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Proton Mail Finally Releases Desktop Apps With a Linux Beta Version
(news.itsfoss.com)
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this post was submitted on 16 Mar 2024
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Its just a webview app..
Yep. Installed it, started it, saw it is basically the website in an embedded browser, uninstalled it.
Like, come on, you have a web version. Why should I use an extra application to view a website. This seems like a cheap excuse for a desktop app.
Does it support offline access?
It does not. Which is the reason I wanted the app...
How to completely fail on a mail client. Holy hell.
Are you sure?
This was in the linked article:
Caching is not the same as actual offline functionality.
What the hell constitutes “actual offline use” for an email client
downloading emails and storing them locally for offline reading, categorizing, searching and drafting. "Caching" usually just means if you opened the app with connection, it won't go bonkers and will probably let you finish your immediate task + some basic functionality if you lose it. Can't close the app though.
I turned my WiFi off and opened the app it was just a white screen. I suppose its beta still. But my dream is to keep a local copy of all my mail just got a cache.
The only benefit i can see of web app is it is in a controlled browser environment...could be helpful with security?
To save myself the hassle of having to rebuild the electron app every once in a while? I'd rather not open my browser, go to their website and log in with 2fa every time I want to read an email.
The main benefit is since it is locally installed, it is harder for proton's server to access your encrypted data by serving you malicious JS. A malicious desktop app/update could be served too, but that may be trickier.