Improvements to Ovi Store
Yesterday the guys over at Ovi blog announced an updated version of the Ovi store which is available to download now which takes it from version 1.05(611) to 1.06(18) on my X6 and I would assume it would be the same on other handsets.
The 4 main changes are:
- Make it easier to browse, search and discover content
- Search is a lot quicker and a couple of tests seem to produce better results
- See screenshots for most if not all applications so you can get a taste of what you are downloading
- Improve the quality of content reviews (eg: change from 3 to 5 star rating system)
- Provide more product information to help you decide what to buy
- Improvements to the desktop version of the store
You will have noticed that the annoying scroll wheel for selecting your device has gone and an easy to use selection tool (took me a second to figure out where the option was, and it’s at the top right next to the language option)
Nokia seem to be rolling out these updates every month and if they keep it up, hopefully they can truly turn this good store into a great one, only a few more steps I think remain!
Category: Nokia
Hey, glad you got the post up. I’ve been trying to log into frikkin Ovi Store but haven’t been able to all day. On the desktop site it says my account is blocked :S.
Revisions are looking pretty good. Glad they made the change to 5 star. I have no idea why it wasn’t ever a 5 star to begin with. Having everything as 2 star apps made everything look shitty. The only place a 2 star is good is if you’re a Michelin chef.
N900′s ovi store is also down. Might be a sign that PR1.2 firmware is near (as current Ovi Store was apparently incompatible).
yer fingers crossed but if it is out for the N900 i’ll prob have to wait a few weeks at least!!
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