S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 was announced today. I have been marketing responsible of the release and finally it’s possible to talk publicly about this fortcoming release.

Let’s have a look what’s in there. In the press release we emphasize development aspects. But let’s start from the UI.

Usability has several improvements in applications and in general. Multitasking is essential feature of smartphone but the truth is that all S60 users don’t know about it. Long press of menu key is not that intuitive way to find it. In FP2 onward multitasking works like before, but in addition to that it can be found always under options menu (right left softkey). See the new line “Active applications”. This will lead to same multitasker menu as long press of menu key.