Exchange By TouchDown

by Antonio Wells Mar 20, 2009 11:38 AM – 135 Comments

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Exchange by TouchDown syncs emails, contacts, calendar and tasks on your Android device.

Price: Free 5 Day Trial, License $19.99

AndroidTapp.com Android App Review:

First off Exchange by TouchDown is Awesome! This Android App Review is 2 months of evaluation in the making… so here goes.

Our system specs:

Migrated from Domino Server to Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 with ActiveSync
We tested “Exchange by TouchDown Beta” which has Push (be sure your version has Push, otherwise the regular version syncs your emails in 1 hour increments)

Note: Please DO NOT purchase a license until you have verified that it works for your Exchange server!

Features:

Exchange by TouchDown is quite honestly featured packed with most of the mobile email features you would expect when connecting to a Microsoft Exchange server. Exchange by TouchDown features full Email, Calendar, and Contacts capabilities. Gripe Alert: the only feature missing is Tasks or email Search. We asked the developer and Tasks, Notes and Search is on the radar, so stay tuned!

Email: Send and Receive email just as if you were using your Outlook desktop client all with ActiveSync Push technology. You can switch to different Folders; Sent, Deleted, Drafts, etc. and manage Read/Unread states. What’s great about the ActiveSync Push technology is any action you perform on the phone is synced with your desktop Outlook client in near real-time. For example, if you open your desktop Outlook client and delete an email on your phone, the email will be deleted on Outlook… and vice-versa. The best example is when you Send an email from the phone and it appears in your “Sent” folder in Outlook. That is the pain of using POP3/IMAP email clients (such as the default Android Email or K9), your desktop or webmail accounts are not in sync.
Calendar: Sync your Calendar and view events in 1 Day, Week, Month or Agenda views. Just like your desktop Outlook client, Exchange by TouchDown alerts you of events with Android Notifications. Even cooler, you can Send/Accept Meeting requests via the phone and sync with Outlook.
Contacts: Although we didn’t have our own Contacts ported from Domino/Lotus in time for this Android app review. We’re sure they can be synced with Active Directory. As an alternative you can create contacts manually in Outlook as well as on the phone that will sync.

The feature list of Exchange by TouchDown really helps Android users stay connected with their mobile life.

: Exchange by Touchdown Agenda View

: Exchange by Touchdown Inbox

: Exchange by TouchDown Settings – Account

: Exchange by TouchDown Settings – Connection

: Exchange by TouchDown Settings – Advanced

: Exchange by TouchDown Compose Email – Send To

: Exchange by TouchDown Compose Email – Carbon Copy (CC)

: Exchange by TouchDown Compose Email – Message

: Exchange by TouchDown Email Notifications

: Exchange by TouchDown Inbox

: Exchange by TouchDown Inbox Menu Options

: Exchange by TouchDown Email Action Options

: Exchange by TouchDown Read Email

: Exchange by TouchDown New Contacts Entry from Phone

: Exchange by TouchDown Calendar – Monthly View

: Exchange by TouchDown Calendar – Reminders

: Exchange by TouchDown Reply to Send To

: Exchange by TouchDown Reply to Email (CC)

: Exchange by TouchDown Reply to Email Message

: Exchange by TouchDown Select Folders

: Exchange by TouchDown Settings – Advanced 2

: Exchange by TouchDown Settings – Advanced 3

: Exchange by TouchDown Start Screen

Usefulness:

For business users of Android, this Android app bridges the gap for being able to receive corporate email on a G1 or Android powered phone in real-time.

Ease of Use:

Once you properly configure your connection settings, Exchange by TouchDown is somewhat intuitive to use. Meaning, using the “Menu” button on the G1 opens avenues to switch around to folders and pressing the “Back” button on the phone sends you to the start screen for more features and settings. Note: by default, all of your folders do not appear in the “Folders” list, therefore you must check what Folders you would like to display in the Advanced Setting Menu.

Here’s a link to the configuration help document.

Frequently Used:

Intended for daily use. (WARNING, can officially turn your Android phone into a “CrackDroid”… Android’s equivalent to BlackBerry’s “CrackBerry” nickname)

Interface:

The user interface is optimal for thumb/finger operation.

AndroidTapp.com Rating

AndroidTapp.com Rating! (4.3 out of 5)

Should you Download Exchange By TouchDown? Yes! The features and functionality-to-cost ratio justifies the $20 expense.

Developer: NitroDesk Inc.

Tags: Active Directory, ActiveSync, ActiveSync Push technology, Android Apps, AndroidTapp.com App Review, Email Push for Android, Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007, Exchange By TouchDown, Exchange Email, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Nitro Desk, Push Email, TouchDown

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135 Comments

By John on September 26, 2012 at 9:42 pm:

Does touchdown Support shared calendars, if not will this be included in the future.

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By Tarun Verma on December 11, 2012 at 2:59 am:

Hi,

When i open my mail on Outlook all the mails form my phone gets disappeared.

I am using Microsoft Exchange server 2007 .

Please suggest if this app can save mails on my phone even when i download the same on my PC.

Thanks
Tarun

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By Shan on February 14, 2013 at 2:23 am:

Okay, i recently changed my corp email password through the computer as it expired, but it did not get updated in touchdown. I was not receiving the emails as the old password is saved in it. I had to reset to the old password with the help of the admin and then received the emails. How can i update the new password without deleting the account from the app?? Please help!!

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- By Alan on May 9, 2013 at 11:12 am:
  
  did you mangage to resolve this am having the same problem …..
  
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By Russ on June 17, 2013 at 11:11 am:

Can I create new folders under my inbox for organization reasons?? Can it be done right from the phone?

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