There are a variety of email apps for Android on the Play Store. Several developers of the major desktop email clients have developed versions for mobile devices. However, there is one in particular from Mozilla that, after more than two decades, was still lost from the ecosystem. That just changed with the release of an official Thunderbird app for Android.
After a long wait, Thunderbird receives an official app for Android
The name Mozilla probably sounds familiar to you, as it is the developer of the popular Firefox web browser. The nonprofit foundation is also responsible for other useful open-source tools. In addition to Firefox, Mozilla offers Thunderbird as a fairly popular email client. The primary focus of the app was desktop computers and laptops. Now, Mozilla is changing its strategy by releasing an official version of its email client for Android.
Interestingly, Firefox has had a mobile app for years, so it’s intriguing that it took so long for Thunderbird to have one. Anyway, the wait is finally over. Mozilla had already released a beta version of the official Thunderbird app for Android in early October. It seems that everything went well during the beta, as it didn’t take Mozilla long to roll out a stable version for everyone.
App developed on the K-9 email client code
It’s noteworthy that Thunderbird isn’t exactly a development from scratch. Its developers built it on the open-source code of K-9, a veteran email app that Mozilla acquired. Mozilla has been working on the Thunderbird app for Android since 2022 with direct collaboration from the original K-9 team. So, if you were a K-9 user back in the day, you might see some similar features. However, everything looks much more modern, and the new client includes a plethora of new options inherited from the desktop client.
If you want to give Thunderbird a try, you can download it from the Play Store right now.
