How To Get Nokia Messaging Officially
Published by Asri al-Baker at 6:20 UTC, May 15th 2009
This is part of a series where I will bring you a rundown of Nokia Messaging. It is the new application for managing emails on Nokia's S60 smartphones, which brings a massive improvements over the built-in S60 Messaging client.
Nokia Messaging was officially announced by Nokia in December 2008 and many users were quite sceptical to see another service offered by Nokia. However, for many other users, especially those who have been waiting for a proper and powerful native S60 Email client, the news was happily accepted. However, please bear in mind that while all functions of Nokia Messaging are offered free at the moment, in the future, the situation will change.
Check out how to manage IMAP folders in Nokia Messaging here.
There are a couple of ways to get Nokia Messaging into your S60 smartphones. Which is very good because you are given a couple of choices. I will talk about getting it from the official channels only.
1. Direct download via S60 Web
The first way to get Nokia Messaging is by using the built-in S60 Web to download it directly onto your S60 smartphone and install it. It is the easiest and most convenient way. The website will automatically detect the S60 version that you use and will prompt you to download the proper version for your phone. Go to http://email.nokia.com using Web on your S60 smartphone and follow the instructions. The process is very straightforward and you are not required to enter any details.
2. Using desktop browser
The second way is by using your desktop web-browser (Interner Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Safari, Chrome etc) to navigate to http://email.nokia.com and click on "Sign up!". It is not as convenient as direct download to your phone because after you successfully downloaded the SIS installer, you have to transfer it to your S60 phone via Bluetooth, Cable or Infrared and install it. 
There are 3 steps, first you need to select your phone model from a variety of S60 3rd Edition, S60 3rd Edition FP1 and S60 3rd Edition FP2 smartphones to choose. Just click on one of the phones to go to the next step.
After you have chosen your phone, the second step will require you to enter an email address and the password of that email. It is important to register a premier email account for this because you will need it to manage your email subscriptions in the future.You will also need to enter the displayed CAPTCHA codes in the box to verify that you are a human, not a robot or its relatives :-). After that, click on the yellow “Next” button.
The next step requires you to enter your personal details i.e. Your name, your cell phone number, and select a security question. Once you are satisfied with all the info, click on the yellow “Create account” at the bottom. 
A text message (SMS) will be sent to your number. Just open it using your S60 smartphone and click on the link. It will launch S60 Web to download the SIS installer for you. Phew!
For S60 5th Edition, at the moment, you can download the SIS installation file from Nokia Beta Labs. Just go to http://betalabs.nokia.com/betas/view/nokia-messaging-s60-5th-edition and click the Green Button to download. The Nokia Messaging team is targetting May 2009 to graduate the touch version from Beta Labs. After May, it will be offered together with other versions from the Nokia Messaging official website.
3. Get the Nokia E75
Lastly, if you want a more advanced version of Nokia Messaging, buy the newly available Nokia E75. It is the first S60 smartphone which has Nokia Messaging version 2.0 built-in, which you can use out of the box and it combines Mail For Exchange for those who are using Microsoft Exchange Server protocol. With this version, your email, contacts and calendar can also be synched to your Exchange Server. Something that is not available for other version of Nokia Messaging yet at the moment. I will provide a rundown of Nokia Messaging version 2.0 in a future article in this series. The soon to be available Nokia E52 and E55 will also have Nokia Messaging preloaded.
In the next part in the series, I will show you how to set up and add your email into Nokia Messaging.
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Asri al-Baker, for All About Symbian, May 13th 2009
Categories: How To, Software
Platforms: S60 3rd Edition, S60 5th Edition
Feature Discussion
In the latest AAS podcast, Steve, Rafe and Ewan mentioned sometime about payments for the use of Nokia Messaging. Probably all will be free except for the push email part.
Do you have any sight on the cost for this?
Regards,
Martain Spierings
1. Nokia Messaging will be offered as a paid service in the future.
2. Some telcos like SingTel in Singapore, already offering Nokia Messaging (rebranded as SingTel Mobile M@il Plus) as a service bundled together with Nokia E63 with a flat rate monthly data plan.
3. For E75, Nokia Messaging subscription _FOR LIFE_ is included. E75 users are also paying for Nokia Messaging price. This is for E55 & E52 as well.
4. This means, Nokia will offer it as a multichannel paid service.
5. Maybe someone from Nokia Messaging team could comment on the future plan? ;-)
Cheers!
For example recent firmware updates have added it to the N96, N85, N79 (albeit an earlier version). Added is, perhaps, not the right word - what's actually done is the SIS file is included (on the memory card) and can installed when you run the Nokia Email Wizard (the one accessible from the homescreen, and settings in Messaging). Of course as far as the user is concerned everything can be done from the device.
Going forward I would expect all S60 (and some Series 40) devices to have this.
Hopefully Nokia will make the cost stuff clear.
Other operators taking on Nokia Messaging include Orange, and A1 (there's more too, and imagine more on the way).
2. I used System Seven before and there are some areas where Nokia Messaging needs to learn from System Seven. For example, Sytem Seven has a small green indicator on the Standby Screen to give notify users about the connection.
cheers!
