Fastmail email on Android is horrible - Page 2

n5bb · 31 Dec 2017, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by werewolf

I have been unsuccessful in my efforts to log on to my fastmail account with this or other email apps. I just keep getting error messages.

Are you using a new application password created for this email app? Unless you are using the Fastmail app you need an application password.
https://www.fastmail.com/help/clients/apppassword.html

Bill

werewolf · 31 Dec 2017, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by n5bb

Are you using a new application password created for this email app? Unless you are using the Fastmail app you need an application password.
https://www.fastmail.com/help/clients/apppassword.html

Bill

Thanks - but I still can't set it - TypApp - up. It goes to checking incoming server settings for a few minutes and then error message. Do I have to "manually" set it up, entering Port etc.?

werewolf · 31 Dec 2017, 05:41 PM

Tried a different email app, Mail.ru, and it set up easily. Now to see how it works !

werewolf · 1 Jan 2018, 03:16 PM

This is so frustrating. The only email app i can get to work with fastmail is the one from Russia. All the others won't establish a connection.

n5bb · 1 Jan 2018, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by werewolf

This is so frustrating. The only email app i can get to work with fastmail is the one from Russia. All the others won't establish a connection.

The automatic configuration works for some clients, but not for others. Fastmail changed their server names a few months ago, so in addition to a unique application password you will need to use the correct server names:
https://www.fastmail.com/help/techni...sandports.html

In addition to using webmail and the iOS app on Apple devices, I also use the Apple Mail iOS app on mobile devices and both Thunderbird and Outlook on a PC.

Bill

werewolf · 2 Jan 2018, 06:05 AM

Thanks to Bill here I finally set up a fastmail account on an Android email app, something called Edison Email (good reviews), but what a hassle! I would never have figured out how to do it on my own.

werewolf · 2 Jan 2018, 11:05 AM

And now after all that it (edison email) doesn't transmit my emails properly!

Why am i paying for Fastmail anyway? I think i was better off with free email.

n5bb · 2 Jan 2018, 12:09 PM

Too bad you are having a poor experience. I don't have an Android device, so I can't give you any direct experience on that platform. The Fastmail iOS app works great for me, as well as the website (with Windows PC browsers) and email clients (iOS Mail, Thunderbird, and Outlook).

I suggest that you give Fastmail direct input (via support requests) about their Android app, since they seem to be interested in improving it.

Bill

werewolf · 2 Jan 2018, 03:21 PM

I could just send them a link to this thread.

aussieboykie · 10 Jan 2018, 09:10 AM

I use Aqua Mail Pro on Android (phone and tablet) and have not had any problems either installing or using. The interface is clean, simple and intuitive in my opinion. Certainly a huge improvement over the current FastMail Andriod app. I'm encouraged to hear that it will be receiving a make over in 2018.

2 Jan 2018, 03:21 PM	#24
werewolf Essential Contributor Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 265	I could just send them a link to this thread. Last edited by werewolf : 4 Jan 2018 at 02:01 AM.

31 Dec 2017, 05:41 PM	#18
werewolf Essential Contributor Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 265	Tried a different email app, Mail.ru, and it set up easily. Now to see how it works !

1 Jan 2018, 03:16 PM	#19
werewolf Essential Contributor Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 265	This is so frustrating. The only email app i can get to work with fastmail is the one from Russia. All the others won't establish a connection.

2 Jan 2018, 06:05 AM	#21
werewolf Essential Contributor Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 265	Thanks to Bill here I finally set up a fastmail account on an Android email app, something called Edison Email (good reviews), but what a hassle! I would never have figured out how to do it on my own.

2 Jan 2018, 11:05 AM	#22
werewolf Essential Contributor Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 265	And now after all that it (edison email) doesn't transmit my emails properly! Why am i paying for Fastmail anyway? I think i was better off with free email.

2 Jan 2018, 12:09 PM	#23
n5bb Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: May 2004 Location: Irving, Texas Posts: 8,924	Too bad you are having a poor experience. I don't have an Android device, so I can't give you any direct experience on that platform. The Fastmail iOS app works great for me, as well as the website (with Windows PC browsers) and email clients (iOS Mail, Thunderbird, and Outlook). I suggest that you give Fastmail direct input (via support requests) about their Android app, since they seem to be interested in improving it. Bill

10 Jan 2018, 09:10 AM	#25
aussieboykie Essential Contributor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 475	I use Aqua Mail Pro on Android (phone and tablet) and have not had any problems either installing or using. The interface is clean, simple and intuitive in my opinion. Certainly a huge improvement over the current FastMail Andriod app. I'm encouraged to hear that it will be receiving a make over in 2018.