Version History
Here you can find the changelog of Proton Mail - Encrypted Email since it was posted on our website on 2017-01-05.
The latest version is 4.13.0 and it was updated on soft112.com on 26 March, 2024.
See below the changes in each version:
version 4.13.0
posted on 2024-03-12
Mar 12, 2024
Version 4.13.0
Snooze it for later: Set when an email should reappear in your inbox with the snooze feature, now available in the toolbar.
General fixes and improvements
version 4.12.1
posted on 2024-02-19
Feb 19, 2024
Version 4.12.1
Swipe to next message: You can now effortlessly navigate through messages by swiping left or right.
Fixed an issue where the device contacts weren't shown in the composer suggestions list.
General improvements and crash fixes.
version 4.12.0
posted on 2024-02-13
Feb 13, 2024
Version 4.12.0
Swipe to next message: You can now effortlessly navigate through messages by swiping left or right.
General fixes and improvements
version 4.11.0
posted on 2024-01-16
Jan 16, 2024
Version 4.11.0
- Attachment Previews: Get a quick preview of what's attached to an email from the message list.
- Inline Images: Add inline images when writing emails.
- Select All: You can now select up to 100 messages with one tap!
- Dark Mode improvements
- Other general fixes and improvements
version 4.10.1
posted on 2023-12-08
Dec 8, 2023
Version 4.10.1
Bug fixes
- Offline detection issue
version 4.10.0
posted on 2023-11-22
Nov 22, 2023
Version 4.10.0
Improvements
- Disabling PIN protection now requires confirmation
- Changes in the recipients list when reply all is used in a conversation
Bug fixes
- Fix when replying from an alias address
- Other general fixes
version 4.9.0
posted on 2023-10-18
Oct 18, 2023
Version 4.9.0
Improvements
- Add background fetch and inbox prefetching
Bug Fixes
- Fix several crashes
- Fix issue with photos attachments on iOS 17
- Fix sender/recipient display in conversations which could be confusing in some cases
- Various bug fixes and performance improvements
version 4.8.1
posted on 2023-09-28
Sep 28, 2023
Version 4.8.1
Fixed a potential issue with PIN protection on iOS 17
version 4.8.0
posted on 2023-09-10
Sep 10, 2023
Version 4.8.0
New features:
- New downtime banners with links to Proton status page.
- Application Logs (You can find the logs in “Settings > Application logs”)
New Bug Fixes:
- Improved the syncing with the "unread" counter.
- Long/infinite spinning or empty view after opening app from notification.
- Dark mode UI improvements.
- iOS 17 Crash fixes.
version 4.7.0
posted on 2023-07-20
Jul 20, 2023
Version 4.7.0
New features
- Sender images: easily skim through your inbox and identify updates from your favorite senders by seeing their image in your inbox.
- Block senders: you can now stop a particular sender's emails from ever again reaching your inbox.
Improvements
- Dark mode: improved rendering of message bodies when dark mode is enabled.
Bug Fixes
- Multiple bug fixes.
- General stability improvements
version 4.6.0
posted on 2023-05-17
May 17, 2023
Version 4.6.0
Bug fixes and improvements
version 4.5.2
posted on 2023-04-28
Apr 28, 2023
Version 4.5.2
Bug fixes and improvements
version 4.5.0
posted on 2023-04-18
Apr 18, 2023
Version 4.5.0
NOTE : This version drops support for iOS 13 and below. Make sure to update your iPhone or iPad to benefit from the latest Proton Mail features and improvements.
Improvements:
- Fix for duplicated push notifications.
- Minor performance and stability improvements.
version 4.3.2
posted on 2023-04-05
Apr 5, 2023
Version 4.3.2
Fixed an issue that was causing the cursor to move to a different position when writing a message
version 4.3.1
posted on 2023-03-28
Mar 28, 2023
Version 4.3.1
Fixed an issue when composing emails on older iOS versions.
version 4.0.6
posted on 2022-08-16
Aug 16, 2022 Version 4.0.6
New in this version:
- [Improvement] The 'Undo send' banner will be automatically dismissed when it's no longer required.
