ProtonMail, the end-to-end encrypted e mail service, has obtained a new feel and look that brings a extra handy interface together with new personalisation choices. The new redesign has been launched a little over seven years after Geneva, Switzerland-based Proton launched the primary public beta of ProtonMail for Web customers again in May 2014. ProtonMail competes towards the likes of Gmail and Microsoft’s Outlook by providing end-to-end encryption that is been in development, thanks to its rising adoption amongst tech platforms.
The newest ProtonMail replace brings the brand new, “modern” look that’s primarily based on a new design language. There are additionally a number of layouts and themes to select from. The new themes notably have a mixture of darkish and lightweight hues and are specifically Carbon, Contrast, Legacy, Monokai, Snow, and the default Proton.
ProtonMail has added new themes to ship a contemporary look
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ProtonMail has additionally included fast filters to allow you to simply kind your emails. Additionally, there are keyboard shortcuts that make it even simpler to test for messages.
As ProtonMail is without doubt one of the key merchandise by Proton however not simply a single one, there may be a new App selector to allow you to swap between completely different Proton providers — reminiscent of Proton Calendar, Proton Drive, and Proton VPN.
Users who’re on some other e mail providers can transfer their messages to ProtonMail utilizing an built-in function referred to as Import Assistant. It initially introduced the function as a standalone Import-Export app that was accessible in beta till November.
“We have redesigned ProtonMail to be easy to use, but it still ensures you are in control of your information at all times,” the corporate stated in a weblog submit. “The new ProtonMail is a crucial step toward our vision of building an internet where privacy is the default.”
The new expertise is initially restricted to customers accessing ProtonMail on the Web. However, the corporate does have plans to do a comparable remedy for its cellular apps within the coming months.
In case you are not a lot acquainted with ProtonMail, the e-mail service is claimed to have over 50 million customers globally. The service gained reputation primarily due to its end-to-end encryption mannequin that’s claimed to be safer and personal over the standard Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption.
The privateness aspect of ProtonMail is one thing that makes it a stronger competitor towards widespread e mail providers together with Google’s Gmail. The firm is aware of this reality fairly clearly and thus it paid extra consideration in the direction of constructing an encrypted surroundings over preferring common interface-level updates — the latter is what’s extra widespread among the many opponents. However, as folks at a massive scale these days search for comfort alongside privateness, Proton has lastly introduced the much-needed redesign.
