Aster Mail

Releases

• Nov 2, 2026 1.0.16
  > [!NOTE] > This APK is for new installations and manual updates. If you installed Aster Mail from Google Play, it updates automatically. Aster-Mail.apk and Aster-Mail-1.0.16-full.apk are the same signed build: the first always points to the newest release and the second pins this version. Aster-Mail-fdroid-1.0.16.apk is the build F-Droid distributes. ## What's new - To choose whether Aster Mail sends crash reports, go to Settings > About > Diagnostics and use **Send crash reports**. - Crash reports stay off unless you turn them on, including after you update the app. - To see exactly what a report contains, tap the info button next to **Send crash reports**. ## Fixed

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  - While crash reports are off, the app sends no error reports at all. ## Verify the APK Every Aster Mail APK in this release is signed with the Aster release certificate. Before you install one, check that its signing certificate matches this fingerprint. - **Package name:** `org.astermail.android` - **SHA-256 certificate fingerprint:** `88:B0:A8:A6:FB:94:EE:73:A4:54:A0:F9:27:32:BD:40:8E:92:E5:1E:C1:E9:55:67:44:E5:F0:05:56:10:09:77` To check a downloaded APK on a computer, run `apksigner verify --print-certs Aster-Mail.apk` from the Android SDK build tools. The `certificate SHA-256 digest` line shows the same value in lowercase without colons. To check the app on your phone, use a verification app such as AppVerifier. If you install Aster Mail from Google Play, Google Play signs it with its own key, so that copy has a different fingerprint: `C2:0D:A2:1D:DA:9D:35:45:26:75:34:19:11:B0:01:E5:32:80:B5:C8:91:AB:90:9B:13:BF:27:63:77:40:A6:AF`
• Nov 2, 2026 1.0.15
  > [!NOTE] > This APK is for new installations and manual updates. If you installed Aster Mail from Google Play, it updates automatically. Aster-Mail.apk and Aster-Mail-1.0.15-full.apk are the same signed build: the first always points to the newest release and the second pins this version. Aster-Mail-fdroid-1.0.15.apk is the build F-Droid distributes. ## What's new - When you sign in, you can choose Keep me signed in, and your session lasts 30 days. - Swipe left or right in the reader to move to the next or previous message. - New mail plays the Aster notification sound. - Connected external accounts show their sync status in Settings.

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  ## Fixed - The app crashes and freezes less often, especially when it starts in the background or opens compose. - Older mail stays readable after you change or reset your password, and recovered keys are kept on the device. - Mail you delete on another device disappears here too, and you can undo discarding a draft. - Quoted text, inline images, attachments, and web links open reliably, and remote images are no longer cached on disk. ## Verify the APK Every Aster Mail APK in this release is signed with the Aster release certificate. Before you install one, check that its signing certificate matches this fingerprint. - **Package name:** `org.astermail.android` - **SHA-256 certificate fingerprint:** `88:B0:A8:A6:FB:94:EE:73:A4:54:A0:F9:27:32:BD:40:8E:92:E5:1E:C1:E9:55:67:44:E5:F0:05:56:10:09:77` To check a downloaded APK on a computer, run `apksigner verify --print-certs Aster-Mail.apk` from the Android SDK build tools. The `certificate SHA-256 digest` line shows the same value in lowercase without colons. To check the app on your phone, use a verification app such as AppVerifier. If you install Aster Mail from Google Play, Google Play signs it with its own key, so that copy has a different fingerprint: `C2:0D:A2:1D:DA:9D:35:45:26:75:34:19:11:B0:01:E5:32:80:B5:C8:91:AB:90:9B:13:BF:27:63:77:40:A6:AF`
• Oct 25, 2026 1.0.14
  > [!NOTE] > This APK is for new installations and manual updates. If you installed Aster Mail from Google Play, it updates automatically. Aster-Mail.apk and Aster-Mail-1.0.14-full.apk are the same signed build: the first always points to the newest release and the second pins this version. Aster-Mail-fdroid-1.0.14.apk is the build F-Droid distributes. ## What's new - Messages you send appear in the conversation right away, and you can undo a send from the toast. - A banner tells you when your storage is nearly full, with a link to upgrade. - When you reply, you can edit the quoted text, and replies to inline PGP messages keep the quoted content. - Mail rules are in one place in Settings, and lifetime plans show without a renewal date or price. - Encrypted copies for recipients outside Aster are now built on your device before they are sent.

