Weekend Watch: Nokia X Fastlane and Multitasking videos

Here are a collection of videos showing the Nokia Fast Lane UI as part of the multitasking experience. Originally from the N9 Swipe UI as a feed of social activities, it moved to asha to also show recently opened apps. Here’s the evolution of the Fast Lane, now on Nokia’s Android powered Nokia X handset.

We had a video of our own to share but that was part of the memory-card failure. To go straight back to the start screen, you long press the back button since there’s no actual home button to press. On first impressions, I found that to be annoying. I’m not sure how it is to use over time. It wasn’t initially obvious, I kept pressing back at first again and again. I’m not sure some of the Nokia demo people were aware. There may have been a tutorial as you’re using it as I’m sure that’s how I eventually discovered it.

From FoneArena’s video it appears that whilst apps run in the background, you can’t really manage them. But Bharadwaj found a cool trick and suggests to download an app called “multitasking shortcut” so when you close them, it actually closes (versus closing apps in fastlane which does not actually close them).

I know the Nokia X is kind of the transition between Asha and Lumia. But as a feeder system to Lumia, I feel Nokia X should have gone more towards the way Lumia handles things (long press, shows other screens, press x to close in the Black update). But I guess that would have been difficult with the single back button approach only.

From Advices Media, FoneArena, Geekyranjit

Category: Nokia, x