You can run Qt applications on Symbian devices if the software that Qt
applications require (typically Qt, Qt Mobility, QtWebkit, and Open C) is
installed on the device. On Symbian^3 and later devices, some version of Qt
- is pre-installed. On earlier devices, you must install the modules that Qt
- applications require. For more information, see
- \l{Installing Required Applications on Devices}.
+ is pre-installed. To deploy applications to earlier devices, you can package
+ the application with Nokia Smart Installer for Symbian to automatically
+ install the modules that Qt applications require. For more information, see
+ \l{Qt on Symbian Devices}.
To run and debug applications on Symbian devices from Qt Creator, you must
install the CODA on-device debugging agent on the device. For more
\if defined(qcmanual)
\l{Building with Remote Compiler}.
\else
- \l{http://doc.qt.nokia.com/qtcreator-snapshot/creator-remote-compiler.html}
+ \l{http://doc.qt.nokia.com/qtcreator/creator-remote-compiler.html}
{Building with Remote Compiler}.
\endif
\endif
- \section1 Installing Required Applications on Devices
+ \section1 Qt on Symbian Devices
Generally, when developing for Symbian^3 or later devices, you do not need
to install Qt on devices. However, you might want to upgrade or downgrade
\note Earlier Qt for Symbian versions, such as Qt 4.6.3 for Symbian, are
only available in the \QSDK online installer. For more information, see
\if defined(qcmanual)
- \l{http://doc.qt.nokia.com/sdk-1.1/sdk-installing.html}{Installing Qt SDK}.
+ \l{http://doc.qt.nokia.com/sdk/sdk-installing.html}{Installing Qt SDK}.
\else
- {Installing Qt SDK}.
+ \l{Installing Qt SDK}.
\endif
\list
- \o Symbian Belle devices contain Qt 4.7.4 libraries as part of device
+ \o Symbian Belle devices contain Qt 4.7.4 and Qt Mobility 1.2.1
+ libraries as part of device
firmware (ROM). To upgrade the Qt version, update the device
firmware. You cannot downgrade the Qt version on Belle devices.
not overwritten. It is eclipsed by the installed Qt on the C: drive.
\endomit
- \o Symbian Anna devices have Qt 4.7.3 pre-installed.
+ \o Symbian Anna devices have Qt 4.7.3 and Qt Mobility 1.1.3
+ pre-installed.
- \o Symbian^3 devices have Qt 4.6 pre-installed.
+ \o Symbian^3 devices have Qt 4.6.3 pre-installed, but they do not have
+ Qt Mobility libraries pre-installed. If you use Qt Mobility features
+ in your application, package the application with Nokia Smart
+ Installer for Symbian to have the necessary dependencies installed
+ automatically.
- \o S60 5th Edition and later devices support Qt 4.6.3 and 4.7.3.
+ \o Symbian^1 (S60 5th Edition) devices support Qt 4.6.3 and 4.7.3, but
+ it is not pre-installed to them. Package Qt applications with Nokia Smart
+ Installer for Symbian to have the latest Qt and Qt Mobility versions
+ that the device supports installed to the device.
- \o S60 3rd Edition feature pack 1 and later devices support Qt 4.6 for
- Symbian through Nokia Smart Installer for Symbian.
+ \note As an exception, the Nokia C6-00 PR4 has Qt 4.7.3 and Qt
+ Mobility 1.1.3 preinstalled.
+
+ \o S60 3rd Edition feature pack 1 and later devices support Qt 4.6, but
+ it is not pre-installed to them. Package Qt applications with Nokia
+ Smart Installer for Symbian.
\endlist
Installer support in Qt applications, see
\l{http://www.developer.nokia.com/Community/Wiki/Nokia_Smart_Installer_for_Symbian}{Nokia Smart Installer for Symbian}.
- \section2 Supported Configurations
+ \section2 Selecting Qt Versions in Qt Creator
When you select the Qt version to build the application with, consider
which version provides the application with the widest support on different
that applications that are built against Qt 4.6.3 also run on Qt 4.7.3.
Similarly, applications that are supported on S60 5th Edition are also
supported
- on Symbian^3. However, dependencies, such as QML or Qt Mobility API
+ on Symbian^3. However, dependencies, such as Qt Quick or Qt Mobility API
versions might restrict the choice of Qt versions that you have.
- In general, if you use only Qt widgets and APIs in the application, you
+ In general, if you use only Qt 4.6 APIs in the application, you
can use \gui {Qt 4.6.3 for Symbian^1} to build it.
The application is supported on both Symbian^1 and Symbian^3 devices.
- If you use QML in the application, you can use \gui {Qt 4.7.3 for
+ If you use Qt Quick in the application, you can use \gui {Qt 4.7.3 for
Symbian^1} to build it. The application is supported on both Symbian^1 and
Symbian^3 devices.
If you use native Symbian APIs, you must check that they are available on
the target devices. For more information about the API differences between
- Symbian^1 (S60 5th Edition) and Symbian^3, see the \bold {Symbian
+ Symbian^1 and Symbian^3, see the \bold {Symbian
Reference Documentation for Qt}, which is delivered together with \QSDK
and which you can view in the \gui Help mode.
+ You can use a set of ready-made UI components called Qt Quick Components
+ for Symbian that enforce a Nokia UI look and feel.
+ \omit
+ \note We recomment that you use Qt Quick Components version 1.1, because
+ they contain usability and other improvements. The same set of devices
+ supports both 1.0 and 1.1.
+ \endomit
+
The following table summarizes the supported configurations for each Qt
version available in Qt Creator build settings:
\table
\header
\i Qt Version
- \i QML
+ \i Qt Quick
+ \i Qt Quick Components
\i Qt Mobility Version
\i Native Symbian C++ APIs
\i Open GL
\row
\i Qt 4.6.3 for Symbian^1 (S60 5th Edition)
\i No
+ \i No
\i 1.0.2
\i No
\i No
\row
\i Qt 4.6.3 for Symbian^3
\i No
+ \i No
\i 1.0.2
\i Yes
\i No
\row
\i Qt 4.7.3 for Symbian^1
- \i Yes
+ \i 1.0
+ \i No
\i 1.1.3
\i No
\i No
\row
\i Qt 4.7.3 for Symbian^3
- \i Yes
+ \i 1.0
+ \i Yes \omit 1.0 \endomit
\i 1.1.3
\i Yes
\i Yes
\row
\i Qt 4.7.4 for Symbian Belle
- \i Yes
- \i 1.2
+ \i 1.1
+ \i Yes \omit 1.1 \endomit
+ \i 1.2.1
\i Yes
\i Yes
\endtable
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