S60 Browser Extends Platform Services Support To Latest S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2 Devices

Nokia has recently introduced the new version of its Mobile Web Browser for S60 devices.

This new mobile browser is based on the WebKit 525 and adds features and updates contributed by Nokia and other members of the WebKit open source community.

The latest version of the browser brings number of improvements, bug fixes and new features including the ability to define the function of shortcut keys and also providing the users with the option to automatically switch to the full screen mode by hiding the status bar and softkey labels.

For developers the introduction of S60 Browser 7.1 delivers full support for Flash Lite 3.0. It also extends support for WRT API 1.1, which offers S60 Platform Services to selected S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2 devices.

The new browser is already offered in the following S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2 devices: Nokia 6710 Navigator, Nokia 6730 classic, Nokia N86 8MP, Nokia E52, Nokia E55, and Nokia E72. Other selected S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2 devices will gain S60 Browser 7.1 through firmware updates.

Early versions of the Web Browser for S60 7.1 were released without support for onKeyPress to capture select and navigation key events. For full details, see the Knowledge Base entry in the Forum Nokia Wiki: TSS001451 - Key event handling in S60 Browser 7.1 and S60 WRT 1.1. This omission affects both Web and WRT widget code. Later versions of the browser will correct this omission.