While preparing for a totally different post here on Symbian-Guru, I transferred an application’s installation file via Bluetooth from my Mac to the Nokia X6. I’m usually used to receiving bluetooth files in my Message Inbox and then having to open the said message in order to install the application and whatnot, that’s the way things go with Symbian usually. But lo-and-behold, instead of a New Message pop-up on the X6, I was greeted with a File Saved to E:\Received files\. Open Now? with the option to select Yes or No in order to Open the file instantly.
Below is a screenshot showing how the Nokia 5530XpressMusic (and every single other Symbian device on the market) handles bluetooth transfers, versus the Nokia X6 on the bottom and its new method, with the E:\Received files\ directory accessed via the built-in File Manager.
If you’re wondering why I’m so psyched about this change in behavior, it’s because I’ve wanted it for as long as I’ve used Symbian:
- It allows me to transfer huge files, despite how much free memory I have left on the internal memory and without having to move all my messages to the external memory.
- It allows me to save installation files since the old method only let me install the said application. The new one helps me save those sis or java files if I need to reinstall them later on.
- It lets me save any file type. The problem with the old method is that you could only open files from the Messaging Inbox that are recognized by the system, like media files, sis and java files, or documents. If you were dealing with mobipocket .prc ebooks, or any other weird file type, you couldn’t open it, let alone save it. I used to rely on X-Plore to access the transferred bluetooth files and move them to another directory where I could email them or have them opened by a 3rd-party application.
- It gives me a one-click option to open the transferred file which is a no-brainer, but earlier required clicking on the “New Message” popup, then clicking on the message itself.
I’m still trying to find if there’s a Settings option that allows you to specify where Bluetooth transfers are saved and to change it to another location compared to the default E:\Received files, but as far as I’m concerned, I’m pretty happy with it this way. It’s a humongous step forward from the old method, as I’ve spent ages explaining to normobs why their Internal Memory is full and they should delete bluetooth files messages, or why they can’t save a .jar to their phone to be accessed later.
What do you guys think? Are you fans of this new method and is it something you find was necessary for Symbian to do, or is this a meaningless improvement that you can do without?
