Nokia Messaging Updated

Nokia Messaging Updated

Techtree News Staff, Dec 19, 2008 1733 hrs IST

Remains free for countries where it is not officially launched

The Nokia Messaging application for its range of smartphones has finally come out of the labs. The Beta version of the software is now available to download.

The most noticeable upgrades include the enhancement of the UI and support for up to 10 email addresses. The accounts include Yahoo, Gmail and Google App hosted e-mail accounts. The overall user experience too has been made snappier, according to Nokia.

Here's the list of feature additions from the previous versions

Better support for subfolders in IMAP email accounts

Flagged messages automatically become starred messages in Gmail

Improved battery life

More intuitive inbox navigation

Support for more Nokia S60 phones

Support for Google Apps hosted email addresses

Mail sent from any email address on your phone now syncs to the server.

The countries supported now include Australia, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, the United Kingdom and Venezuela.

Oh, just to add, folks in the countries listed above would be actually paying to use this service while users from other countries will have no choice but to use it free!

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