Proton Mail is rolling out a new feature that lets users send emails from their Gmail address inside the Proton Mail app and automatically imports recent messages from Gmail. The switch is positioned as a privacy upgrade, with Google’s Gmail described as ad-dr
The hardest part of leaving an old email address isn’t signing up for something better—it’s the fear of missing messages while you transition. Proton Mail is trying to remove that panic with a new feature that brings Gmail into Proton’s app instead of cutting it off.
In a blog post. Proton announced a tool coming to its Mail app that lets you “send emails from your Gmail address directly inside Proton Mail.” It also automatically imports the latest messages that reach your Gmail inbox into your Proton Mail inbox. The result is a slower, less risky move to a new email address—messages can keep coming, while you switch.
Proton frames the change as more than convenience. The company says people may want to switch away from Gmail because Google uses Gmail to gather an “immense amount” of data to build a profile about you. which Proton claims is used to serve more relevant ads. Proton then positions its own approach as a privacy alternative. saying Proton Mail “strips trackers. ads and spam from your emails.” For communications with friends and family who also use Proton Mail. Proton says the emails are end-to-end encrypted.
This update is rolling out gradually, so not every account will see the option right away. When it does show up for your account, Proton says you can activate it by going into the settings, then opening Import via Easy Switch and connecting your Gmail account.
The picture Proton paints is simple: keep Gmail working during the handoff, but move the messages into Proton Mail where the company says tracking and advertising clutter are removed—and where Proton-to-Proton messaging is end-to-end encrypted.
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So it’s like you can still use Gmail but in Proton? Sounds kinda pointless.
I don’t trust anything that “imports” from Google. Like what if it still lets Google track you? The article made it sound like ads get stripped but… are they really?
Wait, so you send from your Gmail address inside Proton Mail… but does it still show up as Gmail in people’s inboxes? Cuz if not, that seems like it would mess up emails from banks and stuff.
Google is just collecting data for ads, right? That’s been obvious forever. But end-to-end encrypted only for Proton-to-Proton makes me nervous because what about emailing my doctor or whatever? Also “strips trackers”… trackers can be like half the internet lol