You might have already used the Nokia Software Updater to update your phone software. Nokia has make it official on their main site.

Nokia today announced that the Nokia Software Updater application is now available from selected Nokia local support web pages as well as http://www.nokia.com/softwareupdate. Nokia is expanding the program to enable people to update their own mobile device software without having to visit a service point. So far, over three quarters of a million people have updated their Nokia device using Nokia Software Updater according to Nokia.

"As mobile devices become more intelligent, software updates make it possible for us to provide a better experience for people by adding and updating functions," said Jarkko Sakki, Director, Multimedia Customer Care, Nokia. "For example, the recent software update for the Nokia N80 added support for internet calls. The Nokia Software Updater can make it fast and easy for people to get the latest software for their compatible Nokia device. As mobile devices become more like computers in terms of performance, it's a natural step for us to offer internet based software updates so that people can have the best available capabilities in their Nokia device."

Initially available only in English, the Nokia Software Updater is now available in almost 40 different langugages. The link to Nokia Software Updater is also available in the most recent versions of Nokia PC Suite software.

Once the application is installed on a compatible computer, users can connect their compatible Nokia device via a USB cable and Nokia Software Updater automatically detects the device type, and whether any required software updates are needed and it then guides users through the updating process.

A list of the supported phone are posted on the updater site

Nokia E50
Nokia E60
Nokia E61
Nokia E70
Nokia N70
Nokia N71
Nokia N72
Nokia N73
Nokia N80
Nokia N91
Nokia N92
Nokia N93
 Nokia 3250
Nokia 5200
Nokia 5300
  XpressMusic
Nokia 5500 Sport
Nokia 6085
Nokia 6125
Nokia 6126
Nokia 6131
Nokia 6136
Nokia 6151
Nokia 6233
Nokia 6234
Nokia 6270
Nokia 6288
Nokia 6630
Nokia 6680
Nokia 6681
Nokia 6682
Nokia 7370
Nokia 7373
Nokia 7390