Video & Gallery: Nokia Belle Refresh on N8 + Full Changelog

 Now that Nokia Belle Refresh has begun rolling out to all First gen devices (starting with carrier unlocked devices); we’ve gotten a chance to update our N8 and take it for a spin. Officially the changelog is tiny, claiming to bring HTML5 support, A couple new widgets, some changes to Nokia Maps and some minor tweaks all around. After doing some digging of our own and with the help of @jonjongoco we were able to piece together quite a bit more:

• Nokia Belle 111.040.1511
• Browser updated to 8.3
  Full HTML5 support
  Offline services
• Nokia Maps Suite 3.09
  Use voice search for Maps & Drive
  See photos on Map
  Multipoint routing
  Explore nearby places from Homescreen
  Public transportation integrated with line information & departure times
• Nokia Social updated to 1.5:
  Automatic linking to Facebook and Twitter
  New Homescreen widgets
  Improved preformance
  Renewed app layout
• N8 Specific imaging apps
  Bi Screen
  Colorize IT
  PlayTo
  Gallery Widget (photo wall)
• QT4.8
• Ovi services renamed to Nokia services
• Improved Music Player
  Refreshed “Now Playing” view
  Lists are tabbed for easy access, and are swiped between
  new Artist view
  Play & Pause from pull down status bar (Status only, not toggles)
• New Widgets
  Clock, analogue big
  Clock, Mechanic
  Clock, Text
  Calendar, Agenda view
  RSS Widget
  Bookmark
  Contact individual (social upgrades)
  Contact, group (group support upgrade)
  Music player, Medium
  Weather now
  Weather forecast
  My location
  Social widget
  Facebook, Summary
  Facebook
  Twitter
  Mobile Data Counter
  Search
  Email, New arrival
  Gallery
  Notes
  Email, Detailed
  Toggles (2G/3g, Offline, silent, BT,  Cellular)

Updating OTA (Over the Air) will save you some precious data caps as the update is only 12MBs in size, while updating through Nokia suite on your PC will redownload the whole OS meaning you have a 350MB package to download; great if your having issues, but if not stick with OTA. Although the browser version at 8.3 is more than that of the 808 (8.2), the 808 still managed to load webpages faster, simply due to the increased processing power.

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Category: Nokia, Nseries, Symbian