Friday, August 15, 2008
Conversation On The E71: Get Threaded SMS Similar To Gmail
Topics: E71 Applications, E71 Freeware, E71 Messaging 27 commentsPosted by Mike Macias
One of my favorite features of Gmail is how it's emails are threaded based on contacts and subjects. I believe that Blackberry devices have a similar SMS system. Nokia is developing a freeware application called Conversation which gives you this functionality on the Nokia E71.
According to the Nokia page,
Conversation is a messaging application that allows you to follow your message conversations, which it organizes into threads with individual contacts. The application also makes it easier to reply to messages and continue with conversations.
After installation, the application will appear in your device as an application shortcut, and as a new tab in your Contacts application.
Right now there is no version for the Nokia E71 officially supported, but I have the E90 version installed and it works fine. I haven't seen any glitches or problems at all. You can assign it as a shortcut on your standby screen. I have mine as the long press email key which works great with my setup. The email key takes me to the email application, and if I hold it down for 2 seconds it takes me to the Conversation application where I can read all my text messages.
I hope that someday Nokia implements this as the default messaging application but it doesn't. However, when you open a message in Conversation it will be marked as read in the default messaging system. Another quirk is when a new text arrives and you want to click the notification to read it you will be taken to the default message app. Now I just end up going straight to my Conversation shortcut.
Have you tried this application out yet?
Click here to install Conversation on your Nokia E71. Make sure to follow the instructions and download the E90 version.
August 15, 2008 9:30 AM
Is there an antivirus software to protect my beloved e71 from the threats of the digital world.
August 15, 2008 9:38 AM
Yes there is software that they make you pay for. It's a big waste of money. Symbian S60 3rd Edition is one of the most secure operating systems in the world. The only one that can harm your phone is yourself. Don't install applications that look shady. Simple as that.
August 15, 2008 9:50 AM
Installed it few days ago, and I think there's a bug / conflict with the Contacts function. Causes Contacts to not launch. Decided to remove it after 1 day. I don't recommend it.
August 15, 2008 2:09 PM
Works perfectly fine for me, integrates with Contacts.
August 16, 2008 10:54 AM
To the person that had problems with Conversation, did you install the support package? Most of Nokia's betalabs apps need to have the support package installed to system memory first and then the actual app, Conversation in this case.
http://www.nokia.com/betalabs/conversation
hth,
nero
August 16, 2008 2:11 PM
conversation is a good symbian app. i was using it for at least a year now. had it on my e70, n95-3 & e71-2. integrates well with contacts & gizmo. i hope nokia will continue to develop it. i recommend it.
August 17, 2008 9:53 AM
I wish it would use a really tiny font and thinner rows so that more threads would fit on the screen. The iPhone talk bubble implementation would also bee cool :)
I've got a fairly good eyesight so I wish there would be a "tiny" font for other views too :)
August 28, 2008 1:59 AM
Very good for messaging, but what for have they integrated it into contacts?! I don' know. Have the summertime theme with dark blue background. Now when I open contacts, can't see black letters on dark back... Conversation for S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1 installed. Is it the same in other versions?
August 28, 2008 8:46 PM
Glad I saw this thread, VEry good.. similar to iphone.. I like the auto scroll
September 9, 2008 12:48 PM
Question: I send a lot of SMS and I need the scheduled text feature. Does E71 have that feature? You type in your message and note what date and time you want the message sent.
Would really really appreciate it if you can answer this. Will get one if it has this feature.
-Benz
October 29, 2008 11:53 AM
i downloaded the latest version of conversation for E90
and when i want to install the Nokia Internet Services Support Package it say's it cant cause component built in or something, and then i check the application manager and indeed there is already Nokia Internet Services Support Package pre-installed on my e71
and then i continue to install the conversation but it give me notice that i dont have Nokia contact Services Support Package, but i continue anyway and now it works but sometimes it make the phone restart when i brwsing my contact.
so anyone have the same problem ?
or whenre i can d'l Nokia contact Services Support Package that conversation says that i;m missing of ?
November 8, 2008 8:07 AM
I have the conversation appl and Im not too crazy about it. The options are very limited, there is no settings to play around with and only 1 look. They definitely need to come up with a better and more effective version. The conversation is a must in my opinion.
November 10, 2008 7:26 AM
I have the same problem too... the conversation resets e71 when you switch between contacts and conversation software. It only happens intermittenly, I also can't seem to locate Nokia Services Support Package. Please help... thx
November 26, 2008 4:22 AM
hi. i'm using e61i and planning to get the e71 soon, i have the conversation app installed and running smoothly on my e61i, i just want to know if i can use the same conversation app of my e61i to e71?
November 27, 2008 2:06 PM
I have the exact same problem as DeeQ above. Phone does not let me install Inernet Services Support Package 1.01 (the phone already has v 1.02 and does not allow it to be replaced by 1.01), then the installer for Conversations complains about ISSP not being present but installs anyway. However, the application does not run well, when I try to delete a message it hangs up the entire phone, and the behavior is overall erratic. I love the idea of a threaded text message app, anyone have any idea how to get it running?
November 27, 2008 4:02 PM
I have experienced the same problems as the previous posters, phone freezes, resets, pixelated display after i installed Conversation. It only happens once in a while tho, my solution when it does, I power down the phone, wait 15-20 seconds, then power up again, after that my e71 is back to normal.
December 1, 2008 11:20 AM
http://www.symbiangear.com/en/eur/product_295120_details.html
this should do
February 1, 2009 7:44 PM
How do I delete conversations? When I try removing it from app mgr,it says 'unable to delete file' Thanks.
borneoeye.
April 15, 2009 10:16 AM
@borneoeye: Restart the phone and try removing it, it worked for me.
May 13, 2009 9:28 AM
Anyone get this to work on the E71x?
May 15, 2009 2:25 PM
I have installed it on the E71x, but I can't get it to function at all, anyone else have any luck?
June 16, 2009 2:26 AM
How can I open the .sis through the Safari? I already downloaded the application but the dialog box says that Safari cannot open the file?
June 25, 2009 6:31 PM
Seriously has anyone had any luck with this working on the e71x?
July 7, 2009 11:19 AM
Rmizzle: Im in the same boat... my E71x doesn't want this app to work
August 6, 2009 7:12 PM
hi i instaleed conversation, and remove it, i wasn't that happy with it. now if i want to edit something on the calendar i get a message"featured not supported", help, what does it mean?
casandra
September 27, 2009 9:51 AM
sweeet! just installed it and trying it out.
thanks for posting this man!
-leon
April 24, 2010 10:08 PM
I've installed Conversation on my e71, and it seem works fine. I can switch between Contact dan Converstion smoothly. But the only one big problem: I can't open complete message throught Converstaion app. I have to switch to originial SMS app to open the messages.
Is it normal or not?