Conservatism means death. It’s a permanent motto. Nokia was too conservative in Symbian system for the past, leading to a result that the Symbian OS gradually faded in the smartphone market. When Nokia realized this, it was too late, a new Android time comes.
Now Nokia hopes more developers can develop apps for its Asha 501 to compete with low-cost Android smartphones. So Nokia release the first version of a software development kit (SDK) for the platform on Thursday.
The giant pays more attention to software and apps to make the Asha family more attractive. Recently Nokia adds a tailored version of Here Maps for Asha 501, as well as an app called LinkedIn.
The Asha SDK 1.0 is a set of tools that make the process of development, testing, packaging and deployment of Java apps on the Asha OS easier, Nokia said. Features of the SDK include sensor and multi-touch simulation and APIs for Here Maps as well as notifications. The service can help developers to test whether their apps run normally.
The sales volume of Nokia’s Asha are 5 million and 4.3 million for the first and second quarter, while the number is 9.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2012.
Nokia opens up Asha SDK to attract developers
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