Nokia N8 Megathread

shadowninty

I was making a point, and now you attack me without evidence
updates have been painfully slow so far... telling workers their jobs wont be there next year will make them work harder

Finland has been shedding these kind of jobs for a while, and having worked on Symbian for Nokia isn't gonna help you out

Italia

Attack you without evidence?
What are you on about?

I simply responded to what actually occurs in real life. Your post was plain supposition. The fact that Finland has been shedding these jobs for years does not mean that these people will never work again just because they are ex-Nokia Symbian programmers (which is what your post implied).

If my response was a bit sharp, maybe it was also due to the fact that you seem to pop into this forum regularly, pontificate on some anti-nokia / anti symbian crap and then move off again - just like a troll.

I think we all get the message that you don't like either Nokia or Symbian, and you are perfectly entitled to this opinion. However, some of us do like Nokia products or, at least, don't have such a deep rooted animosity towards them.

shadowninty wrote: »

I was making a point, and now you attack me without evidence
updates have been painfully slow so far... telling workers their jobs wont be there next year will make them work harder

Finland has been shedding these kind of jobs for a while, and having worked on Symbian for Nokia isn't gonna help you out

spankmaster2000

Hi folks,

I'm a bit late to the game, but I just got myself an N8 last week.

So far, it's an absolutely awesome phone, except, the vibration settings are horriffically weedy!

I've taken a quick search here, but couldn't see any fix.

Anyone know how to beef it up a bit?

(This is exactly what I'm talking about!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKyAbquXeMo

deco nate

spankmaster2000 wrote: »

Hi folks,

I'm a bit late to the game, but I just got myself an N8 last week.

So far, it's an absolutely awesome phone, except, the vibration settings are horriffically weedy!

I've taken a quick search here, but couldn't see any fix.

Anyone know how to beef it up a bit?

(This is exactly what I'm talking about!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKyAbquXeMo

goto settings,profile..select profile...personalise
scroll down and you will see it near the bottom

dr ro

anyone installed the n desk app which enables you to use ios style system on n8 if you're into that sort of thing. which i'm not, obviously.

JonnyM

when i hook up my N8 to my laptop it gives me 3 options of memory to look in mass,card and another one which escapes my mind at the min. Is it possible to change this so it gives me the option to install photos direct to my laptop and how does one do it???

thanks:pac:

dr ro

when connected, from home screen, tap battery icon then select connectivity, usb then choice of what format you require.

rickyjb

Does anyone else have a problem with the phone not saving your call log (dialled numbers, missed calls etc.) for more than 1-2 days??

And before anyone mentions I definitely have the option set to store for the longest time possible, think it was 30 days.

KrisW

JonnyM wrote: »

when i hook up my N8 to my laptop it gives me 3 options of memory to look in mass,card and another one which escapes my mind at the min. Is it possible to change this so it gives me the option to install photos direct to my laptop and how does one do it???
thanks:pac:

Your phone can behave in a few different way for USB (Settings > Connectivity > USB ). These are as follows:

Ovi Suite: Phone expects to talk to an installed copy of Nokia's Ovi Suite software on the PC.
Mass Storage: Phone pretends to be a USB mass storage device (like a big expensive USB key and card-reader )
Media Sync: Phone will pretend to be a music player, for the benefit of Microsoft-compatible music software.
Connect PC to Internet: a.k.a. "Tethering", the Phone pretends to be an ethernet adapter, and shares its data connection with the PC.

To do what you want, you need to choose "Mass Storage" mode.

Now, when you plug in the phone, you'll see some new "disks" appear. One of these is the inbuilt flash storage where your photos and media are usually kept. From the phone, this one is called "Drive E:, Mass Memory". There will be folders named "Images", "Music", "Videos" on this one. Your photos will be in "Images/Camera", you can just copy them from there directly.

If you have a MicroSD card that you've inserted into the phone, this will also be listed on your PC. On the phone's side, this one is called "Drive F:, Memory Card". Obviously, if you've no MicroSD card inserted in the phone, this won't show up on your PC.