- [Improvement] Trashing or moving a message from within message details will now exit the message.
- [Bug fix] Trying to trash a conversation containing trashed messages would result in a crash.
- [Bug fix] Wrong number of attachments displayed in messages containing attachments and embedded images.
- [Bug fix] When printing an email, the margins of the first page are incorrect.
- [Bug fix] The "history" button was sometimes displayed on messages without a history.
- Multiple other minor bug fixes.
version 3.1.7
posted on 2022-05-09
May 9, 2022 Version 3.1.7
This update contains minor improvements.
version 3.1.6
posted on 2022-05-01
May 1, 2022 Version 3.1.6
What's new in this version?
- [Improvement] Opening conversations is now smoother.
- [Improvement] More messages will now display in dark mode when dark mode is enabled.
- [Improvement] Tapping on URLs inside phishing messages will ask for additional confirmation, for your protection.
- [Improvement] It is now possible to switch back and forth between Light and Dark message details inside a message.
- [Improvement] Added haptic feedback to swipe actions.
- [Improvement] Settings can now be closed with 1 tap.
- [Improvement] Closing an empty composer will not create a draft.
- [Bug fix] Welcome screens were shown after every login.
- [Bug fix] Swiping left-to-right inside a message does not return to the inbox.
- [Rare bug fix] Removed unwanted empty spaces seen at the end of some messages.
- [Rare bug fix] Attempting to empty Trash and Spam folders results in a crash.
version 3.1.5
posted on 2022-04-20
Apr 20, 2022 Version 3.1.5
What's new in this version?
- [Improvement] Opening conversations is now smoother.
- [Improvement] More messages will now display in dark mode when dark mode is enabled.
- [Improvement] Tapping on URLs inside phishing messages will ask for additional confirmation, for your protection.
- [Improvement] It is now possible to switch back and forth between Light and Dark message details inside a message.
- [Rare bug fix] Removed unwanted empty spaces seen at the end of some messages.
- [Rare bug fix] Attempting to empty Trash and Spam folders results in a crash.
version 3.1.4
posted on 2022-04-01
Apr 1, 2022 Version 3.1.4
We are excited to introduce the new ProtonMail app for iOS! This is the biggest redesign of our mobile app ever, and it was all made possible thanks to your feedback and input.
It offers a sharp new look while still protecting your emails and contacts with Proton's signature end-to-end encryption.
With the new app you can:
- Discover a modern look and feel with an easy-to-use interface, which means less time managing your inbox, and more time enjoying it.
- Leverage conversation view to keep your inbox clean and organized: emails that belong together will be grouped together.
- Enjoy your app in Dark mode for improved readability in low light conditions.
- Quickly access folders, subfolders and labels with our redesigned side menu.
- Easily create new folders and labels while moving messages to organize your inbox more easily.
- Find all your unread messages easily with the new unread filter.
- Keep track of relevant notifications: reading a message on web will clear the notification from the phone.
- Never forget to add attachments again. If you intended to add an attachment but forgot to, ProtonMail will remind you before sending the message.
- Provide your feedback directly to Proton from the side menu.
- Benefit from a large number of bug fixes and other minor improvements.
version 3.1.2
posted on 2022-03-28
Mar 28, 2022 Version 3.1.2
We are excited to introduce the new ProtonMail app for iOS! This is the biggest redesign of our mobile app ever, and it was all made possible thanks to your feedback and input.
It offers a sharp new look while still protecting your emails and contacts with Proton's signature end-to-end encryption.
With the new app you can:
- Discover a modern look and feel with an easy-to-use interface, which means less time managing your inbox, and more time enjoying it.
- Leverage conversation view to keep your inbox clean and organized: emails that belong together will be grouped together.
