Nokia Download Has Changed

And I do hope it is for the better...

There are new icons and some new apps...

For the 5800, the Nokia VPN Client is now available...

Contents varies from country to country, but I think the icon changes are global in nature...

Try it out! Update your Nokia S60 "Download"

3-Finger Salute for 5800 - Full Hard Reset

Do note that this will only work with 5800 with V.20.0.012

1. With your 5800 turned off,
2. Press and hold [Green] + [Red] + [Camera] Keys (that's the Green Call Button and the Red End Button respectively)
3. Turn phone ON, and keep pressing it until you see the Nokia Shaking Hands Logo.

Of course the Default code is still 12345.

Do this if your device is not turning on properly and you do not have quick access to the nearest Nokia Care Point.

Put the Pencil Key in your Nokia 5800 XM

One of the biggest shortcomings of the 5800 is that it doesn't have the "Pencil Key" anymore (also called the ABC or "the shift" key). It is the key that allows you to do multiple selection. Older S60 Nokias have this, the new one don't have it anymore. Well, here is a workaround:

1. Download the The Pencil application here
2. Click English on the left side if you dont understand Russian, I am sure many of you don't and it is better than babel fish.
3. Symbian Signed the application here
4. Install it and Run it, you will see just a RED screen, (well, what can i say they are Russians) on y case I click on the green call button (it will be assigned as my "default pencil key"), then click save (to save of course) and then press back.
5. and now if I press green key and i scroll and i can now do multiple selection, just like the old "Pencil Key"

Signing it was quite easy too... just select all the categories...

Cheers all! And do give the guy a donation...

just updated the broken link, try it now folks...

SMS Cleaner - A Fix for the "Curse of Silence" Bug

And so Nokia rolled its sleaves and got into cleaning this irritant...

This application can clean a Nokia S60 3rd Edition (Initial or Feature Pack 1) based device, which may have received a so called “Curse of Silence” SMS message, and thereby restricted from receiving any new SMS messages.

After you have installed the application, it will ask for execution permission. During execution, application attempts to clean received Curse of Silence-messages from your phone. After execution the application will be deinstalled and phone will be restarted.
You can download and install this application in several ways:

• Input www.europe.nokia.com/smscleaner into your phone's browser (where available) to access this page and download SMS Cleaner file directly to your phone and install
• Download SMS Cleaner to your PC, transfer it to your memory card or phone memory and install the application
• Download SMS Cleaner to your PC and use Nokia PC Suite to install the application into your phone

Please note that there may be “Curse of Silence” messages queued up in the SMS Center of your Operator Network. In this case you might need to install and run the application again.

Please refer to this Nokia product overview to identify if your product has S60 3rd Edition operating system http://www.forum.nokia.com/devices/matrix_all_1.html


Get the full thing here-> http://europe.nokia.com/smscleaner

And do remeber that only S60 1st Edition are vulnerable to this bug, and it can still be avoided easily...

Nokia N97: The Best of E and N Series Worlds

Somebody have posted in another forum that Nokia will be watching closely the sale of N97, since accordingly this will dictate some of Nokia's pipeline projects, particularly where their S60 phones are heading...

IMHO, for the 1st time since the Nokia S60 world was divided into N and E series, we have a potential handset that will offer both worlds, well I am assuming that many of the "business related services" that used to be only E-series enjoy will be ported to the whole S60 spectrum, as in the case of the Mail for Exchange and Lotus Notes supports as an example.

One of the things that I really miss from the E90 is the qwerty, well that and the super big wide screen. With the N97, it may not offer the same sized screen on the E90 nor is the keyboard same as the E90, however it is very close to it, in many aspect. Of course, one can not say anything about the actual usage coz we simply have not used it, but, then as a 5800 user who have used the E90, one can easily surmise what one can expect from the N97 as far as screen and qwerty are concerned. With that in mind, I think there is a big possibility that i wont need a New Communicator, and if Nokia sees that too, quite possibly the E90 might be the last communicator...

or one can just simply say, the N97- is an N-series with a Communicator heart or the N97 is actually a communicator, masquerading as an N-series...