It's also possible you're also seeing the phone's own private storage (called "Drive C:, Phone Memory" on the phone). This is where the applications keep their settings, so you should avoid filling it with music files.

jm99

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jm99

my n8 wont send my e-mails. there just in the outbox but wont send. i cant open them, cancel them or get them to send. any ideas. there not big, just a couple of paragraphs. if i was sure they wouldnt send i'd just send them again from my laptop. any ideas? thanks

jm99

jm99 wrote: »

my n8 wont send my e-mails. there just in the outbox but wont send. i cant open them, cancel them or get them to send. any ideas. there not big, just a couple of paragraphs. if i was sure they wouldnt send i'd just send them again from my laptop. any ideas? thanks

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sorry i,m bad, have it sorted. trying half the day. just keep finger pressed on email and then activate follow up.

cena

Anyone make video calls yet. mine says its not supported by network (vodafone). Any reason way

mollser

Well this phone just got a whole heap better in my eyes - I installed Nokia Big Screen on it and all I can say is, well WOW! Paired up with the Wii remote control it works so well, the video quality is terrific on a HD tele, user interface is rather like Apple TV, incredibly smooth.

If they can just integrate a web browser into this it could easily be an alternative to a media box I was thinking of geting (lacking the storage obviously, but as a portable media player).

Highly recommend to all.

Quick q: Does any other phone offer something as cool as this? If not, they should be flaunting this aspect of the phone with no shame.

rickyjb

mollser wrote: »

Well this phone just got a whole heap better in my eyes - I installed Nokia Big Screen on it and all I can say is, well WOW! Paired up with the Wii remote control it works so well, the video quality is terrific on a HD tele, user interface is rather like Apple TV, incredibly smooth.

If they can just integrate a web browser into this it could easily be an alternative to a media box I was thinking of geting (lacking the storage obviously, but as a portable media player).

Highly recommend to all.

Quick q: Does any other phone offer something as cool as this? If not, they should be flaunting this aspect of the phone with no shame.

I'm confused, doesn't the HDMI cable allow you to view whatever you like from your phone as in it just sends the screen directly? So what does this app do that you can't do without it?

g0g

rickyjb wrote: »

I'm confused, doesn't the HDMI cable allow you to view whatever you like from your phone as in it just sends the screen directly? So what does this app do that you can't do without it?

Just makes it all look a bit fancier - it's a "nice" interface for playing music / videos / photos. Not sure if the Wiimote pairing works without that software too?

mollser

rickyjb wrote: »

I'm confused, doesn't the HDMI cable allow you to view whatever you like from your phone as in it just sends the screen directly? So what does this app do that you can't do without it?

You're right, you can do it direct from the phone. But the app provides a really good user interface to browse your media and ability to use a wii controller as a remote control. It makes it all look very very slick.

Funny cos UI is the one big thing that Nokia get so much stick over, but they have this particular app bang on

rickyjb

mollser wrote: »

You're right, you can do it direct from the phone. But the app provides a really good user interface to browse your media and ability to use a wii controller as a remote control. It makes it all look very very slick.

Funny cos UI is the one big thing that Nokia get so much stick over, but they have this particular app bang on

If the wiimote is a bluetooth device you should be able to pair it anyway.

And if the interface this app provides is better than the default ones why didn't they use this interface for the whole phone?!! There are already music/picture/video browsers on the phone, why would they give you an alternative interface depending on where the screen is being projected to?

I recently plugged my phone into a TV with the HDMI cable and was pleasantly surprised that it worked the same way as plugging my laptop in does, it's one of the best things about the phone.

I'm sure it's a nice app to use but the logic behind it's creation still defeats me. I'm gona have to try it out for myself I think:)

mrphantuan

The way that the whole OVI thing is moving is obviously an attempt to do this but it just isn't seamless enough yet. The mail service is buggy and slow, the store is brutal, the music service is pretty meh and maps, while good, isn't available across the board yet.

