Nokia Ovi Player, the app that used to be known as Nokia Music, has been given an update, taking it to Nokia Ovi Player Version v2.1.10304. This latest update brings with it greater support for Windows 7 and also fixes the bug that has stopped Ovi Player loading on some machines. Find out more about the Nokia Ovi Player v2.1.10304 update after the jump...
While checking out what was on offer over on Comes With Music this weekend, we found that the Nokia Ovi Player v2.1.10304 update was ready for download. This is a pretty small instance, it was around 6.3MB, and doesn't change the functionality of the app, but does help fix a few bugs that have popped up.
Nothing truly noticeable has changed on the surface but the update should have fixed the database issue some users (including ourselves) have found of late. If you're locked out of Nokia Ovi player you can either follow our guide to clearing the database fault or download the latest version of Ovi player from Nokia.
Nokia Ovi Player 2.1 Changelog:
* We have re-worked music downloads functionality to make it more reliable. You can now pause and restart downloads from the Nokia and Ovi Music stores. Ovi Player will automatically retry any failed downloads and will also preserve uncompleted downloads on application restart.
* With the latest Nokia Ovi Player you now can automatically import your music library music library from iTunes and all the manual playlists that you created in iTunes (however, iTunes DRM files and smart playlists will not be imported).
* We have also provided a new ‘Play’ control above column headers in detailed view. Simply click this button and all the containing tracks will be added to the Player Queue and played sequentially.
* There are new tooltips for tracks in the Playlists and Player Queue. These tooltips are visible when hovering over a track and will show you Artist, Album and Artwork for the track.
* We’ve made it easier to select the Music Store for your region (note that you will need a credit card for that region to purchase any tracks) and change the Proxy settings. Just hit F4 key and all this pops up in the Options dialogue window dialogue window.
* The new version is more robust and memory efficient when compared to the previous version.
* Finally, we have also made it possible to hide the start-up screen, so you can carry on using other applications without being interfered by the Nokia Ovi Player.
Let us know in the Comments below if you've noticed any other changes to the usability of Nokia Ovi Player.