Nokia Email Growing Up, Enters Beta Labs Tomorrow
Readers who own an S60 handset from Nokia may or may not have heard of an application that Nokia has has done a fairly good job of keeping relatively hush. One of the biggest complaints S60 users have in general is the lackluster email client and less-than-reliable performance that comes along with it. There are plenty of third-party options out there of course, but none that is truly optimal and geared specifically for personal use. Nokia Email is Nokia’s first attempt at just that; a premium email client geared toward personal use as opposed to enterprise. We just got off a conference call the Nokia Email Product Manager and we have to say that the future is looking pretty bright for this app / service combo. Here are some highlights from the call:
- Nokia Email goes live on Nokia Beta Labs tomorrow
- Nokia Email will be a pay service once it exits beta; cost will be integrated into carrier data plans
- Users not on a carrier with whom Nokia has an agreement will still have access to the client, pricing info not yet available
- Future features:
- Focus on value added services – plenty coming that is not in the current beta
- Multiple email accounts will be supported – current beta client supports only one account
- Software update notifications will be automatic – install overlay will not remove settings
- Folder support is one of their top priorities – archiving, etc
The service itself has a long way to go but it’ll get there if you’re patient. Nokia also seems to be paying particular attention to feedback surrounding this app so don’t be shy in telling them what you want. Feel free to mention HTML support, though we know it’s already on Nokia’s radar…
I hear what you’re saying Jonny but it’s not a logical argument. Technology is about efficiency and having an email client that doesn’t support HTML is inefficient. What if you don’t want to open a link? What if you just want to read a properly formatted email? What do you need three extra steps to do that?
Other more modern email clients work properly. Open an HTML email and you see an HTML email.
Well, I suppose if you don’t want to open the
link, then you don’t get your HTML, lol. You not wanting to open that link doesn’t mean it’s not supported.
If your argument is efficiency, I think others will agree with me when I say that there is a very rare occasion that someone absolutely NEEDS to open an HTML email. 99% of the messages I receive (and 100% of what I send) is text only. In that rare occasion I’m half interested in the newsletter that some random website sent me in HTML format, I’d much rather go through the additional steps to view it rather than half to wait for my phone to load the message by default.
JonnyBruha is a dumbass Nokia apologist, everybody else knows that Messages is a piece of shit.
Look, I never said it was perfect. It’s obvious that implementing HTML email in the way S60 does is ineffective since a majority of its users have no idea it even exists. There’s plenty of people that give two shits about threaded messaging and reading HTML email altogether. That’s the beauty of S60 though; if you don’t like it, install something else. LCG has had the HTML email game down for years now and there’s several solutions for threaded SMS.
I won’t engage in argument if you’re only going to throw names around.
Downloaded the app yesterday on to my E90, it works like a charm. There is a bit of a delay in the pushing of mail. Looks great, is easy to use . Pity we’re going to have to end up paying…