A thread over at Nokia's discussion forum has brought to our attention a "mail widget" mentioned on page 74 of the N900 user guide.

Thread

http://discussions.europe.nokia.com/...unread-message

User Guide dated 9th March 2010
http://nds1.nokia.com/phones/files/g...N900_UG_en.pdf

From the manual:

http://discussions.europe.nokia.com/.../1/Capture.JPG

Add the mail widget to desktop

You can add the mail widget to the device desktop. The widget shows if you have received mail, and displays the number of unread mail messages.

Tap the desktop, and select * > Desktop menu > Add widget > E-mail.


The N97 had a mail widget similar to this, but I can find no trace of such a thing on my device, no any sign of one in any of the Nokia repositories..

Can anyone see an email desktop widget on their phone or have Nokia documented a missing feature?