Qtopia - 4.4.0 Release Notes

Enhancements

1. Contacts
   • On touchscreen-enabled devices, the Contacts list now includes a "fast-find" index that allows the user to search a large list by tapping the first letter of the contact they wish to find.
   • Presence information and avatar for individual contacts are displayed in the list view.
   • Presence, avatar and personal messages are displayed on a contact's details view.
   • Simplified contact editing - non essential fields can be selected as desired to avoid overwhelming the user.
   • GoogleTalk contacts merging recognizes existing contacts and updates them.
2. Messaging
   • The Messages application has been split into a message server and a Messages client. This allows a device vendor to more easily replace/customize the user-interface while keeping the underlying messaging protocol and message store implementations.
   • The Messages application now supports checking of email accounts at regular (configurable) intervals.
   • The Messages application now allows marking of multiple messages in folders for bulk operations such as copying, moving and deleting.
   • The Messages application now allows the user to mark individual IMAP folders to be excluded from email synchronization operations.
   • Contact presence for instant messages can now be seen on the inbox list and individual messages.
   • The unified inbox concept enables viewing all sent and received messages of varying types, such as email and instant messages.
   • The message view and composers have been modified with focus for high usability on a touch screen device.
   • Detailed message notifications allow the user to view a message sender, subject and listed attachments without opening the message.
3. Pictures
   • Pictures now provides a "Save to Contact" feature, which allows the user to associated a picture with a contact.
   • Pictures now provides a "Set as Background" feature, which allows the user to set the Homescreen background.