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Applications folder Install applications and software You can transfer installation files to your device from a compatible computer, download them during browsing, or receive them in a multimedia message, as an e-mail attachment, or using other connectivity methods, such as Bluetooth connectivity. You can use Nokia Application Installer in Nokia PC Suite to install an application to your device. Icons in Application manager indicate the following: .sis or .sisx application Java application application not fully installed application installed in the memory card Important: Only install and use applications and other software from trusted sources, such as applications that are Symbian Signed or have passed the Java Verified testing. Before installation, note the following: ● To view the application type, version number, and the supplier or manufacturer of the application, select Options > View details. To display the security certificate details of the 154 application, in Details:, scroll to Certificates:, and select View details. See "Certificate management", p. 164. ● If you install a file that contains an update or repair to an existing application, you can only restore the original application if you have the original installation file or a full backup copy of the removed software package. To restore the original application, remove the application, and install the application again from the original installation file or the backup copy. The .jar file is required for installing Java applications. If it is missing, the device may ask you to download it. If there is no access point defined for the application, you are asked to select one. When you are downloading the .jar file, you may need to enter a user name and password to access the server. You obtain these from the supplier or manufacturer of the application. To install an application or software: 1. To locate an installation file, press , and select Applications > App. mgr.. Alternatively, search installation files using File manager, or open a message in Messaging > Inbox that contains an installation file. 2. In Application manager, select Options > Install. In other applications, scroll to the installation file, and select it to start the installation.

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Install applications and software
You can transfer installation files to your device
from a compatible computer, download them
during browsing, or receive them in a multimedia
message, as an e-mail attachment, or using other
connectivity methods, such as Bluetooth
connectivity. You can use Nokia Application Installer
in Nokia PC Suite to install an application to your
device.
Icons in Application manager indicate the
following:
.sis or .sisx application
Java application
application not fully installed
application installed in the memory card
Important:
Only install and use applications
and other software from trusted sources, such as
applications that are Symbian Signed or have
passed the Java Verified testing.
Before installation, note the following:
To view the application type, version number,
and the supplier or manufacturer of the
application, select
Options
>
View details
.
To display the security certificate details of the
application, in
Details:
, scroll to
Certificates:
,
and select
View details
.
See "Certificate
management"
, p.
164
.
If you install a file that contains an update or
repair to an existing application, you can only
restore the original application if you have the
original installation file or a full backup copy of
the removed software package. To restore the
original application, remove the application, and
install the application again from the original
installation file or the backup copy.
The .jar file is required for installing Java
applications. If it is missing, the device may ask
you to download it. If there is no access point
defined for the application, you are asked to
select one. When you are downloading the .jar
file, you may need to enter a user name and
password to access the server. You obtain these
from the supplier or manufacturer of the
application.
To install an application or software:
1.
To locate an installation file, press
, and
select
Applications
>
App. mgr.
. Alternatively,
search installation files using File manager, or
open a message in
Messaging
>
Inbox
that
contains an installation file.
2.
In Application manager, select
Options
>
Install
. In other applications, scroll to the
installation file, and select it to start the
installation.
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