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  ## Fixed - Long messages scroll to the end, wide tables fit the screen, and text on image stationery and forwarded messages stays readable in dark mode. - Scheduled sends whose time has already passed are blocked, and signatures bound to a custom domain address are matched correctly. - When you use more than one account, each session stays bound to its own account, and a sender whose encryption key changes is marked as unconfirmed. - Compose, contacts, the inbox, and notifications use less battery and respond faster.
• Oct 18, 2026 1.0.13
  > [!NOTE] > This APK is for new installations and manual updates. If you installed Aster Mail from Google Play, it updates automatically. Aster-Mail.apk and Aster-Mail-1.0.13-full.apk are the same signed build: the first always points to the newest release and the second pins this version. Aster-Mail-fdroid-1.0.13.apk is the build F-Droid distributes. This release contains only internal changes to how Aster Mail for Android is built and verified. The app works the same as in 1.0.12. ## Verify the APK Every Aster Mail APK in this release is signed with the Aster release certificate. Before you install one, check that its signing certificate matches this fingerprint.

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  - **Package name:** `org.astermail.android` - **SHA-256 certificate fingerprint:** `88:B0:A8:A6:FB:94:EE:73:A4:54:A0:F9:27:32:BD:40:8E:92:E5:1E:C1:E9:55:67:44:E5:F0:05:56:10:09:77` To check a downloaded APK on a computer, run `apksigner verify --print-certs Aster-Mail.apk` from the Android SDK build tools. The `certificate SHA-256 digest` line shows the same value in lowercase without colons. To check the app on your phone, use a verification app such as AppVerifier. If you install Aster Mail from Google Play, Google Play signs it with its own key, so that copy has a different fingerprint: `C2:0D:A2:1D:DA:9D:35:45:26:75:34:19:11:B0:01:E5:32:80:B5:C8:91:AB:90:9B:13:BF:27:63:77:40:A6:AF`
• Oct 17, 2026 1.0.12
  > [!NOTE] > This APK is for new installations and manual updates. If you installed Aster Mail from Google Play, it updates automatically. Aster-Mail.apk and Aster-Mail-1.0.12-full.apk are the same signed build: the first always points to the newest release and the second pins this version. Aster-Mail-fdroid-1.0.12.apk is the build F-Droid distributes. ## What's new - Sign-up takes four pages, and you can choose a plan while you sign up. - Aster Mail warns you when a sender's name imitates a known brand or hides a different address, including in the reply-to address. - You can sort your aliases by date or by address. ## Fixed

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  - Aster Mail responds faster and stops unexpectedly less often, especially when you switch accounts or receive push notifications. - When a filter such as unread is on, the inbox loads every matching message, and select all applies only to the messages in the list. - PGP-encrypted messages and plain-text messages such as code patches show their full body. - Mail in a muted category stays silent, and notifications vibrate again. - When a send fails, the message reader shows the failure and explains why the sending address was refused. ## Verify the APK Every Aster Mail APK in this release is signed with the Aster release certificate. Before you install one, check that its signing certificate matches this fingerprint. - **Package name:** `org.astermail.android` - **SHA-256 certificate fingerprint:** `88:B0:A8:A6:FB:94:EE:73:A4:54:A0:F9:27:32:BD:40:8E:92:E5:1E:C1:E9:55:67:44:E5:F0:05:56:10:09:77` To check a downloaded APK on a computer, run `apksigner verify --print-certs Aster-Mail.apk` from the Android SDK build tools. The `certificate SHA-256 digest` line shows the same value in lowercase without colons. To check the app on your phone, use a verification app such as AppVerifier. If you install Aster Mail from Google Play, Google Play signs it with its own key, so that copy has a different fingerprint: `C2:0D:A2:1D:DA:9D:35:45:26:75:34:19:11:B0:01:E5:32:80:B5:C8:91:AB:90:9B:13:BF:27:63:77:40:A6:AF`
• Oct 10, 2026 1.0.11
  > [!NOTE] > This APK is for new installations and manual updates. If you installed Aster Mail from Google Play, it updates automatically. Aster-Mail.apk and Aster-Mail-1.0.11-full.apk are the same signed build: the first always points to the newest release and the second pins this version. Aster-Mail-fdroid-1.0.11.apk is the build F-Droid distributes. ## What's new - When you view a label, messages in the list no longer repeat that label's chip, so each row has more room for the subject. - Messages you send to another Aster Mail user use a stronger key exchange when that person's app supports it. ## Fixed

