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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[...] This was through the “Pidgin Protocols Plugin..”. The N900 only just now notified me of an update whereby now FaceBook chat is included. Facebook via conversations app was available a few days earlier but with extras-devel – so probably why I’m only getting notification now as I’ve only got extras-testing catalogue. See here for instructions on how to add that catalogue [...]
[...] This was through the “Pidgin Protocols Plugin..”. The N900 only just now notified me of an update whereby now FaceBook chat is included. Facebook via conversations app was available a few days earlier but with extras-devel – so probably why I’m only getting notification now as I’ve only got extras-testing catalogue. See here for instructions on how to add that catalogue [...]
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.
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[...] DOWNLOAD from App Manager. You may need to have additional catalogues to see Quick-lauch. CLICK [...]
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
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[...] This app utilizes your N900s accelerometer to control your media keys, hence “shake to control”. It works really well and it’s FREE to download via app manager. [...]
[...] This app utilizes your N900s accelerometer to control your media keys, hence “shake to control”. It works really well and it’s FREE to download via app manager. [...]
[...] This app utilizes your N900s accelerometer to control your media keys, hence “shake to control”. It works really well and it’s FREE to download via app manager. [...]
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[...] You may need to have this catalogue enabled to see it in your app manager. CLICK for instructions. [...]
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