How to: Getting more apps to your N900 – Adding application catalogues to app manager.
[Update: Be warned, some apps from this catalogue may harm your N900]
As a N900 user, you might be aware that although Ovi isn’t yet officially ready for the N900, you can still get buckets of apps via the app manager.
[App Manager>Download>Refresh]
With the app manager you can download lists of applications from predefined “Application Catalogues”. (If you haven’t already, make sure all preloaded catalogues aren’t set to “disabled”.)
If you’re new to the platform, you might not know that you can add application catalogues to the N900. A great one to try is
“Maemo.org extras testing“.
To create a new catalogue go to:
- App Manager
- Hit settings, i.e. the bar that says “Application manager”
- Click “Application catalogues”
- Click “New”
- Enter in details as shown in screenshots below.
- Catalogue Name: maemo.org extras testing
- Web Address: http://repository.maemo.org/extras-testing
- Distribution: fremantle
- Components: free non-free
You’ll get access to a bunch more apps than what’s available by standard ( – I think I must have tried out at least 20 in an hour), and I think this catalogue gets updated more frequently.
EXTRAS DEVEL
For PR1.2 firmware:
Application manager --> Application catalogs --> New Catalog name: maemo.org Web address: http://repository.maemo.org/extras/ Distribution: fremantle-1.2 Components: free non-free BEFORE PR1.2 firmware
Application manager --> Application catalogs --> New Catalog name: maemo.org Web address: http://repository.maemo.org/extras/ Distribution: fremantle Components: free non-free
[There's also "Red Pill" mode for some more settings and packages, but if what's said above is new to you, you most definitely will not need to check that out. It isn't even intended for majority of developers or power users.]
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what is the maemo.org extra testing website? can you please pst the full site. on the pics above only show up to ”extr” what is the rest please?
Hi Mike. Thanks for the heads up, post updated.
Catalogue Name: maemo.org extras testing
Web Address: http://repository.maemo.org/extras-testing
Distribution: fremantle
Components: free non-free
what is the maemo.org extra testing website? can you please pst the full site. on the pics above only show up to ”extr” what is the rest please?
Hi Mike. Thanks for the heads up, post updated.
Catalogue Name: maemo.org extras testing
Web Address: http://repository.maemo.org/extras-testing
Distribution: fremantle
Components: free non-free
that just instantly added 5 updates for apps i have as well as 2 I did earlier today!!!
nice 1 m8
that just instantly added 5 updates for apps i have as well as 2 I did earlier today!!!
nice 1 m8
I can’t believe someone made an app to see how high you can throw your N900!!!!! don’t believe me…check out n900fly on this new app catalogue
I can’t believe someone made an app to see how high you can throw your N900!!!!! don’t believe me…check out n900fly on this new app catalogue
Hi,
My N900 is ‘searching for updates’ and it has been like this for about 20 minutes now. Do you happen to know how long the updates can take?
Hi Matt,
It doesn’t take long usually. Under a minute – 20 seconds mostly.
Just checked now and it does seem to be slow – though where I am it’s only a 2G signal.
Hi,
My N900 is ‘searching for updates’ and it has been like this for about 20 minutes now. Do you happen to know how long the updates can take?
Hi Matt,
It doesn’t take long usually. Under a minute – 20 seconds mostly.
Just checked now and it does seem to be slow – though where I am it’s only a 2G signal.
HI jay,
Thanks for the info matey.
I have just checked my phone and its back at the application manager page, where can I find the new updates if there are any?
Cheers
HI jay,
Thanks for the info matey.
I have just checked my phone and its back at the application manager page, where can I find the new updates if there are any?
Cheers
Awesome, thanks for the Quick Tip, I got lot of updates for my apps and also saw new apps, please post links to more websites that have apps for N900, sucks that OVI does not exist for N900
Awesome, thanks for the Quick Tip, I got lot of updates for my apps and also saw new apps, please post links to more websites that have apps for N900, sucks that OVI does not exist for N900
I thought the same…but it works for me in Window XP…it does not works on vista…win7:http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=494373&postcount=46
Nice one, some decent stuff there and got faster access to updates on decoders which is nice.
BRW, I notice you have the mozilla catalogue there. Hunted around but cannot find the details to enter to get that.
Nice one, some decent stuff there and got faster access to updates on decoders which is nice.
BRW, I notice you have the mozilla catalogue there. Hunted around but cannot find the details to enter to get that.
To Rob
If you go to the mozilla website, i fink its mozilla.org/m but not honestly sure, on your n900 then you will be able to download the Mozilla Catalogue from there.
Hope this helps.
Michael
Yeah, sorry, had forgotten that I posted that last month. Found it a while back but cheers. I’m sure the info will be handy for others.
To Rob
If you go to the mozilla website, i fink its mozilla.org/m but not honestly sure, on your n900 then you will be able to download the Mozilla Catalogue from there.
Hope this helps.
Michael
Yeah, sorry, had forgotten that I posted that last month. Found it a while back but cheers. I’m sure the info will be handy for others.
I added the maemo catalogues to my N900 a while ago…..now the standard Ovi / Nokia ones are blocked. Anyone got the full catalogue details for these so I can check mine are correct…? Ta
I added the maemo catalogues to my N900 a while ago…..now the standard Ovi / Nokia ones are blocked. Anyone got the full catalogue details for these so I can check mine are correct…? Ta
What is the difference between using just fremantle and using fremantle-1.2 for the distribution? I mean, i know one is for pre 1.2 and one is for 1.2, but what changes?
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with the POWATOOL application (if i remember correctly)
great
thanks all
buy an i phone..:p
my full apps catalogue was erased.how can i install that
Its dosn’t work dude