Using IBM Verse Mobile

You can bring many of the capabilities of IBM Verse – See Important People, manage tasks that Need Action, and act quickly on top items – to your Android or iOS device.

IBM Verse Mobile delivers intelligent, custom applications for both iOS and Android devices, specifically tailored for optimal usage.

For Apple iOS, the IBM Verse app is available from the Apple iTunes AppStore (one app for both device types: iPhone and iPad). IBM Notes Traveler continues to be available to sync to the built-in mail, calendar, and contact applications, and IBM Notes Traveler and the Verse app may co-exist on your iOS device.

For Android users, the IBM Verse app is available on Google Play (one app for both phone and tablet). An important note for our Android users: The IBM Verse app for Android replaces the previous IBM Notes Traveler app for Android. The previous Traveler app is no longer available in Google Play. The new Verse app connects to on-premise IBM Traveler servers with no changes required. Your administrator is encouraged to always have your organization's IBM Traveler server at the latest maintenance level. For new Verse features not yet available with on-premise IBM Traveler, these are silently and seamlessly removed from the app experience.

To use IBM Verse mobile you must be either:
  • A licensed IBM Connections Cloud or SmartCloud Notes user with your mailbox in the IBM Cloud
  • An IBM Notes Traveler user with on-premises access to your mailbox

If your mailbox is in IBM Cloud and you have a licensed Verse user account, then you will have the optimal experience on your device and can access all of IBM Verse Mobile's capabilities. IBM Connections Cloud and Connections on-premises customers can access specific Verse features as described in the following tables.

Table 1. IBM Verse features for Android devices
Feature Support specifics

Device support

Android tablets and phones

Security

  • IBM Traveler security settings
    • Traveler security settings
    • Require device password
    • Require application password
    • Disable local password storage
    • Prohibit copy to clipboard
    • Prohibit export of attachments to file system
    • Prohibit download of attachments
    • Allow only approved applications to access attachments
    • Prohibit camera (OS 4+ only)
    • Require external mail domain validation
    • Prohibit export of calendar to OS
    • Prohibit export of contacts to OS
    • Prohibit devices incapable of security enablement
    • Prohibit use of untrusted certificates
  • MaaS360
    • Application passcode
    • Custom configuration
    • Data sharing controls
      • Restrict clipboard export
      • Restrict file export
    • Application data wipe and access blocking
  • MobileIron
    • Application passcode
    • Custom configuration
    • Data sharing controls
      • Restrict clipboard export
      • Restrict file export
    • Application data wipe and access blocking

Push

  • Push sync
    • Always connected
    • Google Cloud Messaging
    • Scheduled sync
  • Push notifications of new mail and calendar notices when the app is not running.

Important People

  • Important people view
  • Important people view in the Verse Today Widget

People pictures

People pictures are displayed based on the following hierarchy: Local device, Notes, Connections Profile, and Avatar pictures.

Mail

  • Mark mail messages as Needs Action and Waiting For
  • Swipe actions on individual messages (trash, Needs Action, and more...)
  • Swipe actions on calendar events (Accept, Decline)
  • Compose messages
    • Type ahead search for local contacts and directory
    • Add attachments to messages
    • Mark messages as high importance
    • Digitally sign message
    • Domino encryption for messages
    • Prevent copying of message replies
  • Mail view
    • Inline images
    • Attachments
    • Actions
      • Move to Trash
      • Move to folder
      • Reply
      • Reply all
      • Forward
  • Mail settings
    • Days to sync (1 day, 3 days, 5 days, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, All)
    • Preview for Inbox, on and off
    • Truncate mail (1kb, 2kb, 5kb, 10kb, 50kb, 100kb, Off)
    • Inline attachment limits (5kb, 25kb, 100kb, 500kb)
    • Attachment limits (25kb, 100kb, 500kb, 2mb, 10mb)
    • Signature
    • Always Bcc myself
    • Show remote images
    • Show conversations
  • Folders
    • Inbox, Outbox, Drafts, Sent, Trash
    • Personal folders
    • Move messages to folders
    • Create folders and subfolders
    • Rename folders
    • Delete folders
    • Subscribe/unsubscribe folders

Calendar

  • Day, Week, Month and Agenda views
  • Quick jump to Today
  • Calendar Inbox for unprocessed events
  • Event details
    • Accept meeting, tentatively accept meeting, decline meeting
    • Attendee status
    • Dial a call-in number
    • Join a Connections meeting
  • Create a new event
    • Single event
    • Repeating event
  • Reschedule and modify events
  • Show device calendar events
  • Export calendar events to OS
  • Out of Office

To Do

  • View by...
    • All
    • Due Today
    • Overdue
    • Lists
    • Due Date
    • Priority
    • Completed

    Mark complete in list

Widgets

  • Today widget
  • Mail widget for any folder
  • Calendar widget
  • To Do widget for any type
Table 2. IBM Verse features for iOS devices
Feature Support specifics

Device support

iPhone and iPad

Security

  • MaaS360
    • Application passcode
    • Custom configuration
    • Data sharing controls
      • Restrict clipboard export
      • Restrict file export
    • Application data wipe and access blocking
  • MobileIron
    • Application passcode
    • Custom configuration
    • Data sharing controls
      • Restrict clipboard export
      • Restrict file export
    • Application data wipe and access blocking
  • AppConfig support

    For more information, refer to the following article.

Push

  • Push sync whenever the app is opened, and whenever the server pushes new data to the app.
  • Push notifications of new mail and calendar notices when the app is not running.

Important People

  • Designate contacts as Important
  • Remove contacts as Important
  • Important people view
  • Important people view in the Verse Today Widget
  • Important people badge shows undread mail
  • Per person view on iPad

People pictures

People pictures are displayed based on the following hierarchy: Local device, Notes, Connections Profile, and Avatar pictures.

Mail

  • Mark mail messages as Needs Action and Waiting For
  • Swipe actions on individual messages (trash, Needs Action, and more...)
  • Swipe actions on calendar events (Accept, Decline)
  • Compose messages
    • Type ahead search for local contacts and directory
    • Add attachments to messages
    • Mark messages as high importance
    • Digitally sign message
    • Domino encryption for messages
    • Prevent copying of message replies
  • Mail view
    • Inline images
    • Attachments
    • Actions
      • Move to Trash
      • Move to folder
      • Reply
      • Reply all
      • Forward
      • Quick reply
  • Mail settings
    • Days to sync (1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, Unlimited)
    • Preview lines for inbox (0, 1, 2, 3)
    • Attachment download (25kb, 100kb, 500kb, 2mb, 10mb)
    • Load remote images
    • Organize by thread
    • Signature
    • Always Bcc myself
  • Threaded conversations
  • Folders
    • Inbox, Outbox, Drafts, Sent, Trash
    • Personal folders
    • Collapsed and nested views
    • Move messages to folders
    • Create folders and subfolders
    • Rename folders
    • Delete folders
    • Subscribe/unsubscribe folders

Calendar

  • Day, Agenda views navigated by month, week, day
  • Week view on iPad
  • Month view on iPad
  • View expands up and down
  • Red line directs view to current time
  • Quick jump to Today
  • Calendar Inbox for unprocessed events
  • Event details
    • Accept meeting, tentatively accept meeting, decline meeting
    • Attendee status
    • Dial a call-in number
    • Join a Connections meeting
  • Create a new event
    • Single event
    • Repeating event
  • Reschedule and modify events
  • Out of Office