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Software updates, Application Update - apps

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Find help available on the product support pages of the Nokia website. Software updates To get more information and to download the Nokia Software Updater application, visit www.nokiausa.com/softwareupdate in the United States or www.nokia-latinoamerica.com/nsu in Latin America. Nokia may produce software updates that offer new features, enhanced functions, and improved performance. You may be able to request these updates through the Nokia Software Updater PC application. Software updates may not be available for all products or their variants. Not all operators may endorse the latest software versions available. To update the device software, you need the Nokia Software Updater application and a compatible PC with Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, or Vista operating system, broadband internet access, and a compatible data cable to connect your device to the PC. Warning: If you install a software update, you cannot use the device, even to make emergency calls, until the installation is completed and the device is restarted. Be sure to back up data before accepting installation of an update. The size of a software update is approximately 5-10 MB using your device and 100 MB using a PC. If software updates over the air are supported by your network, you may also be able to request updates through the device. Your device may be able to periodically check for new software updates with Nokia Software Checker. Press , and select Tools > SW checker. Tip: To check the software version in your device, enter *#0000# in the standby mode. Application Update Press , and select Applications > App. update. With Application Update, you can check the available updates for applications and download them to your device. After updating your device software using Application Update, the instructions in the user guide or the helps may not be up to date. The download and installation may take up to 20 To download the available updates, select 20 minutes with Device manager and up to 30 minutes Options > Start update. with Nokia Software Updater.

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available on the product support pages of the Nokia
website.
Software updates
Nokia may produce software updates that offer new
features, enhanced functions, and improved
performance. You may be able to request these
updates through the Nokia Software Updater PC
application. Software updates may not be available
for all products or their variants. Not all operators
may endorse the latest software versions available.
To update the device software, you need the Nokia
Software Updater application and a compatible PC
with Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, or Vista
operating system, broadband internet access, and
a compatible data cable to connect your device to
the PC.
Warning:
If you install a software update,
you cannot use the device, even to make emergency
calls, until the installation is completed and the
device is restarted. Be sure to back up data before
accepting installation of an update.
The size of a software update is approximately 5-10
MB using your device and 100 MB using a PC.
The download and installation may take up to 20
minutes with Device manager and up to 30 minutes
with Nokia Software Updater.
To get more information and to download the Nokia
Software Updater application, visit
www.nokiausa.com/softwareupdate in the United
States or www.nokia-latinoamerica.com/nsu in
Latin America.
If software updates over the air are supported by
your network, you may also be able to request
updates through the device.
Your device may be able to periodically check for
new software updates with Nokia Software
Checker. Press
, and select
Tools
>
SW
checker
.
Tip:
To check the software version in your
device, enter
*#0000#
in the standby mode.
Application Update
Press
, and select
Applications
>
App.
update
.
With Application Update, you can check the
available updates for applications and download
them to your device.
After updating your device software using
Application Update, the instructions in the user
guide or the helps may not be up to date.
To download the available updates, select
Options
>
Start update
.
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