In most countries the new OS has been rolled out but the providers in Switzerland were/are late to the party so I decided to load another provider’s OS as many customers were asking about details. There are different reviews about all the new features, I’ve picked a few of the ones requested by my customers.
The option to choose where to delete the message is back. I still don’t know why you would want to delete on mobile only but apparently it’s a GTD method for some..
I like the calendar/date picking option and finally the synch of ToDo’s is available. You need to change the email profile setting on BES for that and link to your Traveler server but it does work quite nicely. Also available is the direct configuration for IBM Notes Traveler bypassing BES. Although you were able to configure it without a dedicated item before as well, the new option also gives you access to the ToDo’s. Shame that the spelling is not correct 😉
The ability to directly load Android apps on the device is great and works quite well but it potentially opens a big hole in security. Still I don’t need to sideload the IBM Connections or Sametime app anymore, so yay for that.
The Enterprise Activation has been improved as well. When configuring a device you will get prompted if you want to add or replace an existing device. This should be helpful in removing old/out of service devices.
One of my favourite change though is the customisable Quick Settings panel which you can select by swiping down from the top screen.
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