new email app

RAH · 04-26-2011, 07:58 AM

Concerning the new email app that comes with the 1.2 Color Nook - it has an option for how often to check for new email, with the default being 30 minutes. My question is - does the email app have to be RUNNING - i.e. on the screen - for this to happen? Or will it restart itself (in the background, presumably), do the check, and then if it finds nothing new just go back to sleep, or if it finds something, alert you?

The latest user guide says that apps stop when you go away from them, but with something like the email app, it is kind of unclear.

I think this is a concern because let's say it wakes up in the background every time period and does a check (I think that this is probably what it does). That could seriously run your battery down, I should think. So, unless you are waiting for an important email, you might want to disable this checking and only have it check when you start the email app deliberately.

And, what if it does checking even when the Nook is asleep?!? I doubt it, but it would be good to know.

RAH · 04-26-2011, 07:24 PM

I can answer some of my own questions. The email app definitely runs in the background and checks your email as you do other things. In fact, you get a littlenotification icon at the bottom of thescreen when you have new mail. Clicking the icon opens the email app immediately.

Zerhackermann · 04-27-2011, 12:28 AM

as I recall, the email doesnt sync if the nook is sleeping.

RAH · 04-27-2011, 08:05 AM

Thanks for the feedback, Zerhackermann. This is pretty much what I would expect, so I'm glad to hear some corroboration.

04-26-2011, 07:58 AM	#1
RAH Guru Posts: 611 Karma: 575652 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Hampton, NH Device: Color Nook; Nook Touch	new email app Concerning the new email app that comes with the 1.2 Color Nook - it has an option for how often to check for new email, with the default being 30 minutes. My question is - does the email app have to be RUNNING - i.e. on the screen - for this to happen? Or will it restart itself (in the background, presumably), do the check, and then if it finds nothing new just go back to sleep, or if it finds something, alert you? The latest user guide says that apps stop when you go away from them, but with something like the email app, it is kind of unclear. I think this is a concern because let's say it wakes up in the background every time period and does a check (I think that this is probably what it does). That could seriously run your battery down, I should think. So, unless you are waiting for an important email, you might want to disable this checking and only have it check when you start the email app deliberately. And, what if it does checking even when the Nook is asleep?!? I doubt it, but it would be good to know.

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04-26-2011, 07:24 PM	#2
RAH Guru Posts: 611 Karma: 575652 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Hampton, NH Device: Color Nook; Nook Touch	I can answer some of my own questions. The email app definitely runs in the background and checks your email as you do other things. In fact, you get a littlenotification icon at the bottom of thescreen when you have new mail. Clicking the icon opens the email app immediately.

04-27-2011, 12:28 AM	#3
Zerhackermann Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 20 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: prs-600	as I recall, the email doesnt sync if the nook is sleeping.

04-27-2011, 08:05 AM	#4
RAH Guru Posts: 611 Karma: 575652 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Hampton, NH Device: Color Nook; Nook Touch	Thanks for the feedback, Zerhackermann. This is pretty much what I would expect, so I'm glad to hear some corroboration.

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