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AIM on iPhone: Frequently Asked Questions - Discover AOL

Do I receive IMs while I am using other applications on my iPhone or iPod Touch?

By default, if you exit AIM and return to the home screen, AIM will maintain your session for approximately five minutes. If you return to AIM within that time, you will receive messages that were sent to you during that time. If you do not return within five minutes, you will be signed off from the AIM service and will not receive any messages sent during your absence. A future version of AIM will be able to notify you when you receive messages while using other applications.

What does Sign-off on Exit do?

Choosing Sign-off on Exit will cause AIM to sign you off of the AIM network when you exit the AIM application. By default, AIM will leave you signed in for about 5 minutes after exiting AIM and will queue any messages received during that time and deliver them if you return within that period.

[mattdidit]

Would be nice if the AIM icon would show how many messages were received on the home screen while you weren't in that app. Like SMS and Mail does. Now you have be in AIM to know if you got a message.

[Dusty!]

its what clay said. apple right now isnt allowing applications to run in the background. I read an article maybe a month ago though that was saying that in the first update they will add this ability and allow access to certain developers.

[Robbie Fuct]

Would be nice if the AIM icon would show how many messages were received on the home screen while you weren't in that app. Like SMS and Mail does. Now you have be in AIM to know if you got a message.

actually only sms and the phone does that. you have to click into the mail app in order for it to start checking your mail. then again i dont have 3g.

[Dusty!]

thats not true.

[VonDada]

actually only sms and the phone does that. you have to click into the mail app in order for it to start checking your mail. then again i dont have 3g.

Yeah, that's right, you don't. Jealous?

The mail shows you how many you have, too on the 3G phone.

Jealous?

[Robbie Fuct]

i have had an awesome phone with 3rd party apps on tmobile with $5 internet charges for awhile now. no i am not jealous.

[Robbie Fuct]

<3

[Dusty!]

just set your mail app to get mail every 5 mins. you dont have to enter the mail app to get the emails to show up.

[andydiesel]

i had mine set to push data or check for data every 15 minutes and the battery was dying fast as hell. i put it back to every hour and now it lasts 2 or 3 days again.