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Originally Posted by Unregistered
I wanted to specify my own domain when using NMM, but it won't let you. Any work a rounds?
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2. I will illustrate it in my next piece. Watch this space! ;-)
1. I previously read about problems with access point choice - people were saying that once installed, this app stuck with the original data point. Unhelpful if you wish to switch between work and/or home wi-fi and your 3G connection when out and about. Anyone know if this is still an issue?
2. What happens to the email part of the S60 messaging application if you install this? Does is disappear or could it be used in parallel with Nokia Messaging? (Basically, if I have a problem, is my trusty and working current solution going to be lost?) - edit : sorry, just realised that the previous poster asked this question too, but it still stands...
3. I have an unlimited data tariff in the UK - but I'm in the USA for the next ten months for work. I'm using my N82 with a cheap PAYG American SIM whilst over here (it doesn't support GPRS and the 3G bands are different here), whilst my UK SIM sits in a cheap unlocked phone for SMS purposes. Anyone see any problems with me installing the Nokia Messaging app on the N82 whilst over here?
Thanks
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Originally Posted by EuroJohn
If I download and install Nokia Messaging, does it replace the already pre-installed messaging program on the Nokia E90? If I press the MESSAGE key on the keyboard, which messaging program will open? The pre-installed program on the E90 or the new Nokia Messaging?
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1. No. Nokia Messaging wont replace the built-in S60 Messaging in your E90
2. Nokia Messaging is developed for email (and instant messaging in the future) while the built-in S60 Messaging main usage is for text messages (SMS) and MMS.
3. By default, the Message button on E90 will open the built-in S60 Messaging.
4. Like I said previously in my other thread, the name Nokia Messaging is confusing. Why they dont use something like Nokia Mail or Nokia Connect or Nokia Email?
Cheers!
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Originally Posted by nudger
1. I previously read about problems with access point choice - people were saying that once installed, this app stuck with the original data point. Unhelpful if you wish to switch between work and/or home wi-fi and your 3G connection when out and about. Anyone know if this is still an issue?
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2. However, when you configure Nokia Messaging for the first time, you are not given any choice to choose Access Point. It will use the default one. In my opinion, this is one area where Nokia Messaging can improve and give users an option to select Access Point during setting up NM.
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Originally Posted by nudger
2. What happens to the email part of the S60 messaging application if you install this? Does is disappear or could it be used in parallel with Nokia Messaging? (Basically, if I have a problem, is my trusty and working current solution going to be lost?) - edit : sorry, just realised that the previous poster asked this question too, but it still stands...
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Originally Posted by nudger
3. I have an unlimited data tariff in the UK - but I'm in the USA for the next ten months for work. I'm using my N82 with a cheap PAYG American SIM whilst over here (it doesn't support GPRS and the 3G bands are different here), whilst my UK SIM sits in a cheap unlocked phone for SMS purposes. Anyone see any problems with me installing the Nokia Messaging app on the N82 whilst over here?
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- You can use Nokia Messaging in your N82 in manual mode.
- You can define a WLAN Access Point.
- The "push" function wont work outside the WLAN coverage area.
- In manual mode, whenever you want to check your email, just press "Sync" icon to retrieve emails.
- Anything else I overlooked? ;-)
2. Unless you can get the data part working for the PAYG American SIM, you wont be able to use Nokia Messaging in all its potential.
3. And if you plan to change the Access Point regularly in Nokia Messaging, you can do that at your own convenience.
Cheers!
No - I don't think so. Pretty comprehensive reply and you've reassured me enough to go for this. Thanks a lot for your help!
But the installation didn't go to plan. It spent 45 mins 'testing network connections' using an MMS access point not the wi-fi one (no choice offered as mentioned before) then asked for my email address and password before connecting via wi-fi to get the email settings and then setting up a new mailbox in the ordinary Messaging app - just above the one I set up myself when I got the phone!
Any ideas? Not possible without the network connection via the SIM itself? No big deal if I have to stick with what I've got. Just thought it was worth trying out....
Any thoughts?
TIA
Can I make a small suggestion to anyone thinking about paying a subscription for Nokia Messenging: DON'T DO IT!
Or before you do, at the very least try PROFIMAIL - It works faultlessly on both my E90 and E71, fully supports everything I need it to (including SMTP authorisation - why did it take me so long to discover that...?) and is regularly updated by the developers, Lonely Cat Games.
Go on, try it, you know you want to.
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Originally Posted by nudger
But the installation didn't go to plan. It spent 45 mins 'testing network connections' using an MMS access point not the wi-fi one (no choice offered as mentioned before) then asked for my email address and password before connecting via wi-fi to get the email settings and then setting up a new mailbox in the ordinary Messaging app - just above the one I set up myself when I got the phone!
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1. I understand your frustration. However, like I always said, Nokia Messaging is still in development stage and there are lots of things need to be ironed out.
2. Please dont give up. I want to share something with you. Delete the account that you just created (use S60 Messaging - Options -> Settings -> Email -> Delete account). Then, setup your Nokia Messaging, enter the following email address : 1@2.cc and follow the onscreen instruction. It will say "email address unrecognised" or something like that and it will prompt you to enter your email POP/IMAP server. And you must press "Yes" when it asks for Automatic delivery. It can be changed to manual later. If this fails to setup your email account in Nokia Messaging, let me know.
