Symbian phones have been rocking extra apps for years. But as Apple streaks ahead, with 1.5 billion apps shifted since last year, the Symbian Foundation has decided enough is enough. They’re launching Horizon, a new centralised place for getting everything from tip calculators to augmented reality gubbins onto myriad app stores found on Symbian–toting phones.
Symbian phones come rocking so many different app stores, it’s hard to keep up. With Nokia’s Ovi store and efforts from the likes of O2 and Orange doing their thing, the Symbian Foundation has rolled up its sleeves and unleashed Horizon.
The idea is simple. Devs will be able to use Horizon as an easy, one–stop–shop for getting apps built for Symbian blowers onto all those different stores.
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Horizon’s head honcho says it’ll make it easier for those of us addicted to grabbing extras for our mobile, as well as allowing devs to stay focused on making said apps.
“What this programme is doing is making the combination of developing your application and getting it into the store as easy and with as little hassle as possible. It’s a service to the stores, which is to say: ‘Hey, we’ve got this great catalogue of content that you should have in your store.’”
That can only mean more fun for those of you not rocking an iPhone with its easy access App Store. And that sounds like a winner to us.
Symbian Foundation (via BBC)