- Enjoy your app in Dark mode for improved readability in low light conditions.
- Quickly access folders, subfolders and labels with our redesigned side menu.
- Easily create new folders and labels while moving messages to organize your inbox more easily.
- Find all your unread messages easily with the new unread filter.
- Keep track of relevant notifications: reading a message on web will clear the notification from the phone.
- Never forget to add attachments again. If you intended to add an attachment but forgot to, ProtonMail will remind you before sending the message.
- Provide your feedback directly to Proton from the side menu.
- Benefit from a large number of bug fixes and other minor improvements.
version 1.15.11
posted on 2022-01-25
Jan 25, 2022 Version 1.15.11
ProtonMail for iOS version 1.15.11
This version contains the following updates:
- Fixed a bug where push notifications where not received properly
- Fixed an occasional bug where swipe actions in the inbox were applied to the wrong message
- Fixed an occasional bug where the reply, reply all and forward option did not work on some messages.
- Fixed an occasional bug during signup where the prompt for captcha was not fully visible
- Fixed a bug where contacts migrated through the Proton Easy Switch functionality were not properly displayed
- Preparation for upcoming change to exclude embedded images from counting towards attachments
- Technical improvements behind the scenes (including updates to the cryptographic library, improvements related to key management and password changes and more)
version 1.15.10
posted on 2021-12-22
Dec 22, 2021 Version 1.15.10
Proton Mail for iOS version 1.15.10
Improvements:
- Technical improvements for stability of the application, push notifications and maintainability of the app, including some rare case where attachments could not be opened correctly
version 1.15.9
posted on 2021-11-30
Nov 30, 2021 Version 1.15.9
ProtonMail for iOS version 1.15.9
Improvements:
- Fixed an occasional issue with the swipe actions in the inbox where the wrong message was affected
- Fixed an occasional notification counter issue when using multiple accounts
- Fixed a rare bug where multiple drafts are created after restarting the app
- Fixed a crash that happens after logout when multiple accounts were in use
- Fixed the issue where starring a message from the web removes the message from the starred folder in the iOS app
version 1.15.8
posted on 2021-11-09
Nov 9, 2021 Version 1.15.8
ProtonMail for iOS version 1.15.8
Improvements:
- Fixed occasional crash when opening certain messages from the system notifications
- Fixed rare cases where the buttons in some top navigation menus were not visible
Changes:
- Removed the option to create addresses with @protonmail.ch domain from the signup flow
version 1.15.7
posted on 2021-10-26
Oct 26, 2021 Version 1.15.7
**Proton Mail for iOS Version 1.15.7**
*The following issue is fixed*
- Translation error in the side menu
version 1.15.6
posted on 2021-10-19
Oct 19, 2021 Version 1.15.6
**Proton Mail for iOS Version 1.15.6**
*The following issues are fixed*
- Draft saving issues if repeated multiple times
- Sending issues when a public key is attached in a few edge cases
- A black screen can pop up after logging on iOS 15
- Some colors are off on iOS 15
- The composer's header can be transparent on iOS 15
- The synchronisation of draft can fail between the app and the web
version 1.15.4
posted on 2021-07-06
Jul 6, 2021 Version 1.15.4
**Version 1.15.4**
*The following improvements are included*
- Better encryption and security with GopenPGP library v2.1.10
- Better communication when a folder is empty
*The following issues are fixed*
- App crashes after ending a session on web
- App crashes when searching for contacts with a string recognition
- App crashes after invalid recipient address entered in the composer in certain cases
- Greyed out icons making a user unable to reply/forward an email if the body is blank
version 1.15.3
posted on 2021-06-23
Jun 23, 2021 Version 1.15.3
**Version 1.15.3**
*The following improvements are included in v1.15*
- Preventing a user to be logged out after updating the app
- Communicating better to a user when he needs to update the app
- Having a more secure human verification during sign up
*The following issues are fixed in v1.15*
- Synchronisation bugs leading to diverse annoyances: inbox not showing new messages, moved or deleted message on web not being updated on iOS, infinite spinner
- Scrolling down to the end of the message can be impossible after expanding the header
