[news] Rovio cooperation - Angry Birds Stella launcher

Angry Birds Stella launcher for Android phones by Jolla and Rovio

Helsinki, Finland / Hangzhou, China – October 17, 2014: Jolla, the mobile company from Finland, today announced the world premier of the long-awaited Jolla Launcher proudly in collaboration with Rovio Entertainment featuring an exclusive Angry Birds Stella experience.

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[news] Rovio cooperation - Angry Birds Stella launcher

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Exclusive Angry Birds content on Android smartphones using the intuitive multitasking user experience of Jolla’s own mobile operating system Sailfish OS. This is what Angry Birds Stella Launcher by Jolla brings to you:

• Jolla Launcher’s multitasking user experience
• exclusive Stella wallpaper
• unique themed ringtones
• unlimited, quick access to ToonsTV

Peter Vesterbacka, Mighty Eagle of Rovio comments:

“Our Toons.tv has racked up more than 3 billion views and with the Angry Birds Stella Launcher all this fantastic content is just one swipe away. With Angry Birds Toons Season 2 and the Angry Birds Stella animated series just around the corner, we are delighted to offer the Angry Birds Stella Launcher to all our fans with Android devices together with Jolla, the mobile company from Finland.”

Sami Pienimäki, Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Jolla comments:

“The Angry Birds Stella Launcher is a fantastic example of the capabilities of Jolla’s launcher as a platform for high value brands such as Rovio's Angry Birds. Our long co-operation with Rovio has been a great journey, and we are excited to announce this exclusive version of the Jolla Launcher for all Angry Birds fans around the world, free of charge.”

The Angry Birds Stella Launcher runs best on devices that support

• Android version 4.3 or higher
• screen size of 4” to 5.5"
• the recommended memory is 2GB of RAM

Examples of compatible devices include the Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung Galaxy S5, Nexus 4, or Nexus 5

Images from Taobao app store

Availability

This launcher is first available for free to download at Chinese app stores Taobao (link to Chinese store) and UC (direct link to apk). Downloads from Google Play Store and other application stores will be announced in the near future.

Jolla and Rovio are also jointly showcasing the application at the Alibaba Worldwide Developer Conference at Hangzhou, China.

Find out more at http://jolla.com/stella

Notes

This launcher app is not for Jolla. However, Angry Birds games including Stella (available since September 4th, 2014), can be installed on Jolla as Android apps, and Toons.tv episodes are directly available using Jolla Browser. For the exclusive ambiences and ringtones, Jolla owners are to wait for more news from this cooperation

Toons.tv on Jolla browser

Angry Birds Stella on Jolla

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More images from UC app store

Read more: Link to FAQ by Jolla

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Source: Press release by Jolla (pdf)
Image source: jolla.com/stella, app.taobao.com, apps.uc.cn
Published: October 17, 2014 07:01 UTC
Updated: October 20, 2014 12:09 UTC