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Wed, 2009-09-23 11:26 mbrett: What should be the next 3 features for Ovi Contacts?
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1) Add cross platfrom support to enable users to communicate with MSN, AIM, ICQ etc contacts directly form the mobile client, without having to use psi to do this. Either this or create some Nokia/OVI specific transports such that users can use soemthing like psi but with the improved stability of being able to use a more reliable Nokia/OVI transport server.

2) How about adding the ability to merge and split IM chats, such that if you are chatting with one colleague you could add a secton colleage or they could ask to join and then slit them again later. This wold add an interesting informal meeting functionality providing some sort of flexible chat room facility to the client. If this multi user chat roomesque system needed managing then the originator of the chat could be managing the chat with the ability to either manually or automate hand over when he/she is leaving the chat. I accept this may be a bit of a biggy, but it would be a nice expansion of the client.

3) My Ideal would be some sort of incorporation of a cross communication plaform enabling the end user to follow his convesation with a colleage via all communication methods (soemwhat lke has been acheived on the Palm Pre I think it is). This would enable the use to choose the method of response to a call/sms/mms/im/email from a colleague and still have the conversation tracked. I realise this is probably a distance away at present, but this would be an end goal for me.

I would have asked for the client to install somewhere other than the C: drive, but I accept due to it's Contacts incorporation this is probably needed to minimise lag in the phone.

There's my two peneth anyway. Keep up the good work.

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Wed, 2009-09-23 16:02 Jamaal: Top 3
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Per the blog post, I like the ability to show the location automatically instead of having to define the landmark. That said, the user should be able to specify whether they want the city to show or the street, this should be an option due to privacy concerns.

Excluding cross-platform support as everyone else has mentioned, my top 3 recommendations would be:

1.) File transfer (media, files, etc) and full integration into the rest of the platform so that you can 'send to' an Ovi Contact

2.) A small desktop PC / MAC client so that I can converse with my contacts while I'm at work. A browser plug-in might be ideal.

3.) Integration with Ovi Maps so that we can see each other on the map and initiate a conversation from the map view.

In so far as a name goes, "Ovi Chat" worked. However, if that doesn't do the trick, then you should adopt the name "Ovi Messenger" or something of that sort.

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Wed, 2009-09-23 20:02 Rich_Enduro: i've put this in the blog
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i've put this in the blog too

1) We've been saying from day one, 3rd party contact support is critical!!!!

2) a pop up alert just as we get for text/mms/email alerts when a new message arrives (just like we have with the wireless village IM protocol)

the name change is a pretty good idea too? the random posts we get in here about contact syncing and such issues highlights the fact the name is misleading?

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Thu, 2009-09-24 04:22 midas84: What I'd like to see!
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1) i think everyone has said this but i also agree it would put the application in a good position - msn and facebook support. not really to fussed about the fb side of things but the majority of people in the UK use the Windows Live Messenger service on their pc's so i think support for my hotmail contacts on msn would be handy.

2) better notification when a message is received. i'm sure we've all seen or used a blackberry and had the messenger service they have. i would like to see a similar style icon pop up where the "new sms" envelope would but instead of the envelope perhaps the green OVI logo.

3) I think the application should sit within the messaging menu as opposed to the contacts menu. This is a messenger type app after all...?

4) Following on from point 3... change the name. I personally think OVI Contacts should be renamed to Nokia Messenger (or OVI Messenger if Nokia are looking to promote the OVI name more). The current "Nokia Messaging" app should also be renamed to something as simple as Nokia Email.

5) Modernise the look. Looking at the main screen of the app feels like im within the menu of my old Nokia 7610

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Tue, 2009-09-29 04:52 FCBobby_15: 1) Voice notes and file
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1) Voice notes and file sending please!!!!!
2) Better notification system, like a pop-up (hypothetically choosen on settings) and a ovi logo on the top of the screen, and the white blinking button on the nokia 5800 (it means at the same time more integration with the OS).
3) And about the integration with maps, i'll propose integration with google maps too, because in my country, OVI maps support is so poor and no exists, only on Caracas.

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Wed, 2009-10-07 17:36 lebb53: Integration with PC Suite
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1) It would be great if Ovi Contacts shoul be integrated with PC Suite or Ovi Suite (at the Nokia Communication Centre)

The other are mentioned before: file transfer, support for other services (MSN for example), notification message at home screen (on 5800) and integration with google maps.

Greetings

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Thu, 2009-10-08 10:04 shoeib: 1. To support other IM
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1. To support other IM platforms as all other guys mentioned.
2. To be able to send files.
3. And to be able to voice chat with contacts using VoIP.

Ofcourse there are many other features I can say (e.g. a more beautiful GUI for FP1 devices) but these are the next three.

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