thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android

It's hard to change some settings for all of the accounts at once

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type: enhancement
Dominant language
Kotlin
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Description

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  • 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

8.0b5

Problem you are trying to solve

When I want to change a setting like Mark as read when deleted for all of my accounts, I have to change it one by one.

Suggested solution

We should be able to change some settings for all accounts at once.

Suggestions:

  1. Maybe there can be a general settings that is used for all account unless you override some setting.
  2. When you change any setting in any account it may ask to save that for all other accounts.
Screenshots / Drawings / Technical details

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating the account-settings UI and the storage or read path for “Mark as read when deleted”; inspect how settings are scoped per account. Done would require an agreed approach for shared defaults or applying a setting across all accounts, plus verification that account-specific overrides still work.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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