It’s lacking in almost all the basics I want to have. Unfortunately it didn’t fare very well either. I tried CloudMagic after trying Boxer and Dispatch. ✗ Fails test when replying to email CloudMagic ✗ No easy to show images on demand afterwards ✓ Allows you to set to “High” privacy/security setting There seems to still be updates coming out, so I hope they’ll still fix things up. I sure hope they don’t shut it down after a while like Mailbox. In other news, I found out that VMware bought Boxer just couple months ago.
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Also, its HTML email cleaning code isn’t as nice as FastMail’s resulting in hard to read emails after enabling the protection. Although I might be able to forgive the meta refresh leak, its inability to show images on demand after blocking it by default is really annoying. While it passes the privacy test when viewing an email, as soon as you try to compose an email it’s game over. I liked the app and features, but once I tested its privacy protection I had to ditch it.
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✗ Fails test upon viewing emailĪfter testing out the free Boxer version for a while, I bought Boxer Pro (currently $4.99). It looks like a nice app in general, but lacks features I’d like and fails the privacy test: Microsoft’s acquisition of Acompli turned it into the Outlook email app. ✗ Fails the test even after disabling the “Load Remote Images” setting Outlook (Acompli) But at the very least the javascript can signal whatever it wants. It’ll probably depend on how the email app is written and what the javascript has access to. It’s unclear whether the ability to execute javascript would lead to security issues. It doesn’t just fail, it fails because it allows javascript execution! C’mon! I paid for this. What’s shocking is that even after disabling image loading, it still fails test. I believe I submitted a feature request to ask for privacy fixes, did anything change? Nope. It’s actually a very nice email client and I bought it last year to test it out. ✗ Fails test when replying to email Dispatchĭispatch is not free and costs $6.99. It’s really, really not cool that random javascript someone sends me can execute at will. It passes the test when viewing email, but sadly fails the test when composing a reply. In the Settings screen, there is even a Privacy section where you can block images by default. Spark have been mentioned as an alternative to Mailbox. Because of this it fails the test upon viewing an email: However, I didn’t find any way for me to block images by default. It does handle Gmail aliases, so that’s good. Mailbox only supports Gmail and iCloud, but I wanted to see if I was using Gmail whether it’d be acceptable. How did the top apps fare? Let’s find out. Would be good if replying to an email sent to an alias, the email client uses the alias automatically.Must also pass test when replying to email.
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Wildcard emails is one of the things I love about FastMail, so an email client that can deal with aliases properly is also a very nice plus for me. Whatever nice features the app might have become pointless if it cannot pass this test.Īnother minor wish of mine is support for aliases. This test, made by Mike Cardwell, sends an email to you and lets you know what signals your app reveals when you open the email.įor me it is a dealbreaker if an email client cannot pass this test. Although on my laptop I can avoid having my viewing habits tracked by blocking images, every iOS email client I tried failed the test. Prior to that every single email app I tried, other than Gmail, failed at protecting my privacy. I’m a happy FastMail user, and I was really glad when they released their iOS app a month or two after I bought my phone. Curious whether Spark will finally meet my criteria, or whether any of the other apps have been improved, I set out to re-examine them all. With the recent announcement of Mailbox shutting down, people have mentioned Spark as an alternative. Unfortunately no 3rd party client met my criteria at the time. One of the first things I did after getting the iPhone 6 last year was to try to find an email app. Tl dr The only apps that can protect your privacy are the built-in Email app, FastMail, or Gmail (not Inbox). I encourage all email app developers to read it and do it properly, while maintaining good layout and readability. UPDATE: FastMail wrote about how they sanitise emails to protect their users. Decem/ iOS, Apple, iPhone, iPad, Email, Gmail, FastMail, Dispatch, Spark, Outlook, Boxer, CloudMagic
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