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+<concept id="GUID-6F1ED7D0-5F41-4587-89AA-8DDE7AEC916F" xml:lang="en"><title>What's
+new in Symbian^3</title>
+<shortdesc>Symbian^3 introduces a lot of new features that enhance communication,
+connectivity, multimedia, graphics, security and the overall usability of
+Symbian devices. These features benefit operators, application developers
+and device creators by making it easier to create feature-rich devices and
+applications.</shortdesc>
+<prolog>
+<metadata>
+<keywords></keywords>
+</metadata>
+</prolog>
+<conbody>
+<p>If you are moving from a older version of Symbian platform to Symbian^3,
+see <xref href="GUID-BA0A115B-068C-4257-9489-DF35DF633AD2.dita">Porting applications
+to Symbian^3</xref>.</p>
+<table id="GUID-2FD9A877-1A75-4ADD-8B9A-B2FA4A9EB7C4-GENID-1-4-1-1-5-1-3-2">
+<tgroup cols="2"><colspec colname="col1" colwidth="0.42*"/><colspec colname="col2"
+colwidth="1.58*"/>
+<thead>
+<row>
+<entry>Technology Domain</entry>
+<entry>New Features</entry>
+</row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row>
+<entry>Data Communications</entry>
+<entry><ul>
+<li><p><b>FreeWay or Three Plane Comms Architecture:</b> The Symbian platform
+now supports a new IP networking architecture. The new architecture significantly
+improves data flow performance and makes it easier for third-party developers
+to integrate new technologies, for example firewalls and hotspot authenticators.
+It also implements automatic roaming between different access points, for
+example WLAN and GPRS. For more information, see <xref href="GUID-B7A40638-BA80-5175-B23D-2F3964C274A0.dita">Goals
+of the Comms Architecture</xref>.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>One-Click Connectivity (OCC):</b> The Symbian platform now provides
+a new way of managing data connections on the Symbian platform. OCC builds
+on the existing Application Level Roaming (ALR) solution. This feature makes
+the user's interaction with "connecting" and "select access point" dialogs
+significantly simple and easier. </p> </li>
+</ul></entry>
+</row>
+<row>
+<entry>Device Connectivity</entry>
+<entry><ul>
+<li><p><b>USB On-The-Go (OTG):</b> The Symbian platform now supports the On-The-Go
+(OTG) supplement to the USB 2.0 Specification, Revision 1.3. This enables
+support for USB mass storage and audio devices on a Symbian device. </p></li>
+<li><p><b>MTP Improvements:</b> The Symbian MTP implementation now supports
+Windows 7, MTP over Bluetooth, Ethernet RNDIS and also new content formats.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote Control Profile) v1.4 Support:</b> A Symbian
+device user can now see music track names and browse playlists directly from
+the screen of a AVRCP v1.4 enabled Bluetooth headset or remote control.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Centralized AT-command Handling:</b> The Symbian platform now enables
+all AT commands to be handled using the same mechanism regardless of the connection
+type. For more information, refer to the <b>AT Extension Plug-in API</b>.</p></li>
+</ul></entry>
+</row>
+<row>
+<entry>Device Management</entry>
+<entry><ul>
+<li><p><b>Support for Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) Management Objects (MO):</b> The
+Symbian platform now supports OMA MO like Software Component Management Object
+(SCOMO) v1.0, Device Capability Management Object (DCMO) v1.0 and Connectivity
+Management Object (ConnMO). It also supports Nokia Standard Streaming MO.
