As many of you have heard the Nokia N82 has Automatic Screen Rotation using the accelerometer. Here is a video that I recorded to show how the Automatic Screen Rotation works with different applications. Sorry the camera isn’t focussed very well on the N82’s screen but you can still see the applications fairly well.

N82 Automatic Screen Rotation on Vimeo.

Music Credit: The song playing on the N82 is Drive Away by Matthew Ebel, if you like the song check out Matthew Ebel’s site to listen to more of his music.
Video was recorded with the Nokia N93i.

The Automatic Screen Rotation works with most applications, including 3rd party applications, on the N82. However some applications were designed to work in a certain screen orientation, such as Camera related applications designed to work in Landscape, Automatic Screen Rotation will not work with these applications. For those of you that are wondering what features and applications don’t support Automatic Screen Rotation, I’ve compiled a list.

Below is the list of applications that do not support Automatic Screen Rotation:
- Screensaver
- Idle Screen
- Main Camera (5 Megapixel camera) and Front Camera
- Video Call
- N-gage Games
- Barcode Reader
- Snake game
- Phone calls
- Video Center

If I missed any please let me know in the comments.

Also if you decide you want to turn off the Automatic Screen Rotation you can do so in General Settings. The setting is available in Settings -> General -> Personalisation -> Display -> Rotate screen, change it from Automatic to Off and the screen will no longer rotate.

Original post by Devin Balentina

Click Here to see a walkthrough demo of Nokia Podcasting
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http://www.devicescape.com

I just found out about this sweet little app and am posting the info before we’ve tested it on all the compatible devices. But it seems to work great on both N95 and N95 8GB, so I’m sharing it right away.

Devicescape.com works like a charm for all my “personal” WiFis APs … I setup the APs on the devicescape website and configured all my N95 Internet apps (Podcasting, Browser, etc.) to use the “Devicescape” access point by default. Whenever an app needs a connection, it auto-magically connects to the currently available WiFi - no fiddling around with settings anymore, no “Always ask”needed. Very neat

Apparently it also works with commercial WiFis that require a login, but I haven’t tried that, yet.

How do you do it?

1. Install the Devicescape application (http://www.devicescape.com) on the N95

2. Create an account on the devicescape website and add all the WiFis that you want to use to your profile (incl. WEP/WPA key settings, etc.)

3. Setup the Podcasting application to use the “Devicescape” access point by default

4. Now every time Podcasting needs a Internet connection it will automatically connect to the currently available WiFi network, without you having to change the settings or selecting the access point manually. This works for manual or automatic downloads.

This is especially helpful for Podcasts which have links to their website from their RSS to view/add comments or when a text enclosure requires the user to connect to a browser to view.

5. Of course, the “Devicescape” access point is available for all applications in the phone (Nokia Music Store, Browser, Maps, eMail, VoIP,, etc.)

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P.S.
I just got a comment asking if anyone is moderating this site. I get notified of every comment as its posted and often will send a personal email if there is a specific question. (as well as delete SPAM. You know who you are!) But since the scope of this blog isnt as a support site, there are some comments which are just forwarded to the development teams to evaluate the feedback for future development or bug fixes.

Just wanted to let you know that Big Brother is still watching, even if we dont always have something new to post.

Original post by jan

The S60 Podcasting application is one of my favorite apps for downloading great audio and video. I listen to and watch Podcasts on my commute from work and home almost every day. I was happy when I heard that new Nseries devices, such as N95 8GB and N81, have the Podcasting application pre-installed! =)

Wouldn’t you like an easy way to share the Podcasts that you subscribed to with friends or send them all to your new S60 device from your previous S60 device?
Below I’ll describe in a few steps how you can do it.

- Step 1. install the Podcasting application on your new S60 device, if you have not done so already you can download it from the S60 Podcasting page. (Note: N95 8GB, N81, and other future Nseries devices have the Podcasting application pre-installed.)
- Step 2. open the Podcasting application on the S60 device that you have subscribed to Podcasts on and select the Podcasts folder. This is where all of the Podcasts you have subscribed to are listed.
- Step 3. In this step you will select the Podcast Feeds that you want to share. To select all of the subscribed Podcasts press Options -> Mark -> Mark All. This will place a check next to each of your Subscribed Podcasts. Alternatively you can just place a check next to only the Podcasts you want to send using the Options -> Mark menu selection or by pressing the Edit (Pencil Key or # Key for newer devices that don’t have the Pencil Key available such as N81) to place a check next to the Podcasts.
- Step 4. The next step is to send these selected Podcast Feeds to the other device. To do this simply press Options -> Send -> Via Bluetooth (or Via MMS). Then press Yes when asked if you want to Send the selected podcasts. Use Bluetooth in the case where the new S60 device is physically nearby, or use MMS when sending to an S60 device that is not nearby (for example, use MMS to send your Podcast Subscriptions to a friend that lives a few houses or blocks away.) With the case of Bluetooth make sure that both the sending and receiving devices have their Bluetooth set to On and Visible in order to make the process smoother.
- Step 5. When the sending is done, the next step is to import the Podcast feeds. On the device you sent the Podcasts to, an OPML file will be in the Inbox of the Messaging application. Open the OPML file and you will be asked, “Import OPML file to Podcasting directories?” Say yes to the question and a preview of the Directories listing in the Podcasting application will be shown. (Note: if the S60 Podcasting application is not yet installed this step won’t be possible.)
- Step 6. Back out from the Directories preview and then open the Podcasting application. Open the Directories folder and you’ll notice a new folder called Received. In this folder are all of the Podcast Subscriptions that were sent to you.
- Step 7. Now just open the Received folder and Subscribe to what Podcasts interest you. To Subscribe to all of them at once press Options -> Mark -> Mark All then press Options -> Subscribe.

Now that you know how to share your Podcast Subscriptions, go out and send some to your friends!

About OPML
Supporting OPML in the S60 Podcasting application has some great benefits including interoperability and openness with other systems. The reason it has good interoperability is because the OPML format is a standard file format that other Podcasting applications use. For example, I also sometimes use another program to download Podcasts on my work desktop, it’s called Juice (formerly iPodder) and is available for Windows or Mac. Juice has the option to Export or Import OPML files. Using OPML I can subscribe to my favorite Podcasts easily on S60 and PC.

I have exported my Podcast Subscriptions from Juice and uploaded the OPML file to OPMLManager, a site that allows you to share and host OPML files.

Original post by Devin Balentina