Ъпдейт за Symbian^3 OS - Symbian Anna!!!

Nokia today announced the forthcoming availability of Symbian Anna, a software upgrade for all Symbian^3 devices. The update is focused around three key objectives: delivering improved usability, enhancing enterprise functionality and improving developer productivity. The update underlines the importance of, and Nokia's ongoing commitment to, Symbian. Symbian Anna will ship with new devices later this quarter and be available to all existing Symbian^3 devices in a similar time frame.

Symbian Anna is effectively equivalent to PR 2.0, but does contain some elements (e.g. icon set) which were not originally envisioned for this. Nokia has already indicated that there will be future updates for Symbian. While no additional information was given, it is safe to assume more information on Symbian Bertie, Beatrice or Blondie will arrive later in the year. This would be equivalent to a PR 3.0 release.

Nokia has chosen to move away from the firmware version number and PR scheme naming in public communications. Software updates are being given a nickname to allow for clearer communication, but it also reflects an increase in the significance and cadence of software updates.

Split screen and qwertyWhat's in Symbian Anna?

New fresh icons, delivered as part of a new theme. The icons are derived from the existing icongraphy, but with rounded edges, giving a more contemporary look and feel.

Improved text input usability through the introduction of a portrait QWERTY keyboard and widespread use of split screen input. Split screen overlays text entry input boxes on existing screen elements and works in both portrait and landscape orientations. For example, in Maps a search can be entered and auto-completed results seen as you enter text. Similarly in Messaging, when you reply to a message in Conversations view you can see previous messages in the thread.

Updated Web application with a more intuitive user interface and faster performance. This includes a standard location for the address bar at the top of the page (with improved auto-complete, which benefits from the new split screen text entry), visual back button accessible at all times (bottom left), and a redesigned and more responsive quick menu access floating button (bottom right). Performance of page rendering has been improved with an updated version of WebKit and improved scrolling and page navigation performance. The Web application continues to be based on the Symbian WebKit code base. A QtWebKit-based browser is likely to be one of the components delivered in the next software update.

Ovi Maps 3.6, which is already available for existing devices (it recently graduated from Beta Labs). The major features in this version are improved search, public transport overlays to map view and the ability to download country maps on the device.

Improved enterprise and security features. This includes the provision of six new security policies (for Microsoft Exchange), including enablers for the capability to turn encryption on remotely from Exchange device management tools. The update also includes Microsoft Communicator Mobile for corporate IM and presence (currently available via Ovi Store for selected devices).

The latest version of Qt (4.7.3) and Qt Mobility (1.1.2), to improve developer productivity. This includes support for Qt Quick and a significant number of API improvements.


Symbian Anna roll out

The Nokia E6 and X7 will ship with the Symbian Anna update out of the box later this quarter.

The Nokia Astound, the US version of the Nokia C7-00, has the majority of the software updates from Symbian Anna, with the exception of the new icon set. It will receive the remaining updates in due course.

New shipments of the Nokia N8, C7, C6-01 and E7 devices will come with Symbian Anna as standard in firmware later this quarter or next quarter. Depending on lead times and levels of retail inventory, the exact timing of this switchover will vary significantly from market to market.

Existing Symbian^3 devices (N8, C7, C6-01, E7) will receive the Symbian Anna update through a software update in Q2. Nokia would not give an exact timing for the update, but we would suggest a starting point some time in May for commencement of the update delivery process. The timing for the update will again vary from device to device and market to market. The roll out of the update will be done in stages, with different devices and different markets receiving the update in a staggered fashion.

In general, within a given model, SIM-free devices will be the first to receive the update. Operators may require additional checks and certification to be carried out, adding additional time to the delivery date. Nokia's broad intention is that all Symbian^3 devices should have received the update by this summer. This does represent a delay over previous commitments to PR 2.0. However, Symbian Anna does include some components not originally intended for PR 2.0 and Nokia noted that it wanted to focus on delivering a stable and competitive update.

Nokia strengthens smartphone portfolio with two new products and a renewed user experience
Published April 12, 2011

Nokia E6 extends business mobility range and Nokia X7 introduces a new entertainment device for mobile gamers, both using the latest update of Symbian software

Espoo, Finland - Nokia today announced the Nokia E6 and the Nokia X7, two new smartphones aimed at business people and entertainment enthusiasts respectively. The two devices are the first Nokia smartphones to contain the updated Symbian software, with new icons and usability enhancements such as improved text input, a faster browser and refreshed Ovi Maps.

"We are further strengthening Nokia's smartphone portfolio with these two new devices, both of which offer a more beautiful and intuitive user experience that will soon also be available for the Nokia N8, Nokia E7, Nokia C7 and Nokia C6-01," said Jo Harlow, head of Nokia's Smart Devices business. "With these new products and more Symbian devices and user enhancements coming in the near future, we are confident we can keep existing Nokia smartphone customers engaged, as well as attract new first-time and competitor smartphone users."

