Symbian Anna update enables NFC ship on the C7 !
Hello folks, surely unless you're living under a rock, you know that since yesterday (today officially) symbian anna update is rolling out worldwide until the next week for some product codes (For this week at least : Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Germany, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Thailand, UAE, the UK).
While my (Italian) N8 didn't show anything, i was lucky enough to have the update showing up on my C7 ! and guess what : the update enable the NFC (Near Field Communication) ship on it ! It allows you tap C7's together to share contacts, photos, video and play games. In addition, NFC-enabled accessories can be paired by tapping and the device can be used to read NFC tags.
PS : The Symbian Anna update takes the form of a firmware update to version 22.014 (or similar) and some additional software updates delivered va Sw update.
So, it will be necessary to carry out a two stage update process :
- The first stage will update the firmware to the Symbian Anna version. This includes a number of technical prerequisites for some additional Symbian Anna application update.
- The second stage will install some additional software and application updates (e.g. Quickoffice and Adobe reader, Microsoft Communicator etc?). The second stage can be done using the Sw Update application (look for Symbian Update 1/2 and Symbian Anna Update 2/2)
While my (Italian) N8 didn't show anything, i was lucky enough to have the update showing up on my C7 ! and guess what : the update enable the NFC (Near Field Communication) ship on it ! It allows you tap C7's together to share contacts, photos, video and play games. In addition, NFC-enabled accessories can be paired by tapping and the device can be used to read NFC tags.
PS : The Symbian Anna update takes the form of a firmware update to version 22.014 (or similar) and some additional software updates delivered va Sw update.
So, it will be necessary to carry out a two stage update process :
- The first stage will update the firmware to the Symbian Anna version. This includes a number of technical prerequisites for some additional Symbian Anna application update.
- The second stage will install some additional software and application updates (e.g. Quickoffice and Adobe reader, Microsoft Communicator etc?). The second stage can be done using the Sw Update application (look for Symbian Update 1/2 and Symbian Anna Update 2/2)
