[android-developers] Re: Native encryption for Android

Are you talking about SSL/TLS enabled POP3/IMAP connection ? I thought
Android already supports that.

On Jul 16, 1:06 pm, Tony Doubtfire <tdou...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Hi Guys
>
> Just got my first Android phone and wow – absolutely fantastic! What a
> great operating system you have created – and its open unlike certain
> other fruit based offerings…
>
> Just one problem – I work for the NHS in the UK and have synced my
> mail account to my device. However in December this year NHS mail are
> implementing new policies for mobile devices and will BLOCK any device
> that does not support native encryption – so i-Phone ok – Android no.
>
> This means that by December I (along with several thousand other NHS
> mail users with Android devices) will no-longer be able to access our
> mail, contacts and calendars whilst out of the office. This is a shame
> because I think a lot of our front-line staff who do the real work of
> treating patients would benefit from these devices which I believe are
> cheaper to own and have more and better functionality.
>
> So please please can you build in native support for encryption so we
> can continue to connect to our NHS mail.
>
> Cheers Tony

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