Comments on: Openness of the Nokia N9? Rooting? Just activate in settings… http://mynokiablog.com/2011/06/25/openness-of-the-nokia-n9-rooting-just-activate-in-settings/ Random, informal Nokia blog for Nokia, Symbian, Maemo, MeeGo and Windows Phone news, reviews, rants, suggestions and applications. Fri, 25 May 2012 01:04:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jonas Lihnell http://mynokiablog.com/2011/06/25/openness-of-the-nokia-n9-rooting-just-activate-in-settings/comment-page-1/#comment-114158 Jonas Lihnell Fri, 01 Jul 2011 05:58:38 +0000 http://mynokiablog.com/?p=23344#comment-114158 This phone has a html5+css3 (mostly) compliant browser and it's theming capabilities appear to be XML/HTML+CSS too. The herd of web developers that actually writes software aimed at "other than themselfs" will seriously have a challenge and something new and fun to play with here. Particulary since the orientation of the device is available for the javascript on the page allowing websites to switch orientation, not to mention that gestures and touch events are also available (not only "mouse" clicks, the real deal here.) That said, it's html5 with a good support for audio and video and I for one will be making a web-based streaming solution for my archive of media. And if the javascript engine is fast enough, particulary since it supports SVG rendering, it might be a new and simple platform to develop sharp-looking HTML+CSS+SVG+JS games on. This phone offers more in terms of room for innovation than any other before it. Best up, the upcoming iPhone and competitors will also be able to use these web-development features, so cool things made for those might very well work out just fine on the N9. This if course won't even need "developer mode" :) This phone has a html5+css3 (mostly) compliant browser and it’s theming capabilities appear to be XML/HTML+CSS too. The herd of web developers that actually writes software aimed at “other than themselfs” will seriously have a challenge and something new and fun to play with here.

Particulary since the orientation of the device is available for the javascript on the page allowing websites to switch orientation, not to mention that gestures and touch events are also available (not only “mouse” clicks, the real deal here.)

That said, it’s html5 with a good support for audio and video and I for one will be making a web-based streaming solution for my archive of media.

And if the javascript engine is fast enough, particulary since it supports SVG rendering, it might be a new and simple platform to develop sharp-looking HTML+CSS+SVG+JS games on.

This phone offers more in terms of room for innovation than any other before it.

Best up, the upcoming iPhone and competitors will also be able to use these web-development features, so cool things made for those might very well work out just fine on the N9.

This if course won’t even need “developer mode” :)

]]> By: Jonas Lihnell http://mynokiablog.com/2011/06/25/openness-of-the-nokia-n9-rooting-just-activate-in-settings/comment-page-1/#comment-114155 Jonas Lihnell Fri, 01 Jul 2011 05:51:53 +0000 http://mynokiablog.com/?p=23344#comment-114155 It's a high-end smartphone, this is the price segment they live in, I'm afraid. You might be able to get a better end-price by locking up with a carrier to subsidize the price for you. It’s a high-end smartphone, this is the price segment they live in, I’m afraid. You might be able to get a better end-price by locking up with a carrier to subsidize the price for you.

]]> By: My thoughts on the Nokia N9 | The MicroNokia Developer http://mynokiablog.com/2011/06/25/openness-of-the-nokia-n9-rooting-just-activate-in-settings/comment-page-1/#comment-113891 My thoughts on the Nokia N9 | The MicroNokia Developer Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:25:38 +0000 http://mynokiablog.com/?p=23344#comment-113891 [...] for tech geeks and developers (though how many networks will remove this remains to be seen).  It can be rooted from a menu within settings – look for Developer Mode.  This gives a terminal mode, ssh and other debugging tools and [...] [...] for tech geeks and developers (though how many networks will remove this remains to be seen).  It can be rooted from a menu within settings – look for Developer Mode.  This gives a terminal mode, ssh and other debugging tools and [...]

]]> By: Rita El Khoury http://mynokiablog.com/2011/06/25/openness-of-the-nokia-n9-rooting-just-activate-in-settings/comment-page-1/#comment-112117 Rita El Khoury Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:55:02 +0000 http://mynokiablog.com/?p=23344#comment-112117 Actually Jay, Android phones also have that in the settings (unless removed by the operator) and they allow you to install apps from outside the Market. Rooting is not for installing non-Market apps, but for installing apps that require further digging in the system or for installing custom ROMs. So sorry, no props for the N9 there. Even Symbian phone have that setting to allow All Applications installation. Actually Jay, Android phones also have that in the settings (unless removed by the operator) and they allow you to install apps from outside the Market. Rooting is not for installing non-Market apps, but for installing apps that require further digging in the system or for installing custom ROMs.

