04 Febuary 2008

S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2
Access your emails – wherever, whenever

Email is one of the most widely used services on smartphones. Most smartphone users want mobile access to their business or private mailboxes – or in many cases both – but their specific needs can sometimes be very different. The S60 email solution has been designed to be flexible, configurable, and extensible, so that it is capable of supporting such versatile requirements.

The built-in email client in S60 supports, by default, all of the widely used standard email protocols – such as POP3, IMAP4, SMTP, and MIME. This allows S60-based devices to connect to virtually every internet email service. Email access can be initiated by the user when needed, or the client can be configured to poll the mailbox periodically. The user can then define the days and time period during which automatic mailbox polling is performed, as well as setting the polling interval.

In addition to user-initiated or polling-based email access, S60 also supports true push e-mail, using standardized protocols such as IMAP IDLE and OMA EMN (email notification). With push e-mail, the user is automatically notified when a new e-mail arrives. This notification is similar to that provided when a new SMS or MMS arrives.

S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 introduces new email enhancements. It now supports OMA Data Synchronization protocol for email access. The OMA Data Synchronization support enables mail synchronization locally, using PC Suite, and remotely, with compatible synchronization servers. (The synchronization server may request that synchronization start by way of a short message.) This provides the user with a push e-mail experience without requiring them to stay permanently connected to the server.

The Feature Pack 2 also offers new user-experience enhancements, such as the graphical toolbar in the mail editor. This is a great new way to create emails with more than just text.

The seamless integration with other applications means that S60 email users can now enjoy a much richer email experience. An example of this integration is the fact that Microsoft® Office® or Adobe® PDF documents can be accessed from a device that has S60 Office Applications (which is pre-installed on many S60 products).