<s>
Ovi	B-Application
by	O
Nokia	O
(	O
)	O
was	O
the	O
brand	O
for	O
Nokia	O
's	O
Internet	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ovi	B-Application
services	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
from	O
a	O
mobile	O
device	O
,	O
computer	O
(	O
through	O
Ovi	B-Application
Suite	I-Application
)	O
or	O
via	O
the	O
web	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nokia	O
's	O
aim	O
with	O
Ovi	B-Application
was	O
to	O
include	O
third	O
party	O
developers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
operators	O
and	O
third-party	O
services	O
like	O
Yahoo	B-Application
's	O
Flickr	B-Algorithm
photo	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
Ovi	B-Application
Maps	O
Player	O
API	O
,	O
Nokia	O
started	O
to	O
evolve	O
their	O
services	O
into	O
a	O
platform	O
,	O
enabling	O
third	O
parties	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
Nokia	O
's	O
Ovi	B-Application
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ovi	B-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
2007	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
move	O
into	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Internet	O
services	O
and	O
applications	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
available	O
for	O
internet-enabled	O
Nokia	O
feature	O
phones	O
and	O
S60	B-Language
smartphones	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
accessible	O
via	O
the	O
web	O
and	O
on	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
its	O
lifetime	O
it	O
faced	O
strong	O
competition	O
particularly	O
from	O
Apple	B-Application
's	I-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
2012	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
exactly	O
10	O
million	O
downloads	O
every	O
day	O
,	O
also	O
158	O
developers	O
reached	O
over	O
1	O
million	O
downloads	O
for	O
their	O
Applications	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
16	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
Nokia	O
announced	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
the	O
Ovi	B-Application
brand	O
and	O
the	O
services	O
rebranded	O
under	O
the	O
Nokia	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ovi	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
29	O
August	O
2007	O
at	O
the	O
Go	O
Play	O
event	O
in	O
London	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nokia	O
has	O
acquired	O
key	O
building	O
blocks	O
for	O
Ovi	B-Application
over	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20	O
May	O
2009	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
Where	O
2.0	O
event	O
in	O
San	O
Jose	O
,	O
CA	O
,	O
USA	O
,	O
Nokia	O
announced	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Ovi	B-Application
Maps	O
Player	O
API	O
,	O
allowing	O
web	O
developers	O
to	O
embed	O
Ovi	B-Application
Maps	O
into	O
a	O
website	O
using	O
JavaScript	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ovi	B-Application
Store	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
worldwide	O
in	O
May	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Here	O
,	O
customers	O
could	O
download	O
mobile	O
games	O
,	O
applications	B-Application
,	O
videos	O
,	O
images	O
,	O
and	O
ringing	O
tones	O
to	O
their	O
Nokia	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
content	O
in	O
Ovi	B-Application
Store	I-Application
was	O
sorted	O
into	O
the	O
categories	O
:	O
Featured	O
(	O
previously	O
Recommended	O
)	O
,	O
Games	O
,	O
Personalise	O
,	O
Applications	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Audio	O
&	O
Video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ovi	B-Application
Store	I-Application
replaced	O
the	O
older	O
Nokia	O
services	O
Widsets	O
,	O
Download	O
!,	O
and	O
MOSH	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ovi	B-Application
Store	I-Application
was	O
intended	O
to	O
offer	O
customers	O
content	O
that	O
was	O
compatible	O
with	O
their	O
mobile	O
devices	O
and	O
relevant	O
to	O
their	O
tastes	O
and	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
content	O
publishers	O
,	O
Nokia	O
offered	O
a	O
self-service	O
tool	O
to	O
bring	O
their	O
content	O
to	O
the	O
Ovi	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supported	O
content	O
types	O
included	O
:	O
Java	B-Language
ME	I-Language
,	O
Flash	O
applications	B-Application
,	O
widgets	O
,	O
ringtones	O
,	O
wallpapers	O
,	O
themes	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
for	O
Nokia	B-Operating_System
Series	I-Operating_System
40	I-Operating_System
and	O
Symbian	B-Language
S60	I-Language
devices	O
and	O
also	O
Symbian^3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
Nokia	B-Application
Store	I-Application
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ovi	B-Application
Store	I-Application
also	O
looked	O
different	O
on	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
handsets	O
to	O
suit	O
the	O
new	O
brand	O
transformation	O
-	O
it	O
was	O
blue	O
instead	O
of	O
green	O
and	O
the	O