+Some enhancements have been made to Browser MO and Email MO.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Other Device Management Enhancements:</b> The Symbian platform now
+provides an improved device Lock with security and an enhanced firmware update
+installation experience.</p></li>
+</ul></entry>
+</row>
+<row>
+<entry>Location</entry>
+<entry align="justify"><ul>
+<li><p><b>Landmark-based URL Parser:</b> The Symbian platform now supports
+a parser that converts between landmark objects and URLs. The parser supports
+a URL format that is compliant with Ovi Maps. For more information, see <xref
+href="GUID-5809B26D-9AF9-394A-8FA6-6BB199DC6342.dita"><apiname>CPosLandmarkParser</apiname></xref>.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>New Management Object (MO) for A-GPS:</b>  The Symbian platform
+now provides an enhancement to Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) now allows
+the service provider to provide two access points for a SUPL server in the
+MO. This improves the system stability because it acts as a fallback mechanism
+in case one of the access points is unavailable.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Support for Application Processor Engine (APE) Centric Location
+Architecture:</b> Symbian devices can now use the new architecture based on
+the APE that offers standardized session IDs on network privacy and classes
+that use the SUPL. The architecture converges technology from OS, middleware
+and application software layers.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Support for Location Based Services (LBS) SUPL Positioning Module
+(PSY):</b> The Symbian platform now enables the LBS SUPL PSY to allow GPS-enabled
+devices to handle network-based SUPL location requests. This includes Cell
+ID based positioning and assistance data exchange as part of SUPL v2.0.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Support for GPSCost5.0D and GPSCost4.0D GPS chipsets:</b> The Symbian
+platform now uses the APE-centric architecture to support GPSCost5.0D and
+GPSCost4.0D chipsets. A new A-GPS Nokia Positioning Engine (NPE) integration
+module replaces the OS LBS subsystem reference A-GPS version.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Support for LBS SUPL Radio Resource LCS Protocol (RRLP):</b> The
+Symbian platform now uses the APE-centric architecture to support NPE and
+RRLP on GPS-enabled device.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>SUPL 2.0 Trigger Support:</b> The Symbian platform now provides
+SUPL 2.0 trigger support that allows the requester to receive location updates
+periodically, which is both network and device initiated.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Location-based Triggering Enhancements:</b> The Symbian platform
+now includes key enhancements that enable integration with an Context framework
+to develop plug-ins and increase support for total and active triggers. An
+enhanced, dedicated common gateway interface enables the client to provide
+multiple CGIs to create a trigger, which is fired on successful matching with
+at least one CGI.</p></li>
+<li><p>Enhanced Location Acquisition API to support <codeph>LocationKnownPositionArea</codeph>.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Here and Now:</b> The Symbian platform now includes Here and now
+that offers easy-to-use Web services related to the user's current location.
+Here and now allows the user to check the local weather and get other topical
+information while on the move.</p></li>
+</ul></entry>
+</row>
+<row>
+<entry>Multimedia</entry>
+<entry><ul>
+<li><p><b>Mobile TV DVB-H Receiver HAI:</b> Mobile TV Receiver is a small
+internal system but does so much more than traditional TV. It is broadcasted
+in a multi-grounded environment with high speed by using low battery power
+and low memory usage.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>OpenMAX IL:</b> OpenMAX IL is a low-level interface used in mobile
+devices that allows the Multimedia Device Framework (MDF) to load, control,
+connect and unload audio, video and imaging components..</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Thin Adaptation of A3F DevSound:</b> The A3F DevSound is one of
+the key component in the Sound Device collection that provides access to the
+hardware accelerator in audio technology. For more information, see <xref
+href="GUID-170A1D9C-12CB-502A-BCB3-9E2AEBB207FA.dita">A3F DevSound Component</xref>.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Image Processor library:</b> The Image Processor is an independent
+and high-level API and framework which is developed for mobile imaging. The
+Image Processor has some pluggable advanced image editing libraries to perform
+the Panoramic Stitching function and the Speed View function. For more information,
+see <xref href="GUID-042868E6-88BF-5797-BB53-8E34283DCF16.dita">Image Processor
+Library</xref>.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Camera API Extensions:</b> The Camera API is extended to support
+the features such as background processing, continuous digital zooming, time
+nudge image capturing and automatic aperture setting. For more information,
+see <xref href="GUID-BDB622BF-1CFA-5F1C-81FB-5579C8599689.dita">Camera Library</xref>.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Camera Support for Video Encoding:</b> The Camera supports mobile
+device to capture video frames which are encoded in the H264 format. For more
+information, see <xref href="GUID-D038D77F-A6B8-5A18-8978-4981AE8D0F35.dita">Using
+the Encoded H264 Video Frames to Capture Video</xref>.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Video Playback from Non-user Interface Thread:</b> Media Client
+Video Display is a standalone library used by the Video Client library to
