Firstly we have to recommend taking a look at the Nokia Support Videos channel on YouTube, there are loads of videos on here covering all aspects of device setup.

The guys at Nokia India have also been busy with these 2 great videos on Nokia Messaging setup for the 5800:

And the E72:

Oh, and they’ve also done a handy hints & tips video for the E72:

While Tarek over at NokiaLB has posted a nice guide to setting up Nokia Messaging, including some great visuals!

If you’re still unsure about Nokia Messaging then here is an FAQ on Nokia Europe.

As always, if you find any useful setup guides or posts then please let us know in the comments!

Hi everyone, recently, there have been some questions around what “Nokia Messaging” actually is.  Some of you may have discovered the service on your Nokia phone, and others may have come across the term “Nokia Messaging” on various websites. So here is an outline of what Nokia Messaging is and what it does:

Nokia Messaging is:

1)     A push email and IM service from Nokia that allows you to access your existing internet accounts

2)     A service access through a application typically found in the Messaging folder on your device

3)     One of the many services you get from Ovi on your Nokia phone

4)     Like all data services, it requires a data plan from your carrier to access

Why does Nokia Messaging exist?

From talk to text to email and then to instant messaging (IM) and social networking, people across the world are connecting in new and innovative ways.  On PCs, email was one of the killer applications that drove early Internet use. It became so essential to our lives that most of us wanted constant access to it. And for the next generation of Internet users, staying connected with IM and social networking was even more vital than with email.

However, despite various studies that showed that up to 80% of consumers wanted to connect to their favorite email, IM and social networking accounts on the move, less than 10% had even attempted to set up email on their phones!

And we know why…

We’ve been listening to the problems you’ve been having and, as a result, have worked hard (and are still working) to address these common hurdles by making mobile email, instant messaging, and social networking:

• Easier to set up
  To connect to your favorite email, IM or social networking accounts simply enter your user name and password and begin connecting. Access up to ten email accounts, all your favorite portal IM communities and the most popular social networks.

• Easier to use
  Your email, IM and social networking applications are optimized for mobile use, with one-click shortcuts for the most popular functions, an interface that closely resembles the experience on a PC and makes sending emails, instant messages and connecting with your social networks easy.

• Affordable
  Get more out of your data plan: Get premium messaging service without the cost of a premium phone. Checking email with your Nokia is cheaper since our service consumes 4x less data than other messaging services.

Please keep us up to date with any further feedback as hopefully you can see that we are listening and are working towards making Nokia Messaging the best it can be.

Hello,

Today I’d like to highlight a few things about the email client on the upcoming Nokia N8 that I know our fans are going to love. If you’re familiar with our history, you’ll know we launched first with a downloadable email client back in 2008 for devices like the E71. A lot of our users really enjoyed the user experience and design of that client, but wished we could have done more in terms of integration with the device.

On the Nokia E75, we introduced the integrated email that handled Nokia Messaging, Mail for Exchange and direct POP/IMAP accounts all in one place. Users on those devices really enjoyed that integration but wished for a few things like HTML opening by default.

With the Nokia N8 we’re proud to be bringing out the best of both worlds in an integrated experience. On this new client (which can also be found on the recently shipping Nokia C6), users will find a number of brand new features, with accompanying italics to indicate why this matters to you as a current Messaging user.

• Full HTML support – Including pinch-and-zoom support and kinetic scrolling throughout the client

• Full device integration with multiple home screen email accounts – So you can see up to ten accounts on the homescreen

• Email client syncs read-notifications – So when you read a message on the desktop, your phone syncs that info (and vice versa)

• UI and Settings simplification – Easier setup, faster client and quicker navigation

• Improved reliability server-side – Service uptime is an incredibly important barometer for us and this new client takes advantage of server-side improvements that will further increase reliability
• Portal address lookup for Gmail and Hotmail – Ability to look up your contacts email addresses from your portal address book
• Messaging Service benefits – Battery life efficiency, on-demand attachment download and forwarding,
• Supports 250 messages in the inbox – Up from 100 in the current clients
• Supports 10 IMAP subfolders – No need to select on website, client automatically selects first ten subfolders
• Memory storage on the largest non-removable memory drive available – Never worry about memory usage from message store

I do feel compelled to write out in advance that many people will likely comment “where is this for my current device”. Nokia is proud to make durable, robust devices that work for many years. I feel that we in the Messaging group have done an excellent job bringing advanced Email (and IM) to Nokia devices. Looking at a device like an E71 which shipped with a POP/IMAP client with no HTML, we brought a client that delivered push access with full HTML support to any email provider.

We fully expect and understand people to respond that they’d like to see these features listed above coming to their existing phones. We do our best to deliver a compelling experience to as many users as possible through client and firmware updates. We are very proud of the existing clients and even more excited about what we’re bringing out on the N8.

Davis Fields