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23 Jul 2017, 08:19 PM | #1 |
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FastMail App - full or restricted access?
I have been using Aqua Mail Pro on my Android smartphone for some time now, and am quite satisfied with the configuration options available.
I may consider using the FastMail app, but I have questions about the available access to my FastMail account - does the app give full access to the account, in not only can it send e-mails, but it can also do everything that one could configure on the web version? For example: create/delete users, aliases, calendars, contacts, etc. Personally, I would not want to use the app if it did - I would just want it to receive/send e-mails - nothing else. Some people may want to be able to access all options on an app on their smartphone, but I am most certainly not one of them. Is the app configurable to disable access to the examples above? |
24 Jul 2017, 01:18 AM | #2 |
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yeah, you can access most of your account it seems.....
I haven't noticed a way to disable them because you use your main password and not a app. PW... |
25 Jul 2017, 03:10 AM | #3 |
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The short answer is that the FastMail app pretty much lets you do anything you can do from the web interface, since in many ways it's basically just calling the web interface in a mobile-friendly format.
So once logged in, you can change almost anything, with the exception of the information under Password & Security — as with the web interface, you'll need to enter your password to access the settings in that particular section. I know that Bron from the FastMail team mentioned a few months ago that they're talking about not only adding similar restrictions to other sensitive sections like Aliases and Domains, but also adding the requirement to re-authenticate with a second factor to access certain sensitive areas. That hasn't happened yet, but I'm hoping this is one of the things that will come now that FastMail doesn't have to deal with maintaining the classic interface anymore. |
25 Jul 2017, 06:02 AM | #4 |
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I used to have a cell phone, and I used to use the Fastmail app. I recall there not being access to the 'Files' section. This could be just another fragment of my imagination/memory though..
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25 Jul 2017, 07:07 AM | #5 |
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No, you're right... it didn't used to be there, but the good news is that it's there now — at least on iOS. I'm not sure when it changed, as I don't use the FastMail app as my primary app — I mostly just keep it around for accessing settings.
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25 Jul 2017, 07:18 AM | #6 | |
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Quote:
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28 Jul 2017, 01:04 PM | #7 |
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The Files area was redesigned about 4 months ago (on both a desktop browser and the mobile app). See:
https://blog.fastmail.com/2017/03/29/faster-files/ Files have been available on the mobile app for a long time. I can't remember if this feature was there when the app was first introduced nearly 3 years ago, but it l has been there for many months. It looks much nicer after the redesign in late March. Bill |