ThunderCast

As 2025 winds down, its time to start thinking of what we want to achieve for our Android AND iOS apps next year. Alessandro walks us through the 2026 mobile roadmap, covering our urgent priorities, feature wish list, and a glimpse at our upcoming design plans for the entire Thunderbird project.

Resources:
 Current Android Roadmap: https://github.com/orgs/thunderbird/projects/19
TB Pro Announcement: https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/04/thundermail-and-thunderbird-pro-services/
Mobile Development Matrix: https://matrix.to/#/#tb-mobile-dev:mozilla.org
Thunderbird for Android GitHub Issues: https://github.com/thunderbird/thunderbird-android/issues
  • (00:00) -
  • (00:00) - Intro
  • (01:47) - Thunderbird Pro in Mobile
  • (05:49) - How we build a roadmap
  • (07:40) - Android initiatives
  • (12:51) - Material 3 or Material You
  • (21:05) - Calendar Exploration Questions
  • (31:26) - Roadmap items for our community
  • (33:34) - iOS initiatives
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Creators and Guests

Host
Alessandro Castellani
Director of Desktop and Mobile Apps

What is ThunderCast?

An inside look at the making of Mozilla Thunderbird, and community-driven conversations with our friends in the open-source software space.