Ramkumar K R

Well, I had posted earlier that few were developed few on my tube’s screen, I do not feel I am the only one facing the same. There are certainly many around the world concerned about damage on their touchscreen like me..

I have ordered for a screen guard from ebay for my tube, well Nokia should have given one bundled with the tube

I looked at my web analytics tool, there are many people reached this blog by searching on Google with terms like

This clearly gives a proof of the worry and frustration on Nokia 5800 users..

What do you feel?

I own a Nokia 5800 Xpressmusic ! Well there are things to be proud about owning this as well as some negatives. I faced the earpiece problem of Nokia 5800 which the initial lot of them had. Luckily it got fixed.

Then came scratches on my Nokia 5800 Xpressmusic’s touchscreen. I liked using the stylus provided by Nokia for my 5800 tube, but once scratches developed on my touchscreen, I went back to using just my fingers for everything on it. Stopped using handwriting recognition and adapted to using just the full qwerty keyboard using my fingers. Thanks to the different editing options provided.

I learnt that using a screen guard is must for these phones for using them for a considerable duration without damaging the screen. I researched on ebay to buy a good screen protector for my tube and finalized a clear screen protector for my Nokia 5800 Xpressmusic. Actually the seller sells two types of screen protectors – clear screen and mirror screen. Clear screen is the usual transparent thing, while mirror screen gives a flashy mirror like look when the phone is not in use (backlight is off). I chose the clearscreen one as it is cheap over the mirror one. It costed just 5$ (USD) for me for a set of 5 pieces. You can replace an old one with a new one as it get worn out, hence the extra pieces were bought. So hence just 1$ a piece.

The screenguard which I purchased is still in transit, so anxiously waiting for it and for using the stylus again !

By the way, if you have bought Nokia 5800 Xpressmusic, make sure to use a screenguard if you are planning to use the stylus. The stylus is soft, but when the phone is exposed to tiny dust particles, it gets stuck to the screen and when the stylus moves it pushes these particles and make tiny scratches on the screen. These scratches can be of any size depending on the pressure you apply on the screen. thats my experience. If your phone is new, try getting a screenguard before the screen get spoiled. These screenguards are easily removable, hence you can replace as they go bad.

Post your experience with Nokia 5800 Touchscreen here.

I had earlier posted list of Nokia 5800 Xpressmusic Tube Apps few days back. Those are the ones I am using on my tube.

In the same list I had mentioned about the GMail for Mobile app which is being used in my Nokia 5800. ‘Gmail for Mobile’ is a Java based gmail client in nokia 5800 provided by Google. Well this post says ‘Official GMail Mobile for Nokia 5800 Xpressmusic ‘Tube”, dont take me wrong, GMail for Mobile do not have a specific version for Nokia 5800, instead the one available (version 2.0.6 when I write this post) is compatible with Nokia 5800 tube as well!

Following is the snapshot of my login screen I posted earlier, but had mentioned that it is not properly a fit for Nokia 5800 since it had the gaming control buttons on GMail for Mobile screen and it was seeming as if this app is not exactly suitable for Nokia 5800 Xpressmusic.

Well I was too early into my conclusions, which I would like to correct here. Following is the snapshot of same app without those ugly looking buttons. Isn’t it looking better?

GMail for Mobile is available for download at http://m.google.com/mail, when you open this link on your mobile browser. Open this link on your Nokia 5800’s own browser, download and install the app.

Once you install the app, go to Settings > Application Manager > Installed App. On the list of applications, locate GMail for Mobile you just installed. Highlight it (select by touching with your finger once), then on the Options menu, open ‘Suite Settings’. This opens a list of application settings for the app on your ‘Tube’. Switch off ‘On-screen keyboard’, to remove those buttons as in my first snap from the application screen.

Now start GMail for Mobile app, you will get a full screen view of the application. You can further customize the app by opening settings inside the application. Select larger fonts for a better menu and readability.

Post your comments !

Well, I saw someone asking this question somewhere, so this post !

On the main menu on Nokia 5800 Xpressmusic, you might have seen a section called ‘Download’, This section is provided by Nokia to share useful softwares which can be used in the host mobile phone.

Following is a snapshot of the Nokia 5800 main menu, this screenshot is taken by using ScreenSnap.

On exploring the download section (You would need an internet connection to use the ‘Download’. If your mobile service provider has provided this option, its fine, else use the wifi option on the phone to connect to your home wireless network), one can find useful downloads such as applications, images, videos etc.

Go to the application section (your phone will take few minutes to refresh content from internet, this is normal, leave the phone to refresh content), you can see something like below.

Install the Zip application as well as other ones you need. You can now open zip files on your Nokia 5800 Xpressmusic. When you try to open any zip file, this application will do the job of extracting and opening zip file contents in your Nokia 5800 tube !

[UPDATE]

The above post was made when Nokia OVI was not released. After Nokia OVI was released, what you could find under downloads was just the Nokia OVI application.

Do not panic, just download Nokia OVI application, you may be required to create a new OVI account if you do not have one. After installing the app, start the app and search for the Zip application mentioned above. Install the Zip application from OVI, and that’s it you should be able to open zip files in your Nokia 5800 Xpressmusic.