21 July 2009

Nokia Has Released
The Final Version Of The N97 SDK

Those interested in developing widgets and applications for the Nokia’s flagship device, would like to know that Nokia has released the final version of the Nokia N97 SDK.

Latest version of Nokia's first device specific SDK is now available for free download and brings number of improvements including the improved support of home screen features, updated SDK documentation, support for the Chinese version of the full keyboard, updated example applications, updated default emulator theme and fixes for most of the known bugs.

The new SDK allows developers to explore the new features and specific APIs offered by the Nokia N97 device.

Using the SDK developers can create applications that take advantage of the new home screen publishing, memory management, and compass APIs.

The emulator, which has full Nokia N97 device look-and-feel, enables the testing of these new application capabilities, as well as home screen widgets. The S60 platform and device SDKs enable you to build applications using Symbian C++, Open C/C++, Java™ technology, and Web Runtime (WRT).

In addition, several of the SDKs support development with Python for S60 using an SDK plug-in. When used with your favourite development tools, the SDKs provide you with access to all the APIs implemented in a particular edition and feature pack.

Once you’ve coded your application, the SDKs include tools to compile that application for testing in the S60 emulator. In the emulator, your application can be tested without the need for an S60 device, which improves development time. Once the application is tested, tools to compile and package the application for installation on an S60 device are provided.

Version 1.0 of the Nokia N97 SDK is now available, offering:

• Features specific to the Nokia N97 mobile computer in the SDK emulator, including the look and feel of the Nokia N97 device and emulation of the home screen.
• New C++ APIs, including the Homescreen Publishing API and Out-of-Memory Monitor API.
• Java Runtime 1.4 for S60, which adds Mobile Sensor API (JSR-256) and Nokia UI API 1.3.

The new version provides:

• Improved support of home screen features.
• Updated SDK documentation.
• Support for the Chinese version of the full keyboard.
• Updated example applications.
• Updated default emulator theme.
• Fixes for all other important bugs.