White Paper T630/T628
Key functions and features
My friends
Sony Ericsson’s new application - My friends- ena- bles an enhanced messaging facility that enables you to quickly access a list of contacts and quickly choose the mode of communication you wish to reach them by, such as SMS, MMS,
The existing messaging facility in mobile phones can be improved to give users quicker access to their list of contacts and enable a service that is more user friendly and provides more options to the user.
The utility of My friends is also enhanced by the addition of a service that will keep track of the online status and availability of your chat partners or contacts; and notify you of changes to their sta- tus or availability.
The My friends application merges the Phonebook and messaging functionalities that we commonly find in phones. At a click you can access your list of My friends, and with another click you can choose how you want to communicate with them - via SMS, EMS, MMS, or other modes.
The application also enables you to view the ‘pres- ence’, or availability of the contacts in My friends. You can easily and quickly find out whether they are on a call, in a meeting, or free to speak to you. You can then choose how you wish to contact them.
My friends contains all the information you need about your contacts.
You can have:
•a select list of up to 20 people
•their contact information such as phone num- ber,
•call information - calls to and from them
•presence information - their availability, online status (on or off), and any text or image they choose to send you regarding their availability
•message information - with regard to MMS, E- mail, chat, SMS/EMS, sent or received
You can present similar information about your own availability and status.
You have access to chatrooms, and can form wire- less communities of business associates or con- tacts.
The Main View
You can access the My friends menu by clicking the desktop icon.
The icon in the status bar indicates the online sta- tus of the chosen friend in the list, and indicates new, unread messages if any.
The most likely action (which is context dependent) is available on the left softkey.
Additional actions become available to you when you press the More key.
Adding contacts to My friends
You can add a contact from the Phonebook to the list of My friends; and you can control the position of the friend in the list. This enables you to have your list of immediate business or social contacts at hand, so you can establish easy communication with them almost instantly.
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