thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android
Publish the app to the Huawei, Xiaomi and other Chinese Android app stores
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- Kotlin
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Description
Checklist
- I have used the search function to see if someone else has already submitted the same feature request.
- I will describe the problem with as much detail as possible.
- This issue only contains a request for one single feature, not multiple (related) features.
App version
6.603
Problem you are trying to solve
I cannot download or update the app without using a VPN to bypass the Great Firewall of China. Google Play is blocked in China and F-Droid was unfortunately recently blocked in China as well. GitHub sometimes works, but it is very slow and does not update automatically. (I use a Huawei P30 Pro.)
Suggested solution
The app should ideally be published to the Huawei, Xiaomi and other Chinese Android app stores to allow all Chinese users to easily find, download, install and automatically update the app along with all their other Chinese apps, without the use of a VPN to bypass the Great Firewall of China. It does not contain any controversial content, so there should be no issues with publishing it. The competing Western mail client Outlook is also available on Huawei AppGallery, so K-9 should be there as well to provide an open-source alternative.
Screenshots / Drawings / Technical details
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No repository files, tests, or entry points are identified. Start by researching the publishing requirements for Huawei, Xiaomi, and other Chinese Android stores and confirming how installation and automatic updates would work. Done means the app is available for Chinese users to download and update through the requested stores.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- mobile, release
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100