Ovi	B-Application
store	I-Application
was	O
the	O
third	O
biggest	O
mobile	O
download	O
site	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
(	O
behind	O
Apple	B-Application
's	I-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
)	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
2014	O
,	O
developers	O
were	O
no	O
longer	O
able	O
to	O
publish	O
new	O
apps	O
and	O
app	O
updates	O
for	O
the	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
and	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
platforms	O
to	O
Nokia	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
officially	O
stopped	O
accepting	O
new	O
applications	B-Application
to	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Application
Publish	I-Application
service	O
and	O
new	O
registrations	O
to	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Application
Publish	I-Application
and	O
Nokia	B-Application
Developer	I-Application
websites	O
since	O
the	O
18th	O
of	O
February	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
officially	O
retired	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Application
Developer	I-Application
site	O
in	O
March	O
2015	O
and	O
encouraged	O
developers	O
to	O
go	O
to	O
the	O
MSDN	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Developer	O
site	O
to	O
develop	O
applications	B-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
and	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
discontinued	O
Nokia	B-Application
Store	I-Application
in	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
users	O
were	O
transitioned	O
to	O
Opera	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Store	I-Application
as	O
the	O
new	O
application	O
store	O
for	O
legacy	O
Nokia	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ovi	B-Application
Suite	I-Application
allows	O
Nokia	O
mobile	O
users	O
to	O
organize	O
and	O
share	O
their	O
photos	O
and	O
PIM	O
data	O
between	O
their	O
PC	O
and	O
their	O
handset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
next	O
generation	O
of	O
Nokia	B-Language
PC	I-Language
Suite	I-Language
and	O
eventually	O
Nokia	B-Application
Ovi	I-Application
Suite	I-Application
became	O
the	O
only	O
computer	O
application	O
offered	O
by	O
Nokia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
commercial	O
version	O
of	O
Nokia	B-Application
Ovi	I-Application
Suite	I-Application
was	O
3.3.86	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X-compatible	O
version	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
November	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
"	O
expected	O
soon	O
"	O
ever	O
since	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ovi	B-Application
Sync	O
allows	O
the	O
synchronization	O
of	O
contact	O
and	O
calendar	O
data	O
between	O
Nokia	B-Operating_System
Symbian	I-Operating_System
phones	O
and	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Application
Ovi	I-Application
data	O
center	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ovi	B-Application
Contacts	O
is	O
the	O
address	O
book	O
section	O
of	O
ovi.com	B-Application
and	O
allows	O
contact	O
information	O
to	O
be	O
viewed	O
and	O
modified	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nokia	O
has	O
announced	O
on	O
the	O
Ovi	B-Application
website	O
that	O
web	O
access	O
to	O
contact	O
information	O
will	O
be	O
discontinued	O
on	O
25	O
January	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Nokia	O
stated	O
that	O
Ovi	B-Application
Sync	O
will	O
function	O
after	O
this	O
date	O
,	O
allowing	O
Nokia	B-Operating_System
Symbian	I-Operating_System
phone	O
users	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
transfer	O
phone	O
contact	O
data	O
to	O
and	O
from	O
Nokia	O
data	O
center	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
web	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
contact	O
data	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
their	O
transition	O
to	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
7	O
devices	O
that	O
synchronize	O
data	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Hotmail	I-Operating_System
,	O
in	O
late	O
2011	O
Nokia	O
added	O
the	O
capability	O
to	O
download	O
all	O
Ovi	B-Application
Contacts	O
information	O
in	O
CSV	O
format	O
for	O
importation	O
into	O
another	O
online	O
contact	O
provider	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nokia	O
stated	O
that	O
this	O
download	O
capability	O
will	O
remain	O
via	O
URL	O
contactsui.ovi.com	O
even	O
after	O
web	O
access	O
to	O
contact	O
data	O
has	O
ended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ovi	B-Application
Calendar	O
is	O
the	O
calendar	O
portion	O
of	O
Ovi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
synced	O
with	O
the	O
calendar	O
on	O
Nokia	B-Operating_System
Symbian	I-Operating_System
phones	O
via	O
Ovi	B-Application
Sync	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Web	O
access	O
to	O
Ovi	B-Application
Calendar	O
ended	O
on	O
