Nokia Belle: Reader's Questions Answered

Day before Yesterday Nokia conversations created much hype after declaring Symbian belle to be called "Nokia Belle". Later, lots of readers questioned about the name change, the reason for the change etc. Vesa Jutila , Head at Symbian product marketing, Nokia taking guard has answered all the questions being asked on Nokia Belle.

1.Most of your questions were aimed at why the name change from Symbian Belle, to Nokia Belle.

We are still using Symbian Belle with some audiences like developers but now we also have the flexibility of using Nokia Belle when referring to our greatest and latest Symbian software update. We are really looking forward to making Belle available to people as it will truly bring a new experience to everybody.

2.For some of our readers, this February update still seems too far away. They were told they would receive the update in Q4 of 2011, then Jan of 2012, and now Feb. Why has there been a delay?

Nokia Belle will make such a big difference in the user experience, and it is a major software update. We are progressing well in bringing Belle with a new look and feel to millions people across the markets at the same time, and are anxiously looking forward to delighting our consumers with Nokia Belle.

3.We reckon it will be well worth the wait for such a major update. As to the question of why is this update now not available for the Nokia 500? Some good news.

I am happy to say that Nokia 500 will also be one of those devices receiving Nokia Belle along with Nokia N8, Nokia E7, Nokia E6, Nokia X7, Nokia C6-01,Nokia C7, and Nokia Oro.

Symbian Belle named Nokia Belle, coming via Update in Feb 2012

Nokia via Nokia conversations announced that the Nokia Belle update ( Earlier known as Symbian Belle) will be rolling out for all current Symbian Anna devices from Feb 2012. The most interesting thing is that they removed the Symbian tag from Belle and renamed it as "Nokia Belle". Nokia first removed the Ovi tag from all its premium services like Ovi Music and Ovi Store are now Nokia Music and Nokia Store respectively. Now they have deducted Symbian from Belle and named it as Nokia Belle.

Nokia Coversations says:

The all new Nokia Belle (previously Symbian Belle) user interface will soon be available for download to some existing smartphones and begin shipping with a selection of smartphones that are already on the market.

Launched earlier this year with Nokia 701, Nokia 700 and Nokia 603 smartphones, the UI has received lots of positive feedback from our customers.

The enhanced versions of Nokia N8, Nokia C7 and Nokia C6-01 have now started their journey from the factories to the shops with Nokia Belle preinstalled, arriving first in China, then around the world.

For those already owning a Nokia N8, Nokia E7, Nokia E6, Nokia X7, Nokia C6-01, Nokia C7, and Nokia Oro, the wait for Nokia Belle is almost over. Starting in February 2012, Nokia will release the all new Nokia Belle software update to existing customers and you’ll be able to download it right on to your phone, bringing a whole heap of improved features.

Nokia Belle brings you more home screens, expanding the current three home screens you get with Nokia Anna to six. That’s more screen real estate to host your apps and widgets.

The home screen widgets have been improved and made more functional than before. Plus some of them, such as the email widget, give now much more information making reading emails much easier at a glance.