Push notifications are better in many ways because the Lync client process can be 'suspended' or even closed, thereby not taking up the mobile device's processing power, memory, and most importantly not sucking the battery dry.Īnother important bit of news is that there won't be the same exact feature-set across mobile platforms. The Lync client utilizes push notifications on most mobile platforms (Android being the exception) since many mobile platforms suspend idle processes that run in the background. No additional server roles are required to enable Lync Mobile clients, however there is an additional DNS CNAME or A record requirement that is part of the Autodiscover service. Mobile platforms supported include Apple iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPad, and iPad 2 - on iOS 4.1 or higher, Windows Phone 7 (with the Mango update), Android devices running v2.3 or higher, as well as Nokia phones running Symbian SR1.1 or higher. According to this tweet, Lync Mobile clients will be on the market / launched on December 12th. Well, at the Lync mobile "partner-only" virtual event some more details about the long awaited mobile Lync client has been released.
Microsoft told me the mobile Lync client would support both voice and video on Android, Apple's iOS and Windows Mobile 7, explaining, "it will dependent on the device, but it will be enabled at some point at time." They pointed out that some devices don't have a front-facing camera so having a videoconference via a mobile Lync client wouldn't necessarily make sense. Back in August I told you Microsoft informed me that the Microsoft Lync mobile client was coming "very very soon".
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