As reported by The Mobile Indian earlier, Nokia today announced the availability of the Belle update for existing users of the latest Symbian Nokia smartphones with Symbian ^3 and Symbian Anna operating system.
“The upgrade brings a brand new user interface, improved experience and enhanced performance on the existing Nokia devices,” Nokia said in a press release. Users can download it simply by connecting the device to a PC with the latest version of Nokia Suite (3.3 or later) installed or by visiting the nearest Nokia Priority Partners in their city to ensure a smooth and reliable update process.
At present the upgrade is available on the Nokia N8, Nokia C7, Nokia C6-01, Nokia E7, Nokia E6 and Nokia X7 devices.
The Nokia Belle upgrade ensures more personalisation options with new live widgets, easy shortcuts and up to six home screens. The Nokia Belle interface also has new features like imaging applications with HD video recording at 30 frames per second, a visually improved Browser enabling high-quality browsing and viewing of web videos.
The software upgrade simplifies the menu and adds a notifications bar to make accessing key settings and features swift and seamless. Additionally, also included are larger live widget displays right onto the home screen to keep the user updated.
According to Nokia, the Belle also boosts smartphone productivity with a wider selection of powerful Microsoft Apps, such as Lync and OneNote which will be available for download soon.
Update for Nokia 500 devices will be available within a few weeks. However, Microsoft apps will not be available for Nokia 500.