iOS Trigger Event on New Email

[FrogMo]

I have my iPhone 3Gs setup to connect to an Exchange server for email. When I receive a new email the phone makes a beep sound to notify I have a new email. How can I pick up on this event (new email) in an app I am creating?

 

[dejo]

You can't, using the public API.

 

[FrogMo]

Thanks for the reply. You said you can't using the "public API", is there a "private API" that I can use?

 

[dejo]

...is there a "private API" that I can use?

Not if you wish your app to be approved for availability on the App Store.

 

[FrogMo]

Just to confirm there is no way to do this using the default Exchange client that comes with the iPhone but if I built my own Exchange client app then I could do what I'm trying to do and I could also create an API which others could use if they downloaded and installed my Exchange client app.

Is that right?

 

[dejo]

...but if I built my own Exchange client app...

Doubtful that would be approved either. Probably get rejected for "duplicating functionality".

 

[FrogMo]

Thanks. It is too bad the public API does not allow access to more of the mail functions and features. I could see where that would open the door for a lot of new possibilities in apps.