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  - Aster Mail no longer stops in the background right after you restart your phone. - Upgrade screens show the alias and custom domain limits that each plan includes. - When you schedule a message, the date picker offers only the next 28 days. If you choose a time past that limit, a message explains it right away. - Attachments in mail that you imported from another account open as expected.
• Oct 8, 2026 1.0.9
  > [!NOTE] > This APK is for new installations and manual updates. If you installed Aster Mail from Google Play, it updates automatically. Aster-Mail.apk and Aster-Mail-1.0.9-full.apk are the same signed build: the first always points to the newest release and the second pins this version. Aster-Mail-fdroid-1.0.9.apk is the build F-Droid distributes. ## What's new - You can choose your profile picture from a gallery of images. ## Fixed - Money transfer and payment emails, such as e-Transfer notifications, now appear in your Inbox instead of the Notifications category.

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  - With inbox categories on, the unread count next to Inbox counts only the mail in your Inbox, and each category in the sidebar shows its own count. - Messages from other Aster users no longer show a sender warning when you read them on a second device. - When you sign up with a username that is already taken, the app tells you and returns you to the username step.
• Oct 8, 2026 1.0.7
  > [!NOTE] > This APK is for new installations and manual updates. If you installed Aster Mail from Google Play, it updates automatically. Aster-Mail.apk and Aster-Mail-1.0.7-full.apk are the same signed build: the first always points to the newest release and the second pins this version. Aster-Mail-fdroid-1.0.7.apk is the build F-Droid distributes. ## What's new - You can send one email to Aster users and outside addresses together. Password protection still needs every recipient to use another email provider. - Folders with notifications turned off show a muted icon in the side menu. ## Fixed

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  - The **Add recovery email** prompt no longer appears at startup when your account already has a recovery email. - Alias display names, reverse contacts, instant alias deletion, and folder passwords show an upgrade prompt on plans that don't include them, the same way they do on the web.
• Oct 5, 2026 1.0.3
  > [!NOTE] > This APK is for new installations and manual updates. If you installed Aster Mail from Google Play, it updates automatically. Aster-Mail.apk and Aster-Mail-1.0.3-full.apk are the same signed build: the first always points to the newest release and the second pins this version. Aster-Mail-fdroid-1.0.3.apk is the build F-Droid distributes. ## What's new - Search finds sent mail and drafts, and it searches all mail by default. - Labels can contain other labels, and changes to folders and labels appear on your other devices right away. - A scroll indicator shows your position while you pan a zoomed email. ## Fixed - Encrypted messages that didn't open before now open.

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  - Email text and backgrounds stay readable in dark mode. - Lock screen notifications follow your device settings. - Hidden preview text stays hidden when you open an email. - The buttons in the blocked-content banner fit on narrow screens.
• Oct 4, 2026 1.0.2
  > [!NOTE] > This APK is for new installations and manual updates. If you installed Aster Mail from Google Play, it updates automatically. Aster-Mail.apk and Aster-Mail-1.0.2-full.apk are the same signed build: the first always points to the newest release and the second pins this version. Aster-Mail-fdroid-1.0.2.apk is the build F-Droid distributes. ## What's new - A message shows how many tracking pixels Aster Mail blocked and lists the domains they came from. - A scroll indicator shows your position while you read a long message. ## Fixed - The inbox keeps its scroll position when you come back from a message. - Archived mail stays visible in Sent, and **Undo** restores an archived message.

