Install applications and software
Tip! You can also use Nokia Application Installer
available in Nokia PC Suite to install applications. See
the CD-ROM supplied with the device.
Application icons are as follows:
.sis application;
Java application;
application is not fully installed;
application is installed on the memory card.
Important: Only install and use applications and
other software from sources that offer adequate security
and protection against harmful software.
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, select
Options
>
View certificate
. See
‘Certificate management’, p. 99.
• 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 back-up copy of the removed software
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package. To restore the original application, remove
the application, and install the application again from
the original installation file or the back-up 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.
1
Open
Manager
, and scroll to an installation file.
Alternatively, search the device memory or the
memory card in
File mgr.
, or open a message in
Messaging
>
Inbox
that contains an installation file.
Select the application, and press
to start the
installation.
Tip! While browsing, you can download an
installation file and install it without closing the
connection.
2
Select
Options
>
Install
.
During installation, the device shows information
about the progress of the installation. If you are
installing an application without a digital signature or
certification, the device displays a warning. Continue
installation only if you are sure of the origin and
contents of the application.
To start an installed application, locate it in the menu, and
press .
To start a network connection and to view extra
information about the application, scroll to it, and select
Options
>
Go to web address
, if available.
To see what software packages have been installed or
removed and when, select
Options
>
View log
.
To send your installation log to a help desk so that they can
see what has been installed or removed, select
Options
>
Send log
>
Via text message
or
Via e-mail
(available only
if the correct e-mail settings are in place).