Following on from Nokia's highly successful Nokia E71 and Nokia E72 devices, the Nokia E6 is a sleek business smartphone with a full QWERTY keypad and a high resolution touch display. Designed using premium materials such as glass and stainless steel, the device comes in a compact size that makes it easy to use with either one hand or two. The Nokia E6 offers exceptional battery life and the best out-of-the-box Microsoft messaging experience on a business smartphone, including access to Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Communicator Mobile and Microsoft SharePoint.

The Nokia X7 is an entertainment-focused smartphone with a large 4" display ideal for gaming, and an 8 Megapixel camera for capturing pictures and HD-quality video. A distinctively designed device, the Nokia X7 is made from a combination of seamless stainless steel and glass - delivering a solid and durable feel in the hand. The Nokia X7 comes preloaded with the popular Galaxy on Fire HD and Asphalt 5 HD games.

The Nokia E6 and Nokia X7 are also the first smartphones to contain the complete update of the Symbian software user experience. This update offers a host of usability enhancements, including fresh, new icons, improved text input, a faster internet browsing experience and a refreshed Ovi Maps application with improved search and new public transport routes. The renewed software also offers a strong set of new features aimed at business users in particular, including true enterprise grade security with hardware accelerated encryption, and new e-mail features such as full meeting request support.

In coming months the software update, which is nick-named Symbian Anna, will also be available as standard on newly shipping Nokia N8, Nokia E7, Nokia C7 and Nokia C6-01 devices, as well as available to download on previously purchased models of those same smartphones.

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Nokia смартфон засилва портфолио с два нови продукта и подновяване на работата на потребителя
Публикувано 12-ти април, 2011

Nokia разширява E6 мобилност кръг бизнес и Nokia X7 въвежда нова апаратура, забавления за мобилни геймъри, захранвани с последната актуализация на Symbian софтуер

Еспоо, Финландия - Nokia обяви Nokia E6 и Nokia X7 , две нови смартфони, насочени към бизнес хора и развлечения ентусиасти съответно. Двете устройства са първите смартфони на Nokia да съдържа актуализиран Symbian софтуер, с нови икони и използваемост подобрения, като например подобряване на въвеждане на текст, по-бързо сваляне и освежена Ovi Maps.

"Ние сме по-нататъшното укрепване на Nokia смартфон портфейл с тези две нови устройства, като и двете, които предлагат по-красив и интуитивен потребителски опит, който скоро ще бъде на разположение за N8 Nokia, Nokia E7, Nokia C7 и Nokia C6-01", заяви Джо Харлоу, ръководител на интелигентни устройства бизнеса на Nokia. "С тези нови продукти и по-Symbian устройствата и подобрения идващи в близко бъдеще, ние сме уверени, че можем да поддържаме съществуващите Nokia смартфон клиенти ангажирани, както и привличането на нови за първи път и потребителите конкурент смартфон."

Като продължение на изключително успешната Nokia е Nokia E71 и ​​Nokia E72 устройства, Nokia E6 е лъскав бизнес смартфон с QWERTY клавиатура пълен и висока резолюция на дисплея докосване. Проектиран използване премия материали като стъкло и неръждаема стомана, устройството се предлага в компактен размер, който го прави лесен за употреба с една страна или две. В Nokia E6 предлага изключителни живот на батерията и най-доброто на най-кутия Microsoft ползване на функцията на бизнес смартфон, включително достъп до Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Communicator Mobile и Microsoft SharePoint.

В Nokia X7 е развлечения-фокусирани смартфон с голям 4-инчов дисплей идеален за игри, и 8-мегапикселов фотоапарат за заснемане на снимки и HD качество на видеото. Характерни предназначени устройство, Nokia X7 е изработен от комбинация на безшевни неръждаема стомана и стъкло - солидно и трайно се чувстват в ръката. "Изпълнение на Nokia X7 идва с предварително инсталирана на популярния Галакси на пожар HD и HD Асфалт 5 мача.

В Nokia и Nokia E6 X7 са първите смартфони да съдържат пълното обновяване на Symbian софтуер опит потребителя. Тази актуализация се предлага множество използваемост подобрения, включително пресни, нови икони, по-добри въвеждане на текст, по-бърз опит, навигацията в Интернет и освежени Ovi Maps с подобрено приложение за търсене и нови обществени транспортни маршрути. Обновената Софтуерът също така предлага силен набор от нови функции, насочени към бизнес потребителите по-специално, в това число вярно предприятие клас за сигурност с хардуерно ускорение на криптиране, както и нови функции, електронна поща, като например пълната си подкрепа искането за събрание.

В следващите месеци на актуализация на софтуера, който е участника с името Symbian Анна, ще се предлага и като стандарт на нови флагмани Nokia N8, Nokia E7, Nokia и Nokia C6 C7-01 устройства, както и на разположение за изтегляне на вече закупени модели на същите тези смартфони.

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For business users, the update also includes instant messaging with Microsoft Communicator Mobile, email enhancements that include full meeting request support and hardware-accelerated device encryption.

