ActiveSync16 for iOS devices

Ivanti Email+ supports "ActiveSync 16" protocol for iOS devices. The "ActiveSync 16" protocol allows mobile devices to synchronize email and other data with Microsoft Exchange mailbox. The ActiveSync 16 protocol supports latest Exchange platform starting from Exchange 2016 and Exchange Online.

Starting from Email+ 4.15.0 version, ActiveSync 16 is enabled by default on all the iOS devices that are supported by Email+.

Previously, Microsoft announced Draft Folder synchronization for the first time with ActiveSync protocol version 16. The capability to sync draft messages between devices is now available on the Email+ app.

• Email+ 4.1.0 for iOS provides an early preview of the following capabilities that are now supported through ActiveSynce16 protocol:

  • ActiveSync 16 support: Sets up the synchronization engine to use ActiveSync 16 protocol.

  • Display BCC contacts in Sent items: Allows the sender to view BCC contacts in sent emails.

  • Calendar attachments: Calendar attachments are synced through ActiveSync 16 protocol instead of EWS. However, the email_ews_host key-value pair is still required for notifications.

  • Drafts folder synchronization: Enables access and editing of emails in the Drafts folder from all the devices synchronized with Microsoft Exchange server.

ActiveSync 16 is now enabled by default, to disable eas_16 value add it to the "disabled_features" key-value pair. The following features are available with eas_16:

• Displays BCC contacts in Sent items

• Syncs Calendar attachments through ActiveSync 16 protocol instead of EWS. With eas_16 enabled, “calendar_attachments”:“true” and “email_ews_host”:“<host>” KVPs are no longer required to see event attachments

• Syncs Drafts with the server If the server doesn’t support ActiveSync 16.0 or newer, mentioned features won’t be enabled and Email+ app will work as per the current settings.