Nokia 5800 Best Tips & Tricks

2008-11-24T19:16:00.217Z

I have created this Blog 5800 Best Tips and Tricks as a development from my N95 Best Tips & Tricks website. The Nokia 5800 Xpress Music was launched In Russia, Hong Kong, India and Spain in late 2008 and UK and U.S models came out in early 2009.
The 5800 was the first Nokia phone with S60 5th Edition Operating System. Nokia have now released more phones including
the N97, 5530, 5230 and X6 which all use the same operating system. Many of the applications available on this website
will work (NOT ALL) with these new models.

2010 Updates & More

New Minor firmware Update v52 for 5800

Nokia released a minor firmware update for the 5800 v52 a few weeks ago. If you have never done a firmware update on your 5800 i would recommend it, also you wont lose any of your settings as would have done with the N95. I use FOTA to upgrade my firmware as the process appears faster but you can use Nokia Software Updater if you prefer.
The unoffical changes in v52:

Upgrade CPU performance Enhanced touch screen
Added services to OVI Maps
Improve WiFi, connection error OVI
Pictures and Movies

You may not be able to upgrade your phone at this time unless you have a Debranded phone see Section 2 for more details.

5800 Menu Bookmark NOW WORKING!

With New improved .sis version from Getjar

Oct 2010

Good news for anyone who uses the 5800 menu bookmark its working again!
I've changed the link to the Full website version and i've stopped the mobile version.
Also if you have a very blurred old .jar version of the app i would uninstall it and get a new version from getjar HERE. The .sis version uses a 64x64 pixel icon rather than a up scaled 16px which means the button is much sharper, i changed the design a little and it also loads quicker too.

My Current Wallpaper and Ringtone

Sept 2010

For those of you who wondered what is my current 5800 Wallpaper or Ringtone, here they are.
I took the photo myself, its a bit of Old and New, the Ringtone i also edited myself from some music i downloaded.
If you want to use either for yourself feel free, just right click & Save to download Wallpaper & Ringtone

New Text Input Swype from Nokia Beta Labs

Sept 2010

Nokia in conjunction with Swype Inc. have created a new style text input for S60 phones. Swype allows you to drag your finger or stylus across letters and boasts faster text input with over 40 words a minute.
For more details and a Video tutorial visit the Nokia Beta Labs

OVI STORE

Nokia launched the OVI Store back in 2009, Nokia's version of the Apple Apps Store. Where you can download lots of Paid & Free applications. Most of the 3rd Party Applications on a iPhone are also available for the Nokia touch phones something that most often overlooked. The OVI Store is the best place to get the latest version of Apps and for this reason i will not be adding any new Applications to the Freeware Page.

NOKIA 5800 RESOURCES

In 2009 Nokia launched Ovi Suite which effectively replaces the Nokia PC Suite. It can install applications, music and transfer data for different Nokia Phones, just about everything you need for your phone. It also can update your software and is an alternative to the Nokia Software Updater. The Ovi Software Updates feature also will Update your Ovi Maps and automatically removes old map data.

OVI Suite PC Suite N.S.U

Desktop Icons

I have created some PC Desktop Icons for 5800 & N97

Click on either image to download

5800 XpressMusic Top Tips

1. Firmware Updates

This is the most important Tip i can give you, Update Your Firmware! The 5800 is the first Nokia phone with S60 5th Edition Touch software and Nokia have anticipated the need for Firmware updates with this new Software. They have added the facility to update directly to your phone with FOTA (Firmware over the air) using WLAN or GPRS.They have also improved the updating process by Retaining most Phone Memory Data rather than completely wiping the Phone memory with earlier phone models. Some people have noticed Contacts being kept but losing applications, but on v.20 update i lost no contacts or Applications, although i still would BACK UP data via the Nokia PC Suite encase of any future changes or loss of phone.
The latest version v.52 was a minor update adding some performance improvements while v.50 added Music library Thumbnails as well as performance improvements, firmware v.40 which has added Kinetic Scrolling and Contacts Home Screen, v.30 had improvements in performance while firmware v.21 had a reported 225 improvements and bug fixes. The firmware update is available via Nokia Software Updater and FOTA for most Generic codes. If you cannot upgrade to version 21 then you may want to "Debrand" your 5800, details in section 2.

Nokia Maps 3.1 available with Firmware v.31 (left:Maps3.0 center & right:Maps3.1)

Enlarged AlbumArt on Firmware v.21

Keypad update on firmware v.20

Firmware Versions (Dates are general guides):
v.52.0.007 (25-11-2010)
v.51.0.006 (09-07-2010)
v.50.0.005 (23-03-2010)
v.40.0.005 (29-12-2009)
v.31.0.008 (14-09-2009)
v.30.0.011 (28-07-2009)
v.21.0.025 (29-04-2009)
v.20.0.012 (26-01-2009)
v.11.0.009 (14-01-2009)
v.11.0.008 (09-12-2008)
v.10.0.010 (01-10-2008)

If you haven't updated your firmware before here are a few important points to note:
1. I recommend Backing up your Personal Data via Nokia PC Suite or By copying them to the Memory card as a precaution although with the 5800 you should not need to do to the new update system.
2. Updating firmware is completely Legal in fact Nokia encourage Updating Firmware, Debranding (see later section) on the other hand will invalidate your warranty.
3. Firmware Update availability is dependent on the Operator Product code. Changing the product code to the Default Nokia codes (Debranding) will allow for very latest firmware updates otherwise it may take some time even months before you can upgrade to the latest firmware.
4. Keep a Copy of Application installers as Some applications installed on the Memory Card may no longer work and will need to be re-installed, it depends on what Application data was stored on the phone memory.

