Good news today for Symbian users. Skyfire 1.5 for Symbian is now available.

This is a production build for Symbian S60 3rd Edition phones. Skyfire for Symbian S60 5th Edition is a public beta release at this time.

To get it, go to http://get.skyfire.com with your phone's built-in browser.

(If you currently have Skyfire 1.1 on your Symbian phone you should not need to uninstall first. If your phone has an alpha version of Skyfire 1.5 then you will need to uninstall Skyfire before installing the new release.)

Please enjoy the new release and please let us know here on the forums if you have any questions or feedback.

Release notes follow.

Skyfire 1.5 for Symbian S60 3rd and 5th Edition Release Notes

Release date: January 20, 2010

We are excited to release the new version of Skyfire 1.5 for Symbian S60 devices.

The release now comes with an intuitive user interface and enhanced performance for a faster browsing experience. In addition Skyfire is for the first time available for 5th edition S60 devices with touchscreen support and a finger-friendly interface to take advantage of the popular platform.

What’s new with Skyfire 1.5 for Symbian S60 3rd edition?

• Smooth Scrolling: Scroll operations are more fluid.
• Updated user interface for 3rd edition devices
• Performance tweaks: Many small enhancements for a more robust and faster browsing experience

What’s new with Skyfire 1.5 for Symbian S60 5th edition (Beta)?

• Available for the first time on Symbian S60 5th edition
• Finger friendly UI: A new, intuitive, and finger friendly UI for high resolution touchscreen devices provides an easier browsing experience
• Smooth Scrolling: Kinetic scrolling has been enabled to Skyfire. Pan or flick the screen to move in any direction smoothly on touchscreen
• Full screen mode: For touchscreen, browse in full screen mode with no UI elements on the screen for maximum page visibility
• Auto-Rotate: Browse in portrait or landscape mode with a simple change of the device orientation

Skyfire on Symbian S60 inherits all the unique Skyfire benefits that make it the best mobile browsing experience available:

• Free mobile browser: The only mobile web browser to support all the rich media on the web for PC like web browsing experience
• Browse any page: Browse your favorite websites on Skyfire exactly like you do on your PC. No compromises! We're the only mobile browser to support all major Web 2.0 standards - Ajax, JavaScript, Flash 10 - it just works
• Watch any video: Skyfire is the only mobile browser that gives access to the full media experience on the internet by supporting Flash 10, Silverlight 3.0 and Windows Media. Catch up on the freshest Sports commentary, celebrity gossip or TV on your phone!
• Share instantly: Easily share what you find on the web or what you are up to. Post web pages and status updates to Facebook and Twitter, with one click!
• Stay connected: Check your Gmail, follow your friends' Facebook and Twitter updates, and keep track of news, sports, video and other content in your own customizable activity feed
• Blazing fast: Skyfire fires up fast and web pages load quickly. Skyfire is the fastest mobile browser available in market

Installation process

To install Skyfire 1.5 on Symbian S60 devices, point your mobile browser to get.skyfire.com or follow the upgrade notification within your existing Skyfire browser once available.

Thanks,
Your Skyfire Team