Set up BlueMail on your device

ASUS

ZenUI keeps an auto-start manager in Mobile Manager alongside Android's battery optimisation. BlueMail needs clearing in both.

Google Pixel

Pixels run stock Android, so two settings cover it: set BlueMail's battery usage to unrestricted, and stop Adaptive Battery from demoting it.

Huawei, Honor

Set BlueMail's App launch to manage manually and enable all three switches — auto-launch, secondary launch and run in background.

iPhone, iPad

iOS holds mail back through Scheduled Summary, Focus and Background App Refresh rather than a battery saver. Five settings, plus BlueMail's own push method.

Motorola

Motorola runs close to stock Android: set BlueMail's battery usage to unrestricted and turn off Adaptive battery.

OnePlus

OxygenOS adds sleep standby optimisation and deep optimisation on top of battery optimisation. Turn off all three for BlueMail.

Oppo, realme

ColorOS and realme UI need auto start-up, background running and power saver all set for BlueMail before push arrives reliably.

Samsung Galaxy

Samsung stacks three power savers on top of Android's own. Set BlueMail to unrestricted, keep it out of Sleeping apps, and turn off Adaptive battery.

Sony Xperia

STAMINA mode and Sony's battery care both cut background data. Exempt BlueMail from battery optimisation and check STAMINA is off.

Tecno, Infinix, itel

HiOS and XOS keep their background controls in the Phone Master app rather than in Settings. Autostart, Power Saving Management and screen-off push all matter.

vivo, iQOO

Funtouch OS and OriginOS need autostart on and BlueMail allowed under high background power consumption.

Xiaomi, Redmi, POCO

HyperOS and MIUI need autostart enabled and battery saver set to no restrictions, or BlueMail is closed as soon as the screen goes off.

Linux

BlueMail for Linux ships as a snap. It needs to start with your session and be allowed through your desktop's own Do Not Disturb.

Mac

Set BlueMail to Alerts rather than Banners, allow it through Focus, and add it to Login Items so it is running when mail arrives.

Windows PC

Windows needs three things: notifications allowed for BlueMail, Do not disturb off, and the app set to start with Windows so it is running to receive mail.

Any Android phone

The four settings that delay mail on every Android device: battery optimisation, Adaptive Battery, background data limits and the notification permission.

Google Pixel

Press Power and Volume Down together, use the Screenshot button in Recents, or set Quick Tap to capture with two taps on the back of the phone.

Huawei, Honor

Press Power and Volume Down together, knock the screen twice with a knuckle, or swipe down with three fingers.

iPhone, iPad

Face ID models: press Side and Volume Up together. Home button models: press Side (or Top) and Home. Back Tap captures with two taps on the back.

Motorola

Press Power and Volume Down together, or touch the screen with three fingers to use the Moto Actions screenshot gesture.

OnePlus

Press Power and Volume Down together, or swipe down the screen with three fingers. Hold the three-finger swipe for an expanded screenshot.

Oppo, realme

Press Power and Volume Down together, or swipe down with three fingers. Hold three fingers on the screen for a long screenshot.

Samsung Galaxy

Press Side and Volume Down together, or swipe the edge of your palm across the screen. Scroll capture extends the shot down a long page.

Sony Xperia

Press Power and Volume Down together, or hold the Power button and choose Screenshot from the menu that appears.

vivo, iQOO

Press Power and Volume Down together, swipe down with three fingers, or use the Super Screenshot tile in Control Centre.

Xiaomi, Redmi, POCO

Press Power and Volume Down, swipe down with three fingers, or use the Screenshot tile in Control Centre. Scrolling screenshots capture a full page.

Linux

Print Screen opens the capture tool on GNOME and Spectacle on KDE. Both offer a full screen, a window or a selection.

Mac

Cmd + Shift + 4 captures a selection, Cmd + Shift + 3 the whole screen, and Cmd + Shift + 5 opens the toolbar with recording and save options.

Windows PC

Win + Shift + S clips any part of the screen. Win + PrtScn saves a full screenshot straight to your Pictures folder.

Any Android phone

Power and Volume Down works on every Android phone. The Recents screen has a Screenshot button, and most phones add a gesture of their own.

Adding an account

Add a mail account in a few taps, or set the incoming and outgoing servers by hand when your provider is not on the list.

The basics

Composing, forwarding, archiving and deleting in BlueMail, and how to put the actions you use most where you can reach them.

Navigating the app

The Unified Inbox, the folder drawer, what a swipe left and right does, and how to refresh the message list.

Notification methods

BlueMail sets how each account checks for mail — Instant Push, Direct Push, Frequent Fetch, No Push or Manual — per account, in the app's own settings.

Signatures

Set a different signature per account, style it with fonts and colour, add a logo, and choose which emails it appears on.

Tasks and Reply Later

Mark an email Reply Today or Reply Later, find it again on the Tasks board, and mark it Done when it is handled.