Qt gets more mobile today

Today was certainly a big day for Qt. First we have announced the Nokia N8, the first Symbian^3 based device, which is also the first Nokia phone that will include Qt (Note: It's the first official phone to ship with Qt - the N900 included the community port of Qt to Maemo 5 - Ed).

We are also happy to introduce the Nokia Qt SDK, which we have released into Beta today. This SDK provides Nokia mobile developers with the tools they need to develop for both Symbian and Maemo/MeeGo devices, further fulfilling the Qt cross-platform promise.

Here is a video that explains it further and shows you what some of the early testers have been doing:

In addition to all of this, we have also had a release of 10 new APIs for mobile development. These APIs are from the Qt Mobility project. You can learn more about these APIs in this whitepaper.

So in short, today was a big day for Qt going mobile:

  • Awesome new phone with Qt included? Check!
  • New (beta) SDK for creating cross-platform mobile apps? Check!
  • New Qt APIs for mobile development? Check!

Tired but happy Nokians? Check!


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Bas Heetebrij
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182 months ago

Hi there,

Perhaps it would be nice if you could start showcasing some good looking and working apps made with Qt. I have an N900 and there are already some pretty good examples. Maybe that helps pull people in.

Keep up the great work!

Bas

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Aron Kozak
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182 months ago

Hi Bas,

I was going to do a follow up post after the dust settled on this to showcase some of the great apps that are being built. Our friends at Forum Nokia have been working with some companies to create great mobile apps.

Here is a video to tide you over:
http://www.youtube.com/noki...

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Kensai
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182 months ago

A brilliant hat trick! Way to go, Trolls! :)

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Hans de Haan
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182 months ago

I use Qt Mobile for a Nokia N95 8Gb.
I simple appplication I could create install and let it work.
However, I do not get the QtGeo library working (location). I may not install it on my phone!
Can you please explain how to get a mobile app from Qt using a location library (or maybe others like network?) installed?

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Dave
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182 months ago

Have you read through the Quickstart example?
http://doc.qt.nokia.com/qtm...

It contains information about getting a .pro file set up for use with mobility, as well as how to set the correct capabilities per Mobility module when working with Symbian phones.