BIS 2.6 hath cometh

By on Mar 21, 2009 at 8:30 AM
General March 21, 2009

We have some good news for North American BlackBerry users this morning as RIM has finally completed its upgrade to BIS 2.6. This means not only can all of you non-corporate types can have a watered-down glimpse of BES life with one-way IMAP Gmail synchronization and the ability to change your email signature on the go via the BIS WAP site, but you can also do something that no self-respecting BES admin would ever let you do by choosing not to black out your password characters. In case you forgot what else BIS 2.6 brings to the table, feel free to hit up the jump and for a quick refresher course — but before you do we have to clear one thing up: if you want to be able to make use of IMAP Gmail, you have to delete your account and re-add it from within your BIS admin.

  • Display of password characters
    • BlackBerry smartphone users have the option to display password characters when configuring email addresses with the BlackBerry Internet Service. This feature makes it easier for BlackBerry smartphone users to integrate third-party email addresses, especially when using a BlackBerry smartphone with the SureType® input method.
  • Improved descriptive support and error messages
    • BlackBerry smartphone users that have integrated a third-party email account using Post Office Protocol (POP) receive a personal identification number (PIN) message that includes instructions on how to leave email messages on the messaging server for successful delivery to the BlackBerry smartphone.
  • Option to change signatures from the BlackBerry smartphone
    • BlackBerry smartphone users that use Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) automatic login can change the signatures for email messages using the BlackBerry smartphone.
  • Improved language support
    • Dutch is now an available language for the BlackBerry Internet Service 2.6.
  • Gmail integration using IMAP

    • BlackBerry Internet Service 2.6 uses Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) to integrate Gmail® webmail accounts. This integration protocol introduces the following benefits:

      • Elimination of sent email messages appearing as received email messages in the message list on the BlackBerry smartphone

      • One-way synchronization of read status, sent items, and deleted items.
    • To use these improvements, BlackBerry smartphone users must remove and reintegrate their Gmail webmail accounts.
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  • T

    Can someone please, in English, tell me how I can 1) tell if this is currently on my BB (Verizon), 2) tell me how to get it and 3) remove/replace my Gmail account so I can use this? I’m really not a stupid person, but I have absolutely no idea how to update/check/use this. Please help!

  • Will Z

    I think what they mean by Gmail integration is that the native protocol will be IMAP instead of POP. Meaning that prior to BIS 2.6 you had to use a false e-mail address or password and then set up IMAP manually. Now it sets up IMAP as a default instead and automatically places a filter to prevent sent messages from duplicating to your inbox.

  • http://www.xcastonline.com KenC

    Well those saying it’s working for verizon people are kidding themselves.

    I am in AZ on verizon with a pearl….. Deleted and readded still get sent ones. (also did the battery pull just to be sure.) still get sent emails.

  • Chris

    Not “fully” working on AT&T in MA as of right now. Sent message duplication does work, no need for filter anymore. Wireless synchronization does not work.

  • DM

    You can configure some of email on T-Mobile by going to TMobile website, going to the bottom of the front page and clicking on blackberry email, and looking at your email accounts there. You can add or delete signatures for each account – but not sure about upgrading OS

  • http://twitter.com/JasonNiel Jason Niel

    Wow… I’m not sure what to think about this.

    It would be nice for read mail to show as read in GMail. However if I delete mail from my BB I absolutely DO NOT want it deleted from GMail! I get a lot of mail with large attachments, especially on my Google Apps accounts and regularly delete them from my device if I don’t need them on there. However I do need them left on GMail…

    Any tips or ideas? I don’t want to find out the hard way.

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