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# First configuration
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**NOTE:** If you have any troubles, check [this extensive FAQ](https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail/blob/master/FAQ.md).
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You may also ask in [this XDA Forum thread](https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/app-5-0-fairemail-fully-featured-open-source-privacy-oriented-email-app.3824168/)
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or via [this contact form](https://contact.faircode.eu/?product=fairemailsupport). Bad reviews won't help you or the developer, so try asking in person first.
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## 1. Accepting the license agreement
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When you start the app for the first time, you need to accept the license agreement.
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## 2. Starting the wizard
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FairEmail has a setup wizard integrated. It will lead you through the process. Choose the wizard for easy configuration.
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If your email provider is not listed, or if you want to authenticate using a password, choose "Other provider".
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**NOTE:** OAuth only works for the Play Store and GitHub version. Third party builds (e.g. on F-Droid) do not support OAuth.
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**NOTE:** Google OAuth only works for Google accounts added on your Android device. Also see [FAQ #111 Is OAuth supported?](https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail/blob/master/FAQ.md#user-content-faq111)
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## 3. Fill in credentials
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Fill in your screen name, your email address and your password. FairEmail will fetch the server settings automatically for most email providers.
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If you want to check the password for typos, you can enable showing the entered password by clicking on the eye icon.
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After you have entered everything, press the "check" button.
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**NOTE:** This step requires working internet connection.
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## 4. Setting up default folders
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FairEmail will try to recognize the default folders for the inbox, sent messages, spam messages, drafts and archived messages.
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Accept with "OK" if the settings look fine. Otherwise, you may also edit the settings.
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## 5. Disable battery optimization
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Below the wizard, there are two more options numbered:
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* Grant access to your contacts, if you want to use the contacts on your device (optional)
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* Disable battery optimization (highly recommended to ensure the app works in the background)
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**NOTE:** Even with battery optimization disabled, FairEmail won't drain your battery. The app usage will be high. But that does not mean high battery usage. See [FAQ #39 How can I reduce the battery usage of FairEmail?](https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail/blob/master/docs/FAQ-en-rGB.md#user-content-faq39) for more information.
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## 6. (Unified) inbox
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Once you press the back button, you'll enter your new inbox. At first, you will see a pop-up message with important information.
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For your better understanding, there will be additional information you can dismiss by tapping on the "X".
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Please read them as they will help you in understanding how the app works and how to get support.
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That's it, your app is set up to work.
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## Optional settings
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FairEmail will already work with the configuration above. However, you may want to change some minor things.
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As FairEmail comes with a lot of options, you can very likely adjust the app and its behavior the way you personally would like it.
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However, all of those options are optional. The app works stable with the default options without requiring any adjustment by you.
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If you still would like to change the settings, just take time looking around the available options. You can also search through available settings.
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The most common three settings you might want to set on the first run are mentioned below.
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Apart from that, there's also [this separate manual describing various settings / options](settings-overview.md) in FairEmail.
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### 1. Disable the permanent notification
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The permanent notification is a necessary foreground service as many phones kill the app once there is nothing in the foreground anymore.
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However, it is designed in a way that it has no toll on your battery. If the permanent notification banner annoys you, you can just turn the notification off.
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To do so, press and hold on the notification and then click on the settings icon (gear symbol).
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Now disable the slider for the "Monitor".
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### 2. Changing start screen
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By default you will see a unified inbox on your start screen, which will summarize the inboxes of all your mail accounts in FairEmail.
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If you prefer to have a classic account view on start, maybe because you manage a greater number of email accounts with FairEmail,
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you can do this as follows:
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1. Open the menu by tapping the three dashes in the top left corner (hamburger menu)
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2. Choose "Settings"
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3. At the top bar, select the tab called "Display"
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4. Go to the option "Show on start screen" and select an available option within the dropdown menu
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5. Use the back key to get back to the start screen
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### 3. Changing the theme
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You can slightly change the way the app looks. To this end, FairEmail comes with multiple pre-installed themes.
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You can switch themes like this:
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1. Open the menu by tapping the three dashes in the top left corner (hamburger menu)
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2. Choose "Settings"
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3. At the top bar, select the tab called "Display"
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4. Press the "Select theme" button
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5. Select the theme of your choice and confirm
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**NOTE:** Dynamic themes are not possible in Android.
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See [FAQ #164 Can you add customizable themes?](https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail/blob/master/FAQ.md#user-content-faq164) for further details.
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Thanks @[mkasimd](https://github.com/mkasimd/) for contributing this documentation.
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