Nokia 5800 will be compatible with 3rd edition apps!
One of my worst fears about the upcoming Symbian 5th edition was about its compatibility with older applications. This is because there are today thousands of good apps for 3rd edition phones, and making a completely new Os could require years to remake and update all the existing apps.
However, it seems that the Incompatibility that regarder the upgrade from 2rd edition Symbian towards 3rd edition will not realize this time. You can see in this screenshot the new Nokia 5800 running the 3rd edition version of X-plore by Lonelycatgames, one of the most popular applications for Symbian. It seems that older applications will run with the help on an emulator, that will add a keypad in the lower part of the screen to compensate the lack of support for the touch UI.
Source: Mobile-Review; Rodrigostoledo
i hope that
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Until now it has been compatible, if nothing changes, it will
Can anyone confirm than older apps will work using the touch UI
i'm in hongkong, and having a 5800xm on hand.
i can tell you the above screen is NOT exist in the official firmware.
i have problem runnng, and even installing old S60 3rd apps.
Very nice article thank you very much…
Nice articles, helped me a lot thanks.