Get the latest release of Chat for Nokia Symbian OS, S60 5.0 devices

Howdy Chat Fans, My name is Phil and I work in the e-mail and IM team based in Nokia’s Silicon Valley office. You might see me pop up on this blog looking for your comments and feedback or show up in a video demonstrating one of Nokia’s products. I have ...

Howdy Chat Fans,

My name is Phil and I work in the e-mail and IM team based in Nokia’s Silicon Valley office. You might see me pop up on this blog looking for your comments and feedback or show up in a video demonstrating one of Nokia’s products.

I have been tracking the conversation over the last couple of months and I know there is a high bar for the Chat app.  We know that mobile chat is all about sharing the here and now – finding friends, knowing if they are available, and sending words and smiles – just like you do when you are on the computer.

Today, I am really pleased to finally announce the availability of the Chat 2.5 application for the following Nokia Symbian OS, S60 5.0 devices: Nokia N97, Nokia 5230, Nokia 5250, Nokia 5530, Nokia 5800, Nokia C5-03, Nokia C6-00, and Nokia X6 (availability may vary by operator and region). Chat 2.5 application availability information for the Nokia N97 mini and Chat for the Nokia N8 and other new Symbian devices will be forthcoming.

First, how do you get the application? You can download the Chat application from Store or by visiting http://nokia.mobi/messaging/im directly from your Nokia smartphone.

But before you download this Chat application, you need to make sure your phone is running the latest software – download, install and the use the Nokia Software Updater tool to confirm that you have the latest firmware. Once your firmware is updated, you are ready to download Chat.

Now for some details about some new features you will see in this Chat application as compared to the Chat application available on previous Symbian S60 phones:

Quick and easy access to conversations as they are happening

We’ve introduced the Chat home screen widget (only available for Nokia N97 and Nokia C6-00), which means you can jump straight into a new message as soon as you give it a tap.

Also you can also change your availability status right from the homescreen of your device without having to launch the app.

But because we know you might be in your Chat contact list when you think about starting a chat, you can also preview new messages from your contacts list  (So you’ll know if there’s something new that needs responding to without having to go into each conversation).

Keep up with your friends

You can stay up to date with your friends with one tap from a variety of communities. With this release, we have added a new community, MyspaceIM!

Project yourself

We have enhanced avatar support. So with this release, you can easily setup a new avatar for yourself; choose an existing image from the gallery or take a new picture!

We also have timestamps added to the messages, a small yet useful addition that I hope will make your chat experience more helpful.

So, what excites me about this application? It’s finally available! We can now offer this rich chat experience to our millions of customers who already have and are enjoying their Nokia device.

Try the new Chat 2.5 application now.

In the meantime I’m looking forward to hearing your feedback on the application.  Please feel free to leave any ideas in the Comments section below!

Source : http://blog.ovi.com/2011/03/17/get-the-latest-rele...