Updating Your Firmware Guide

There is 2 ways to update your Firmware on the 5800:

1. OVI Suite
The OVI Suite is the latest Nokia application that allows you to Update firmware on your phone. The Nokia Software Updater was the traditional way to download Firmware updates and is still available form Nokia. You connect the phone to your PC and updates are downloaded to the PC through the OVI Suite/NSU and installed to the phone via a USB cable.

OVI Suite NSU

2. FOTA (Firmware Over The Air)
This a new way to get Firmware Updates where you can download Updates Directly to your 5800 via Internet connection (preferably WLAN). It is generally a faster way to Update and saves the need for a PC or USB cables.

To start FOTA
1. Type *#0000# on your key pad or Select Device Manager from phone menu or another way is to hold down Green Call key to start Voice Activation and speak Device manager (English version)
2. Select Options then Check for Updates and connect to internet
3. Update process first check if updates are available then start update process.
4. If you are not able to get the latest updates it is because you have a Operator Product code rather than a default Nokia product code, to change this you will need to Debrand your phone details in Section 2.

For More Details on FOTA NokiaFOTA

Update Server Settings
You do need the correct Server Settings to connect to the Nokia Update Service. If your phone does not have the settings you can get them sent to your phone via text from Nokia website.

To Get Firmware Update Server settings:
1. Go to Nokiasoftwaresettings
2. Select Download advanced settings near the bottom of the page.
3. A new dialogue box will open, Accept the terms and Start to continue advanced settings
4. In Phone Model box DO NOT Select 5800 XpressMusic as the website has a temporary fault instead select Phone model: Nokia 6131. Then select Next
5. Click on the Nokia Software (firmware) update over-the-air
6. Select your Country and Network and Security characters then your international phone number and finally Order settings
7. When the you have received the text settings on your phone enter the activation pin shown on the website and Save.

2. Debranding

Debranding is a term used when the Operator Firmware is replaced with the Manufacturers Firmware. This requires the Product Code to be replaced with a default Nokia code. This allows for the very latest firmware updates to be installed in your phone.
Debranding usually completely reinstalls the phone memory, removing all the Operator associated applications for example T-Mobile Web 'n' Walk would become Web.

The Nokia 5800 updates are not quite so severe and it does not completely wipe all the phone memory which allows you to retain your contacts and some applications (dependant on product code)

Warning!
Debranding does invalidate your warranty! Even though you could easily change back your code, a repair centre could refuse to carry out repairs if they notice the changes.

5800 Product codes
The product code for a 5800 can be found under the battery and is a 7 digit number starting with 05XXXXX. Different product codes contain different language packs, 0558982 is the code for Euro1 RED phone and contains English, French, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish languages.
Use the Nokia product code for your region unless you want different or additional languages. Here is the list from NokiaUsers

Getting Started
Tools: PC with XP or Vista OS, Software, Phone USB cable and 5800. I have changed my Product code with this system using Windows Vista. The Best way i have found is to use the OGM Suite with a JAF PKEY emulator. The good news is you only need to change it once.The Nemesis Suite commonly used to Debrand the N95 does not work on the 5800 at present. Some people have used the Phionex phone Suite to change the code but have had problems with the codes it uses.

Debrand Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
1. Download the 5800 Debranding Apps Zip folder i have provided.
It contains 2 applications and important release notes regarding Anti virus and Firewall settings. The PKEY folder is password encrypted password = sjc77

2. Install JAFSetup_1.98.62.exe
3. Connect your 5800 to PC via USB cable and select USB mode: PC Suite. DO NOT open Nokia PC Suite.
4. Make sure your Firewall is active on your PC. Read the release notes about anti virus i provided in the Zip.
5. Unzip and Run the JAF PKEY v5.0.exe from the desktop and click GO. When the error dialog box appears Driver not installed click OK to run the application. Shown below:

6. If you Firewall alerts you select Keep Blocking.
7. Select the Tab BB5, then tick Prod. Manager, then Click the SERVICE button on the right. Shown below:

8. Now a new dialog box will appear and with the current product code should appear (if it doesn't click read values)
9. Enter the Product Code you want to use and click the Write Values button. Shown below:

10. Thats it! Now you should have a new product code and you can update your phone with the latest firmware using FOTA or the NSU mentioned in Tip 1.

I would also unistall/delete the 2 aplications as the J.A.F will show as a Trojan if you are using AVG Anti-Virus.

Thanks to nottinghamjazz Blog for initial info.

3. Freeware

I have created a separate Freeware Page HERE. Below are a few examples of freeware applications.

