But how is it that so many other clients don’t have a problem with this though? It’s clearly possible, and presumably simple enough that it’s just a built in feature for all those I’ve tried. No configuration or special licenses; it just works precisely as expected.
This is the reply each time this issue comes up: that it’s not possible given the server settings. Yet I know this to be categorically untrue because I am literally using other clients that manage this for this same Exchange account. What insights do these other app developers have that the EM Client developers don’t have?
For the record, the other email clients I am currently using are:
Desktop:
- Outlook
- Mailbird
iOS
- Native mail app
- Spark
- Outlook
Each of the clients above support one-click / swipe-to-archive for this very same Exchange account out of the box, without any additional whatsoever. Maybe they are using creative solutions; maybe not. The point is that it is demonstratively possible. Why can’t Em Client figure something out like the 5 app developers above have?
This isn’t a fringe feature request but a basic, ostensibly supported feature that doesn’t work for some people. As the sampling of other issues above shows, it also keeps coming up from other others who want this basic functionality to work.
I’m not trying to be snarky here, but I am genuinely frustrated this doesn’t appear to get any serious consideration. I’m now on my 3rd paid version of EM Client, and nearly all of my wish list items previously are included and supported. But because it doesn’t support one-click archiving, and how I manage my inbox, I can’t use it full time. It would really be great if some serious thought was put to how to address this. BTW I’m happy to do any testing on my end if that helps the process.