Nokia Preparing Major Update for Download! and Ovi Suite

Nokia Preparing Major Update for Download! and Ovi Suite

Reader Nemoi has posted a cool discovery on our new forums, letting us know about a new (and unreleased) version of Nokia’s Ovi Suite for PC! The update, labeled v1.1, definitely adds support for certain Eseries devices, such as Nemoi’s E51, which apparently previously did not work. The new Ovi Suite came on the disk that shipped with his new Nokia N85.

The other cool update that Nemoi found was an integrated PC Download! Application, allowing you to browse the Download! app on your computer, to then install apps to your phone. This was integrated into the new Ovi Suite, under the ‘Extras’ area. A new beta version of the Download! app was installed to his E51, and includes new features, including the ability to search for specific apps!

Even more interesting is that when the new PC Download! Application is started up, you’re presented with a warning that the system will be down on November 8th and 9th for a ‘major overhaul.’ That’s this weekend, and I for one am really anxious to see what goodies Nokia is going to show off. Hopefully it’ll be an entirely new Application Store, with the ability for developers to easily add their programs to the Download! app found on our S60-powered phones!

Below is the screenshot that Nemoi took:

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  1. Awesome, thanks for the tip!
  2. Reader Nemoi has posted a cool discovery on our new forums, letting us know about a new (and unreleased) version of Nokia's Ovi Suite for PC! The update, labeled v1.1, definitely adds support for certain Eseries devices, such as Nemoi's E51, which apparently previously did not work. The new Ovi Suite came on the disk that shipped with his new Nokia N85.

    The other cool update that Nemoi found was an integrated PC Download! Application, allowing you to browse the Download! app on your computer, to then install apps to your phone. This was integrated into the new Ovi Suite, under the 'Extras' area. A new beta version of the Download! app was installed to his E51, and includes new features, including the ability to search for specific apps!

    Even more interesting is that when the new PC Download! Application is started up, you're presented with a warning that the system will be down on November 8th and 9th for a 'major overhaul.' That's this weekend, and I for one am really anxious to see what goodies Nokia is going to show off. Hopefully it'll be an entirely new Application Store, with the ability for developers to easily add their programs to the Download! app found on our S60-powered phones!
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  3. I upgraded to 1.1 this weekend (even though I only go into windows once in a while so I assumed it was out before). Is it not out for everyone?

    I just ran the nokia update inside OVI suite and almost every app (music, photos etc.) got an update.
  4. Very interesting. I really hope Download! gets a M-A-J-O-R overhaul. Nokia should turn it into a proper App Store asap, granting normal developers easier access to it and fair revenue sharing...
  5. Can you upload the installation file off the disk so that we can all give it a try!?
  6. Thanks for sharing my friend. Looking forward to this.
  7. According to Conversations, Nokia just started to think about the overhaul of Download application. So, even if there is an update, I wouldn't expect a major one - maybe just a first step towards a new Download! app.

    Anyway, replicating an App Store is really not innovative anymore, so I'm really hoping a lot more integration or innovation regarding Download!

    I've posted my ideas before and they are related to this post - so I hope you don't mind the link: http://www.renegadefanboy.com/2008/1...or-your-phone/
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