Handwriting Calculator from Nokia Betalabs

Paint Pad v.1.0 by Zensis from Nokia Hong Kong website

4. Video Converting for the 5800

The Nokia 5800 can play video formats: MPEG-4 (MP4), H.264/AVC, RealVideo 7,8,9/10, WMV 9, 3GPP formats (H.263), and Flash Video (including .swf and .flv)
MP4 is a common video type frequently used on the internet. It is also the most reliable format for Converting videos for the 5800.
The 5800 can play .WMV9 files but i have found playback problems with every .WMV i have tried. They can also play MP4 with H.263/AVC video codec but i have found that some play and other will not. It can however play.FLV files via the Flash player which are commonly used on Youtube. The Divx mobile player used on N95 can play .AVI video files but it is not currently compatible with the 5800, but hopefully soon the will release a S60 5th edition version.

Aspect Ratio
The 5800 can view videos in 16:9 Widescreen as well as other more traditional formats like 4:3. When converting files i would always keep the original aspect ratio to avoid stretched details. The 5800 phones built-in video player has 3 Aspect ratio settings Original, Stretch and Zoom. The 5800 screen resolution is 640x360 so there is little point having larger video Scale sizes like 768x576.

Main Screen Scale Sizes for 5800 are: (Video Preview Compatible)
640x360 Widescreen 16:9
480x272 Widescreen 16:9
640x480 4:3
480x360 4:3
320x240 4:3

Gallery Video Previews
The 5800 shows a Preview Image for video files which makes it easier to find the video you want to play. If the Preview image does not show up and instead you see a broken video symbol, then this is because the Video files Aspect ratio is not exactly correct. You should be able to play the video without any problem even if you cannot see the preview, i.e 480x272 will show previews while 480x270 will usually not show previews. I would use the Video Scale Sizes listed in the section above for converting videos.

Converting Videos for the 5800
My favourite freeware application for converting Video is SUPER by eright. The good thing about this application (apart from being free) are the settings. They allow you to manually set bitrates and exact Aspect ratios. I recommend converting videos into MP4 formats as other types like .WMV9 have problems in playback.
The Screenshot below shows the correct settings for converting mp4 videos for 5800. Make sure to set the Output Video codec to MPEG-4 and Output Audio Codec to AAC LC.
The variables to remember are: Video Scale Size, Click the "More" box twice to set your own sizes (depending on the original source) Video Bitrate Kbps, which depends on the original quality and your own preference/file size.

Nokia Video Manager
Nokia have created the Nokia Video Manager application as a part of the PC Suite which can convert and transfer videos from your PC to your 5800. I have tested it but i was disappointed with the settings. It is supposed to recognise your phones video capabilities but it squashed a 16:9 video down to a 4:3 clip and reduced the quality even though i set "High quality". It can easily convert Videos and transfer to your phone so if you want an easy converter then this could be good for you. The screenshot below, shows the comparison of a Video converted using SUPER (Left) and Nokia Video Manager (right). Super has maintained the Aspect Ratio and Image Quality while NVM has reduced the Aspect ratio and quality of the Video.

5. Remove Deleted Artists from Music Library Fix.
Nokia 5800 and 5530 fix for "File corrupted operation cancelled" error on Music Player.
You may have noticed with early 5800's (firmware v.10 & v.11) there was a problem with the Music Artist lists. I found that around 8 songs came preloaded on my memory card like Che DuBois, Joe Bagale etc. I deleted these Artists but they were still showing after a Library refresh and when you tried to delete the entries an error message would come up saying corrupt file. The refresh problem now seems to have been fixed with v.20 but old artist entries will still show up and need to be manually removed.

I found that this manual clean up fixed the Refresh problem and now deleted artists no longer appear in the Artists list.

Problems Associated with this Fix. You will loose Playlists References not the Music tracks.

Manually remove deleted artists from Music Library
1. Connect your 5800 to you PC in Mass Storage Mode
2. On your PC you will need to have allowed to "Show" hidden files, do this from Explorer/Tools/ Folder Options/ View and select "Show hidden files and Folder"
3. Open your SD memory card/Removable Disk in My Computer on PC
4. Go to E:\ Private there you will see 3 folders 101f8857, 101ffca9 and 10281e17 . Shown below left.

5. Go to Private\101f8857\Cache\E there you will see .dat files. Delete all the .dat file BUT NOT the E Folder. Shown above right
6. Now go to Private\101ffca9 there you will see another .dat file, Delete the dat file NOT the folder. Shown below Left.

7. Finally go to Private\10281e17 There you should see 4 files 2 are Mp3 files other are Podcast files. Delete mpxv2_2.db & mpxv2_2.db-journal for Mp3 files list and Delete pcv6_1.db & pcv6_1.db-journal for Podcast files list. Shown above right
8. Close all windows and disconnect your Phone. Go to Music Library and it should automatically start a refresh.

6. Changing Your 5800 Font

It is fairly easy to change your font on Nokia 5800. You do not need any external applications but you do need to create a Font Folder with the Files inside.

