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#N9Hacks: Standby Screen Mod (Terminal + App)

#N9Hacks: Standby Screen Mod (Terminal + App)

| January 14, 2012 | 40 Replies

Advertisements I’ve shown you how to change your clock colour, now lets take a look at altering the operator logo. Some devices are said to come to with operator logos, if they own a branded Nokia N9. There are a few apps out there, that simply allow you to select an image and use it […]

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#N9Hacks: Browser Mods (App)

#N9Hacks: Browser Mods (App)

| January 11, 2012 | 9 Replies

I have actually got two mods to share with you today, both relating to the browser. The first alters a few settings that change the default action when opening a file. (This applies to the browser, as the browser “opens” files not necessarily saving them. Apparently the file manager saves them.) I have altered the […]

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N8 Tip: Home-made DIY Tripod! (Actually a Quadpod)

N8 Tip: Home-made DIY Tripod! (Actually a Quadpod)

| January 7, 2012 | 1 Reply

So my trial device Lumia 800 is finally here! Already in love, I’m currently looking for countries where Nokia can’t extradite me back to Finland for ‘Product Theft’. Now once I got the 800 I realized that I didn’t have a tripod for my N8-00 to film the unboxing/review with, and that’s when my ingeniousness kicked in (sometimes I surprise […]

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#N9Hacks: Theme Changer (App)

#N9Hacks: Theme Changer (App)

| January 4, 2012 | 7 Replies

This isn’t really that surprising, that we see Themes for the N9. There is an app, suitably called Theme Changer, that allows you to apply custom themes. It is not without its issues of course. The first major hurdle was emoticons. On theme change, the emoticon files get corrupted, but there is a simple enough […]

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#N9Hacks: Unlock Homescreen Orientation (App)

#N9Hacks: Unlock Homescreen Orientation (App)

| January 2, 2012 | 9 Replies

Like most community developed hack apps, they can be done using Terminal. Apps just make it easier for those not comfortable with modifying system files. App developer Vesuri has made and app known as “Home Screen Settings”, which simply adds to the settings menu. Once installed, navigate to Settings>Applications>Home Screen.   Not only can you […]

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#N9Hacks: Changing the colour of LPM clock (Terminal)

#N9Hacks: Changing the colour of LPM clock (Terminal)

| December 29, 2011 | 86 Replies

This is something I have been wanting to do for a while. Since the N900 days, many of us looked all over the web for ways to hack that little beast. My idea, is to create posts, that gather not only my own hacks, but also hacks found around the community, without having to surf […]

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How to Enable ‘Mass Storage” on Your Lumia 800

How to Enable ‘Mass Storage” on Your Lumia 800

| December 11, 2011 | 2 Replies

WARNING from llaadd: Before you even consider doing this, please note it is not recommended as WP7 was specifically designed not to work in mass storage mode because of issues when used in this way. Known issues include: media not showing on your phone properly and reduced responsiveness. Nokia and Microsoft are well aware of […]

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Improved How To Guide: Installing MSN, ICQ, Jabber, AOL and Yahoo! on #NokiaN9

Improved How To Guide: Installing MSN, ICQ, Jabber, AOL and Yahoo! on #NokiaN9

| December 11, 2011 | 81 Replies

Last week I brought you a way to install MSN on the N9. It was very long and involved extensive terminal work. This is an updated way, using three .deb files and four simple terminal commands. It will provide you with access to creating these accounts using the Accounts UI app. First of all, download […]

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Why Album art disappears sometimes in Symbian – and how to fix it!

Why Album art disappears sometimes in Symbian – and how to fix it!

| December 7, 2011 | 16 Replies

  David seems to have found the answer in ID3 v2.3 tags – specifically the inability of the music player in Nokias to read 2.4 and so not producing the album art. The process is simple – move your music from your phone to computer (if you have no other back up). Convert all the […]

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