RIM started rolling out BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) 3.2 in Australia yesterday. It’s going to reach us soon since RIM has published the new features in BIS 3.2. It’s going to have Google Calendar sync which a lot of people are excited to see.
Here’s a little overview of what you will get:
Google Mail Calendar Synchronization
Subscribers can perform two-way synchronization of Google® calendar entries and entries in the calendar application on the BlackBerry® smartphone.
- Requires BlackBerry® Device Software 5.0.0.176 or later
- For more information, please see KB24209
Automatic Login Enhancements
The automatic login feature is now available to more subscribers. Subscribers who use a user name and password to access their BlackBerry Internet Service accounts no longer have to type their user name and password on their smartphones to manage their email addresses.
- Requires BlackBerry Device Software 4.6 and earlier
- The BlackBerry smartphone must be associated with a wireless service provider that requires the use of a WAP browser on the smartphone to access email management screens
Show and Hide Password Option
Subscribers can choose to show or hide the passwords for all email addresses that need to be validated by clicking the Show password or Hide password options.
New Password Criteria
Newly created passwords for BlackBerry Internet Service accounts and BlackBerry email addresses must meet new criteria.
- Must include 8 to 16 characters
- Must include at least one letter and one number
- Cannot include the word “password”
- Cannot include the user name of the BlackBerry Internet Service account or BlackBerry email address that the password is associated with
For further details check out RIMs information pages here:
- New features of BlackBerry Internet Service 3.2
- How to enable calendar synchronization with Gmail
- How to disable calendar synchronization with Gmail
- What is calendar synchronization with Gmail?
Are you excited about calendar synchronization? I’m not that hyped because I usually don’t use the calendar a lot. I just checked and it’s not yet available in Germany, but as always, I think I’ll have to wait quite a bit until it will reach me.
via: BerryReview
RIM can keep BES but it should definitely end this BIS crap ASAP and implement Exchange ActiveSync so all these features can be enjoyed natively on the device for gmail AND hotmail and any other service compliant with EAS … BIS is useless! Gmail users have been able to get all their email (with ALL folders), calenders, and contacts since early ’09 via Exchange ActiveSync. When these are all finally available in BIS for each of the major internet services, maybe BIS will be appealing again.
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