+support video playback. For more information, see <xref href="GUID-17273087-B962-5E8A-8715-055C8BF34A5D.dita">Media
+Client Video Display Library</xref>.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Video Subtitle CRP:</b> Displays artwork on a video window using
+the Video Subtitle CRP component. The Subtitle Graphic library displays subtitles
+artwork on the screen through its interaction with Client Process, Controller
+Process and WServ Process. For more information, see <xref href="GUID-412CB101-A92C-54E1-9518-79E94DD40A08.dita">Video
+Subtitle CRP Component</xref>.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>True Pause in Audio Playback:</b> In the audio playback request
+the true pause feature is implemented to stop the audio data at the physical
+sound device without stopping the buffer traffic. For more information, see <xref
+href="GUID-609A4E83-F074-5A5D-A0DF-A95A7CDC8D2C.dita">Pausing and Resuming
+Audio Play</xref>. </p></li>
+<li><p><b>Global Surface Updates:</b> The Video Render component is extended
+to support the global surface updates. For more information, see <xref href="GUID-E56EB25C-9B94-5486-9492-5151FDF79B6C.dita">Global
+Surface Updates</xref>.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Metadata Utility Library:</b> The Metadata Utility library belongs
+to the Metadata Utility Framework (MUF) component that provides fast metadata
+access to audio, video and image media files.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>UI Patterns or Thumbnails Enhancement:</b> This is a Multimedia
+specific pattern enhancement, which includes many UI (User Interface) features,
+listed below:</p><ul>
+<li><p>Multiple customized Home Screens with 6 different widget enabled screens. </p></li>
+<li><p>Pinch zoom, kinetic scrolling and single-click features.</p></li>
+<li><p>Good screen view with a new UI theme, and renewed icons.</p></li>
+<li><p>Hardware acceleration with fast and responsive UI that creates new
+transition effects.</p></li>
+<li><p>Multitasking with Teleport visual task swapper.</p></li>
+<li><p>Intelligent slide functionality for Hybrid touch and QWERTY slider
+devices. Video Graphics Array (VGA) Touch supports for VGA QWERTY mono blocks.</p></li>
+<li><p>VGA Touch helps to control Music player.</p></li>
+</ul></li>
+<li><p><b>Mobile TV:</b> Mobile TV uses DVB-H receiver to consume broadcast
+digital mobile television. The Symbian platform provides fast and easy access
+to all videos and TV media content. One key press opens videos and TV application
+suite, and user scrolls and selects the desired video functionality. This
+media experience is built with major components such as Videos and TV, video
+player and Mobile TV. Videos and TV support high quality video up to 720 per
+resolution at 12 Mbps and 30 frames per second.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Image Viewer Application:</b> The Image Viewer application is used
+when the client opens an image file for viewing. File Manager, Messaging,
+Camcorder and Browser S60 components use the Image Viewer application. It
+supports Extended ICL JPEG API, which enables a faster and less memory-consuming
+way to rotate and zoom images.</p></li>
+<li><p> <b>FM Radio:</b> The FM Radio application is used to listen FM radio
+broadcast over the air. FM radio broadcast is a free service. </p></li>
+<li><p><b>Video Sharing:</b> Using the video sharing service, both call users
+can start sharing their device live camera view or pre-recorded video clip
+during a normal circuit switched (CS) voice call. The video sharing feature
+allows the user to upgrade and downgrade their call with one-way video at
+times of need. The video sharing application uses the Multimedia Comms Engine
+API. </p></li>
+</ul></entry>
+</row>
+<row>
+<entry>Multimedia Applications</entry>
+<entry><ul>
+<li><p><b>High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI):</b> The Symbian platform
+now supports HDMI technology. HDMI is supported as an external accessory for
+audio and video playback for a great television playback experience. It provides
+improved data performance and is ideal for streaming high definition audio
+and video. The 720p resolution is supported in still image and video viewing.
+5+1 channel audio is also supported.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Home Music Widgets:</b> The Symbian platform now provides music
+information through Home Screen Music Widgets. The Home Music Widgets controls
+from the Home Screen menu system enables to play and pause the playing track.
+The Music Widget supports the Radio Player and includes the Music Suite Matrix
+Menu. This menu is configured through XML and by default supports to launch
+the functionality listed below:</p><ul>
+<li><p>The last played song</p></li>
+<li><p>The music collection view</p></li>
+<li><p>A music shop, or to open the FM radio</p></li>
+</ul></li>
+<li><p><b>Fusion Player Application:</b> The Symbian platform now introduces
+the Fusion Player, which replaces the existing Media Player and Video Center
+applications. It enables access to both online video services and locally
+stored videos. If DVB-H device is available, live TV viewing is also possible.
+The main features supported by the Fusion player application are as follows:</p><ul>
+<li><p>To browse stored videos and to see metadata features of the video,
+such as title, thumbnail DRM info, size or play-time.</p></li>
+<li><p>To check videos that are pre-installed with the device.</p></li>
+<li><p>To play stored video file in the device.</p></li>
+</ul></li>
+</ul></entry>
+</row>
+<row>
+<entry>OS Base Services </entry>
+<entry><ul>
+<li><p><b>Writable Data Paging (WDP):</b> The Symbian platform now supports
+WDP. This enables efficient use of memory and allows multiple applications
+to run at the same time without physically adding more RAM to the hardware.
