K9 Mail

by Antonio Wells May 6, 2009 5:50 AM – 445 Comments

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K-9 Mail Android App is an open source email client for Android with multi-folder sync, email signatures, Bcc-to-self, return-address configuration, keyboard shortcuts, Exchange Support, message flagging, IMAP deletes, saving attachments, configurable notifications and more.

Price: Free

AndroidTapp.com Android App Review:

Features:

K9 Mail Android App is one of the best email clients for Android. It’s loaded with every email feature you could think of except ActiveSync (Push email, however IMAP integration syncs almost as fast as ActiveSync). By far a better replacement over the default email client created by Google (if you’ve read my gripe about the default email client deleting my inboxes article, you’ll know why). I personally like the iMAP folder synchronization, signatures and the ability to multi-manage several emails inboxes from a mobile device. Here is the complete list of features:

Send and Receive
Configure to IMAP, POP3, and WebDAV (Exchange) email protocols
Search Multiple inboxes
Swipe for Previous/Next emails
Set Android Notifications, sounds and vibrate alerts
Delete email on the server works (A huge gripe with users of the default email client, when you specify to delete on the server… it doen’t, meaning double work when you do get back to desktop)
Signatures
Multi-folder Synchronization
Opening and Saving attachments
Email Sorting
Copy email text by Forwarding message
Frequency check settings
Keyboard shortcuts

: K9 Mail Inbox

: K9 Mail Read Email

: K9 Mail Compose Email

: K9 Mail Accounts

: K9 Mail Search

: K9 Mail Search Results

: K9 Mail Batch Operations

: K9 Mail Folder List

: K9 Mail Sorting Options

: K9 Mail Add New Account

: K9 Mail Account Settings

Usefulness:

K9 Mail Android App is extremely useful, especially for those who are dependant on email.

Ease of Use:

Once you have your IMAP, POP3, and/or WebDAV (Exchange) accounts; everything else is typical of a mobile email client. Be sure to set your email preferences such as notifications and sync options. One usability perk K9 Mail offers over Gmail is the Previous/Next buttons, which makes browsing through emails convenient versus viewing a message then going back to the entire list every time.

Frequently Used:

If you use K9 Mail Android App as your default email client, then it is used probably daily.

Interface:

The user interface recently has the added option of light background or classic dark. Gripe Alert: when viewing an email list in landscape mode (keyboard open), the email items are very small, could be difficult to read the small fonts.

AndroidTapp.com Rating

AndroidTapp.com Rating! (4.2 out of 5)

Should you Download K9 Mail? Yes! An Essential App for Email on Android aside of Gmail!

Developer: K-9 Dog Walkers

Tags: Android Email Client, Email, IMAP, K9 Mail, POP3, WebDav Exchange

Categorised in: Communication

445 Comments

By Javier on March 14, 2012 at 12:26 pm:

Can somebody help? I downloaded the trail Touchdown after I could not get K9 to configure. From what I can figure out I am trying to access an Outlook 2007 OWA with no Activesync support. This because I get error messages after trying to log in and the support documentation for Touchdown points to that. How can I configure on K9 my OWA?

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By andy on March 23, 2012 at 4:41 pm:

Lots of stuff online talks about how great this thing is, but the slam folder is useless, since there’s no way to set rules to filter your mail. Enjoy your spam… cause you’ll have to make yourrules in each email service you have or just put up with it.

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By Manasseh on April 14, 2012 at 5:16 am:

Hi

I have several issues with the app, I just checked my email on my comp and noticed that the app has been sending messages while am composing so it seems as though the conversation has a lot of emails in a stream but in actual sense it’s only a few. How do i sort this.

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By Gary on July 6, 2012 at 9:25 pm:

I am unable to set-up my account K-mail to get my email. It’s an Exchange type. My server is mail.ccci.org My password is correct. What am I doing wrong? Please advise.

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By ron on July 22, 2012 at 9:27 pm:

Pretty good android email app, with two major flaws. There are many contradictory posts about whether K9 email supports folders. The answer is that it does, but only for IMAP email servers. Gmail is, but Roadrunner is not! Also, it seems to limit you to 2 days of email max. Both were quite limiting for me!

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By Richard on July 31, 2012 at 11:58 am:

I am unable to get my email because it will not get through the setup. It keeps telling my that my Username or Password is incorrect. I have checked and checked my typing and I know the information I am entering is correct, anyone have any ideas for me?

Thanks!….Richard

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By Mark on August 5, 2012 at 2:48 pm:

I love this app and have used it for over two years. One major feature that is lacking is the ability to send a group email using the groups that have been set up in your contact list. It’s a real pain.

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By Cher on September 1, 2012 at 8:19 am:

Wanting to know how to set up an address book with K9! Thanks!

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By Six on September 26, 2012 at 1:56 am:

I have a double inbox since I installed K-9, but I only have installed one account. This is very irritating, since it counts al the unread-messages double and also shows the total amount of messages double. How do I solve that?

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By Jim on October 8, 2012 at 9:11 am:

Someone please help me..can’t get K-9 to send outgoing mail. Incoming mail is fine. please e-mail me @ jbnlaw@hotmail.com. Thanks very much

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By David on April 25, 2013 at 8:54 pm:

For the most part, K-9 works great on my Lenovo Tablet, running Android, 2.3.4.
BUT…occasionally, in one or more of my email accounts (I have 4 set up)…
the “body” of the email will be blank.
When I open it on my desktop,it is fine, but…blank in K-9.
Sometimes, there is a “button” to “download complete message,” but…when there is, it doesn’t help.
AND…usually when this occurs, there is NOT any button.
I have even tried forwarding the email to a different account, and it still comes in blank on my tablet in K-9.
Can any one help?
David

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