S60 3rd Edition FP2 introduces several new C++ APIs. The public SDK is not yet out but here is what you can expect:

• The Real-Time Graphics and Audio (RGA) APIs are a collection of C++ APIs targeted at game developers. In conjunction with Open C, these APIs enable developers to create rich games and other applications with rich graphical or audio content. The APIs include features for:
  • Obtaining device configuration and status information, such as the display configuration and vibration feature.
  • Handling keyboard and text input.
  • Standard- and high-resolution timers.
  • DLL creation and memory management.
  • Rendering raster images.
  • Playing, recording, and mixing audio.
  • Playing and recording video.
  • Displaying 2D vector graphics.
  • Displaying 3D graphics.
• The Application Interworking (AIW) allows the embedding of functionality from one application into another. The APIs supporting AIW include:
  • AIW Criteria API.
  • AIW Generic Parameter API.
  • AIW Service Handler API.

Initial support for AIW capabilities is provided by the AIW Dial Service Consumer API and Map and Navigation AIW API.


• The Map framework APIs enable applications to access map, navigation, and geocoding services via client-side APIs and AIW. The framework consists of the following APIs:
  • Map and Navigation API — This API enables a range of mapping and navigation operations. These include: show map, show on map, select from map, and go to operations.
  • Map and Navigation AIW API — This API enables map and navigation information to be included in other applications using the AIW framework.
  • Geocoding API — This API provides bidirectional coding of strings and addresses to landmarks.
  • Map and Navigation Provider Discovery API — This API provides a set of enablers for integration of Map and Navigation Provider services.
• The Application network-level roaming APIs are designed to allow applications to implement seamless network-level roaming. The APIs provided are:
  • Connection Settings API — This API provides methods to read connection settings from CommsDat.
  • Connection Settings UI API — This API provides a UI dialog that lets the user select connection settings to be saved in an application’s settings.
• The Middle Softkey API enables use of the new middle softkey.
• The Status Pane API enables use of the new status pane.

A few other APIs have been updated and improved:

• DRM Helper API.
• Light API.
• Platform Environment API.
• Connection Manager API (via Symbian OS).