Nokia Browser for Symbian
 Web Browser for S60 running on the Nokia E65, showing the Page Overview of the English Wikipedia main page. |
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| Developer(s) | Nokia |
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| Operating system | Symbian OS |
| Platform | S60 platform |
| License | BSD |
| Website | browser.nokia.com |
Nokia Browser for Symbian (formerly known as Web Browser for S60), is the default web browser for the S60 and Symbian mobile phone platform.[1] The browser is based on a port of Apple Inc.’s open source WebCore and JavaScriptCore frameworks which form the WebKit rendering engine that Apple uses in its Safari Web browser.[2][3]
History
The initial version was lacking support for the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) and Wireless Markup Language (WML); version 2 of the browser introduced support for these standards.[4] Hence the Nokia Services (WAP) browser was the default browser on initial device shipments of this platform.
Nokia announced porting WebKit to the S60 Browser in June 2005,[5] and made it available in November.[2] At the 2006 World Wide Web Conference, Nokia announced that it was releasing the source code for its port of WebKit back to the community.[6]
S60v2 Browser
Supports:
- It supports HTML.
- It supports WAP 2.0(xHTML).
- It supports cookies and JavaScript.
- Wide web pages can be formatted for mobile viewing.
- We can download more than one files.
Drawbacks:
- Multi-window browsing is not supported.
- It doesn't compress pages, which puts a greater strain on the phone's processor and bandwidth usage.
S60v3 browser
Supports:
- HTML
- WAP 2.0(xHTML)
- Cookies and JavaScript
- Multi-window browsing
- Many files (up to 10) can be downloaded at once.
Nokia Browser 7.0
Nokia Browser 7.0 is supported on S60 5th Edition devices.
This version supports all of the features of prior to the Nokia Browser 7 releases, as well as the following additional features:
- Support for touch devices
- On-screen zoom controls
Nokia Browser 7.1
Nokia Browser 7.1 is supported on S60 3rd and 5th Edition devices.
New features:
- Based on WebKit 525
- Full support for Flash Lite 3.0[7]
- Supports Kinetic scrolling[8]
- User-configurable shortcut keys and visual keymap
- Full-screen view[9]
Disadvantages:
- Copy paste support is poor. If you have a device with no Control-key or Pen-key, you can not copy paste in most web forms. With older Nokia models, like N95 or E90, this was not a problem, as N95 had a Pen-key and E90 had a Control-key. New N86 and N97 do not have such keys. However, E72, which was released in 11/2009, has a Control-key.
- some jQuery effects are not supported (fadeIn and slideDown)
Nokia Browser 7.3 (Symbian Anna)
Nokia Browser 7.3 is pre-installed on Symbian Anna devices (like the Nokia E6 and Nokia X7). Browser 7.3 is also available to Symbian^3 devices (Nokia C6-01, Nokia C7, Nokia E7, Nokia N8) as part of the upgrade from Symbian^3 to Symbian Anna. Some S60 3rd Edition and S60 5th Edition devices received the updated browser in the form of firmware updates.[10] This version brings a touch-optimized user interface in addition to better web standards support and improved performance.
New features include:
- Basic HTML 5 support
- CSS 3 support
- JavaScript 1.8 support
- Viewport meta tag support
- Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) support
- Flash Lite 4.0.3 support
- VGA screen support
- Multi-window browsing
- touch-optimized user interface:[11]
- Split-screen virtual keyboard support for live update of input fields
- Easy to access address bar at the top of the page with improved auto-complete
- Back button is always accessible
- Full screen and quick menu access button
Nokia Browser 7.4 (Symbian Belle)
Nokia Browser 7.4 is pre-installed on Symbian Belle devices (Nokia 603, Nokia 700, Nokia 701). Browser 7.4 is also available to Symbian^3 and Symbian Anna devices as part of the upgrade from Symbian Anna to Symbian Belle.[12]
According to[13] all above given information for the Nokia Browser v7.3 applies also for v7.4. Additionally, the user interface is changed in comparison to v7.3 as follows:
- Previous/next page, Bookmarks, Multi-window navigation, menu buttons at the bottom
- Direct access to RSS Web feeds from the menu
- Links can be shared via SMS, Email, or Bluetooth
Supported Multi-touch gestures:
- Pinch open and pinch close (unpinch) for zoom in/out (only for capacitive touch devices)
- Double tap at the top for page up
- Double tap at the bottom for page down
- Double tap in the middle for resizing
- Tap and hold (long press) on links opens a menu to copy the link or open a new window
- Tap and hold (long press) and subsequent pan to select text for cut-and-paste
See also
References
- ^ Nokia Browser for Smartphones
- ^ a b Nokia PR (November 2, 2005). "Nokia introduces a new Web browser for S60 3rd Edition". press.nokia.com. http://press.nokia.com/2005/11/02/nokia-introduces-a-new-web-browser-for-s60-3rd-edition/. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
- ^ Nokia Developer - S60WebKit
- ^ Eldar Murtazin (December 28, 2006). "Description Nokia Web Browser S60 (OSS Browser)". mobile-review.com. http://www.mobile-review.com/review/nokia-webbrowser-en.shtml. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
- ^ Nokia PR (June 13, 2005). "Nokia develops a new browser for Series 60 by using open source software". press.nokia.com. http://press.nokia.com/2005/06/13/nokia-develops-a-new-browser-for-series-60-by-using-open-source-software/. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
- ^ Nokia PR (May 24, 2006). "Nokia releases 'Web Browser for S60' engine code to open source community". press.nokia.com. http://www.nokia.com/A4136002?newsid=1052589. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
- ^ http://www.developer.nokia.com/Community/Discussion/showthread.php?174726-S60-Browser-7.1
- ^ http://techie-buzz.com/mobile-news/nokia-n97-mini-exclusive-review.html
- ^ http://www.developer.nokia.com/Resources/Library/Web/nokia-browsers/symbian-browsers/browser-version-specific-information.html
- ^ http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/item/13056_Many_S60_3rd_Edition_and_S60_5.php
- ^ http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/item/12782_Symbian_Anna-usability_focused.php All About Symbian - Symbian Anna roll out has started
- ^ http://europe.nokia.com/symbian-belle
- ^ http://www.developer.nokia.com/Resources/Library/Web/nokia-browsers/symbian-browsers/browser-version-specific-information.html
External links
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Look up Web browser in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
- Nokia Browsers
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