Symbian Anna, the latest software update for Symbian smartphones, is available for download starting August 18, Nokia announced in a press release.
Symbian Anna brings new user experience on the Nokia N8, Nokia C7, Nokia C6-01 and Nokia E7. It has a new interface, virtual QWERTY keypad in portrait mode, split-screen messaging, enhanced Nokia Maps, better web browsing and stronger security.
Symbian Anna enhances Nokia Maps with better search functionality, new public transportation routes and the ability to check-in to geo-social network sites like Facebook, Foursquare and Twitter.
Symbian Anna brings business-grade security with improved data encryption on Nokia smartphones. Software update also activates the NFC hardware in the Nokia C7, so people can now simply tap their Nokia C7s together to share contacts, photos, videos and play games.
Symbian Anna can be downloaded using the latest version of Ovi Suite (version 3.1.1) on a PC, or over-the-air directly to smartphone.
"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," said Ilari Nurmi, Vice President at Nokia.