- Spam messages can reappear in the Spam folder after deletion
- Expired messages remain visible in certain cases when the user is replying
*The following fix is included in the v1.15.3*
- App freezing/crashes when coming back from the background
version 1.14.1
posted on 2021-05-08
May 8, 2021 Version 1.14.1
**Version v1.14.1**
*The following fix has been included in this version*
- Keyboard slowness happening in certain cases when writing long emails
version 1.13.1
posted on 2021-03-25
Mar 25, 2021 Version 1.13.1
v1.13 Improvements:
- Stabilized GopenPGP v2 library for better encryption
- Better Networking module for faster and safer operations
- Diverse UX enhancements
v1.13 Fixes:
- Fixed tapping "TO" field when writing an email with iOS 14.5 Beta is dysfunctional
- Fixed Wrong "time out" message when an account needs a change of password
- Fixed irrelevant message "Sending" still displayed after a message is sent in some cases
- Fixed alternative route to API when it's blocked
- Fixed timeout message missing when logging
- Fixed crash when the mailbox storage's size is getting over the limitation
- Fixed crash when clicking notification to open message in certain cases
- Fixed default address change option for your account
- Fixed messages from secondary account displayed in the search results
- Fixed sign up flow failing with human verification option
- Fixed logging out desynchronisation between web and mobile
- Fixed duplicate messages in the 'Inbox' folder after a long time without opening the app
- Fixed message body not sent completely in case of a very long message and in some edge cases
- Fixed contact birthday format
- Fixed abnormal display of emoji in the composer when replying
- Fixed syncing issues with the app after messages have been imported on the account
- Fixed numbers within an email message opening up a web page instead of proposing to make a phone call
- Fixed blank screen when composing a reply in case of a long content conversation
- Fixed draft being empty if the draft is opened from search results in certain scenarios
- Fixed error messages linked to app store purchases when opening the app
- Fixed email address overlapping the expand icon when typing it by hand
- Fixed contacts search keyboard appearing grey instead of default black
- Fixed crash after rotation in enter password page
- Fixed sending message being overridden by draft because of wrong sequence of treatment
- Fixed message content not saved in a draft message if the message sending failed in a certain scenario
- Fixed system checks when sending an email while in offline mode
- Fixed sending a message if attachments are still being uploaded
- Fixed message reappearing online after being deleted offline
- Fixed correct signature not being displayed if a switch of sender being performed on a draft saved on web
- Removed the "continue and don't ask again option" on confirm link modal
- Fixed content load error when a draft is saved and later sent without subject
- Updated the default ProtonMail signature to "Sent from ProtonMail for iOS"
- Fixed attachments being not delivered in some edge cases
- Fixed message sending failure with wrong message if you try to send it while offline on iOS 14.2 beta
- Fixed crash after opening the app already in background in a certain scenario
- Fixed contacts and groups tab bar not shown after sending a group message
- Fixed Incorrect inbox information after switching accounts
- Fixed crash when adding an attachment in certain scenarios
- Fixed screen sharing on tv results in Black iPhone display
- Fixed message 'sending failed' being wrongly displayed after killing the app while the message is being sent
- Fixed contacts from all accounts being displayed when creating a group
- Fixed trackpad functions not all working
- Fixed empty trash function not working
version 1.12.8
posted on 2021-02-19
Feb 19, 2021 Version 1.12.8
Improvements:
- Updated the GopenPGP cryptographic library to version 2 for better security and improved stability
- Added a warning that announces to users that we will drop compatibility with iOS10
- Improved the experience when adding badly formatted email addresses as a recipient of an email
- Improved error handling when sending emails to badly formatted email addresses
- Improved the process of creating, updating, saving and recovering drafts
- Improved the synchronization of messages
- improved various aspects of UI/UX for better clarity
Fixes:
- Sometimes user would receive duplicated push notifications with the second one showing a generic message saying "You received a new message!"
