ChristianHJW
Newbie
Hi,
i guess everybody who is owning an Xperia Pro would agree with me that it is currently the best available successor to the Blackberry classics, like the Bold 9000/9700 (haven't tried the 9900 though).
However, i guess you will also agree with me that the standard email client coming with Android can not convince in this respect, not at all. Here the problem/missing features i can see:
-There is no way to convince it to start with the 'all messages' folder, it will always automatically go to 'Inbox'. Being used to the BB, where all messages, in- and outgoing, are in the same folder (very simple and efficient), this is a big downside. If i want to forward or check an email i have sent to a customer in the morning, i need to press 3 buttons to see my outgoing email.
- There is no 'search' function, allowing me to search my email for specific keywords (very important feature that's missing) ! Googlemail does have this feature, of course, but this program is anyhow not usable for professionals, as it ALWAYS requires a working Online connection (try travelling to Russia, Turkey or India on business, and access your email there).
- All email data seem to be stored in the local memory, and this does of course mean that the content of most email folders is reset after powering down the phone, requesting to synchronize all folders again after a restart.
There is some other flaws i don't want to waste my time on here, but generally speaking i think the Blackberry is still the reference for easy email handling for professionals, and i was wondering what clients you guys are using ?
I have personally now been using K9-Mail (free), and after some serious re-configuration it is coming quite close to what i expect from a good email app:
1. All email data are being stored on the SD card, and also available when being offline.
2. It has a search function (a bit hidden in the account overview window, and then always searching in all email folders).
3. I can set it to start with the 'all email' folder, giving it a kind of BB feeling already (though i can not easily distinguish between in- and outgoing email like on the BB, it would be cool if it would allow to use different colours for this).
4. It will allow to configure all aspects of the displayed emails, including letter size, colour, etc. . Once you are over 40, like me, you will certainly appreciate this a lot ;-) ....
5. It does have a 'synchonize all folders' button, allowing me to quickly update all my email, when i am connected to a WiFi Hotspot or the like, saving cost when being abroad.
Some features i loved to have still are:
- automatic adaption of email sync intervals, depending on type of Internet connection (often when on WiFi, medium via GPRS/HSDPA, rarely when in roaming mode)
- easy editing of forwarded or quoted email text
- easy moving of emails into other IMAP folders
Thanks for your suggestions
ChristianHJW
i guess everybody who is owning an Xperia Pro would agree with me that it is currently the best available successor to the Blackberry classics, like the Bold 9000/9700 (haven't tried the 9900 though).
However, i guess you will also agree with me that the standard email client coming with Android can not convince in this respect, not at all. Here the problem/missing features i can see:
-There is no way to convince it to start with the 'all messages' folder, it will always automatically go to 'Inbox'. Being used to the BB, where all messages, in- and outgoing, are in the same folder (very simple and efficient), this is a big downside. If i want to forward or check an email i have sent to a customer in the morning, i need to press 3 buttons to see my outgoing email.
- There is no 'search' function, allowing me to search my email for specific keywords (very important feature that's missing) ! Googlemail does have this feature, of course, but this program is anyhow not usable for professionals, as it ALWAYS requires a working Online connection (try travelling to Russia, Turkey or India on business, and access your email there).
- All email data seem to be stored in the local memory, and this does of course mean that the content of most email folders is reset after powering down the phone, requesting to synchronize all folders again after a restart.
There is some other flaws i don't want to waste my time on here, but generally speaking i think the Blackberry is still the reference for easy email handling for professionals, and i was wondering what clients you guys are using ?
I have personally now been using K9-Mail (free), and after some serious re-configuration it is coming quite close to what i expect from a good email app:
1. All email data are being stored on the SD card, and also available when being offline.
2. It has a search function (a bit hidden in the account overview window, and then always searching in all email folders).
3. I can set it to start with the 'all email' folder, giving it a kind of BB feeling already (though i can not easily distinguish between in- and outgoing email like on the BB, it would be cool if it would allow to use different colours for this).
4. It will allow to configure all aspects of the displayed emails, including letter size, colour, etc. . Once you are over 40, like me, you will certainly appreciate this a lot ;-) ....
5. It does have a 'synchonize all folders' button, allowing me to quickly update all my email, when i am connected to a WiFi Hotspot or the like, saving cost when being abroad.
Some features i loved to have still are:
- automatic adaption of email sync intervals, depending on type of Internet connection (often when on WiFi, medium via GPRS/HSDPA, rarely when in roaming mode)
- easy editing of forwarded or quoted email text
- easy moving of emails into other IMAP folders
Thanks for your suggestions
ChristianHJW