I updated to the redesigned Android app this morning and reported this bunch of bugs and weirdnesses to Proton support. I’m using Proton Mail v7.0.10.
No compact view?
The app view contains more dead space than before. I’d like to see a ‘Compact view’ in the Settings that could allow me to not see file names and customised sender icons in the main app overview: to me, those things are distracting and doesn’t really help me. I can see how that would help others, but it doesn’'t help myself.
Weird and unorthographic line spaces
Writing an email, I hit the enter key and it seems I’m getting more space between paragraphs than I should get. Example screenshot:
I hit enter twice after the top line of text. It looks like I’ve hit enter three times.
Then, if I hit enter just once, there’s weird space inserted between every line where space should not exist. This behaviour is also shown in the image.
A single enter stroke should not create what seems like a new paragraph, only a new line. This is either a bug or a feature that went very wrong.
I wonder how this email looks like to the recipient, which is bad UX.
Web browse > select an email address > just opens Proton Mail, not a new email
I web browse, select an email address, and choose to send an email via Proton Mail. What happened before the upgrade to the new Proton Mail was that a new email was created (and displayed in the app) with the email address that I’d selected as the recipient. Now, with the new Proton Mail, the app just opens Proton Mail; no new email, etc. This is clearly a bug.
Bug or weird UX redo: adding images
To add an image adds an image inline. I can’t choose to just attach an image to an email. It’s nice to now be able to add images inline via the new app design, but this behaviour is strange. How should this work? Weird UX.
Another thing about adding images: when I select the paperclip icon, ‘From your photo library’ seems weird to say. Images can be of other kinds than photographs and I do not attach images solely from my photo library.
The app cuts off the line where I’m writing
While writing an email, the app cuts off the line that I’m writing. Example:
When replying to an email, an extra select is required to be able to write
When replying to an email, this is what I see:
I can’t just start writing; I’m forced to select the ellipsis icon and then write.
I updated to the redesigned Android app this morning and reported this bunch of bugs and weirdnesses to Proton support. I’m using Proton Mail v7.0.10.
No compact view?
The app view contains more dead space than before. I’d like to see a ‘Compact view’ in the Settings that could allow me to not see file names and customised sender icons in the main app overview: to me, those things are distracting and doesn’t really help me. I can see how that would help others, but it doesn’'t help myself.
Weird and unorthographic line spaces
Writing an email, I hit the enter key and it seems I’m getting more space between paragraphs than I should get. Example screenshot:
I hit enter twice after the top line of text. It looks like I’ve hit enter three times.
Then, if I hit enter just once, there’s weird space inserted between every line where space should not exist. This behaviour is also shown in the image.
A single enter stroke should not create what seems like a new paragraph, only a new line. This is either a bug or a feature that went very wrong.
I wonder how this email looks like to the recipient, which is bad UX.
Web browse > select an email address > just opens Proton Mail, not a new email
I web browse, select an email address, and choose to send an email via Proton Mail. What happened before the upgrade to the new Proton Mail was that a new email was created (and displayed in the app) with the email address that I’d selected as the recipient. Now, with the new Proton Mail, the app just opens Proton Mail; no new email, etc. This is clearly a bug.
Bug or weird UX redo: adding images
To add an image adds an image inline. I can’t choose to just attach an image to an email. It’s nice to now be able to add images inline via the new app design, but this behaviour is strange. How should this work? Weird UX.
Another thing about adding images: when I select the paperclip icon, ‘From your photo library’ seems weird to say. Images can be of other kinds than photographs and I do not attach images solely from my photo library.
The app cuts off the line where I’m writing
While writing an email, the app cuts off the line that I’m writing. Example:
When replying to an email, an extra select is required to be able to write
When replying to an email, this is what I see:
I can’t just start writing; I’m forced to select the ellipsis icon and then write.
This is most likely a bug.