Officially or unofficially, much awaited update is coming up precisely 8th of feb on anna/belle platform. My question now is, what do u think we shd expect from dis update? Also learnt it wont be done ova d air except only via pc suite. With the new skype update now workin on my belle 701, am so much loving it.

Tell the Skype m0r0ns to enable video call on Belle.The update is nothing to write home about.

aieromon:

Tell the Skype m0r0ns to enable video call on Belle.The update is nothing to write home about.

you r rite, no video call on it. But @least is just a step 4ward cos it has stpd workin 4a while. Mayb with time sha. Com to tink of it, can we even make convenient video cal in 9ja wit dis our limitd data cap fr providers? Except ur re on wifi.

Symbian^3/Anna devices has started
across the world, with most devices getting an
update via Nokia Suite to firmwave v111.030.
There's no OTA (over the air) update available this
time, for technical reasons (e.g. the complexity and size of the update), which means the latest
Nokia Suite on a Windows PC is required to carried
out the update. Nokia is enabling the update
product code by product code across the world. Nokia Suite, for Windows, is here, if you want to grab the latest version. Note that Nokia Software
Updater for Mac can't be used to update to Belle, for technical reasons. Although 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. i.e. sync your PIM
data to another computer or phone or to the
cloud. User settings, bookmarks and predictive text
dictionaries will also be preserved across the
update, but applications installed to the system
(C disk will be lost - you'll have to download
them again from the Nokia Store (or wherever you
sourced them). 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'. 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 Symbian Belle OS, with a large number of improvements: A major reworking of the user interface, with an
emphasis on ease of use, updated design
language and flatter navigation hierarchy. Specific
items are detailed below. Better use [a new memory management scheme] of the 256MB of RAM in all Symbian^3/Anna
devices. In practice this will mean no occasional
'Memory full' errors and (hopefully) foolproof
execution of even the largest 'HD' games.
Applications which are running will, on the whole,
stay running, whatever else you start up. Overall performance is better, in terms of UI
responsiveness and multitasking. 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. 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). 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. Homescreen widgets will now come in up to five
different sizes (1x1, 2x1, 4x1, 2x2, 4x4) and allow
a greater degree of interactivity. In addition to
dragging widgets around a homescreen in 'Edit'
mode, you can now also drag from one
homescreen to another. Widget re-positioning when moving from portrait to landscape mode
remains intelligent, with some tweaks for the new
variety in widget sizes. 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. 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). A rewritten application launcher with default 'flat' structure, i.e. 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. 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. Newly installed
applications are now marked with a red asterisk
until they've been opened for the first time. An application can be 'added to the homescreen'
from the main app menu, by long pressing its
icon. 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). This, for most applications,
in theory, gives the UI a flatter hierarchy, with less
use of menus and with more direct interaction. Improvements to the lock screen, which will now
have information about missed calls, messages
and emails. The lock screen also now supports a
transparency effect, showing the underlying
homescreen wallpaper. Update to Web, with numerous optimisations and
easy access to multiple windows through a
permanent toolbar icon. Like desktop browsers,
Web keeps track of your 'Most visited pages' and
this can be set as your 'homepage' if needed. A
long press and drag on web page text now pops up a 'Copy' option, for copying text to the system
clipboard. Update to Music Player, with a 'floating track list' in the album art 'cover flow' view. Update to Camera, showing the new, streamlined
UI that featured in the Beta Labs N8 Camera update. Although functionality is the same, far less taps are needed to get to the majority of
settings and functions. Belle is, arguably, the biggest update to Symbian
since the big 'Platform Security' update and
Symbian OS 9. Comments welcome after you've
applied the update yourself - how smooth was it?
Did you lose anything? Availability The Nokia Belle update for existing Symbian^3
devices, like all of Nokia's software update, is
rolled out in stages. This means that the update
may not be available for your device immediately.

Official Belle files are now available worldwide.You can download the files via Navifirm and flash via Phoenix if you have previously installed the unofficial version.

Has anyone gotten updates in 9ja? Let's hear ur views as par d improvement/changes u observed in d update. U shd ve version 111.030.0609 on anna platform when completed, eventhough dis version has been released for original belle devices since dec.

omoboy08:

Has anyone gotten updates in 9ja? Let's hear ur views as par d improvement/changes u observed in d update. U shd ve version 111.030.0609 on anna platform when completed, eventhough dis version has been released for original belle devices since dec.

i updated my c7 059B7W6 09:45am yesterday

updating it real soon.

This version has fewer widgets than the uofficial version I'm currently on.
I'll just download the files for backup.

;d

aieromon:

This version has fewer widgets than the uofficial version I'm currently on.
I'll just download the files for backup.

but hope dat ur cooked firmware doesnt have any side effect? urs is way back nov and I guess there is still 2.4. Does dat mean anna and belle ll b having update @same time now.

Comparisons have been made and the unofficial version bests the latest update 'cos of widgets taken from other S^3 devices and cooked into the N8 firmware.
2.3 is more stable than 2.4.

aieromon:

Comparisons have been made and the unofficial version bests the latest update 'cos of widgets taken from other S^3 devices and cooked into the N8 firmware.
2.3 is more stable than 2.4.

Ok, now i knw. Does dt means its only n8 fit get d cooked firmware? If it is jst d widgets, den am ok wit dis update