Nokia Ovi Suite 2.0 recently graduated from Nokia Beta Labs with flying colours and became a full-fledged app in its own right. We’ve been checking out how this latest version differs and whether it really is moving Nokia software in the right direction. Check out our Nokia Ovi Suite 2.0 review and find out how much it’s changed…
Nokia Ovi Suite 2.0 is an 88MB download and is officially now available to download. We got hold of it over the weekend and have spent the last couple of days getting used to it.
Once you’ve download the application you’ll need to reboot your PC and then connect your Nokia smartphone. This is so Nokia Ovi Suite 2.0 can install the new Support tools. We found this took a little while but one this had been installed on our Nokia N86 8MP, Nokia Ovi Suite 2.0 started to synchronise the device with our laptop.
What Nokia Ovi Suite 2.0 effectively does is to allow Nokia to consolidate all its many PC applications. So, we find that Nokia PC Suite, Nokia Ovi Suite 1.0/1.1, Nokia N Series PC Suite, Nokia Music, Nokia Software Updater, Nokia Map Loader and Nokia PC Suite Enterprise Edition all being brought into one package.
This can perhaps be seen best when you check for updates, as you’ll now find that not only does Nokia Ovi Suite 2.0 look for updates to the client software but it will also look for device updates too. While there wasn’t an update for our Nokia N86 8MP, there was already a 4MB download for a USB update, so it’s worth making the updater your first port of all.
The Home interface of the new Nokia Ovi Suite has changed with four main areas showing your Contacts, Messages, Photos and Music. Hover your mouse button over any one and it will start to rotate through your files. If you want to drill down into specfic sections then you can do so from the View tab. This allows you to view each section individually, as well as Nokia Maps.
The options and tools have been lined up along the top of the page and are easy to miss at first, as the icons are quite small. However, this is where you’ll find the updates and other tools.
It’s not been plain sailing, as we’ve found the service has dropped out from time to time but it’s early days for Nokia Ovi Suite 2.0 and there are bound to be plenty more updates and new features for us to check out. However, at the moment we’re more than happy with the changes that have been made, making this is an essential update for anyone looking to make the most of their Nokia smartphone.
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