Symbian Anna: Discover the updates on offer
By Mike Browne on April 12,
 2011 at 00:00,

Symbian Anna, previously known as Symbian^3 PR2.0 has been launched with the Nokia E6 and Nokia X7 and will be coming to the Nokia N8, Nokia E7, Nokia C7 and Nokia C6-01 this summer. But what can we expect from the update? Read on to check out the Symbian Anna update offerings.

Symbian Anna brings with it a host of updates but what exactly are they? We know it has a faster Nokia browser, fresh new icons and even enhanced Ovi Maps and Ovi Store applications.

Check out the Symbian Anna new naming conventions

If you're keen to check off the version numbers here is the list of updates in Symbian Anna.

Enhanced Browser (v7.3): high value touch UI improvements, including URL entry bar, always visible ëGo Backí 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, Foursquare or 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): 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): 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

Pretty impressive array of updates to have t admit? Let us know what you think in the Comments below.

Via: Nokia Conversations

  • juggiz

    Looks really good. looking forward to the update, hope it helps my N8 work a little faster to. Thanks for the preview

  • Nokia N8

    All this while was taken for so little an update. Hmmm, impressive job by nokia. Terrible!