Release: Thunderbird Beta 17.0b1

Author: thunderbird-botmobile[bot]

app-metadata/net.thunderbird.android.beta/en-US/changelogs/42.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+Thunderbird version 17.0b1
+
+New:
+- Account avatar customization
+- Foldable device support
+- Email messages can be printed
+- Unified folder account indicator
+- Display account avatar in message notifications
+- Improved email rendering enabled for beta
+
+Fixed:
+- Deleted/read messages in unified inbox may not update until refresh
+- Tap behavior was unreliable in recipient fields
+- Device orientiation change duplicated recipient field text

app-thunderbird/build.gradle.kts

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ android {
         applicationId = "net.thunderbird.android"
         testApplicationId = "net.thunderbird.android.tests"
 
-        versionCode = 41
+        versionCode = 42
         versionName = "17.0"
 
         buildConfigField("String", "CLIENT_INFO_APP_NAME", "\"Thunderbird for Android\"")

app-thunderbird/src/beta/res/raw/changelog_master.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,22 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="changelog_style.xsl"?>
 <changelog>
+    <release version="17.0b1" versioncode="42" date="2026-02-04">
+        <change>Account avatar customization</change>
+        <change>Foldable device support with split-screen</change>
+        <change>Email messages can be printed</change>
+        <change>Unified folder account indicator identifies message ownership</change>
+        <change>Display account avatar in message notifications</change>
+        <change>Improved email rendering enabled enabled for beta</change>
+        <change>Deleted/read messages in unified inbox may not update until manual refresh</change>
+        <change>Edge-to-edge regressions affected account setup screens</change>
+        <change>Tap behavior was unreliable in recipient fields</change>
+        <change>Incorrect icon was displayed for &#39;Find folder&#39;</change>
+        <change>Device orientiation change duplicated recipient field text</change>
+        <change>Copied link text incorrectly included CSS</change>
+        <change>Unselecting &#39;Colorize contact pictures&#39; setting did not persist</change>
+        <change>Some general settings were not preserved after export and import</change>
+    </release>
     <release version="16.0b4" versioncode="41" date="2026-01-20">
         <change>OAuth SMTP authentication failed with some Microsoft servers</change>
     </release>