+This leads to a more responsive system when switching between a number of
+running applications.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Symmetric multiprocessor (SMP):</b> The Symbian platform now supports
+SMP for multi-core processors, such as the ARM Cortex A9. This allows device
+integrators to prototype and prove ARM-based SMP platforms.</p> </li>
+<li><p><b>64-bit file server:</b> The Symbian platform now supports files
+larger than 2 GB.</p></li>
+</ul></entry>
+</row>
+<row>
+<entry>Productivity</entry>
+<entry><ul>
+<li><p><b>Enhanced Calendar UI Architecture:</b> Calendar UI architecture
+has changed to improve flexibility of calendar for regional, religious, custom-tailors
+and xSP calendar service needs. Multiple storages are also supported. For
+more information, see <xref href="GUID-00631ED2-1B7F-5FC4-9E81-4B6DF7946631.dita">Calendar
+Guide</xref>.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>CalDAV Protocol:</b> Calendar application now supports the CalDAV
+Protocol, which is an open calendar synchronization standard contributed by
+SUN Microsystems. This enables a user to access scheduling information on
+remote servers.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Enhanced Contacts Application:</b> The Contacts application in this
+release includes the following changes:</p><ul>
+<li><p>Integration with social media.</p></li>
+<li><p>Support for Remote Contacts Lookup, for example, from post-installed
+Mail for Exchange account.</p></li>
+<li><p>Virtual Phonebook API (supports getting access to the user’s own contact
+card).</p></li>
+<li><p>Own contact card.</p></li>
+</ul><?Pub Caret?></li>
+</ul></entry>
+</row>
+<row>
+<entry>Runtimes </entry>
+<entry><ul>
+<li><p>The Symbian platform now supports the Open Source based Java MIDP 2.1.</p></li>
+<li><p>The Symbian platform now supports Browser Application v7.2 (with Web
+Run Time 7.2) that includes the following features:</p><ul>
+<li><p>Browser Control</p></li>
+<li><p>Browser core features</p></li>
+<li><p>Browser Customization</p></li>
+<li><p>Browser plug-ins</p></li>
+<li><p>Browser with touch screen</p></li>
+<li><p>Content Download</p></li>
+<li><p>URI Schemes</p></li>
+<li><p>Display Resolution Optimizations</p></li>
+<li><p>Optical Finger Navigation (OFN)</p></li>
+<li><p>FlashLite 3.1</p></li>
+<li><p>Search Client Integration</p></li>
+<li><p>Expanding Language and Character Set Support</p></li>
+<li><p>Improved Security Prompting</p></li>
+<li><p>Updated Platform Service APIs</p></li>
+<li><p>Visual Task Swapper Support</p></li>
+<li><p>Performance Optimizations</p></li>
+<li><p>Multi-touch/pinch zooming</p></li>
+</ul></li>
+</ul></entry>
+</row>
+<row>
+<entry>Security</entry>
+<entry>The Symbian platform now provides an enhanced Security subsystem that
+enables device creators to integrate hardware acceleration modules, which
+improves the performance of cryptographic algorithms. This is particularly
+valuable in intensive real-time use-cases, such as streaming audio or video
+over a secure link, where bulk data needs to be encrypted and decrypted.</entry>
+</row>
+<row>
+<entry>User Interface</entry>
+<entry><ul>
+<li><p><b>ScreenPlay, also known as the New Graphics Architecture (NGA):</b> This
+new graphics architecture enables device creators to take advantage of improved
+software performance, hardware acceleration and third party graphics engines.
+It makes it possible to combine UI components, graphics and video to create
+highly innovative UIs. For more information, see <xref href="GUID-D93978BE-11A3-5CE3-B110-1DEAA5AD566C.dita">The
+ScreenPlay Graphics Architecture</xref>.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Multi-Touch Support:</b> The ScreenPlay version of the Window Server
+has been extended to support multiple advanced pointers, with support for
+proximity and pressure. The emulator now also supports multiple advanced pointers.
+For more information, see <xref href="GUID-A12A66ED-2C8F-5CE6-8F3E-332B045A35B4.dita">Advanced
+Pointers</xref>.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Enhanced Touch UI:</b> The touch UI includes the following improvements:</p><ul>
+<li><p>Multi-page Home Screen enables the user to navigate between widgets
+with a simple flick gesture</p></li>
+<li><p>Capacitive multi-touch events are supported.</p></li>
+<li><p>Tactile Feedback utilizes advanced haptics effects.</p></li>
+</ul></li>
+</ul><p>For more information about the new features in Graphics, see <xref
+href="GUID-D0C84E1D-A625-4F79-8515-399B8153727B.dita">What's New in Graphics
+in Symbian^3</xref>.</p></entry>
+</row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table></conbody>
+<related-links>
+<linklist>
+<link href="GUID-AB69D251-7635-4325-BBCE-92F7AFC86DC2.dita"><linktext>New
+C++ APIs in Symbian^3</linktext></link>
+<link href="GUID-BA0A115B-068C-4257-9489-DF35DF633AD2.dita"><linktext>Porting
+applications to Symbian^3</linktext></link>
+<link href="GUID-13987218-9427-455E-AC77-ADE6B0E9CD7E.dita"><linktext>Introduction
+to Symbian^3</linktext></link>
+</linklist>
+</related-links>
+</concept>
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