Symbian Anna OS officially released by Nokia

Nokia has released the Symbian Anna OS for Nokia X7, N8, E7, C6-01, E6 and C7 users. It can be downloaded by using the latest version of the Ovi suite – 3.1.1, or using an over-the-air (OTA) network directly from your smartphone.

Symbian Anna OS is a step forward from the previous Symbian 3 OS. It is equipped with features such as a new user interface (UI), split-screen messaging and improved Nokia maps.  
 
According to Nokia’s press release, Ilari Nurmi, vice-president, Nokia, said, “Nokia's Symbian smartphones are used by millions of people around the world every day, addressing specific consumer needs and providing choices at many price points. Symbian Anna represents a significant update to the experience those users have and demonstrates our ongoing commitment to Symbian, which will see up to 10 more phones introduced over the next 12 months, further updates to the user experience and support for the software until at least 2016.”

The update includes key facets such as an improved browser and email integration.

The update features a portrait QWERTY keyboard that makes typing easy and smooth. In addition to that it offers a split-screen view so that you can simultaneously take a look at the threads and webpages or emails you are browsing. It is also equipped with a faster browser that is integrated with the latest softwares.

Nokia provides an improved version of Ovi Maps. This version supports simpler and quicker searches and public transport routes. Along with that you can share your location with other people via social networks, emails or SMSs.

For its business customers, Nokia offers features such as full meeting requests secure encryption of data and secure Internet access.

For the C7 handset, Symbian Anna OS activates the Near-Field Communications (NFC) feature. When you update your C7 to Symbian Anna OS, you can use the NFC feature to enable easy sharing, games, NFC-enabled accessories and NFC tags encoding.

Along with that Symbian Anna OS comes equipped with Flashlite 4, Java Runtime 2.2, Qt Mobility 1.1 and Qt 4.7.

Although Symbian Anna OS is a much-improved version of the Symbian platform, it still does not match up with leading operating systems such as the Android OS and the iOS.

The Symbian Anna OS official release comes a day after the leak of its successor – the Symbian Belle for N8. This leak effectively renders the official release useless as people can easily download an advanced version for their N8 handsets.