
Steve B
Having just converted my desktop to Thunderbird to replace the awful 'new outlook', I installed the T-bird mobile app on my Android. Using the QR was seamless and a really great feature and I like the interface and range of options. Sadly, that's where my praise ends because it won't sync or push emails. Even when I can see an email on my desktop there's nothing on my phone, no notification on the screen or app icon. Even manually refreshing the inbox several times doesn't work = disappointing.
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Mozilla Thunderbird
18 March 2025
Thanks for trying us and we're sorry for any frustration setting up push notifications. These are enabled by folder, and for directions, you can go to Settings > Misc > Get Help > Settings and read the article 'Configure push email...' We hope this helps get push notifications working on your phone!

AJ
Since it released I have struggled getting this app to notify me of new emails, to this day it still doesn't, it has DND access, unrestricted data access, no battery restraints, and more, yet still it's the only email client I have used that will just not send me any notification for new emails unless I manually open the app, then I get them.
Mozilla Thunderbird
04 June 2025
We're so sorry for any trouble with notifications! We are working to make notifications better and easier to troubleshoot. Please check the article at Settings > Get Help > Settings > "Configure push" and if this does not help, open a support question in 'Ask a Question' on the right side of the page so we can understand what's happening.

David Bain
Thank goodness the Thunderbird folks have developed an email app! I was a desktop user years ago and recently came back to using that. I was so sick of Gmail and have no interest in Outlook so this is a breath of fresh air. Well done to all concerned. I've just installed it so I may update this review after a while but for the moment, Thunderbird is my main email app. I've disabled Gmail (unfortunately can't seem to uninstall it, which in itself speaks volumes).
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