What to Expect from the New Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Firware v. 11.0.08

The upcoming Nokia 5800 XpressMusic firmware will be v11.0.08. Some have already installed it and even others are receiving their new units with this firmware already installed in their Nokia 5800.

The changelog of this firmware are as follows:

• Homepage is not defined for Vodafone Live!
• Last word disappears when selecting receiver in SMS.
• My Nokia: phone displays “#” in front of Application name.
• During Back-Up & Restore operation, calendar entries are not restored.
• Operator menu link within Welcome application.
• Invalid message pops up before playing the file received via Bluetooth.
• Input Method, VKB just display number when selecting a WLAN access point which contains a password.
• Chinese box HWR control buttons and FS HWR control bar are too small.
• Unable to add image to Contact bar from Gallery when there is about 5 GB of data in memory card.
• In Arabic UI, in calendar, the arrows on the top are reversed in week view and day view.
• UI-rotation is too sensitive.
• Search: Google search service is missing in Search.
• Contact could not display when switch numbers in Singtel 2-in-1 SIM card.
• Maps: Wrong layout of the strings in the Maps search and favorites views.
• Could not send new email if user name and password is not pre-defined.
• Phone drops from service when both A5/3 +GEA3 used simultaneously with WLAN.
• The Messaging application crashes a lot specially when replying or trying to send SMS you have to remove battery to be able to use the device again.
• License Manager for Maps is not integrated to SW.
• 5.0 Touch: Phonebook crashing when adding detail: Birthday, Anniversary.
• Web screen is messed up - Non stop Music Player “Library update”.
• Clock, Alarm is inactive when phone is power off.
• APN Configuration Settings Update to be used for the Setting Wizard.
• Ex-Factory settings are wrong - UE unable to open Setting Wizard.
• StartUpSettings version updated.
• Phone lost correct time during power off.
• USSD: “Call Control Send USSD” command.
• UE drops from 3G, then cannot sync to 3G cells.
• Browser: Flash objects causes problems while browsing

thats all for now, and have a Merry Red 5800 Christmas!

5800 XM Tips and Tricks

1) To bring out the Shortcuts on your Screen/Desktop-> Settings/Personal/Home Screen/Home Screen Theme and select Shortcut bar, you can then select which shortcut to display if goto "Shortcuts". This will also bring out the "Track" playing being displayed when you open the Music Player.

2) Tap the Clock to bring out the Clock menu and make your alarm, alarm repeat is now built-in.

3) Tap the "General" or Date (the set Profile besides the clock) and the Profile selection menu pops out, almost similar to pressing the "Power" button in all S60, but here the Remove memory is not shown, but "Calendar" shortcut is included and the other profiles as well.

4) If you are on the Numeric Keypad, pressing the [#] key alternately will toggle the General and Silent Profiles, same as before, which means long press on zero [0] will bring out bookmarks for the Web.

5) Tapping on the displayed To do or Calendar entry will bring you immediately to that particular item.

6) Tapping the Active Icon on the Top Left (near the battery indicator) will give you shortcuts for any of the active icons.

7) Long press on the Green Call Button will still activate the Voice Command Prompt

8) Long press on the center button is similar to the Long press on the "Menu" key (the yin-yang key on most S60) which will bring out the menu for all the active applications.

9) Go to Applications/File Manager and setup "Backup" for automated backup schedule of your phone data.

10) Get the Red one and partner it with the Red Nokia BH-503 Bluetooth Stereo Headset for an awesome sonic experience!

XpressMusic to the Max

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic partnered with the Nokia BH-503 Bluetooth Stereo Headset, it can't get any better than this!

This headset is a bass freak! It really rocks!

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is Here - Unboxing Pics

So far all I can say is WOW!

This is my 3rd day of using it, and so far I had one problem wherein after I connected my Nokia BH-900 Bluetooth headset, I can not make any calls at because there was this shrieking-high-pitched-sound that was emanating from the handset which simply was not allowing any outgoing or incoming call. Solution: Full Factory Reset using the trusted *#7370#.

This is it for now, I will post more as I used this baby more each day...

5800 Live Demo Video- I think One of the Best

More Nokia 5800 Tube Official Photos from Nokia

do you want more???

Nokia 5800 - Tube in Action and Photos

Photo Source-> Symbian.SmashPop.Net