You can use any Open Type Font (.OTF) from your PC usually found in C: Windows\Fonts. True Type fonts (.TTF) do not work correctly and should be avoided they can cause errors. You can simply copy a font from your PC usually located in C:\Windows\Fonts just make sure it is an .oft type. If you use fonts from your PC i would avoid thick or large fonts.

Below are some examples is different fonts i have created. Click image to enlarge.
Click on the Name to download Left2Right Harlow Solid Italic, Eurostile, Pristina, Calibri , Bauhaus93.

Creating your Font folder
1. Create a folder called "Fonts"
2. Place 4 copies of the same Font in the folder.
3. Rename the fonts: s60snr.ttf, s60ssb.ttf, s60tsb.ttf and S60ZDIGI.ttf
4. Now the folder is ready to move to the Phone.

Transferring New font to 5800 phone
1. Connect the phone in "Mass Storage" mode to your PC.
2. In "My Computer" go to Removable Disk or Memory Card.
3. Navigate and open the "Resource" folder (create one if it does not exist).
4. Copy the "Fonts" Folder into the Resource folder.
5. Close open windows and Disconnect the Phone from PC.
6. Restart your Phone and you should see the new fonts.

To Reset Original 5800 Font
1. To Reset your Phone to the Original Default font simply Delete the Font folder that you created in E:\ Resourse\Fonts and Restart your Phone.

7. YouTube on your 5800

Google have created a 5800 Application for Youtube, But what is the difference between using the standard WEB browser and this New Application? I have created a simple guide to compare the two.
Google Youtube App. YouTubev2.4.4.

YouTube Application
The first thing you will notice is that it works in Landscape mode only. The home screen is pretty much the same as YouTube mobile version. The Search function integrates with your 5800 writing input type. Once you have selected a video it will play with some navigation buttons on the right as shown in the images below.

YouTube from your WEB browser
When you type http://www.youtube.com/ into your web browser you will be directed to the Mobile version of the YouTube website. You can view the pages in both Portrait and Landscape mode. There are 2 types of video player available a Standard Video Player and Flash Video (beta) both of which work on the 5800. Once you have searched for a video, if you click on the video image it will play the video in previous setting style, But if you click on the title ie. The Beatles -- Help! it will open a window that will allow you to switch video type by clicking "Switch to Flash Video (beta)" or Standard Player. The Standard player plays in full screen with the ability to change to aspect ratio video the 5800 player controls. The Flash Video however does retain the progress/play bar at all times but the picture & sound quality is greatly improved over the Standard player.

The Google Application is a really quick way to access Youtube and the video playback and search feature work well but for me the improved image & sound quality available from the Flash Video(beta) via the WEB browser makes this easily the best choice for viewing Youtube on your 5800.

8. Changing the look of your 5800 browser

You may have realised that different phones have slightly different internet page layouts. When you view a webpage on a mobile phone the website often has code that directs you to a mobile version of the webpage automatically. Apple was able to get special optimized webpages by many major websites, Google, Facebook etc for the iPhone which means it has a slightly different layout to the 5800. There are obviously some differences in the look of mobile webpages from standard webpages as mobile versions have been simplified for faster loading with Standardized text and resized images. Also you generally don't view Sidebar/ most Adverts and more importantly you are often unable to download files from certain website like Rapidshare.

Below show the difference in a Google Search and Google Image Search pages with 5800, iPhone and Firefox browsers from the 5800 web application.

Firstly i would like to recognise Knowmorestuff.com for the source info on this tweak.
The iPhonesque Modification allows you to view webpages on your 5800 in iPhone, Firefox(via XP) GoogleChrome and many others. Both Applications are written in Python, so you will also need to install Python1.4 for the applications to work.
iPhonesque
This is a software technology developed by Harri Salminen which allows you to view webpages on your 5800 as they are displayed on an iPhone.
User Agent Change
This software created by Snatcher adds additional browsers to the list.
Please Note that both iPhonesque and user Agent Selector both need to be signed and apparently the online symbian signed process will not work on these applications therefore you will need to follow the "Sign Applications Yourself!" guide i posted on 17 April 2009 to get your own dev cert.

Install all 3 .sis files to the Phone memory not SD memory card.

1. First download and install Python 1.4 on your 5800 if you don't have it already. Install all 3 .sis files to the Phone memory not SD memory card.
2. Download the iPhonesque1.3UAChange zip folder and extract the 2 applications
3. Sign both applications via "Sign Applications Yourself!" guide i posted on 17 April 2009.
4. Install iPhonesque_fp1-1.3-UAChange.sis first! to your 5800 via usb cable.Install all 3 .sis files to the Phone memory not SD memory card.
5. Install UserAgentSelect_v1_0_3.sis to your 5800 via usb cable. Install all 3 .sis files to the Phone memory not SD memory card.
6. IMPORTANT : Run the UA Changer from your Applications folder. If you don’t run it for the first time, your web browser will just crash whenever you visit a website.
7. Select the Mode you want to use ie. iPhone and then Exit the User Agent. You will not need to run the application again unless you want to change the Mode.
8. Now start your Web browser and it will automatically direct the website to show the page layout for the phone you selected.

