Application manager
With Application manager, you can see the software packages installed in your device. You can view details of installed applications, remove applications, and define installation settings.
You can install two types of applications and software to your device:
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JME applications based on Java technology with the .jad or .jar file extensions
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Other applications and software suitable for the Symbian operating system with the .sis or .sisx file extensions
Only install software that is compatible with your device.
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 Ovi Suite to install an application to your device.
Select Menu > Ctrl. panel > App. mgr. .
The installation files are in the Installation files folder, and installed applications in the Installed apps. folder.
Icons indicate the following:
 | .sis or .sisx application |
 | Java application |
 | Application installed on the memory card |
Before installation, note the following:
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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 View details.
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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, do the following:
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To locate an installation file, select Menu > Ctrl. panel > App. mgr. and Installation files. Alternatively, search installation files using File manager, or select Messaging > Inbox , and open a message that contains an installation file.
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In Application manager, select the application you want to install.
During installation, the device shows information about the progress of the installation. If you install 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, select the application. If the application does not have a default folder defined, it is installed in the Installations folder in the main menu.
To see which software packages are installed or removed and when, select Options > View log .
After you install applications to a compatible memory card, installation files (.sis, .sisx) remain in the device memory. The files may use large amounts of memory and prevent you from storing other files. To maintain sufficient memory, use Nokia Ovi Suite to back up installation files to a compatible PC, then use the file manager to remove the installation files from the device memory. If the .sis file is a message attachment, delete the message from the Messaging inbox.
Remove applications and software
Select Menu > Ctrl. panel > App. mgr. .
Scroll to a software package, and select Options > Uninstall . Select Yes to confirm.
If you remove software, you can only reinstall it if you have the original software package or a full backup of the removed software package. If you remove a software package, you may no longer be able to open documents created with that software.
If another software package depends on the software package that you removed, the other software package may stop working. For more information, see the documentation of the installed software package.
Application manager settings
Select Menu > Ctrl. panel > App. mgr. .
Select Options > Settings and from the following:
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Software installation — Select whether Symbian software that has no verified digital signature can be installed.
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Online certificate check — Check the online certificates before installing an application.
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Default web address — Set the default address used when checking online certificates.
Some Java applications may require that a message be sent or a network connection be made to a specific access point to download extra data or components.