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  - Emails display at their full height instead of stopping short. - Images that have no source no longer leave empty frames in a message. - Emails with a dark design stay dark when your device uses a light appearance. - Long button labels wrap between words.
• Oct 3, 2026 1.0.1
  > [!NOTE] > This APK is for new installations and manual updates. If you installed Aster Mail from Google Play, it updates automatically. Aster-Mail.apk and Aster-Mail-1.0.1-full.apk are the same signed build: the first always points to the newest release and the second pins this version. Aster-Mail-fdroid-1.0.1.apk is the build F-Droid distributes. ## What's new - In Billing, each storage add-on shows its monthly price and how much you save with yearly billing, and a meter shows how much of your storage you use. ## Fixed - Sender logos that have a transparent background stay visible in every theme. - Long links wrap in plain emails, so the message no longer stretches past the edge of the screen. - Emails that include their own dark mode styles display with consistent colors.

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  - Messages that mention tracking or transit without a parcel no longer show a shipping card. - The inbox appears sooner when you return to the app. - Remote style sheets in emails stay blocked, however the email writes them.
• Sep 29, 2026 0.6.193
  > [!NOTE] > This APK is for new installations and manual updates. If you installed Aster Mail from Google Play, it updates automatically. Aster-Mail.apk and Aster-Mail-0.6.193-full.apk are the same signed build: the first always points to the newest release and the second pins this version. Aster-Mail-fdroid-0.6.193.apk is the build F-Droid distributes. ## What's new - Your inbox opens faster when you start the app, because the app no longer rebuilds its search index on every launch. - Encrypted messages open faster after the first one, because the app keeps your unlocked keys ready while it runs. - Contact photos that you saved appear as sender avatars in your inbox and in messages. ## Fixed - New messages and replies leave one blank line between your text and your signature.
• Sep 28, 2026 0.6.192
  > [!NOTE] > This APK is for new installations and manual updates. If you installed Aster Mail from Google Play, it updates automatically. Aster-Mail.apk and Aster-Mail-0.6.192-full.apk are the same signed build: the first always points to the newest release and the second pins this version. Aster-Mail-fdroid-0.6.192.apk is the build F-Droid distributes. ## What's new - You can sort folders A to Z, and the app remembers which folders you expanded, with an option to expand or collapse all of them at once. - You can open password-protected PDFs in the viewer and see Cc and Bcc in the message details. - You can choose the app language separately from your phone language, and the app now includes Brazilian Portuguese. - Mail rules use the same operators for address and text conditions, and you can set Trash to delete old messages automatically. ## Fixed

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  - The app refreshes your session before it expires, so it no longer signs you out unexpectedly. - When a message fails to send, the app shows the reason, the subject, and the recipients, and it retries temporary key errors on its own. - Images that you paste into a message send as attachments, and pinned mail stays at the top of the first page. - Imported contacts keep every field, and imported mail lands in the folders it came from.
• Sep 27, 2026 0.6.191
  > [!NOTE] > This APK is for new installations and manual updates. If you installed Aster Mail from Google Play, it updates automatically. Aster-Mail.apk and Aster-Mail-0.6.191-full.apk are the same signed build: the first always points to the newest release and the second pins this version. Aster-Mail-fdroid-0.6.191.apk is the build F-Droid distributes. ## Fixed - Categories in the menu show their unread counts again, even before your whole inbox has loaded. - When you send a message with large attachments, the screen no longer freezes while the draft saves. - Drafts with attachments save in the background, so typing stays smooth.
• Sep 26, 2026 0.6.190
  > [!NOTE] > This APK is for new installations and manual updates. If you installed Aster Mail from Google Play, it updates automatically. Aster-Mail.apk and Aster-Mail-0.6.190-full.apk are the same signed build: the first always points to the newest release and the second pins this version. Aster-Mail-fdroid-0.6.190.apk is the build F-Droid distributes. ## What's new - If your account is suspended, the app shows why, when it happened, and how to appeal the decision. ## Fixed - When you mark a message as read or unread, it keeps that state instead of switching back a moment later.

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  - Messages open even when a thread fails to load or Android System WebView is missing. - The app no longer freezes or stops responding while it starts up or opens large messages. - The F-Droid build no longer includes promotional offers.
• Sep 26, 2026 0.6.189
  > [!NOTE] > This APK is for new installations and manual updates. If you installed Aster Mail from Google Play, it updates automatically. Aster-Mail.apk and Aster-Mail-0.6.189-full.apk are the same signed build: the first always points to the newest release and the second pins this version. ## What's new - On Google Play installs, you can buy, upgrade, and manage every plan and storage add-on through Google Play, and restore earlier purchases from **Billing**. - Storage add-ons come in monthly or yearly terms on Google Play. - The **Billing** page has a new layout with a full plan comparison. - If your subscription ended recently, you can resubscribe from the account menu.

