Thunderbird differences from K-9 mail?

[madbilly]

Hi all, especially @kewisch,

Here https://forum.f-droid.org/t/k-9-to-thunderbird-update/28973/38?u=madbilly you said that there are a few features which are in Thunderbird for Android which aren't in K9-Mail. Could you please say what they are? I've looked around lots of places and can't find an answer.

Cheers 🙂

[kewisch · Accepted solution]

Hi @madbilly , thanks for reaching out about this. At the moment, the main feature of difference is the cross-device and on-device import feature. We added the ability to import your settings from Thunderbird Desktop by scanning a QR code, or if you have Thunderbird for Android installed and also K-9 Mail, you can easily import your settings from K-9 Mail.

While right now this alone might not be a compelling argument to make the switch from K-9 Mail to Thunderbird, it is certainly a lot more likely a feature might be exclusive to Thunderbird than developing a feature that is exclusive to K-9 Mail. Given they are otherwise built on the same code base and developed by the same passionate group of people, there really isn't a reason not to stick with Thunderbird 🙂

[madbilly]

Thanks @kewisch for the helpful explanation 😄