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codedivine wrote:Hmm may be I will try that, thanks. Any info on whether Nokia will fix "Connect PC to internet" then?For tethering, It turns out "Connect PC to internet" option in the USB settings does not work x(
Instead, put it in "Ovi Suite" mode and connect via the ovi suite.
codedivine wrote:So this is a well-known problem? Voldenuit did you see this too?For USB mass storage mode, basically if you connect it in USB mass storage mode the 16gb internal drive becomes unavailable to Symbian while it is connected to the computer. So if your applications were installed to mass storage, they will become unavailable as well and the phone will think the applications disappeared. Similarly, if your wallpaper had also been on the internal drive, it becomes unavailable as well. When you unplug, after a few moments it should go back to normal.
Voldenuit wrote:Nice find. I will have to check it out. Too bad there is no setting for PDF files in the "default application" setting though. Can I open the PDF with AlternateReader when I am under FileManager?AlternateReader is a free open source PDF and DJVU reader. It has fullscreen view, granular zoom levels and auto-resume, all things the stock N8 Reader lacks. No text reflow though (also missing on stock reader).
Flying Fox wrote:codedivine wrote:So this is a well-known problem? Voldenuit did you see this too?For USB mass storage mode, basically if you connect it in USB mass storage mode the 16gb internal drive becomes unavailable to Symbian while it is connected to the computer. So if your applications were installed to mass storage, they will become unavailable as well and the phone will think the applications disappeared. Similarly, if your wallpaper had also been on the internal drive, it becomes unavailable as well. When you unplug, after a few moments it should go back to normal.
Flying Fox wrote:Nice find. I will have to check it out. Too bad there is no setting for PDF files in the "default application" setting though. Can I open the PDF with AlternateReader when I am under FileManager?
Flying Fox wrote:Another bug: have anyone seen Battery Monitor showing "Analyzing... Active usage time (-1%)"? I am staring at it right now and I wonder if you guys have seen it too. At one point I uninstalled the app and reinstalled. It seemed to come back. Now it is just normal use and I am just a little less than 10% battery left and it's going crazy on me again.
Voldenuit wrote:OK, so I've done a bit of testing with the updated video playback with subtitle support.
GOOD NEWS:
It works. Subs are very legible. Subs will automatically play as long as they are in the same directory and have the same filename as the video file.
BAD NEWS:
It's very restrictive. It only works with external (.SRT and .SUB) subs. Trying to play a .mkv file with muxed softsubs (in .SRT format) crashed the player. After that, the video playback codec refused to work until the phone was rebooted.
For the most part, it's a checkbox feature. The extremely limited compatibility and lack of graceful recovery means that you'll probably never bother to use your N8 to play all those foreign movies and TV shows you watch. Or even SDH subs.
Crayon Shin Chan wrote:My Maxis? You're in Malaysia aren't you?
BTW that camera is fabulous. GSMArena wasn't kidding around when they said this was the phone to get for snapping photos.
I'm still not getting a Nokia touchscreen, though - ever since the colour phones came out, their interface has become extremely weird. I'm still on a 1100, and to me its interface is pretty intuitive.
End User wrote:
codedivine wrote:Well the bad news is that now I don't think any new developers will come to Symbian. I am still happy with the device though but I guess I will not recommend any Symbian devices any longer to people looking for a phone.
End User wrote:
Voldenuit wrote:A new OTa update has been released for the N8:
http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/ite ... lable_.php
It adds a point revision to the web browser, landscape dialer, improved mail and GPS integration and editing capability to the office suite.
Voldenuit wrote:Picked up an AT&T SIM and stuck it in the phone a couple days ago. The phone auto-configured WAP, Internet etc without a hitch.
Still not getting the OTA updated on my phone, though. Anyone know how to flash it to US firmware?
Flying Fox wrote:Voldenuit wrote:Picked up an AT&T SIM and stuck it in the phone a couple days ago. The phone auto-configured WAP, Internet etc without a hitch.
Still not getting the OTA updated on my phone, though. Anyone know how to flash it to US firmware?
AFAIK you need to change product code in order to pick up US firmware. What's wrong with your "native" firmware btw?
codedivine wrote:Anyone gotten Anna on their handsets yet? I am still waiting for an update.
Sorry for the necro, but seemed like the most appropriate thread to post this