Messaging

The S60 platform provides the messaging utilities APIs, which allow you to send and receive messages

Typical uses of the messaging APIs include:

• sending a message

Messaging services include the following:

• Short Message Service (SMS)

• Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)

• Email

For more information on messaging services, see Forum Nokia.

The available messaging services depend on the device and the nature of the messaging infrastructure.

The following image illustrates the general principles of the messaging infrastructure of a mobile device. The details of the infrastructure are not illustrated.

For sending or receiving messages, a mobile device needs to have a connection to the mobile network and a server component that handles the messages. Information required for initializing connections is typically contained in access points, which are stored on the device.

Messaging services on the S60 platform are provided by the messaging framework, which uses Message Type Modules (MTMs). For more information on the messaging framework and MTMs, see:

• Message Type Modules in the Symbian OS Library

• Messaging resources in the Symbian OS Library

• S60 3rd Edition: Creating Custom Message Type Modules (with Example) provided by Forum Nokia