Use PreVeil on Android

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Last updated: Feb 18, 2020
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Use the PreVeil email account on your Android device as you would your normal email application. Send encrypted emails to other people with PreVeil accounts. If you send an email to anyone who does not have a PreVeil account, they will receive an email from PreVeil inviting them to install PreVeil before they can view your email.

 

Open PreVeil

Find and tap the PreVeil icon on your device.

 

PreVeil settings on Android

You can use the PreVeil Android app to send and receive encrypted email, or store and share encrypted files. You can also use it to do a number of things related to your PreVeil account. You can do these things from the Settings screen, accessed by tapping the gear icon in the upper right corner of the screen.

On the Settings screen, you can:

 

Recovery Group

Set up a recovery group as soon as you create a new PreVeil account on your Android device. Without a Recovery Group configured, if you only have your account on one device and you delete PreVeil or lose your device, you will permanently lose access to all the data in your account.

PreVeil allows you to recover your account by setting up a Recovery Group – a group of individuals you trust who will let you regain access to your account in case you lose your devices. Recovery Groups use PreVeil's Approval Group Technology, which is a patent-pending method for recovering your private key without giving anybody (even members of your recovery group) access to your account or your data.

 

Add Device

This option allows you to copy your private key from another computer, tablet, or phone (where PreVeil is installed) onto the Android device you are on when you select this option.

 

Disconnect Your Account

Use this option to remove your PreVeil account from your Android device.

Caution: If you do this, and you do not have PreVeil installed on another device, or you have not set up a recovery group, you will permanently lose access to all the data in your account.

 

Access Your Mailboxes

From Settings, return to your Inbox by clicking the back/rewind icon at the top left of the screen, or using the back button on your device.

 

To view another mailbox, or go back to your Inbox from another mailbox such as Sent or Drafts, tap the hamburger (three stacked lines) icon in the upper left, which will bring you to your mailbox list.

 

 

From the mailbox list, tap "Inbox" to access your PreVeil inbox where you can send and receive encrypted email.

 

Access Your PreVeil Drive


From Settings, return to your Inbox by clicking the back/rewind icon at the top left of the screen, or using the back button on your device.

From your Inbox, go your mailbox list and select "My PreVeil" to access your PreVeil Drive.

 

 

Search Your PreVeil Email


To search your email for a specific sender, recipient, or keyword, simply tap the magnifying glass icon in the upper right and type in your search term(s).

 

Compose and Send an Email

 

To compose an email, tap the pencil icon in the lower right corner of the screen as shown above.  A new email window appears.

 

 

In the To: field, enter the email addresses for the people who will receive the email.

If the entered email address belongs to someone who is not a PreVeil user, a vertical gray bar appears to the left of their address. If the email address belongs to a PreVeil user, a vertical orange bar appears to the left of their name.

 

Tap the paperclip icon at the top of the screen to be able to add attachments to your email. They will also be encrypted. Tap Send when you are ready to send the email.

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