They seem to be stalling for the universal move to QT so that they can develop one basic application for the various platforms they have. Their development teams seem to be far too stretched at the moment and they are letting the ball drop far too often.




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rickyjb

mrphantuan wrote: »

The way that the whole OVI thing is moving is obviously an attempt to do this but it just isn't seamless enough yet. The mail service is buggy and slow, the store is brutal, the music service is pretty meh and maps, while good, isn't available across the board yet.

They seem to be stalling for the universal move to QT so that they can develop one basic application for the various platforms they have. Their development teams seem to be far too stretched at the moment and they are letting the ball drop far too often.

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A decent email app and music player should be the very first things to get right on a phone like this advertising great connectivity/storage etc. but they've failed pretty badly on both counts and don't seem to be doing much to rectify the situation. Given the hardware behind this phone it's a real pity they didn't develop and test the software properly, I'm so sick of inconsistent programs and random crashes/freezes. Simple things like the alarm clock or just turning the screen don't work which really spoils some of the better features such as the HDMI connectivity (as mentioned above).

Initially I was telling myself that it would all be fixed with some magical update but I think I've lost faith in that now. Hey I can't even download the new PR update so it wouldn't be much good to me anyway!!

shadowninty

you could just flash it unofficially.. not hard

mollser

rickyjb wrote: »

If the wiimote is a bluetooth device you should be able to pair it anyway.

And if the interface this app provides is better than the default ones why didn't they use this interface for the whole phone?!! There are already music/picture/video browsers on the phone, why would they give you an alternative interface depending on where the screen is being projected to?

I recently plugged my phone into a TV with the HDMI cable and was pleasantly surprised that it worked the same way as plugging my laptop in does, it's one of the best things about the phone.

I'm sure it's a nice app to use but the logic behind it's creation still defeats me. I'm gona have to try it out for myself I think:)

You should try it out for yourself - i guess the interface is designed to look well on a big screen rather than a 3" screen. Go on, give it a go, you should be pleasantly surprised! Its the kind of gimmick that the apple fanboys would wet themselves over IF an iphone could do it:p

BrookieD

I was using Big Screen at the weekend, very very good, the quality of the hdmi output on my 42in samsung was amazing, if you can pair wiimote to the device can you get a games emulator and play a few old skool games via the hdmi out on this???

dr ro

mollser wrote: »

You should try it out for yourself - i guess the interface is designed to look well on a big screen rather than a 3" screen. Go on, give it a go, you should be pleasantly surprised! Its the kind of gimmick that the apple fanboys would wet themselves over IF an iphone could do it:p

Steve jobs' successor will probably 'invent' it for apple in about 3 years!

rickyjb

mollser wrote: »

You should try it out for yourself - i guess the interface is designed to look well on a big screen rather than a 3" screen. Go on, give it a go, you should be pleasantly surprised! Its the kind of gimmick that the apple fanboys would wet themselves over IF an iphone could do it:p

Ok, you've convinced me I'll give it a go:) It'll be next week before I get a chance though...

cena

The Internet radio app is so great. Plenty too choose from.

g0g

Please excuse if this is a blonde question!

I've left the original screen protector on my phone. Am I right in saying it'll only recognise touch by a human finger? If I ever try using the phone with a glove or with a stylus thingy I got on dealextreme or anything I can find around the table to poke it with at the moment it won't work!?

jimmynokia

it will still work with a glove or stylus yes

cena

g0g wrote: »

Please excuse if this is a blonde question!

I've left the original screen protector on my phone. Am I right in saying it'll only recognise touch by a human finger? If I ever try using the phone with a glove or with a stylus thingy I got on dealextreme or anything I can find around the table to poke it with at the moment it won't work!?

I'v tried a stylus from the ds and it didn't work. no you won't get it working wearing gloves. it seems too be only finger touching that it well work.

also o2 are selling a cover for the phone now 20 euro. i still have the screen protector on that came with the phone.

Italia

I bought a stylus and a set of 6 screen protectors from fleabay - works perfectly.
maybe its the type of stylus? You need a stylus that works on a capacitance screen