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  ## Fixed - AMP emails display their content instead of a blank message. - Mail to an outside domain is no longer handled as internal Aster mail, and drafts stay saved when the server refuses a send. - Compose stops an expiring message that the server would refuse before you send it. - The sidebar shows totals for **Scheduled** and **Snoozed**. - Large images in signatures shrink so the signature fits the size limit, and the undo send delay stays within the allowed range.
• Sep 23, 2026 0.6.188
  > [!NOTE] > This APK is for new installations and manual updates. If you installed Aster Mail from Google Play, it updates automatically. Aster-Mail.apk and Aster-Mail-0.6.188-full.apk are the same signed build: the first always points to the newest release and the second pins this version. Aster-Mail-fdroid-0.6.188.apk is the build F-Droid distributes. ## What's new - Pull to refresh gives one haptic tap and shows a redesigned indicator. ## Fixed - Long messages load all the way to the end and stay visible while you scroll.

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  - When you reply, your signature appears as soon as the reply opens, with one empty line above it for you to type in. - The button that shows quoted text uses the same three-dot icon as the rest of the app. - **Starred** includes starred mail you archived, spam no longer appears in other folders, and archived mail stays in **Sent**. - The passkey option appears after you enter your username, and Aster reads the clipboard only when you paste. - In sign-up setup, **Back** returns to the previous step and keeps what you entered, including your display name. - Unavailable secondary buttons stay visible instead of fading out.
• Sep 22, 2026 0.6.184
  > [!NOTE] > This APK is for new installations and manual updates. If you installed Aster Mail from Google Play, it updates automatically. Aster-Mail.apk and Aster-Mail-0.6.184-full.apk are the same signed build: the first always points to the newest release and the second pins this version. Aster-Mail-fdroid-0.6.184.apk is the build F-Droid distributes. ## What's new - You can sign in with a passkey, and add one to your account in **Settings**. - In **Settings**, you can choose the address new messages come from, and whether replies quote the original message and add Re: to the subject. - **Force dark mode for emails** now works with any app theme, and pull to refresh has a new progress indicator. ## Fixed

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  - You can select and copy text in a message, and touch and hold a link or email address to copy it. - The sending countdown updates in place and stays centered instead of reappearing every second. - Search results stay on screen when you go back to them from a message. - The last word you type before sending no longer arrives underlined. - You get notified about new mail even when its sent date is earlier than its arrival.
• Sep 21, 2026 0.6.180
  This APK is for new installations and manual updates. If you installed Aster Mail from Google Play, it updates automatically. Aster-Mail.apk and Aster-Mail-0.6.180-full.apk are the same signed build: the first always points to the newest release and the second pins this version. Aster-Mail-fdroid-0.6.180.apk is the build F-Droid distributes. ## What's new - Aster Mail opens straight into your inbox. The loading state now shows the sender, subject, date, and preview of your most recent messages instead of blank placeholders, so the list stops resizing as it fills in. - A filters button sits next to the menu in the inbox header, with quick actions for archiving read mail and clearing anything older than 30 days. To hide both on this device, go to Settings, then Appearance. - Opening a contact shows a cleaner page, and the search filters match the rest of the app. - Exporting your data is centered on the screen while it runs, and choosing a format reads as a single list rather than floating cards. - Switching to the CDN relay now explains that your connection may be slower because it routes through Cloudflare.

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  ## Fixed - Unread only no longer shows a loading state that never ends, and the list no longer snaps back to the top when you scroll. - The scroll bar now reaches the bottom of the inbox instead of stopping at the compose button. - The date stays in place when you expand a message, and the expander for quoted text works again. - Creating an SMTP token no longer flickers, and a long address stays on one line. - Sign up continues after you paste a password. - Order details from a receipt no longer appear inside a plain reply. - A reaction stays once you add it, the same as on the web.
• Sep 9, 2026 0.6.156