14 DAY TRIAL // Windows Mobile users out there have now yet another reason to rejoice, as new features are expected to soon come to them via Outlook, namely threaded email. It seems that the feature will be included in Windows Mobile 6.5.3, and that it has been already spotted in a leaked build of the OS. In other words, this shows that Redmond-based Microsoft is set to provide new enhancements with Windows Mobile 6.5.3, even if nothing is yet official.
The video available at the bottom of this article will show you what the new feature is all about. According to the guys over at WMExperts, which brought the news into the wild, the feature can be seen in the Windows Mobile 6.5.3 build 23517, where the Outlook client sports a 'Conversations' button at the top, which should provide various options for sorting (including from, received, subject and more).
“Threaded email has been the holy grail for many and for good reason. Being an 'Exchange centric' operating system, Windows Mobile has a lot riding on its image as the premier business (and more and more consumer) email machine. Seeing as Google has left us high and dry for their Android platform, it only seems fitting that Microsoft fills the gap, as nothing beats native support,” the news site notes.
Basically, users will be able to get their messages organized by a single topic, and, when opening the meta-message, all the emails in response will be unveiled, WMExperts states. At the same time, the feature will also show three lines from the message as a preview, so that one won't have to open each message to see what it contains. In other words, it should prove a very efficient way for Windows Mobile users to organize their emails.
Another interesting aspect of the feature that has been stressed upon is that it is not Exchange 2010 dependent. One should be able to use it with a Gmail account or with other services available, and it comes as the default sort option in Outlook, even if it does not depend of an Exchange account. Have a look at the video below to make an idea.