Unified inbox doesn't show up

[sun21170]

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App

Thunderbird for Android

App version

8.2

Where did you get the app from?

Google Play

Android version

15

Device model

OnePlus 11 5G

Steps to reproduce

1. I uninstalled the Thunderbird app on my phone since it was not getting new emails, while my Gmail and Outlook programs were getting it.
2. So, I re-installed Thunderbird from Google Play Store.
3. I opened Thunderbird after installation and added the first email account from Gmail. I did not see the Unified box, but I thought maybe it's because there's only one email account added. But the gmail account was receiving emails.
4. So I proceeded to add a second email account from Gmail and to my surprise, I still did not see a Unified box.
5. I added a third email account from Outlook and still no Unified box showed up, even though each individual account was getting and showing it's emails from the email server.
6. I then closed the Thunderbird app and re- opened it.
7. To my shock and surprise the Unified box was now showing after some frustrating steps.

In my view, the Unified box should always be there whether there's one email account or more than one. OR you could not show the Unified box if only one account is added, but automatically show it as soon as the second account is added. The first option of always showing Unified box seems more intuitive to me and a better option for your app users.

Expected behavior

The Unified box should have been there as soon as an email account was added.

Actual behavior

No Unified box showed up after adding the first email account and after adding the next two accounts.

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