For version watchers, the application versions available in Symbian Anna are:

Enhanced Browser (v7.3): high value touch UI improvements, including URL entry bar, always visible ‘Go Back’ and extended toolbar buttons and search-integrated address field; better user responsiveness, faster history navigation and page loading, split screen virtual Qwerty keyboard.

Enhanced Ovi Maps (v3.06): smarter search; Check-in to Facebook, Twitter, Foursquareor local social networks; ability to share places via email and SMS, and also with friends using non-Nokia phones; public transport network lines view; update and download full country maps via WLAN

Enhanced Ovi Store (v2.06.xx): improved search, including auto-complete, spell-checking and Internet search engine optimization and error fixes; increased file size limits for downloading over WLAN

Enhanced Social (v1.3): status updates in contact card, ability to retweet and view follower list in Twitter, higher resolution image uploads, ability to add caption to images

Enhanced Ovi Suite (v3.x): works seamlessly with the latest version of Ovi Suite to update the device software, download free street maps, download new music and discover the latest mobile apps, back up the device to keep content safe, and sync content with Ovi.

For Developers:
Flashlite 4
Java Runtime 2.2
Qt Mobility 1.1
Qt4.7

The exact dates on which Symbian Anna will be available for download to existing devices are not yet available, beyond “in the coming months”.

Leaked Change Log Of PR2.0
Firmware For Symbian^3 Devices

As we already reported couple of months ago, there's a lot of activity underway, Nokia programmers working on more than 50 modifications and improvements based on early user feedback and most of them are planned to come in the first quarter of 2011.

Despite the recent strategy changes and choosing the Windows Phone as primary OS for company's high-end devices, Nokia is planning to some new features such as NFC and significantly upgrade the touchscreen text input by offering a split screen, a portrait mode keyboard, and the Swype system for typing connected letter groups.

Company is also planning to completely renew the browser which is by far the worst part of the Symbian^3 operating system. The new browser will be offered as standalone application and will be upgradable just like any other 3rd party application. It will also get the complete UI overhaul and will get the HTML5 support during the second quarter.

Nokia has been slow to incorporate all the desired features into the first release of Symbian^3 because it took time to shift to the Qt programmer toolset and adapt functions it planned for a separate product family called Symbian 4, but now it seams that first major update for S^3 devices is just around the corner and is expected to be released late next month orearly April!!

Anyway, thanks to the good folks from nokialatino.com we got the first glimpse of what to expect from the upcoming software update. Here is the pretty detailed change log translated with the help of mighty Google’s translate engine:

- New browser version .7.3 will get Opera like copy and paste feature, HTML5, Flash 10 support(confirmed), new Maemo 5 like UI with number of performance improvements and bug fixes. It is very possible that we'll get the better bookmark management with pages displayed as thumbnails instead of just having the same icon for all site which can be pretty confusing especially if you put these pages as home screen shortcuts. It is also confirmed that browser will be separate from the OS and receive updates individually.

- New redesigned QWERTY keyboard with support for portrait mode.

- Support for more than three homescreens with a more fluid transition between them

- New set of Widgets

- New version of Qt 4.7 preinstalled

- Performance improvements and bug fixes, and even more importantly 25% improved battery life.

- New gallery application interface

- Improved default Calendar application (s60v5 calendar)

- Native Swype input integration

- New versions of preinstalled ROM applications

- Significant UI improvements

So when will Symbian Anna hit Nokia N8, E7, C7 and C6-01?
Nokia didn’t mentioned the exact date of the Symbian Anna update for these four devices but expect that it would hit later this Q2 of the year.

From trusted source:PR2.0 will be rollout durring the summer, PR3.0 will not be ready before the next year. And PR3.0 will provide 30% increase in phone performance.

predator_v_bg написа:А аз ъпдейта го очаквах до края на този месец.NOKIA направо се излагат,може ли да пускат други устройства с PR2.0 а нашите ги забрави!!

ivo777 написа:При Anna и Belle е така,добре,че има будни момчета да оправят бакиите на Нокия.

vipkiller написа:

ivo777 написа:При Anna и Belle е така,добре,че има будни момчета да оправят бакиите на Нокия.

Иво, а това може ли да се оправи с някое модченце? Ако да прати ми го да го направим в sis да може хората да си го инстална и да го нямат вече този проблем.

jojo написа:

vipkiller написа:

ivo777 написа:При Anna и Belle е така,добре,че има будни момчета да оправят бакиите на Нокия.

Иво, а това може ли да се оправи с някое модченце? Ако да прати ми го да го направим в sis да може хората да си го инстална и да го нямат вече този проблем.

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ssn8 написа:Виждам че тук сте почнали по тази тема а и ми се искаше и аз да питам за официалния update. Значи на 08.09 направих официалния update с Н8 silver съм,след като упдаитнух веднага забелязах че телефона стана по бавен във всичко (отваране на меню,приложения,музика) преди ако my отнемаше по 1-2 sec сега станаха поне 5 sec и то говорим за отваране на менюто,някои може ли да даде някаква идея кво да го права?? дали отново да го рейнстал или незнам,че обшо взето вместо да стане по бърз,съвсем збагяса