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Thunderbird Android Sync
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Description
Mozilla Sync is a service that allows users to store data in an end-to-end encrypted fashion and synchronize this information between devices. Thunderbird Desktop is implementing Mozilla Sync to exchange information including email accounts, identities, passwords, address books and calendars. We intend to also introduce Mozilla Sync to Thunderbird for Android.
At the beginning, information synced by Thunderbird for Android will be limited to:
- mail server settings (incoming and outgoing)
- identities
- passwords
We're planning to use the (Rust) sync implementation from Firefox Application Services (a-s) that is made available on Android via Android Components (AC).
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
Start by reviewing the Mozilla Sync implementation from Firefox Application Services and its Android Components integration, as linked in the issue. The work is complete when Thunderbird for Android can use Mozilla Sync to exchange mail server settings, identities, and passwords between devices.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin, rust
- Domain
- mobile, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100