- Sometimes a message sending error would be displayed saying "Message sending failed. Please try again: EOF"
- Sometimes a message sending error would be displayed saying "Message sending failed. The package is required."
- In some cases, the received message would appear encrypted only in the iOS app
- In some cases, an "invalid access token" message would be displayed after opening the app
- When starting with 0, the Two-Factor Authentication code would not be accepted
- The back button on the create PIN flow did not work
- Fixed various crashes that could happened when sending a message
- Fixed a crash that occurred when deleting emails from the trash folder
- Fixed a crash that sometimes occurred when the app is in the background
- Fixed a crash that sometimes occurred when selecting a phone number from the message body
- Fixed a crash that sometimes occurred when opening the app from a push notification
- Fixed a bug whereby the refresh spinner would keep spinning forever
- Fixed various issues related to displaying the updated list of emails
- Fixed a bug whereby text contained in angled brackets would be badly displayed
- Fixed a bug in the report bug flow that prevented users from properly submitting the report
- Fixed a bug whereby a queue management issue leading to the spinner spinning forever
- Fixed various bugs whereby the download of the message list would be delayed or incomplete
version 1.12.7
posted on 2020-11-23
Nov 23, 2020 Version 1.12.7
New features
- Added the ability to set Protonmail as the default mail app (iOS14 or above)
Fixes
- Fixed a synchronization bug whereby changes made on the web would not be reflected on the app
- Fixed some random crashes
version 1.12.6
posted on 2020-11-13
Nov 13, 2020 Version 1.12.6
- Performance improvements to increase inbox loading speeds
- Fixed an issue where a draft saved on ProtonMail for web that is opened in the iOS app may require attachments to be manually re-added in certain situations
- Improved error handling in situations with slow Internet connectivity
version 1.12.4
posted on 2020-10-20
Oct 20, 2020 Version 1.12.4
Fixes
- The banner showing a "storage almost full" warning was missing
- Some messages appeared duplicated in some cases
- "The Packages is required" error message appeared to some users when sending messages
- Other random issues related to sending messages
- Messages showed encrypted after a new alias was created
- Scrolling to the bottom of the inbox was not possible in some cases
- The app sometimes crashed when in the background
- The app crashed when pressing the menu icon on iPad
- The app crashed when editing a contact to which a picture had previously been added
- The app crashed when accessing a folder after performing the "empty cache" action
- The app failed to sync when "automatically attach public key" is turned on
Improvements
- Better user interface when adding files from the composer
- Better user interface when unlocking the app
- Smoother animation when swiping on a message to move it to trash or archive
version 1.12.3
posted on 2020-08-25
Aug 25, 2020 Version 1.12.3
Fixes:
- Push notifications stopped being delivered in some cases
- App crashed when opening a message from the push notification
- Messages failed to sync when updated from another app
- List failed to render the changes made
- Broken search in simplified and traditional Chinese
- Various UI and UX fixes
Improvements:
- Better handling of alternative routing
- Rendering of newsletter messages
version 1.12.2
posted on 2020-07-28
Jul 28, 2020 Version 1.12.2
Fixed:
- App crashed when opening messages from notifications in certain conditions
Improved:
- PIN/FaceID/TouchID protection
version 1.12.2
posted on 2020-07-28
28 Jul 2020 Version 1.12.2
Fixed:
- App crashed when opening messages from notifications in certain conditions
Improved:
- PIN/FaceID/TouchID protection
version 1.12.1
posted on 2020-07-24
Jul 24, 2020 Version 1.12.1
Fixed:
- Swipe gestures were not properly saved in some cases
- A wrong message was shown on the TouchID screen on iOS 12
- Sharing from other applications did not work for some users
- 3D touch shortcuts did not open the correct screen
