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--- flowcrypt [2026.01.16 13:44] – [Steps] Steve Isenberg
+++ flowcrypt [2026.01.16 13:55] (current) – Steve Isenberg
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-====== PGP Encrypted Email on iPad Using Gmail + FlowCrypt ======
+====== I. PGP Encrypted Email on iPad Using Gmail + FlowCrypt ======
 This guide explains how to add true end-to-end encrypted email (OpenPGP / PGP) to a Gmail account on an iPad using FlowCrypt.
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-Here are clear, DokuWiki-formatted instructions for viewing and sharing your public key in FlowCrypt on an iPad.
-You can paste this directly into your wiki.
+====== II. Viewing and Sharing Your Public Key (FlowCrypt on iPad) ======
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-====== Viewing and Sharing Your Public Key (FlowCrypt on iPad) ======
 Your public key is what others need in order to send you PGP-encrypted email.
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-====== Sending Encrypted Email with a Shared Password (FlowCrypt) ======
+====== III. Sending Encrypted Email with a Shared Password (FlowCrypt) ======
 FlowCrypt primarily uses public-key (PGP) encryption, but it also supports password-encrypted messages for recipients who do not use PGP.
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-This is a known and intentional behavior in FlowCrypt, not something you’re doing wrong.
-Short answer:
+====== IV. Why FlowCrypt on iPad and iPhone  Does Not Offer “Shared Key” Messages ======
-👉 On iOS (iPad/iPhone), FlowCrypt does NOT support password-encrypted (“shared key”) messages.
-That’s why you only see “Send unencrypted” or “Cancel.”
-Below is a DokuWiki-formatted explanation you can paste into your wiki.
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-====== Why FlowCrypt on iPad Does Not Offer “Shared Key” Messages ======
 When composing an email in FlowCrypt on iPad, you may only see:
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 ===== Why FlowCrypt Disabled Shared-Key on iOS =====
-FlowCrypt has stated (and demonstrated by behavior) that:
+  * FlowCrypt has stated (and demonstrated by behavior) that: Password-encrypted messages rely on a secure web portal
-	•	Password-encrypted messages rely on a secure web portal
+  * This requires browser-based flows that are:
-	•	This requires browser-based flows that are:
+    * Less reliable on iOS
-	•	Less reliable on iOS
+    * Harder to secure consistently
-	•	Harder to secure consistently
+  * FlowCrypt’s security model on iOS is:
-	•	FlowCrypt’s security model on iOS is:
+    * PGP only
-	•	PGP only
+    * Or plaintext
-	•	Or plaintext
-So if no recipient public key is found, FlowCrypt will only offer:
+So if no recipient public key is found, on iOS (iPad, iPhone) FlowCrypt will only offer:
-	•	Send unencrypted
+  * Send unencrypted
-	•	Cancel
+  * Cancel
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 ===== What This Means Practically =====
-On an iPad:
+On an iPad and iPhone:
 	•	You cannot send encrypted email to non-PGP users using FlowCrypt
 	•	There is no hidden setting to enable shared passwords
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 ==== Option 1: Use PGP Only (Best Security) ====
-	•	Ask recipient to install:
+  - Ask recipient to install:
-	•	FlowCrypt
+    * FlowCrypt
-	•	Thunderbird
+    * Thunderbird
-	•	Proton Mail (PGP mode)
+    * Proton Mail (PGP mode)
-	•	Exchange public keys
+  - Exchange public keys with recipient
-	•	Communicate securely end-to-end
+  - Communicate securely end-to-end
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 ===== Summary =====
-	•	FlowCrypt on iPad cannot send shared-password encrypted messages
+  * FlowCrypt on iPad and iPhone cannot send shared-password encrypted messages
-	•	Seeing only “Send unencrypted” is expected behavior
+  * Seeing only “Send unencrypted” is expected behavior
-	•	PGP public-key encryption does work fully
+  * PGP public-key encryption does work fully
-	•	Shared-key encryption requires desktop FlowCrypt
+  * Shared-key encryption requires desktop FlowCrypt
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