Hey everybody!
I’m a little late but it was yesterday when I upgraded to 5.8
First off: I like the new way of handling encryption, autocrypt and stuff. And I’m happy there’s still development after all the years I’m using K9. … and I like the new coloring… looks a bit more modern (although I’m an old-fashioned guy)
But with the latest update there came so many negatives for me which let me struggle whether to stick with K9 or to move on to a more usable alternative.
I really miss the mailbox overview. There I had a immediate overview what’s happing where (I’m using 5 mailboxes) right when I started the app. Now I’ve to tap x-times to get the information I need.
Of course all new mails are bundled in the unified inbox… but it’s just confusing… I never get who sent which mail to which mailbox. The little color codes are not really helpful: I don’t know (yet) what color is standing for which mailbox… for color-blind people it’s just impossible to figure ANYTHING out of the unified mailbox.
And then there’s the privacy issue… do I really want to have ALL Mails in the unified inbox? When I have to show a customer a specific e-mail… do I want him to get a glance at the senders or subjects of private e-mails, just because they are all stuffed in these mix-bowl-inbox? Sure I could navigate to the customer specific mailbox first… but that’s unnecessary taps again.
When reading an email, the menu bar now sits top-screen, which is counter-productive. My fingers are at the lower part of the screen… the previous version let me use the menu (fwd, back, delete…) with my thumbs just easily … now I have to take one hand off the phone to reach the menu buttons… not cool.
Next, I don’t get what’s up with these “person”-icons on top inside the hamburger menu. I know they stand for single mailboxes which would make switching the mailboxes fast… but why are there only 3 when I’m using 5 mailboxes? Is this adjustable somewhere?
The great features which kept me using K9 for almost a decade are gone now.
And (hopefully) lastly: why does the K9 icon (Android phone) now have a PINK background? … it’s always been subtl… quiet… not eye catching… that’s gone now.
To summarize: modern look, easy access encryption features: great…
the big loss in usability: a real bummer…