Gmail to Fastmail: a few rough edges
Since Google announced that they're discontinuing the "Send as" option, I'm basically left with two choices: upgrade to Google Workspace or look for another email provider. I'd prefer the latter.
I came across Fastmail during my search, and it seems to cover pretty much everything I'm looking for. Setting up the trial was easy, and I really like how straightforward the settings are. In some areas, especially custom domains, aliases and overall account setup, I actually prefer Fastmail to Gmail.
I'm just surprised by a few rough edges I really didn't expect. For example, oversized images aren't handled particularly well in either the web app or the mobile app. I receive some emails with ridiculously large images, which can mess up the entire message view in Fastmail. Zooming and scrolling do work on mobile, but having to do that manually just to read the message properly doesn't feel very user-friendly.
The same goes for 'pinned messages' (replacing Gmail's starred messages). On desktop I can use the 'Pinned' tab, but on mobile there doesn't seem to be an equivalent. I've created a saved search for 'is:pinned', which works, but it ends up all the way at the bottom of the navigation. Having a 'Pinned' item right below 'Inbox' would make so much sense to me.
I've opened a few support tickets about these things, and I should add that support has been very responsive, which is definitely a positive.
Are there any other Gmail users here who miss little things like these after switching? I'm almost certain I'm not the only one looking for Gmail alternatives after Google's announcement.