Allow updating IMAP and SMTP setting through settings UI without entering password again
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@abhinavohri is already working on this.
Since Sep 17, 2026.
Assessment
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Newbie friendliness
- 68/100
- Issue type
- Bug
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Activity status
- Active
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- frontend
Research direction
Start with the mail account settings UI described in the reproduction steps and trace how changing a field controls the Save button. Reproduce the issue with an existing account, then verify that changing IMAP or SMTP settings can be saved without entering the password again.
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Description
Steps to reproduce
- Add a mail account
- Go to the settings of the mail account
- Change a field
Expected behavior
Save button is not disabled and clicking it has an effect.
Actual behavior
Save button is disabled and clicking it has not effect.
Mail app version
5.12.0-rc.2
Nextcloud version
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Mailserver or service
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Operating system
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Nextcloud memory caching
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Web server
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Database
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Additional info
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- Dominant language
- JavaScript
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- Merged PRs (30d)
- 102
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