31	O
August	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ovi	B-Application
Calendar	O
data	O
can	O
still	O
be	O
exported	O
in	O
iCalendar	O
format	O
at	O
calendar.ovi.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nokia	O
stated	O
it	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
provide	O
this	O
download	O
capability	O
even	O
though	O
web	O
viewing	O
and	O
editing	O
of	O
calendar	O
data	O
has	O
ended	O
,	O
and	O
Ovi	B-Application
Sync	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
synchronize	O
Nokia	B-Operating_System
Symbian	I-Operating_System
phone	O
calendar	O
data	O
with	O
their	O
data	O
center	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
Ovi	B-Application
Maps	O
Internet	O
service	O
,	O
customers	O
can	O
browse	O
places	O
from	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
plan	O
trips	O
,	O
search	O
for	O
addresses	O
and	O
points	O
of	O
interest	O
,	O
and	O
save	O
them	O
on	O
Ovi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ovi	B-Application
Maps	O
for	O
web	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
any	O
browser	O
and	O
any	O
operating	O
system	O
for	O
PC	O
or	O
Mac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
install	O
the	O
Ovi	B-Application
Maps	O
plug-in	O
that	O
enables	O
more	O
features	O
,	O
one	O
needs	O
to	O
have	O
either	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
XP/Vista	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
Internet	O
Explorer	O
6	O
and	O
later	O
or	O
Mozilla	O
Firefox	O
3	O
or	O
later	O
,	O
or	O
Apple	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	O
with	O
Safari	O
3	O
and	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
Ovi	B-Application
Maps	O
3.0	O
application	O
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Nokia	O
Maps	O
)	O
is	O
installed	O
to	O
your	O
compatible	O
Nokia	O
mobile	O
device	O
,	O
you	O
can	O
synchronise	O
places	O
,	O
collections	O
,	O
and	O
routes	O
between	O
Ovi	B-Application
Maps	O
and	O
your	O
mobile	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
Nokia	B-Application
Ovi	I-Application
Suite	I-Application
or	O
Nokia	O
Map	O
Loader	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
XP	O
or	O
Vista	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
download	O
and	O
preload	O
map	O
data	O
and	O
navigator	O
voices	O
to	O
their	O
mobile	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Map	O
data	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
downloaded	O
without	O
Nokia	B-Application
Ovi	I-Application
Suite	I-Application
or	O
Nokia	O
Map	O
Loader	O
by	O
pointing	O
a	O
web	O
browser	O
to	O
the	O
map	O
file	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ovi	B-Application
Mail	O
is	O
an	O
email	O
address	O
designed	O
for	O
access	O
from	O
Nokia	O
mobile	O
devices	O
and	O
compatible	O
desktop	O
browsers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
beta	O
phase	O
started	O
in	O
December	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
became	O
available	O
to	O
all	O
Ovi	B-Application
users	O
on	O
20	O
February	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
Ovi	B-Application
Mail	O
website	O
,	O
Ovi	B-Application
Mail	O
was	O
popular	O
in	O
Iran	O
,	O
Turkey	O
,	O
Azerbaijan	O
,	O
Iraq	O
,	O
Indonesia	O
,	O
South	O
Africa	O
,	O
the	O
Philippines	O
,	O
Mexico	O
,	O
Brazil	O
and	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
35	O
different	O
S40	O
and	O
S60	B-Language
phone	O
models	O
supported	O
Ovi	B-Application
Mail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Yahoo	B-Application
and	O
Nokia	O
made	O
a	O
strategic	O
agreement	O
for	O
Yahoo	B-Application
to	O
replace	O
Ovi	B-Application
Mail	O
and	O
Ovi	B-Application
Chat	B-Application
with	O
Yahoo	B-Application
mail	I-Application
and	O
chat	B-Application
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nokia	O
Mail	O
powered	O
by	O
Yahoo	B-Application
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
March	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
in	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
users	O
were	O
no	O
longer	O
able	O
to	O
sign	O
in	O
,	O
access	O
their	O
existing	O
emails	O
,	O
or	O
send	O
and	O
receive	O
new	O
messages	O
using	O
their	O
Nokia	O
Mail	O
or	O
Nokia	O
Chat	B-Application
address	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nokia	O
phones	O
also	O
shipped	O
with	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
(	O
IM	O
)	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
using	O
accounts	O
with	O
other	O
popular	O
IM	O
service	O
providers	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
ICQ	B-Protocol
network	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
user	O
could	O
also	O
use	O
his	O
Ovi	B-Application
account	O
to	O
send	O
and	O
receive	O
instant	B-Application
messages	I-Application
to	O
and	O
from	O
other	O
Ovi	B-Application
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
tariffs	O
for	O
sending	O
SMS	O
