Linus Rath
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App store terms put limits on recipients, such as device caps and DRM, that section 10 of the AGPL does not allow, so the app could not be shipped through the Apple App Store or Google Play without breaking the licence. Add a "Bulwark Mobile" header and a section 7 additional permission to LICENSE that allows app store distribution as long as the source of every shipped version is public, free, linked from the listing or the app, and not further restricted. The permission is not final yet: not every earlier contributor has answered the consent request. A reservation limits it to contributions made on or after 30 September 2026 and to older parts whose authors have agreed. The README licence line says the same.
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Bulwark Mobile
Beta - work in progress. Many features are unfinished or rough. Expect bugs, missing functionality, and breaking changes between releases. Do not rely on this for primary email yet.
React Native (Expo SDK 54) client for Bulwark Webmail - a JMAP-based mail, calendar, and contacts app.
What works today
- Sign in to any JMAP server (e.g. Stalwart)
- Multiple accounts
- Email list, threads, compose
- Calendar (basic)
- Contacts (basic)
- Push notifications via the Bulwark relay - FCM by default, or UnifiedPush (e.g. ntfy) for devices without Google Play services
- Android: contacts and calendars sync both ways with the phone's Contacts and Calendar apps (Settings → Contacts / Calendar → Sync to this device)
- In-app sideload updates from GitHub Releases
What's missing or rough
- iOS builds, but push notifications, client certificates and syncing with the phone's contacts and calendars are Android-only so far
- S/MIME, plugins, themes - UI stubs only (filters & rules, the vacation responder and file storage are real implementations)
- Calendar editing is partial; contacts editing is basic
- No Play Store distribution yet (sideload APK from Releases); iOS ships via TestFlight
Run locally
npm install
npx expo start
Then press a for Android, i for iOS, or scan the QR with Expo Go.
For release APK builds and signing see docs/android-release.md. For iOS builds and TestFlight distribution see docs/ios-release.md.
License
AGPL-3.0-only, with an additional permission to distribute the app through app stores such as the Apple App Store and Google Play. See LICENSE. Contributions are accepted under the same terms. The permission is provisional until every earlier contributor has agreed to it (consent request); contributions made since 30 September 2026 are already covered.