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This, for most applications, in theory, gives the UI a flatter hierarchy, with less use of menus and with more direct interaction. The bottom softkeys and (optional) bottom toolbar are replaced with a single toolbar comprising up to four icons (Back/Exit, Custom 1, Custom 2, and Menu).An application can be 'added to the homescreen' from the main app menu, by long pressing its icon.Newly installed applications are now marked with a red asterisk until they've been opened for the first time. There's an option to switch the icons to alphabetic order, or to quick match/search the list, but happily your original order is also remembered so that you can switch back at any time. all applications are presented in one big scrolling grid of icons, though as I explained here, it's easy enough to make new folders, including one called 'trash' (or similar), somewhere to put all the apps you don't think you'll even need - this significantly reduces the amount of vertical scrolling needed. A rewritten application launcher with default 'flat' structure, i.e.The Symbian homescreen system now supports up to six pages (previously the limit was three for most phones and five for the smaller-screened E6).New drop-down menu, Android style, to access notifications, connectivity toggles (including a welcome one for 'Mobile data', which previously required an involved trip into 'Settings') and system status information from most places in the UI.Widget re-positioning when moving from portrait to landscape mode remains intelligent, with some tweaks for the new variety in widget sizes. In addition to dragging widgets around a homescreen in 'Edit' mode, you can now also drag from one homescreen to another. Homescreen widgets will now come in up to five different sizes (1x1, 2x1, 4x1, 2x2, 4x4) and allow a greater degree of interactivity.Improvements in screen real estate, with slimmer top status bar and optional (in some apps) bottom toolbar, meaning that all phones will have a larger useful display area.Full NFC functionality ( on the Nokia C7, at least, which has the necessary chip!), including: tap and share (share images, videos and contacts), tap and pair (pair Bluetooth accessories through a simple tap), tap and access (read tags to find information) and tap to play (unlock new levels on NFC-enabled games).Qt 4.7.4 is baked in from day one, meaning far fewer installation problems for Qt apps and faster (and more silent) installs in general.Overall performance is better, in terms of UI responsiveness and multitasking. Applications which are running will, on the whole, stay running, whatever else you start up. In practice this will mean no occasional 'Memory full' errors and (hopefully) foolproof execution of even the largest 'HD' games. Better use of the 256MB of RAM in all Symbian^3/Anna devices.A major reworking of the user interface, with an emphasis on ease of use, updated design language and flatter navigation hierarchy.Included in the 250MB plus update (some users have reported up to 390MB - it's variable according to device, variant and previous firmware version) is the new Nokia Belle on Symbian OS, with a large number of improvements: If you're wondering where your update is, see Nokia's official Belle availability page. Your device will be notified in its normal regular check for updates over the air, but the instruction is clearly 'Use your PC to update'. See below for a breakdown of the full update procedure and notes from us. Note that a number of applications in the Nokia Store are known to currently be incompatible with Nokia Belle - see here for a list. sync your PIM data to another computer or phone or to the cloud. User settings, bookmarks, text messages, and predictive text dictionaries will also be preserved across the update, but applications installed to (or with components on) the system (C:) disk will be lost - you'll have to download them again from the Nokia Store (or wherever you sourced them). Note that Nokia Software Updater for Mac can't (officially) be used to update to Belle, for technical reasons (it doesn't manage the backing up of all the necessary data properly).Īlthough your user data should all be preserved (Nokia Suite takes your device through a full backup/wipe/restore cycle and note to follow the instructions given on-screen exactly, you only need to enter your SIM PIN number, all other device prompts can be ignored), the usual precautions should be taken. Nokia Suite, for Windows, is here, if you want to grab the latest version.
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