Installation via PC

The latest version of the Skyfire browser for touchscreen and non-touchscreen devices requires Windows Mobile 5 or 6. (VGA Windows Mobile devices are not yet supported.)

The following steps describe how to install Skyfire on a touchscreen device. The same steps apply for installing Skyfire on a non-touchscreen device.

Note: Before beginning to install Skyfire, we recommend that you first stop all processes currently running on your device. To do this, select Start | Settings and click on the System tab. Then select Memory, select the Running Programs tab and select Stop All.

To install Skyfire on a Windows Mobile device:

1. Go to www.skyfire.com.

The Skyfire website homepage is displayed.


Figure 1. Skyfire Homepage
2. Click on the "Get Skyfire Now" link at the top of the page or on the "Get it Now!" button.

The Sign up for Skyfire Open Beta page is displayed.


Figure 2. Skyfire Sign-up Page
3. Enter the following information:

• Your name
• Your email address
  (This is your unique Skyfire ID and cannot be changed)
• Confirm your email address
• Your mobile phone number

4. In the "What kind of phone do you have?" field, select the Windows Mobile 5 or 6 radio button.

5. Click Submit.

Shortly, you will receive two communications from Skyfire:

• An SMS containing the link to download the Skyfire beta. See Installing from our SMS with over-the-air download link for the steps required to install Skyfire from an SMS message.
• An email confirmation of your sign-up and containing the link to download the Skyfire beta. Read below for the steps required to install Skyfire via your PC from our email message.

If you do not receive an SMS within a short time, you can have it re-sent at www.skyfire.com/users/resend.

When installing Skyfire via your PC from the download link in the email confirmation we sent you, please connect your device to the PC via USB cable for faster installation.

To install Skyfire from your beta sign-up confirmation email:

1. Open the email message from Skyfire.

The subject line of this email is Skyfire Open Beta Confirmation. Please look in your spam filters if you do not receive it shortly after you sign up for the beta on our website.


Figure 3. Email from Skyfire
2. Click on the Download to PC link.

The Download Skyfire Now page is displayed.


Figure 4. Download Skyfire Now
Select Windows Mobile with touchscreen or Windows Mobile without touchscreen.

3. Enter a password and confirm it.

4. Click Submit.

The Download Skyfire Now page is displayed.


Figure 5. Download Skyfire Now
5. Click on the link to download Skyfire.

You are given the option to open or save the Skyfire installation file.

6. Save the installer (e.g. .cab) file to your PC.

7. Copy the .cab file to the device folder on your PC.


Figure 6. Device Folder on PC
8. On your device, select Start | File Explorer, and browse to the folder in which you have saved the Skyfire installation .cab file.


Figure 7. File Explorer
9. Click on the .cab file.

You are asked to choose a location to install Skyfire. You can install directly to the device or to a storage card. We strongly recommend that you install to the device, which is the default selection.


Figure 8. Choose Install Location
10. When you have chosen an install location, select "Install".

The next screen allows you to install the Skyfire Home Screen Search bar. This option adds a Skyfire widget to your Windows Mobile Today screen and allows you to enter URLs or Search terms without first starting Skyfire. Leave this option selected to see this feature in action.


Figure 9. Install Skyfire Home Screen Search
11. Select Next.

Skyfire is now installed.

12. Select Launch.

The Skyfire beta evaluation agreement page is displayed.


Figure 10. Beta Evaluation Agreement
13. Click Accept to indicate acceptance of the license agreement.

A data usage charges warning is displayed. This warning is only displayed during initial setup, it will not appear when you next launch Skyfire.


Figure 11. Usage Charges Warning
14. Click OK.

You are asked to enter your email address and password. This step is required only during initial setup, it will not appear when you next launch Skyfire.


Figure 12. Email Address and Password
15. When you have entered your email address and password, click Enter.

After a short loading period, the Skyfire start page is displayed.


Figure 13. Skyfire Start Page
Welcome to Skyfire!

Next time, when you launch Skyfire, you will go straight to the Skyfire Start Page. You may be asked whether you want Skyfire as your default browser.