Open Source And Ux

Open Source and the User Experience

Scott Weiss UI Technology Manager 26 September 2009

Contents: 50 minutes of fun!

Copyright © 2009 Symbian Foundation.

  What open source is all about (Contributions!)

  Having a Vision   The way Symbian Foundation’s UI efforts

are organised   Engaging the community   Symbian’s Contributions Process   Open Discussion

Symbian UI Vision

Copyright © 2009 Symbian Foundation. 3

The Symbian community develops a scalable, flexible, and attractive UI framework in order to create innovative, enjoyable, and intuitive personal mobile user experiences. We achieve excellence through collaboration and continuous evolution.


The foundation unifies Symbian OS, S60, UIQ and MOAP(S)

software, creating an unparalleled open software

platform for converged mobile devices, and enabling accelerated

innovation across the whole mobile ecosystem.

The intent to form the Symbian Foundation was announced on June 24, 2008 drawing strong

industry support and more endorsing organizations have been subsequently announced.

The foundation began operating during the first half of 2009. Foundation membership is open

to all organizations.

Symbian Foundation

Vision of an independent open platform

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From hardware adaptation up to user interface and apps - all the software you need to build a leading-edge mobile device to ship in any market.

Uniquely: built by the community, for the community.

The richest mobile platform, helping vendors to deliver the next era of mobile computing devices.

Application developers will be able to target the broadest range of devices across global markets, using rapid and easy web programming tools.

Compelling

Compatible

Complete

& Royalty-free

The richest mobile OS

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OS Security Graphics Data

comms Telephony Multimedia OS Services

Apps & UI

Productivity apps

Multimedia apps

Device management

apps

User Interface

Web apps

Location apps

Comms apps

Middleware Location

MW Comms

MW

Device Mgmt

Multimedia MW

Security MW

Runtimes

UI MW Web MW

Proven in over ¼ billion smart devices, so far…

EKA2 real-time microkernel with unparalleled power efficiency and security

Rich middleware including location, multimedia and seamless multi-bearer comms framework

Web, email, productivity and PIM apps, along with new flexible multi-modal UI framework

•  SMP •  Platform security •  High performance graphics •  SQLite integration •  Full multi-tasking & multi-threading

•  Location / GPS support •  Intelligent bearer-mobility •  Remote management •  Leading audio / video capture & playback

•  Web runtime for easy creation of web apps

•  Webkit browser •  Messaging & comms •  Dozens of carrier-compliant apps

The Symbian Foundation Platform Plan Open for contribution

Symbian^2

2010 2011 2009

Symbian^2 • UI Makeover Step 1: WRT offers web design on mobile

• Personal: Customisable home screen supporting embedded widgets and other personal content

• Location-smart: Ability for apps to take action in response to the user’s changing location

Also available: • SDK based on Forum Nokia SDK 5th Edition, compatible with Symbian OS v9.x and S60 5th Edition

Symbian^3

Symbian^4

Symbian^4 • Makeover Complete: Direct UI, a fresh new user experience

• Qt: Powerful and easy to use, becomes the standard runtime

• Majority of SHAI* in place, easing HW adaptation

Symbian^3 • UI Makeover Step 2: Graphics support for advanced layering and effects

• Simplifying internet access: Adaptive WLAN background scanning, energy efficient

• HiFi Audio + Video: Full HDMI support with HDCP • Faster network: pushing the architecture to enable “fixed internet” performance, ideal for streaming high definition content and VoIP calls.

* Proposal under review

Symbian^5

S^2 S^4

S^3

August 2009

Symbian Foundation Platform Plan Open for contribution

2010 2011 2009

Symbian^2

Symbian^3

Functionally Complete

Hardened


Hardened

Symbian^4


Hardened

Milestone dates to be confirmed by Release Council

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Symbian^2

Highlights include…   UI Makeover Step 1: Web Runtime offers web design on mobile   Personal: All-new home screen supporting user customization,

embedded widgets and internet content   Adaptable: Support for multiple form factors and input methods

(touch, non-touch, flexible aspect ratios and resolutions)   Dynamic: Location based event framework that allows apps to

take action in response to the user’s changing location

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2010 2011 2009

Symbian^2


Hardened

PDK builds available starting here

Symbian^3

Highlights include…   UI makeover step 2: Graphics support for advanced layering and

effects (eg semi-transparent content layered over video, complex animated transitions between apps)

  Sounding clear: A new high performance networking architecture enabling broadband speeds, ideal for streaming high definition video and high quality VoIP calls

  Movie time: Support for files >2GB in size, enough for full length HD movies; Full HDMI support with HDCP

  Simplifying internet access: Adaptive WLAN background scanning, energy efficient

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2010 2011 2009

Symbian^3


Hardened


Symbian^4

Highlights include…   UI makeover complete: Direct UI – a complete refresh of the

touch UI   Great new app development environment: Qt integrated as the

primary runtime   SHAI*: The majority of the Symbian Hardware Abstraction

Interface now in place, making hardware adaptation easier than ever before

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2010 2011 2009

Symbian^4


Hardened


* Proposal under review

Engaging the Community   Developer site   Wiki   Blogs

  blog.symbian.org   Symbian UI Brainstorm

  Discussion Boards   UI Suggestions

  Ideas site



http://developer.symbian.org


http://developer.symbian.org/wiki/index.php/User_Interface


http://symbianuibrainstorm.wordpress.com


http://blog.symbian.org


http://developer.symbian.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2350


http://ideas.symbian.org


Contributions Process

Symbian’s First UI Contributions


Major Contribution Proposal: Single Tap

Characters in Dialer


Open Discussion

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