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by Dokterdok 1075 days ago
Hey, mail product lead here : we're aware of this specific issue which affects a few users and are actively working on a fix. In fact, we've been rewriting the whole Android app which should make it more reliable and easier to use: it should come out later this year. Until then, if you experience repeated sendings issue in the Android Proton Mail app, you can always use the web app (https://mail.proton.me) from any device.
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"We're rewriting the whole app to fix a pretty serious bug that's been around for months, and please hold on a few more months" is probably the worst possible response.

IMHO this is really a "drop what you're doing and fix it" type of bug, even if it affects only a small portion of all users because it's such a critical high-impact bug, and any fix really shouldn't have to involve a complete rewrite.

Am I reading this right? You won't work on an immediate fix for this very severe bug, and instead they will have to wait until a complete rewrite is out?
This has been going on for months, and the rewrite will just introduce new bugs. That doesn't sound like the correct solution to a data integrity problem.