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Originally Posted by nudger
Any ideas? Not possible without the network connection via the SIM itself? No big deal if I have to stick with what I've got. Just thought it was worth trying out....
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cheers!
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Originally Posted by Tenkom
I have a problem with nokia messaging. I can receive mails but not send. With the normal mail client i had to set the smtp server to that of my service provider(smtp.online.no) and not my email provider(smtp.start.no). But nokia messaging won't allow me to set it manually.
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1. Go to http://email.nokia.com
2. Login using your Nokia Messaging account.
3. There's an option to Edit your account. You can specify your SMTP server.
4. You can also set different SMTP on the device but that would require you to delete the email address first from inside Nokia Messaging.
Please try this and let me know.
Cheers!
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Originally Posted by sapporobaby
Is there any way to manually set up IMAP and have it download selected folders. I have tried, tried, tried, and tried. Did I mention that I tried?
TIA |
1. For those who want to manage IMAP folders in Nokia Messaging, you can refer to my article http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/featu...AP_Folders.php
2. sapporobaby, I know you have tried and you also commented on that thread. I dont know what to say because I dont use me.com account.
3. I have assisted friends and clients to configure IMAP folders in Nokia Messaging for different emails (gmail, yahoo, and also a their own domains) and so far, they can sync IMAP folders without problem.
cheers!
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Originally Posted by Larry70465
Can I make a small suggestion to anyone thinking about paying a subscription for Nokia Messenging: DON'T DO IT!
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2. Errr... Nokia Messaging is still free at the moment. The plan to make it a paid service is not implemented to all parts of the world yet. So, what's wrong in trying free stuff ;-) And help improving it? ;-)
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Originally Posted by Larry70465
Or before you do, at the very least try PROFIMAIL - It works faultlessly on both my E90 and E71, fully supports everything I need it to (including SMTP authorisation - why did it take me so long to discover that...?) and is regularly updated by the developers, Lonely Cat Games.
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Originally Posted by Larry70465
Go on, try it, you know you want to.
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I have had MfE first installed, than I downloaded Nokia Messaging, and there wasn't a function like to setup an exchange/corporate mailbox... I guess I need to remove both application and re-install only NMessaging... Is this true?
It's not a problem I am happy with both, MfE for corporate, NM for gmail.
The only problem is with the NM that it doesn't sync automatically, I need to sync every time manually, if I would like to send an e-mail, or check if there is something new.
Within MfE you can setup 15 minutes for example, which a good option for me too. I would be nice to have in NM too.
And an other issue, that I don't have send meeting req. anywhere, and cannot accept meetings mailed to me, and arrives in MfE... Any idea?
I have a full synced calendar with my corporate exchange, but to send and accept a meeting is not available...
Cheers,
Keksz
Thanks for the help. After multiple tries I have come to the conclusion that Nokia Mail is not compatible with Apple's MobileMe service. I can config the mail settings just fine and it will go and get the normal Inbox, Sent, Drafts, etc... from the IMAP server, but it simply will not get the remaining mailboxes. I have done refreshes, re-syncs, etc... but nothing works. However, with the same config info ProfiMail works flawlessly. Nokia could learn a thing or two from them.
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Originally Posted by asri
@sapporobaby
1. For those who want to manage IMAP folders in Nokia Messaging, you can refer to my article http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/featu...AP_Folders.php 2. sapporobaby, I know you have tried and you also commented on that thread. I dont know what to say because I dont use me.com account. 3. I have assisted friends and clients to configure IMAP folders in Nokia Messaging for different emails (gmail, yahoo, and also a their own domains) and so far, they can sync IMAP folders without problem. cheers! |
Thanks Asri,
I think the real problem is that Me and Nokia Messaging are not compatible. I can get the thing to act as a quasi-pop mail solution in that the normal boxes appear as well as one or two additional mail boxes but it does not appear that I can get all of the mailboxes to appear. ProfiMail has no problem at all.
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Originally Posted by sapporobaby
Thanks Asri,
I think the real problem is that Me and Nokia Messaging are not compatible. I can get the thing to act as a quasi-pop mail solution in that the normal boxes appear as well as one or two additional mail boxes but it does not appear that I can get all of the mailboxes to appear. ProfiMail has no problem at all. |
1. Have you tried the following? :
- In your S60 phone, go to Application Launcher aka Menu
- Select "Email Setup"
- When it asks you to enter your email address, enter the following "1@2.cc"
- It will say it doesnt recognise the email address, and will prompt you to enter the POP/IMAP server.
2. After you have set your me.com email using this, go to your Nokia Messaging account using desktop browser http://email.nokia.com
3. Click on "Edit Setting" next to the me.com email.
4. There's a setting to sync IMAP folder.
Let me know how this goes.
Cheers!
Cheers!
I tried your method. I can set up the mailbox but it will not get the other folders that I have set up. I can get to them via ProfiMail but not any Nokia software.