Video: Swipe down to close app in Nokia N9 – Australia first to launch N9?
We haven’t had a Nokia N9 demo in a while. This one comes from techgeek
It’s difficult not to fall in love with MeeGo-Harmattan. Especially after it looks to deliver in software all of Nokia fans’ hopes.
As seen in some other videos, but not really highlighted, closing an application is easy. There’s X buttons (if you long press) or you can SWIPE DOWN from the top of the screen. As you’ll see in multitask view, that’s not simply just multitasking (as that would put it in the top left).
So Swipes:
- Down to kill app
- Up for quick bar (make call in any app, no need for green call button or home button)
- Swipe from edge (to bring up multitasking)
It’s all very intuitive. If it works like this everywhere (as it would seem to suggest), then there’s no hunting for X buttons or long pressing or double clicking for multitasking or having to press home etc.
Something else they note is that ”Australia will be the first market to launch this phone”.
For the other hands on, check out the wave of posts:
- http://mynokiablog.com/2011/06/25/video-nokia-n9-hands-on-for-the-weekend-compilation-number-4-d/
- http://www.mynokiablog.com/2011/06/24/videos-nokia-n9-hands-on-batch-3/
- http://mynokiablog.com/2011/06/23/video-bunch-of-nokia-hands-on-wave-2/
- http://mynokiablog.com/2011/06/21/video-collection-every-single-nokia-n9-show-floor-hands-on/
If that’s not enough to satisfy your Nokia N9 cravings, there’s still 8 to be won with N9Seconds. This might hurt your head, as everyone has been saying (the last 8 seem terribly difficult – so difficult that Nokia has to give us clues on Monday)
If you’re a Swede, you’re in luck as you can be one of 30 to test and keep your N9.
techgeek via nokiagadgets
cheers for the tip, meh!
Great video! Does anyone know if you can back the phone data via ovi suite or (preferably) with some other homebrew PC software? I don’t think anyone has hooked an N9 to a computer yet in these demo videos.
Also, is the Australian N9 made in Finland or China???
The N9 connects to the computer using software called Nokia Link, it is unknown at the moment if it will work with Ovi Suite
It supports MSC and MTP, the models on display were only prototypes and are not production models
Thanks Glenn, I take it you’ve had some good experience with one of these puppies
So this Nokia Link, is it a better alternative to Ovi Suite? (which is horrible to say the least)
It was the Product Manager for the N9 who mentioned, he didnt elaborate
He just said it was syncing software, lead me to believe it is more basic then Ovi Suite, just for copying media and contacts\calendar
I only heard of this Nokia Link now so I decided to search it up and came up with these links:
http://betalabs.nokia.com/apps/nokia-ovi-suite-3-1-1-beta/discussion/33204/nokia-link-nos-replacemen-t-or-new-name
http://discussions.europe.nokia.com/t5/Nokia-Ovi-Suite/Nokia-Link-NOS-replacement-or-new-name/td-p/1057677
It says “syncing photos, music and videos” There’s no mention of Contacts, Messages, Maps or even Software/Firmware updating. How am I supposed to sync my Contacts, Calendar, Tasks, Notes from Outlook because I thought I heard the N9 has Outlook syncing.
He did mention syncing contacts, so it might be as bare bones as the HTC software.
We cant be sure until we actually see it.
But i said to him, dont make the same mistake Tomtom did and release software that is far inferior to its predecessor
i guess it will be the new name fot the ovi suite renamed to nokia
they already mentioned longer time ago they would drop the ovi brand, so i guess it will be the new one
“Also, is the Australian N9 made in Finland or China???”
You’re kidding me right?
That’s not a serious question is it?
what’s the link jay? Can i have?
What a lame video! He acted as if he hates the phone and it being a copy of webos is a joke within itself! Have he forgot maemo?! I’m still waiting to see video calling features on the device it’s self. Alot of us travel and making a skype call or gtalk would be nice and what about hdmi out put?
No HDMI afaik, but I disagree about the clip — every new N9 video is pure visual porn… I keep re-watching it just to see the UI and phone in action
You can still output Video through the 3.5mm port not HD but still looked alright.
I forgot to ask about Skype video but to make a skype audio call, just click where it says “Celluar call” on the dialer screen, and it gives you the option to call via SIP or Skype.
Facebook Chat Status is directly integrated into the contacts screen, and you can sort by availability or alphabetically
Skype video calling is not supported on the N9. But can’t dismiss the possibility of it being added later down the line like the N900.
it’s not an impossibility at this stage.
Still not 100% clear on that front.
Last I checked meego forums
From the video: “This is what I call the WebOS-copied multitasking area”
Seriously!?
The N9′s multitasking UI has absolutely NOTHING, zero, to do with WebOS. How he can even associate the two is downright absurd.
Heck, I even wrote a whole post on that very subject a month ago:
http://www.mobileinfoplanet.com/2011/06/15/my-biggest-gripe-with-webos/
I saw this video earlier, it gives a simple but effective demo.. Its a very nice ui..
Does anyone know if it will have disk encryption? My work only allows phones that have disk encryption on their Exchange Server.
It is the most beautiful en best UI for a phone, unbelievable that it is the first and last phone with this UI/operating system.
1 – This is neither the first phone with this operating system nor the last.
2 – This is not the last phone with this ui.
Elop is that you?
yes there will be LG phones with Meego… And even if Elop is denying it… If Wp7 fails and Meego is a success.. Nokia will have to acknoledge it…
The swipe UI is closed-source and can be used only by Nokia (for now). The vanilla Meego UI, which is open to everybody, is less cool.
It would remain as a closed ui so that it would be a nokia thing only. If they decide to use it else were they would and others cannot or else they’d have to pay nokia if similar. So go ahead apple. Have some fun!….and then get sued by nokia…..again!
Me.want.now.
The N9 OS is great if you don’t care about having homescreens you can put widgets or shortcuts on. That being said, it doesn’t deliver all Nokia fans hopes.
It would be perfect if Nokia/M$ can longer-term strike a deal…
Whereby all the online services integrated into WP, Can also be integrated into MeeGo.
Then nothing could top MeeGo, so long as it gets decent traction over Q4/Q1 2012, wherby the commercial app ecosystem finally gets some momentum.
Nokia would have to agree not to license their OS out to anyone else, & then I’m sure M$ would be happy to play ball.
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