GPG on Android

Juergen BRUCKNER juergen at bruckner.tk
Sun Nov 4 18:39:54 CET 2018


Hello!

Sorry for late reply, your message was classified as spam :(

Am 04.11.18 um 10:04 schrieb gnupgpacker at on.yourweb.de:
> 
> Hello Juergen,
> thanks for kind explanation about MailDroid :)
> 
Youre very welcome

> Does MailDroid support several different mail accounts using GPG and/or
> S/Mime?
> 
Yes, MailDroid does support several different mail accounts.
You can mix the crypto functions with each account, means you can use
GPG for account A and C, S/MIME for B and combine GPG and S/MIME for D.

I personally recommend the paid version of MailDroid, named "MailDroid
pro" as it has a bit more functions than the free app.
The costs are around 8-10 EUR.

Be aware that you need also the Flipdog CryptoPlugin, in which you
manage keys and certs. It has its own certificate store and acess the
device store as well.

> I am using K9-Mail in conjunction with CipherMail for S/Mime, but CiperMail
> only supports *one* S/Mime account...

Yes this problem is well known

> Thx and regards!
> 
> 

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to write me. you can
also write directly if you prefer.

best regards from Austria
Juergen



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>> Message: 5
>> Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2018 19:13:52 +0100
>> From: Juergen BRUCKNER <juergen at bruckner.tk>
>> To: gnupg-users at gnupg.org
>> Subject: Re: GPG on Android
>> Message-ID: <f8f35276-0f2d-c697-b2e4-3a008c46ef12 at bruckner.tk>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>>
>> Hello Masha,
>>
>> as you are new to this whole topic, I guess the easiest way to use
>> encrypted mail (either GPG and/or S/MIME) on a Android device would be
>> the app "MailDroid".
>> It comes in a free version[1] (with advertisings) and in a "pro"
>> version[2] (without advertisings) and supports both GPG and S/MIME.
>> MailDroid also supports POP and IMAP, and works fine with Googlemail.
>>
>> You need to install the additional Flipdog CryptoPlugin[3] on your
>> device, where you import and manage the keys.
>> You have to create the keys for example on a desktop computer and import
>> it to your android device and into the CryptoPlugin.
>>
>> I use MailDroid since several years without any problems, and can fully
>> recommend it for beginners.
>>
>> There is also a app named "K-9 Mail"[4], which supports GPG (but not
>> S/MIME). As far I know you also need several additional software for K-9
>> Mail.
>> In my eyes its not really recommendable for beginners. I tried it years
>> ago and found it a bit complicated to use for myself. But thats a
>> personal opinion.
>>
>> The best would be to try both, MailDroid and K-9 Mail and then make your
>> personal choice.
>> If you need help with MailDroid you can contact me. For K-9 Mail I am
>> sure that here are also some people who can help you with it.
>>
>> best regards
>> Juergen
>>
>> [1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.maildroid
>> [2] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.maildroid.pro
>> [3]
>> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flipdog.crypto.plugin
>> [4] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fsck.k9
>>
> 

-- 
Juergen M. Bruckner
juergen at bruckner.tk

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