Note: I did notice some images did not load as well in the iPhone mode compared to the original 5800 mode although the font size on the iPhone was easier to read as well as having extract preview images on some pages.

9. Sign Freeware Applications Yourself!

If you are familiar with Nokia S60 devices you will know that some freeware applications are Signed and some are Unsigned, as yet i haven't found many applications for 5800 that are Unsigned but i expect to find more in the future.
The Symbian Foundation have an online signing process, Where you upload the applications and they sign it for your phone and send it back to you.
If you have tried it, What do you really think about Symbian Online Signing Service? DON'T Answer out loud there maybe children listening! Yeah the whole signing process in rather complicated and often doesn't work. Well the great new is thanks to the OPDA developer website you can now sign applications yourself is the same way as before the current system was introduced.
Firstly i have to give the credit to The Nokia Blog who highlighted the fact that OPDA are issuing Signing Certificates and Keys as Symbian once used to before they changed the system. These Certs/Keys are specific to your Phone so you will need your IMEI/Serial number number (*#06#). OPDA is a Chinese Developer website so understanding the website isn't easy but The guy's at The Nokia Blog have given good instructions.
I know a lot of people will be very happy to avoid the online signing process. I tested the whole process and it really works, i can now sign applications for my N95 and 5800.

10. 5800 Best Tips & Tricks Visual bookmark

UPDATE 2010: I launched a mobile version of this website back in May 2009. I used Mofuse.com which was originally a free service, it is no longer a free service although my account is still valid. This has lead to very slow bandwidth allowance and the pages no longer load properly. I am looking into a new Mobile version.

You can still download the Visual Bookmark from GetJar.com . but the page load is TOO slow to use.
I will remove the GetJar Bookmark soon and hopefully have a new improved mobile version soon.
If you want to create V.Bookmark for your website, you can learn how to do it from WapReview

Please note that if you view the mobile version on a PC it will not show a simulated webpage/mobile device rather than actual wesite that you will see on your 5800.

11. Opera, Skyfire and Basic web browsers for 5800

There are now a couple of good alternatives to the default 5800 Touch Browser Opera launched a touch version of its mobile browser Opera 10 beta late last year and recently Skyfire released a touch version browser for 5800.

The Opera 10 Beta has a stylish visual bookmark for your 6 favourite websites. Opera offers tab browsing, fast page loading with Opera Turbo features compressing webpages by up to 70% for faster browsing. you can also sync you mobile browser with your PC. For more details and download visit Opera10 beta

Skyfire 1.5 beta has easy to use Home/bookmark & history Tabs. Both offer an alternative to the default 5800 Web browser, Skyfire has the benefit of rendering webpages in PC format rather than mobile versions. For Full details and download visit SkyFire1.5

Webpage rendering in Opera , Skyfire and Web browsers
There are also some physical differences in page layout., Below are the Google and Youtube pages using the Opera, Skyfire and the default web browser.

5800 Themes & Wallpapers

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Themes

Below are some links to website where you can download free Themes for your 5800.

Featured Themes
Click on the images for download links

5800Base Theme .tdf for 5800

I have created a Basic theme for 5800 for people to use a template when using Carbide 3.4 theme creator. I have uploaded the 5800base folder including .tdf file and .sis file for you to download which needs to be placed in your Program files/Nokia/carbide3.4/workspace folder.

This theme is intended to simulate the 5800 Soundwaves default theme, with similar straight level indicators, touch input and music player details. I have not used the same colours (otherwise you might as well use the default theme) and there are some differences that i was unable to alter in carbide but its a starting block for you to create some 5800 style themes rather than using Haze or Jingmask or the outdated default Blue Carbide theme. Screenshots below.

Download 5800base

Wallpapers

One of the New features of the Nokia 5800 and 5th Edition software is the improvement in Full Screen Wallpaper Display.
In the past some Nokia phone models allowed for a full screen wallpaper while others including the N95 would only show a 3/4 image as a wallpaper.
This created a rather distorted image with bars at the top and bottom. The image left shows an N95 with Theme Image and Wallpaper image.

The 5800 allows you to set a image/photo that will fit the Idle screen exactly as a true full screen image. There is also a resize "wallpaper" feature in the Gallery that allows you to crop any of your photos to a 640x360 screen resolution.

This has reduced the need for creating Themes, because as i see it, most people just want to use a cool photo (of their friends or places) as their wallpaper rather than creating a theme that has different coloured Fonts, Icons and Backgrounds.
Nokia have used a background gradient around the on-screen displays which allows a white image to still show the Battery and Signal strength indicators while the indicators themselves are white. The ability to add any image as a true full screen wallpaper means that rather than creating a complicated theme you can just download a cool image from the internet move it to your phone, crop it to 640x360 and "set as Wallpaper" from the Gallery Options.

I have selected 12 images i collected from the Internet and put then in a zip folder. Click on the image left to download

Get more Free wallpapers from the websites below, Click on an image to visit the websites

5800 Default Themes

If you want the Red or Blue 5800 themes, download the zip folder and follow the Install Notes. There are 2 images to choose from Wavelength and Soundwave. Download below:

RED Theme

BLUE Theme

Carbide 3.4 theme creator

To create themes for this phone you need to Download Carbide 3.4 theme Edition
Below are some of the new screen displays in the 5800. From left to right, Call Dialer, Virtual ITU, Virtual keyboard and Dialer.

