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Thunderbird no longer able to display S/MIME encrypted messages sent from Outlook App (Android and iOS)

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From Microsoft: "Recent Outlook Mobile updates introduced a stricter and more standards-aligned S/MIME message structure. The messages themselves are valid, but some third‑party mail clients such as Thunderbird do not fully support the way Outlook mobile structures the encryption. As a result, these clients may display a blank message body even though the encrypted content is present.

As a workaround, if you need to send encrypted mail to recipients who use third‑party clients, use Outlook desktop or Outlook on the web instead of Outlook mobile. These versions generate encrypted messages in a format that is more widely supported. "

I couldn't find this reported anywhere in these forums. Is there a solution being worked on to address this issue? Or has anyone found a workaround? We are stuck with using the Outlook app until the Thunderbird app supports S/MIME.

From Microsoft: "Recent Outlook Mobile updates introduced a stricter and more standards-aligned S/MIME message structure. The messages themselves are valid, but some third‑party mail clients such as Thunderbird do not fully support the way Outlook mobile structures the encryption. As a result, these clients may display a blank message body even though the encrypted content is present. As a workaround, if you need to send encrypted mail to recipients who use third‑party clients, use Outlook desktop or Outlook on the web instead of Outlook mobile. These versions generate encrypted messages in a format that is more widely supported. " I couldn't find this reported anywhere in these forums. Is there a solution being worked on to address this issue? Or has anyone found a workaround? We are stuck with using the Outlook app until the Thunderbird app supports S/MIME.

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