text	O
messages	O
vs.	O
connecting	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	O
from	O
the	O
mobile	O
phone	O
,	O
using	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
can	O
prove	O
to	O
be	O
either	O
significantly	O
cheaper	O
(	O
volume-based	O
data	O
plan	O
)	O
or	O
significantly	O
more	O
expensive	O
(	O
time-based	O
data	O
plan	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ovi	B-Application
Share	O
was	O
media	O
sharing	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ovi	B-Application
Files	O
was	O
a	O
service	O
that	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
remotely	O
access	O
,	O
send	O
,	O
and	O
create	O
an	O
online	O
mirror	O
of	O
files	O
stored	O
on	O
their	O
Windows	B-Application
PC	I-Application
and	O
Macintosh	O
computers	O
from	O
any	O
mobile	O
or	O
computer	O
web	O
browser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ovi	B-Application
Files	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
Access	O
and	O
Share	O
"	O
service	O
created	O
by	O
Avvenu	O
Incorporated	O
,	O
which	O
Nokia	O
acquired	O
on	O
5	O
December	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
a	O
premium	O
service	O
,	O
Ovi	B-Application
Files	O
was	O
made	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
in	O
July	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ovi	B-Language
Music	I-Language
Store	I-Language
allows	O
purchasing	O
of	O
music	O
directly	O
on	O
a	O
mobile	O
device	O
or	O
via	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
store	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
Austria	O
,	O
Brazil	O
,	O
Finland	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
India	O
,	O
Ireland	O
,	O
Italy	O
,	O
Mexico	O
,	O
Netherlands	O
,	O
Norway	O
,	O
Poland	O
,	O
Portugal	O
,	O
Saudi	O
Arabia	O
,	O
Singapore	O
,	O
South	O
Africa	O
,	O
Spain	O
,	O
Sweden	O
,	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
,	O
Spain	O
,	O
Turkey	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
Arab	O
Emirates	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
with	O
more	O
countries	O
launching	O
regularly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
renamed	O
to	O
Nokia	B-Language
Music	I-Language
Store	I-Language
and	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
Austria	O
,	O
Brazil	O
,	O
Finland	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
India	O
,	O
Italy	O
,	O
Mexico	O
,	O
Russia	O
,	O
Singapore	O
,	O
Sweden	O
,	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
,	O
Turkey	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
and	O
South	O
Africa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
renamed	O
to	O
MixRadio	B-Language
and	O
sold	O
off	O
to	O
Line	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nokia	B-Application
Ovi	I-Application
Player	O
,	O
previously	O
known	O
as	O
Nokia	B-Language
Music	I-Language
PC	O
Client	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
music	O
management	O
and	O
playback	O
software	O
for	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nokia	B-Application
Ovi	I-Application
Player	O
allows	O
user	O
to	O
download	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
music	O
stores	O
and	O
provides	O
easy	O
transfer	O
of	O
tracks	O
to	O
supported	O
Phones	O
and	O
MP3	O
Players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nokia	B-Application
Ovi	I-Application
Player	O
supports	O
Media	O
Transfer	O
Protocol	O
(	O
MTP	O
)	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
transfer	O
audio	O
tracks	O
to	O
any	O
phones	O
or	O
MP3	O
players	O
supporting	O
MTP	O
over	O
standard	O
USB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publishers	O
of	O
content	O
,	O
or	O
Independent	O
Software	O
Vendors	O
(	O
ISVs	O
)	O
,	O
may	O
join	O
the	O
Ovi	B-Application
programme	O
for	O
a	O
fee	O
of	O
1	O
€	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Symbian	B-Operating_System
,	O
Java	O
and	O
Flash	O
lite	O
applications	B-Application
must	O
be	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
signed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Symbian	B-Operating_System
Signed	O
is	O
the	O
signing	O
programme	O
administered	O
by	O
the	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
Foundation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Applications	B-Application
could	O
be	O
signed	O
for	O
free	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Ovi	B-Application
programme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2011	O
Nokia	O
discontinued	O
the	O
OVI	B-Application
brand	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
the	O
Nokia	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
Nokia	O
's	O
new	O
range	O
of	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
smartphones	O
,	O
Ovi	B-Application
became	O
less	O
important	O
as	O
it	O
used	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Windows	B-Application
Phone	I-Application
Marketplace	I-Application
.	O
</s>