Digital Comics, Videos & Audio

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Digital Comics

The Digital Comics have been around for many years now. They are mostly viewed on a computer in .pdf or .cbr file formats. You can now view Digital Comics with TouchComic application by Jamie Fuller. This freeware application does requires comics in a .cbz format and cannot read .cbr formats so they may need to be converted to .cbz to view them.

TouchComic 1.8
TouchComic by Jamie Fuller is a freeware application allows you to view digital comics page by page in portrait and Landscape mode. It does requires S60 python to run but is already signed . It also allows you to view in "fit to width" or original size which is a great feature allowing you to see small text details where necessary. Some Comics load faster than other mostly due to the size of the image if loading is very slow you may want to think about resizing the images. I found the easiest way to turn the pages was to double tap on far right to go forward, double tap far left to go back and double tap centre for App. Options.

There is a video tutorial for Touch Comic on Jamie's website.TouchComicVideo .
Download TouchComic v1.8

Screenshots from earlier version TouchComic1.4

Creating and Converting .cbz Comics
If you want to create your own Comic or Digitalize some old books or magazines it is quite easy. A .cbz Comic is basically a zipped folder with numbered .jpeg images. A .cbr Comic is a Rar folder with numbered .jpeg images. It is therefore easy to convert or create .cbz files . Most .cbr comics generally created for viewing on PC's and have larger .jpeg images than .cbz.

Creating your own .cbz Comic
You can create your Comic using your own artwork or scan in an old magazine.
1. Make sure you have UNTICKED the Folder Option "Hide extensions of known file types" from the Tools>Folder Options...>View on your PC.
2. Create a folder with all the jpeg images and number each one "page-01" onwards.
3. Then reduce the image size to 1280px width (twice size landscape width) if you make it smaller it will load each page faster but some small text may be hard to see. Also you might want to crop or adjust the colours.
4. Zip the folder, then rename the .zip extension to .cbz.

Converting .cbr Comic to .cbz comic for 5800
1. Make sure you have UNTICKED the Folder Option "Hide extensions of known file types" from the Tools>Folder Options...>View on your PC.
2. Change the .cbr extension on a Comic to .rar then Unrar (do not unzip) the .cbr to a new folder.
3. Resize the images (for faster loading) to around 1280px width max. with photoshop or similar application and check and rename .jpegs 01-24 etc. if necessary.
4. Compress the new folder using Zip
5. Change the .zip extension to .cbz 6. Move the Digital Comic to the "comics" folder on your memory card via USB cable.

Free Sources of Digital Comics
There are a few sources of free comics available under common license. I have highlighted a couple of examples below for you to try:

Website to get Comics for free

Many websites and blogs have been created out of people interest in Comics. I found a couple of old comics on the internet, a Batman and Capt. Storm and i have hosted them for you to try out. Click either cover (Left) to download.
Here is a list of websites that can help you get more comics for free on the internet. Some good site to try are:

GoldenAgeComics

LorenCollins

ComicsWebsiteDownloadGuide

ComixLand

FreeComicsManga

BewareCrossEyedCyclops

Marvel Comics
You can buy Digital Marvel Comics directly from their website with a monthly or annual subscription. MarvelDigitalComics

Free Online Marvel Comics
You can view a selection of Marvel comics online at: MarvelFreeOnline

Audio

Movie Sound Clips

I created some sound clips on my N95 website some time ago an i have now copied them over so you can download them from here. These are some of my personal favourite Movie sound clips.
Click to images to download or right click and "Save Link as..."

Alarm Tones
I have been searching the internet for some unusual Alarm sounds to replace my default alarm tone.
It is very easy to change your Alarm tone on your 5800. Simply open the Clock menu by pressing the time on the idle screen. Then select Options> Settings> Clock alarm tone and choose a new tone from the list.

Naval Ships and Submarine Alarm sounds
The are lots of different authentic naval alarms at that you can download from NavalSounds. Just click on a sound to listen or right click and "Save Link as ..." to download on a PC.
Here are a couple from Naval Sounds to try:

GeneralAlarm

CollissionAlarm

A1Sirens&Alarms have a number of free and downloadable Alarm sounds including Fire Truck Siren and Police Sirens all from the USA. They do sell a CD with 890 sounds but the ones with the underlined link on the main page are free to download.

5800 Freeware

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This section contains Freeware applications for Nokia 5800 and N97 and should work on any future S60 5th Edition phones.

Application Types

Symbian Applications .sis or .sisx (Signed)
Install using Application Installer found in OVI or PC Suite

Symbian Applications .sis or .sisx (Unsigned) Get files Signed at Symbiansignedonline
Sign then Install using Application Installer found in OVI or PC Suite

Widget .wgz Files.
Install by moving to Phone or SD card Memory and select Open.

