Draft:S60 3rd Edition
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| Version | 3.0, 3.1, 3.2 |
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| Architecture | ARM |
| Release date | 2006 |
The S60 3rd Edition, also known as S60v3, is a version of Symbian S60 platform based on the Symbian operating system. The first smartphone to use S60v3 was the Nokia 3250, announced on 26 September 2005 and released in March 2006.
New features and changes[edit source]
- Updates the Symbian OS kernel to version 9. This change however breaks compatibility with existing applications made for previous versions of Series 60.
- Introduced signature enforcement in application installations, in which all applications must be signed by a valid certificate, but such restriction can be bypassed by using a software patch, allowing installation of applications that are unsigned or has an expired certificate.
- Added support for landscape display and automatic display rotation.
- Flash Lite 1.1 is added.