So sorry, no props for the N9 there. Even Symbian phone have that setting to allow All Applications installation.

]]> By: EvilSpeaks http://mynokiablog.com/2011/06/25/openness-of-the-nokia-n9-rooting-just-activate-in-settings/comment-page-1/#comment-110793 EvilSpeaks Sun, 26 Jun 2011 09:09:35 +0000 http://mynokiablog.com/?p=23344#comment-110793 You think we could put Meegfo on that Windows Phone seeing as it has similar harware put possibly with dual core??? You think we could put Meegfo on that Windows Phone seeing as it has similar harware put possibly with dual core???

]]> By: MIP http://mynokiablog.com/2011/06/25/openness-of-the-nokia-n9-rooting-just-activate-in-settings/comment-page-1/#comment-110452 MIP Sat, 25 Jun 2011 18:30:02 +0000 http://mynokiablog.com/?p=23344#comment-110452 http://www.mobileinfoplanet.com/2011/06/23/is-nokia-in-for-a-dilemma-with-the-n9/#comment-282 http://www.mobileinfoplanet.com/2011/06/23/is-nokia-in-for-a-dilemma-with-the-n9/#comment-282

]]> By: Shihuzaan http://mynokiablog.com/2011/06/25/openness-of-the-nokia-n9-rooting-just-activate-in-settings/comment-page-1/#comment-110374 Shihuzaan Sat, 25 Jun 2011 14:31:59 +0000 http://mynokiablog.com/?p=23344#comment-110374 660 is ok for me. 32 gb is enough. this will be my last nokia if no meego 660 is ok for me. 32 gb is enough. this will be my last nokia if no meego

]]> By: omar orabi http://mynokiablog.com/2011/06/25/openness-of-the-nokia-n9-rooting-just-activate-in-settings/comment-page-1/#comment-110286 omar orabi Sat, 25 Jun 2011 11:17:31 +0000 http://mynokiablog.com/?p=23344#comment-110286 +1 +1

]]> By: Yngve http://mynokiablog.com/2011/06/25/openness-of-the-nokia-n9-rooting-just-activate-in-settings/comment-page-1/#comment-110280 Yngve Sat, 25 Jun 2011 11:09:06 +0000 http://mynokiablog.com/?p=23344#comment-110280 True, problem is that this will probably not give it such a much higher appeal to mainstream users. They do not want to root their phones, or use developer mode. On my N900 I had to activate the testing repository to get a ton of apps that never made it into the main repository. Geeks will root and turn into developer mode, and write stuff that are useful for them. Many of them wont care enough about designing software that is simple and slick, they want to create stuff that can do a lot of things. That is fine for me, doesn't help my mother. I think what you need to attract is not geeks, but you need to show the commercial values of developing applications for your platform. Second you need to make it as easy as possible for non-geeks/programmers to manage to implement their sometimes bright ideas. Then you have a sustainable platform in today's market. All said, I'm fairly positive I might get this phone. I loved my N900 to death (literally, it died some weeks ago). Sometimes it was annoying not to have the big app selection of Android, but on the other hand it was so empowering. With the addition of a superior map application, better processor and perhaps most importantly, more memory, this looks like a great update. Even if the platform might be dying on phones, I think it will survive through the lifetime of this phone. True, problem is that this will probably not give it such a much higher appeal to mainstream users. They do not want to root their phones, or use developer mode. On my N900 I had to activate the testing repository to get a ton of apps that never made it into the main repository.

Geeks will root and turn into developer mode, and write stuff that are useful for them. Many of them wont care enough about designing software that is simple and slick, they want to create stuff that can do a lot of things. That is fine for me, doesn’t help my mother.

I think what you need to attract is not geeks, but you need to show the commercial values of developing applications for your platform. Second you need to make it as easy as possible for non-geeks/programmers to manage to implement their sometimes bright ideas. Then you have a sustainable platform in today’s market.

All said, I’m fairly positive I might get this phone. I loved my N900 to death (literally, it died some weeks ago). Sometimes it was annoying not to have the big app selection of Android, but on the other hand it was so empowering. With the addition of a superior map application, better processor and perhaps most importantly, more memory, this looks like a great update. Even if the platform might be dying on phones, I think it will survive through the lifetime of this phone.

]]> By: outdated os http://mynokiablog.com/2011/06/25/openness-of-the-nokia-n9-rooting-just-activate-in-settings/comment-page-1/#comment-110275 outdated os Sat, 25 Jun 2011 10:59:47 +0000 http://mynokiablog.com/?p=23344#comment-110275 without food? Good for health? My apple friends would like to say hi. without food? Good for health?

My apple friends would like to say hi.

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