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For
Ovi Publishers creating Symbian apps there are initial investment costs
such as obtaining a Publisher ID and paying a third party to have their
apps Symbian signed. Currently, this can take around four weeks in
total, and impose expenses for the developer up to $215 (USD). Started
recently on August 16, Nokia are offering to Ovi Publishers to sign
their Symbian apps for free, thus reducing the time for Ovi Publishers
to two weeks and bring the cost involved to $0 (USD). Apps written with
Qt, Symbian C++, and Flash Lite are supported.
For those Ovi Publishers that do participate, here’s a quick summary of the steps involved:
- Ovi Publisher emails support and requests more details
- Ovi Publish support asks publisher to review and accept new terms and conditions
- Ovi Publisher accepts new terms and conditions and provides IMEI numbers for up to 5 devices
- Ovi Publish support sends publisher UIDs, a cert installer, and developer cert/key pair for testing their app
- Ovi Publisher packages their unsigned SIS file using the UID provided and tests on their device making sure is tested against Symbian’s signing criteria
- Ovi Publisher submits their app (unsigned SIS file with the UID provided) to the intake tool
- QA and moderation will test the app and if it passes it will be express signed by Nokia and put into Ovi Store.
It’s
important to note that Nokia are only covering Symbian signing of SIS
files that would normally be express signed. For apps (SIS files) that
require certified signing, those SIS files will not be signed by Nokia which mean using a third party signing solution will still be required.
If you’re interested in participating, please send an email to
publishtoovi.support@nokia.com with your Ovi Publish username and you’ll receive more details.This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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