The
Social location sharing app comes as a welcome new offering for Lumia users,
although presently in Beta.
Nokia
has released the beta version of its Pulse application for Lumia range of
smartphones. The Nokia Pulse is a secure and personalised location sharing
application designed and developed in-house by Nokia.
Nokia
Pulse, which is still in beta testing phase and is part of Nokia Map suite, is
similar to Foursqaure. It allows users to share their location activity with
friends but has all the necessary privacy features. Nokia Pulse sends updates
on conversations, location and the places being visited by the users to the
contacts on the list in a simple yet effective manner. While all this is shared
with people within the users' group, no one outside the group can access this
information.
The
application uses Nokia Maps (Navteq) in the supported device for better
location sharing and also finds out nearby places and guides users to the
places of their choice. It also has features like messaging and photo sharing.
With
Windows operating system, the Nokia Pulse app has also evolved a bit more by
adding a host of new features to its kitty. With Windows Phone 8, users of
Nokia Pulse app can get turn-by-turn navigation to any place posted in a
conversation, along with the ability to receive real time conversation updates
while within the app.
Users
can share their Pulse message to Facebook or on Twitter. Also one can set any
photo within a conversation as a featured photo - all you need is to pin the
conversation to Start, your cover photo will appear on the Live Tile. The Nokia
Pulse application can be downloaded either from the Nokia beta labs.
