# mail.de Mail

> This is the mail.de app to access your mail.de e-mail account.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/de.mail.android.mailapp](https://chrome-stats.com/d/de.mail.android.mailapp)

## Overview

- **ID:** `de.mail.android.mailapp`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** mail.de GmbH
- **Category:** COMMUNICATION
- **Downloads:** 545,521
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (2,596 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.1.22
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-24
- **First published:** 2015-01-05
- **Publisher country:** DE
- **Size:** 27 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.mail.android.mailapp)
- **Website:** [https://mail.de](https://mail.de/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://mail.de/unternehmen/datenschutz/](https://mail.de/unternehmen/datenschutz/)

## Description

The mail.de Mail Chrome extension offers seamless mobile access to your mail.de email account, optimized for Android devices. It combines essential communication tools, including receiving and sending encrypted emails with attachments up to 100 MB, multi-account management, and PGP encryption support. Beyond email, the extension enables sending SMS and faxes, as well as mailing real postcards worldwide directly from the app.

Additional features include secure management of your address book, calendar synchronization, and online storage access for media and documents. Emphasizing user security, the app employs state-of-the-art encryption technology, PIN protection, and adheres to strict German data protection laws. Automatic synchronization across email, contacts, calendar, and storage ensures a smooth, integrated communication experience on the go.

## Rankings

- #95,384 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SHORT_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_CONTACTS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.amazon.privacypass.ATTEST`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `de.mail.android.mailapp.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `de.mail.android.mailapp.permission.C2D_MESSAGE`

## Review summary

Users find the mail.de Mail app secure and appreciate synchronization with the webmail address book and some useful features. However, many criticize intrusive, frequent advertisements, lack of email notifications and filtering, and functionality issues such as missing email content display and limited email management options. Additionally, account creation restrictions based on geographic location and long loading times reduce usability. Overall, while reliable and secure, the app suffers from user experience and feature limitations.

### Pros

- App is secure and reliable according to some users.
- Synchronizes the same address book as the webmailer, enhancing contact management.
- Offers some nice features compared to similar apps.
- Perceived as better than its French counterpart by some users.

### Cons

- App shows frequent, unskippable advertisements, including long ads on startup.
- No notifications for incoming emails, making it hard to know when new mail arrives.
- Lacks email filtering options such as filtering unread emails.
- App fails to display email content properly after updates, rendering it unusable for some users.
- Long load times and a cluttered interface due to excessive ads.
- Limited functionality in email management: inability to disable signature, no resend button for sent mails, no address suggestions when typing recipients.
- Creation of accounts is restricted by regional limitations like requiring a German phone number, frustrating some users.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/de.mail.android.mailapp)