I posted this article yesterday at Symbian Addict, and thought I'd share it with N82 readers here. In this article, I link to another post by Steve from AllAboutSymbian.com. He used a Nokia N95 to explain things, but everything still applies for the N82. If you haven't yet setup Gmail on your phone, do a search or look back in the archives of February, I posted a small tutorial.
A while back ago Google announced that IMAP email support is now available, making it possible to keep your Symbian powered smartphone and Gmail inbox perfectly in sync. I posted the instructions to setup Gmail IMAP back when we first got the news, but Steve from AllAboutSymbian.com has taken a more in depth look at how this works.
I personally think the built-in email application is the best solution as well, but there are a few things on Nokia's side that can be improved. For instance, there should be an option to download all text in the emails, not just the headers. This will give a much better user experience, especially for those that need effeciency. The newer phones like the N82 and N95 have plenty of memory for this. Another problem that I've seen on both phones is once the email program connects to check for new mail it doesn't disconnect on its own, leaving the data connection constantly connect and draining your battery. Viewing full html in emails might be a lot to ask for, but that would be awesome to have.
One more thing I want. Shortcuts. While viewing the inbox, push 1 to retrieve new. Push 2 to retrieve all. Push 3 to mark highlighted emails as "read" or "unread". Push 5 to reply, etc etc. Instead of having to go into the options and selecting what you want. The UI of your phone should be all about simpicity and efficiency. I know this can't be that hard to implement, but I doubt Nokia would ever do this.
And the last little thing that bothers me. When my phone checks my mail, it still alerts me if I have new email even if it's marked as read on the Gmail server. When I go to the inbox it shows as read, therefore it's not new. Not a big deal but a little annoying.
Click here to check out Steve's article over at AllAboutSymbian.com.
What would you want changed or improved in the built-in email application?
1 comments:
It's way to complicated to bother. One more thing is data transfer cost, too hard to keep it in control.
Gmail mobile app is way more friendly and useful.
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