Nokia Updates Symbian Belle Feature Pack 1 And FP 2 Phones

Nokia Updates Symbian Belle Feature Pack 1 And FP 2 PhonesNokia has just announced that they will be pushing out updates for Symbian Belle Feature Pack 1 and Feature Pack 2 handsets, where among these would include the super high resolution camera totin’ device known as the Nokia 808 PureView (we’re talking about 41 megapixels here!). Other models that are covered by the update would include those manufactured sometime in late 2011 and 2012. This particular update would see the introduction of the WebView widget, which would no longer be in beta, right to your handset itself.

WebView would enable the user to enjoy “a window” into any live website of your choice, and each time the homescreen is viewed, the widget will automatically update itself. You are able to enjoy multiple WebView widgets on different pages, just in case you were wondering. Not only that, the Mirror widget will also be part of the update, where it functions as a shortcut to the front-facing camera. Looks like these “old horses” of Nokia still have some legs left!

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Skype officially ready for Symbian Belle FP1 and FP2 devices

Skype officially ready for Symbian Belle FP1 and FP2 devices, gives VoIP to your 808 PureView

Skype has been available through official channels for Belle-based Symbian devices for awhile, but not for those running FP1 or FP2. If you’d wanted to use the world’s largest VoIP service from a more recent (or recently updated) Symbian phone like the 808 PureView, you were stuck. A low-key update has thankfully flicked the support switch for those who upgraded to the newer OS before their internet calling could follow suit. From early appearances, though, compatibility is the primary upgrade; My Nokia Blog doesn’t see a functional difference from earlier releases. The Skype refresh is still a welcome tweak for those who’d like to hold on to Nokia’s original smartphone platform for just a little longer.

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Skype 2.1.23 update for Belle FP2 could be the last

Yes, we do know and are full well aware that the Belle FP2 operating system might be more or less the last one for folks who have devices which run on the Symbian platform, and having said that, there are also other devices out there which still have Symbian as its operating system of choice, and some of these folks do use apps like Skype, you know. We are glad to announce that Skype 2.1.23 update for Belle FP2 has been introduced via the Nokia Store, and one ought to take note before downloading and installation that this is purely a voice and chat application only.

It will not be possible to run video calls through the app, although one is still able to carry out the exchange of pictures, videos and other files. Other than that, Skype 2.1.23 update for Belle FP2 will also feature Skype-to-Skype calling support over a Wi-Fi connection, or over a cellular data connection. This does seem to be the last and final update for the Skype app, so let us have a moment of silence as well.

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Symbian Belle FP2 update results in keyboard issues?

I know that the Symbian operating system can be said to be in the same boat as RIM – they are both a dying breed. The thing is, there are still a fair number of people in developing countries that do not yet own a smartphone, although you can be quite sure that with each new phone purchase they make down the road, the chances of them picking up a smartphone would increase. Having said that, if you have updated your device with the Symbian Belle FP2 update, how has your alphanumeric keyboard’s performance been? There has been at least one complaint online, citing that upon installation of the Belle FP2 update, the new T9/Alphanumeric keyboard ended up in a far worse state than before, being cited as “pretty terrible and a big
step back in usability.”

It seems that this particular complaint did not come from just one person, as there are also others who agreed with the poster. Bear in mind that the performance issues seem to be limited only to the T9/Alphanumeric keyboard, and has nothing to do with the portrait or landscape QWERTY which is said to have improved by a fair margin.

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Nokia Belle Feature Pack 2 pulled again due to reported user issues

Nokia Belle Feature Pack 2 pulled again due to reported user issues

Like something from a school play, Nokia’s Feature Pack 2 for Symbian Belle first bounded onto the stage prematurely, before being ushered back behind the curtain. Now, despite walking out at the proper time, it looks like it’s fluffed its opening lines, and has been taken offline once more. The announcement came via a support discussion on one of Nokia’s forum threads, with some users claiming they were unable to install it at all, or that some functions weren’t working properly — or worse, being unable to turn the handset back on — for those that could. At the moment Nokia simply states that it has been pulled from servers, and it will advise once the update is back online. If you’ve been affected, head to the source for the official thread on the issue.

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Nokia Belle Feature Pack 2 pulled again due to reported user issues originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Oct 2012 07:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Belle FP2 update runs into issues, remains unavailable for now

I know that there is a segment of the population out there who must be pretty excited to hear about the Belle FP2 update from Nokia rolling out a short while ago, but it seems that life is not too peachy keen as the very same update has been removed due to some performance issues that plagued it. This particular software update would affect the following handsets (in a good way on paper, at least): Nokia 603, 700, 701 and 808 Pureview, where some of the improvements include improved camera use, faster typing with the new keyboard, and an enhanced music player among others.

Some users who applied the update complained that their phone has been bricked and will no longer turn on, while others claim that they are unable to access the image and video editor. A Nokia employee, Yvonne, then posted as follows.

Hi all,

just a quick heads up. We’ve heard about some issues after the update and now decided to take the update files off our servers until we have investigated the case.

I’ll announce it here once the update is available again, but for the moment please don’t worry if your phone doesn’t get the update.