- For some users the alternative routing option was re-enabled after killing the app from background
Improved:
- Renamed the "Auto-Lock" option to "PIN & TouchID/FaceID"
- Moved the default browser setting to the App settings section
- Magic keyboard improvements
version 1.12.0
posted on 2020-07-16
Jul 16, 2020 Version 1.12.0
Features:
Multi-user support
Reorganized settings to match support for multiple users
Fixed:
In some cases Invalid access token message appeared on screen while using the app
In some cases an attachment did not get saved in a draft while in offline mode
Using the show/hide option in the password field removed already entered characters
On some occasions many requests could cause the app to lag or crash
Forwarding a message twice removed the "forwarded" icon shown on the message that was forwarded
The app crashed when trying to upload contacts after revoking access to the device contacts
Entering a wrong 2FA code closed the 2FA modal
Strengthened meta data encryption to protect against reused key attacks
Security improvements
Stability improvements
Additional minor bug fixes
version 1.11.17
posted on 2020-05-21
May 21, 2020 Version 1.11.17
Fixed:
Touch/Face ID issue introduced by the release of iOS 13.5
version 1.11.16
posted on 2020-04-14
Apr 14, 2020 Version 1.11.16
Fixed a bug that caused the app to crash when opening a message on some iOS 12 devices
version 1.11.15
posted on 2020-04-09
Apr 9, 2020 Version 1.11.15
Feature:
Add DNS over https
Fixes:
Moving a message from All Mail that does not reside in any other folder to
The contact group is moved from the "BCC:" field to the "To:" field when you save a message as a draft
"Forwarded" icon disappears if you forward a message twice
Words do not fit in Settings when certain iOS accessibility options are turned on
Some messages are not displayed correctly
Apps keep using an expired key to encrypt messages in pinned contact key.
App crashes when opening a certain message
Heic type images sent from the application cannot be opened previewed
Delay in the email address typing/contact list dropdown disappears
The app doesn't sign messages with PGP correctly
Message sending failed. Unable to send a message with an address using ECC keys.
Message sending fails when using Japanese calendar
version 1.11.14
posted on 2019-12-11
Dec 11, 2019 Version 1.11.14
v1.11.14
Fixed:
TouchID option was shown when FaceID is disabled for PM app
Some users did not immediately see new messages in the mailbox
Message from some particular senders was not properly rendered
Links were unable to open if the Default Browser is set to Brave
The Touch ID prompt button on the login screen was inconsistent on iOS 13
Sharing an item from another application caused the app to crash
Some messages were showing a decryption error in the app
The composer was not restored correctly in some cases
Improved:
Some words in settings were cut off
Added In-App Safari view as a browser option
Stability improvements
version 1.5.4
posted on 2016-03-17
version 1.12.0
posted on 1970-01-01
2020年7月16日 Version 1.12.0
Features:
Multi-user support
Reorganized settings to match support for multiple users
Fixed:
In some cases Invalid access token message appeared on screen while using the app
In some cases an attachment did not get saved in a draft while in offline mode
Using the show/hide option in the password field removed already entered characters
On some occasions many requests could cause the app to lag or crash
Forwarding a message twice removed the "forwarded" icon shown on the message that was forwarded
The app crashed when trying to upload contacts after revoking access to the device contacts
Entering a wrong 2FA code closed the 2FA modal
Strengthened meta data encryption to protect against reused key attacks
Security improvements
Stability improvements
Additional minor bug fixes
version 1.11.17
posted on 1970-01-01
2020年5月21日 Version 1.11.17
Fixed:
Touch/Face ID issue introduced by the release of iOS 13.5
version 1.11.16
posted on 1970-01-01
2020年4月14日 Version 1.11.16
Fixed a bug that caused the app to crash when opening a message on some iOS 12 devices