? Tap Allow if you want notifications of new mail.
The app can't find the settings?
Do you see Configuration not found, or is a different server shown than you expected? Tap Edit configuration or Configure manually and enter the details:
| Incoming server settings | Outgoing server settings | |
|---|---|---|
| Protocol | IMAP | SMTP |
| Server | mail.yourdomain.com or the server name of your package | the same as incoming |
| Security | SSL/TLS | SSL/TLS (port 465) or StartTLS (port 587) |
| Port | 993 | 465 or 587 |
| Authentication | Normal password | Normal password |
| Username | your full email address | your full email address |
You can find which server name to use in Manual setup: servers, ports and security.
Please note: Does the app show This configuration is not trusted? Then the settings came through a connection that is not completely secure. Only tick I trust this configuration if the server is mail.yourdomain.com or the server name of your package. Otherwise, enter the settings manually.
Your signature and identities
Open the app menu and tap Settings. Tap your account. Under Composition defaults, you set your name and signature. With Manage Identities, you add extra sender addresses, just like on your computer (see Multiple addresses and identities).
Tip: Have you already set up Thunderbird on your computer? Then you can also transfer your accounts with a QR code (see Transferring your accounts from your computer with a QR code).