Java based Applications .jar & .jad Files
Install by moving to Phone or SD card Memory and Open from .jad or .jar (if .jad is not present)

Flash .swf Files
Install by moving to Phone or SD card Memory and Open. Depending on your browser settings you may need to Right click and "Save link As" to download to a PC.

Certificate Problems
If you get error “Certificate Error, contact the application supplier”. To accept all applications Go to Settings > Application mgr. > Installation sett. Change Software installation from Signed Only to All and Online certificate check to Off.

If you get "Certificate Expired" Go to Settings > Phone > Date and Time and set the date to an earlier time, one year should be enough. You can change the date back after you have installed the application.

Nokia Hong Kong website
The Nokia Hong Kong website has some 5800 freeware applications that you can download. Firstly NOT all of the applications will work on a UK handset but many like Paint Pad and Sudoku do work, with a few character issues. There are currently 24 freeware apps to choose from.
Visit NokiaHongKong to view and download Apps.

Nokia India website
Here are 9 more 5800 freeware applications, this time from the Nokia India website. As with the Hong Kong applications some will only work with Indian Sim cards, but others like SMS Timer which i featured weeks ago do work on UK handsets.
Visit NokiaIndia to view and download the Apps.

Bits For Free
Bits For Free is a website that has around 12 free applications for 5800 and even more for N95.
The freeware applications include HackProof Password manager, Notes on Your Phone, Scientific Calculator and also the Soft Touch Stopwatch i featured below.
Visit Bits For Free to view the freeware applications.

Freeware Applications

Calc Touch
Calc Touch is touch screen calculator by Offscreen. It is a very useful everyday calculator. It has a very similar design to the iPhone Calculator and easy to use buttons. It is available from the OVI store here.

Brightlight Touch
This is a really useful application which turns your phone into a torch by turning on the 2 LED flashlights in the camera. It makes a very effective torch which is easy to turn on and off with the touch switch. Download directly to your phne via the OVI application or Brightlight

Nokia Photo Browser
Nokia Photo Browser is a development from Nokia Beta Labs. It is a stylish touch design application that allows you to flick through your photos similar to the iPhone gallery. It also has a Magnifier, which allows you to move your finger around an image and enlarge that section and a Face detection feature.
You may find it slow to load the thumbnails when you first use the application but initial set up the images load much quicker. I did notice that the images are not as sharp as when using the traditional Phone gallery but this is the first version and improvements are sure to come soon. Watch Video Tutorial

Level Touch
This application from OffScreen Technologies turns your 5800 into a spirit level. It uses the accelerometer in the phone to show the movement/ rotation as a level indication. It is a stylish and simple application that you can download directly to your phone from the Ovi store or Level

DeviceInfo 2
Device Info has had an update. The widget from Moubail.com now shows the Memory, RAM and battery status with a graphical display. This is a really useful addition allowing you to see how much power you are using .It is an alternative to the Device Updates screen (*#0000#) found in the Phone mgmt. folder. It also shows Bluetooth, Wlan Mac address and other system info.

Soft Touch Stopwatch
This is a freeware Stopwatch from Vesuvian software. It is a digital/analogue stopwatch with memory. It Features 10 memories, Analogue and Digital time indication and 4 intermediate times. I always like to see the Clock face even though it shows the same details as the digital display.

Timer v.1.0
There is some confusion whether this is a freeware application. As Offscreen Technology is no longer offering it for sale, They may have released it as freeware. I have temporarily hosted the original 1.0 version. It is a stylish digital Stopwatch with a lap counter.

Key Lock Clock
This is a very useful application by Dr Jukka a talented developer who brought you Y-Browser, Fake messages and many other free applications for the N95 and other S60 phones. As you would have realised the 5800 has no screensaver or time display when idle. This application allows you to set a time and date screen when the phone is locked. It is activated by pressing the white menu key only. There are alsosome useful settings for time delay and brightness. This application is however UNSIGNED and you will need to sign it using Symbian Foundation or sign it yourself details in Section 9 on my main page

BattleShips
This is a Flash .swf version of the classic Battleship game. You therefore start the game by simply clicking on the file rather ta
han installing it. A couple of points to mention to deploy the ships you need to go to full screen mode to use the right touch button (highlighted in orange) to rotate the ships before you can move them using the stylus. Once you have deployed your ships i would then recommend going back to inital screen mode as the image is larger than full screen (although that doesn't make sence). When the game asks to Go online at the start choose "No" and the game will continue. You can play this .swf game on a PC. You may need to Right click and "Save link As" to download to a PC.

PacMan
This Flash version is an excellent reproduction of the classic PacMan arcade game. It is a flash game which does not need to be installed just opened using the file manager, so it wont show up in your applications folder. You have to play it in full screen mode to get the controls. You can control the sound level using the Flash Main Options rather than the game controls (Select Mute/UnMute then adjust the volume bar). The Game Play is excellent with full sound and a good speed of play. The original game was designed in 3:4 and the game fits really well into the 5800 screen even with the touchpad controls.

PacMan Touch by Kriker
This game has been created to work on the 5800 with full screen and touch features. They have incorporated the original Namco design/Logo into this game which gives it an authentic feel. The game is controlled using your finger or stylus (better with stylus) which can take a while to master. The speed of movement is faster, than the original game but i am sure that improvement in later versions will be forthcoming. Java games only need to be open to start installation once moved to your phone.

