What BlindBox Mobile gives you
The mobile app is designed to be useful away from the desktop, while still respecting the same accessibility, privacy, and multi-inbox goals as the larger BlindBox product.
Carry the core mailbox on your phone
BlindBox Mobile brings inbox browsing, folders, search, refresh, message reading, attachments, and message actions into a React Native app designed for touch and assistive technology.
Use the same BlindBox account where available
When signed in through the BlindBox API, the mobile app can connect to account, sync, billing, and attachment analysis services instead of acting as an isolated mail viewer.
Connect the providers users expect
The mobile login flow supports provider-based sign-in for Gmail and Outlook, iCloud or Apple Mail app-specific passwords, and custom IMAP-compatible accounts where configured.
Choose one mailbox or All Inboxes
Users can work inside a single connected account or open All Inboxes to merge recent mail across saved accounts into one mobile list.
Treat attachments as their own workspace
All Files turns message attachments into a browsable list with sorting, filtering, search, and download actions so files are easier to recover from a phone.
Keep working when the network wobbles
Mailbox pages, message details, settings, account sessions, and drafts are cached aggressively so the app can show recent state while a live refresh catches up.
Bring Insight to mobile
When the account and plan support it, mobile can request attachment summaries and transcripts through the same BlindBox-backed AI analysis path.
Mirror the accessibility personality of desktop
Mobile settings include Blind Sight, high contrast, readable fonts, larger controls, stronger borders, reduced motion, text spacing, reading width, auto-read, speech speed, and tactile feedback.
The fastest way to get started
These steps cover the path from first launch to a useful mobile mailbox. They also call out the moments where setup differs from desktop.
1. Start with the welcome flow
Open BlindBox Mobile and choose whether to create or connect a BlindBox account, sign in to an existing BlindBox account, or add another inbox from an already-authenticated session.
2. Pick the mailbox provider
Choose Gmail, Outlook, iCloud or Apple Mail, or another IMAP-compatible provider. The app announces the current step and provider-specific instructions during the flow.
3. Complete provider login
Gmail and Outlook use provider login where enabled. iCloud and Apple Mail use the email address plus an app-specific password, and custom IMAP providers ask for the mail credentials required by that provider.
4. Land in Inbox or your saved default
After login, the app restores the saved default mailbox when it can. Otherwise it opens Inbox and starts loading the current folder into the mobile cache.
5. Add more inboxes when needed
Use the mailbox drawer or account settings to add another inbox, then switch between individual accounts or use All Inboxes for a combined view.
6. Tune accessibility before heavy use
Open Settings early to choose text size, contrast, Blind Sight, plain-text reading, auto-read, motion, tactile feedback, and the visual theme that works best on the device.
Know the four working areas
Mobile has less screen space than desktop, so the app uses focused surfaces instead of showing every region at once. These are the areas worth learning first.
Login and account flow
The entry flow is a guided sequence: welcome, provider picker, provider sign-in, and BlindBox account login or recovery for returning users.
Mailbox screen
The main screen combines a top action area, search, folder context, a message or file list, and controls for compose, refresh, settings, and the mobile drawer.
Drawer and account switching
The drawer holds mailbox navigation, optional folder rows, connected accounts, All Inboxes, Add Inbox, and quick access to settings.
Message, compose, and settings modals
Opening a message, writing mail, adding an inbox, or changing settings moves into a focused surface so the current task has a clear boundary.
For provider login, environment variables, and build expectations, continue to the mobile setup guide.