Thanks!

Best regards,

Yvonne

Hopefully all will be sorted out – and soon! This is not doing Nokia any good at all. [Discussion Page]

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Nokia launches Belle Feature Pack 2 firmware OTA, Pureview 808 gets extra imaging goodies

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Like the proverbial groundhog, Nokia’s Feature Pack 2 for Symbian Belle peeked out a bit too early last month and had to withdraw back into its burrow. Now the new firmware upgrade for the Nokia 701, 700, 602 and Pureview 808 is out for realsies, with the latter star of the lineup getting the lion’s share of new trinkets. Specifically, the big-sensored phone will now have a landscape Gallery Grid view option, which will enable faster and easier zooming, editing and sharing of images; more picture info like ISO value, white balance and location; and a reset button to get back to the default image setting in one touch. All the above Symbian Belle phones will get an updated browser with better HTML5 support, a (much) faster keyboard, the Video Pro editing application and Car Mode — which gives “easy access to your phone’s key features when you’re driving,” according to Nokia. If that makes you feel better about your legacy Nokia OS investment after all the company’s Windows Phone 8 hoopla, check the source to see how to get it.

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Nokia launches Belle Feature Pack 2 firmware OTA, Pureview 808 gets extra imaging goodies originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Oct 2012 10:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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YouTube Free for Nokia Belle devices

If you are still rocking to one of those old school Belle-powered devices from Nokia, then you might be interested to hear that a YouTube Free app has been hanging around for your Nokia Belle smartphone. This particular YouTube app will enable you to sign in to your account, while you can still keep a keen eye out for any of the videos that you previously uploaded to YouTube. One thing though, whatever video you have captured on your Nokia Belle smartphone cannot be uploaded from this app itself.

Searching is easy as pie, all you need to do is select the empty search box located at the top, type in what you have in mind, and you’re good to go. Best to have a decent Wi-Fi connection go with this though. Apart from that, you are able to use the browse videos, favourites, subscriptions or playlist button to watch content to boot. To put it in a nutshell, this YouTube app is perfect for those who are just searching for videos and want to watch them. Which is your favorite YouTube viewing app on your Belle device?

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Symbian Belle FP2 for Nokia 808 PureView spotted early, pulled quickly

Symbian Belle FP2 for Nokia 808 PureView spotted, pulled early

Nokia has been tuning up its Symbian Belle phones with new software over the past few days, but there’s been one glaring exception: the 808 PureView. The camera-centered behemoth isn’t far behind, though, as a handful of users have spotted and grabbed a 113.10.1506 OS update lurking on Nokia’s servers before it was abruptly yanked. While Nokia hasn’t confirmed details of the upgrade, those few who tried the download can vouch that it really is Belle FP2, or Belle Refresh. As such, it’s bringing an overhauled keyboard with text prediction, new versions of the browser and music player apps, fresh widgets and no doubt a few under-the-radar bug fixes. It’s hard to know if the update is final code, so we’d advise caution before loading up any unofficial copies you might find — even so, it’s a portentous sign for 808 owners who’d like to have a definitive instance of smartphone-grade Symbian before the platform rides into the sunset.

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Symbian Belle FP2 for Nokia 808 PureView spotted early, pulled quickly originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nokia 808 PureView review: the future of mobile imaging, wrapped in the smartphone past

Nokia 808 PureView review: the future of mobile imaging, wrapped in smartphone's past

The Nokia 808 PureView has a 41-megapixel camera sensor. But you knew that. The crystallization of five years of imaging R&D has landed, and the timing couldn’t have been better for Nokia. Alongside uncomfortable financial reading, its move to Windows Phone hasn’t exactly set the smartphone world alight just yet. It’s seemingly established itself as the go-to WinPho choice for American customers thanks to some aggressive pricing, but with news that the next iteration of Windows Phone won’t come to the Lumia 900, many will hold out for Nokia’s next handset. Whatever that device will be, it’s likely to bring the same PureView technology we’ve got here on the Nokia 808 PureView — a Symbian-based handset whose software has seen better days. However, OS be damned, it still blew away attendees at this year’s Mobile World Congress. Impressive stuff, given that it’s the same show where HTC’s admirable One series debuted.

That huge sensor is paired with a new five-element Carl Zeiss lens and a refreshed flash with double the strength of the one on the Nokia N8 — the existing cameraphone champ. But behind the technical bullet points, it’s how Nokia maximizes the 41-megapixel sensor, oversampling with those pixels to create improved 5-, 8- , 3- and 2-megapixel images, reducing noise and improving low-light performance. However, when it comes to software, Symbian Belle (with Feature Pack 1 in tow) lags behind the likes of Android, iOS and Windows Phone in user experience and app provision. Similarly, the chunky handset flies in the opposite direction of the trend for slim smartphones. Is that camera module really all Nokia thinks (and hopes) it is? What’s more, is Symbian relevant enough for such future-facing goodness? Let’s find out.

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Nokia 808 PureView review: the future of mobile imaging, wrapped in the smartphone past originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 26 Jun 2012 13:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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