Time Machine 1.3
Time Machine is a really handy application by Sheludkov. He said "I've been searching a descent timer/countdown timer but never found one. So I made this with Flash."
It is a Count Down and Count Up timer making it also useful as a basic Stopwatch. To set a time just use your finger to scroll up or down on the number dials then press either button to start the timer. It has an great design and good settings which allow you to change the alarm tone and duration.

Ovi Store Application
Nokia recently launched the Ovi Store a website where you can downloads applications, games wallpapers etc. You can download an Ovi application for your 5800 when you visit the store on your mobile.The application works well with good resizing of the webpage and features allowing you to view "Show Paid only" or "Show free only" . I found it simpler to use than visiting the website using the Web browser. You do need to register to download applications but its well worth it as there is a lot of stuff for your phone a lot of it free.

Racing Die
This is a freeware game from J Moeschen. It is a maze game that uses the accelerometer to control the movement of a dice around the maze puzzle. There is a good bounce effect that makes the game more realistic and interesting to play. There are currently 3 levels and a useful guide at the start of each level.

Desk Flicker Clock
Desk Flicker Clock which is no longer available from Pixelsbeatpaper.It is a simple but elegant clock and what is great is that it works in landscape (large detail) and portrait mode and of course stays illuminated while on, this of course will drain your battery over long periods. Nokia removed the Screensaver feature on the 5800 to save battery power, so if you want to activate this clock you have to start it from the Menu or you could put it as a shortcut on HomeScreen Shortcuts bar if you plan to use it a lot.

Nixie v1.10
Nixie Clock v1.10 by Jouni Miettunen from Finland. This is another clock that runs as an application from the Phone's Menu. You need to install Python S60 and install both applications to the Phone memory to run this clock. It is based on the Nixie Clocks first introduced in the 1950's. This second version rotates and stays illuminated while in use. The same .sis file can be installed on an N95 and it has a "Change Colour" which doesn't work on the 5800.

CountDown Timer
Count Down Timer this is another free application from Pixelsbeatpaper.co.uk and it is a very useful countdown timer allowing you to set a specific time. The application has the usual stylish and simple design from PBP, they also have 2 more free apps available on their website a BMI Calculator (imperial to metric) and a Split the Bill Calculator (for dividing the cost of dining bills)

Mac Attack Shooter
Mac Attack Shooter is a fun little game where you shoot Mac apples as the fly past.There are two types of apples that move quickly up the screen. There is a time limit and a counter for hits and misses. I found the stylus useful for hitting the apples as fingers are a little too big.

Shuffle Shock
Shuffle Shock is a touch game based on the Classic Pong arcade game. You move your slider by pressing the >>>> buttons to create a tennis style game. You can set the difficulty level which is good as i lost most of the time!

Tic Tac Toe
Tac Toe is a touch version of the Noughts & Crosses which saves you finding a pen and paper to play this very old game.

Checkers
Checkers by Markus Meriluoto at Moubail.com is a Touch version of the classic board game. They have created a tasteful background design where you play as white against the red "Computer brain", My dad a better draughts player than me and he liked it and won!

SameGame
SameGame is a touch version of the classic arcade game. This application was developed for 5800 by Nigel Morton. There is no sound but it works in full screen with nice graphics.

Handwriting Calculator
The Handwriting Calculator from Nokia Betalabs graduated to it final version and is now available from the OVI store. It now has scientific functions like sin, cos, tan, ln, etc.You use the Stylus or plectrum to write a calculation and then the full answer is shown in standard numbers on a new screen. A really nice touch is that if you write a wrong number you can just scribble over it to erase it. You can also watch a video about the App. noikaHandwriting

Solitaire
Solitaire is a touch screen version of the classic game for 5800. I downloaded the game from Nokia forum and extracted the .sis file for easier installing.

SudokuMaster
The is simply a freeware Sudoku game.

Paint Pad v1.0
Paint Pad is a similar application to mobile Paint but with the added features of allowing you to use a backgroung Image of Photo. It also allows you to write/resize text into the picture. There are 64 colours to choose from and an addition Spray can effect. You can save/send images or set as wallpaper. It is a very good first version application that came from Nokia Hong Kong website.

Mobile Paint v1.0
Mobile Paint a cool application that allows you to draw lines, circles, squares etc. There are 16 colours to choose from and you can save the image as a jpeg. This allows you to write (using the stylus) notes/memos in your handwriting rather than writing text with the usual Notes application. I have extracted the .sis file from the Nokia Forum zip folder to make it easier to install.

SMS Timer
SMS timer is a application that simply allows to to set a timer for sending Text Messages. Once have enabled the application (Autostart or manual) Write your message and go to send, then a new screen will ask you to Schedule or Send Now, from there you can set a schedule time. The application is available from the Nokia India website, before you download all the other applications on that site most ONLY work with Indian sim cards.

Best ScreenSnap
Well this is an essential tool if you want to show friends Images from your phone display or if you have a phone website. It is currently the only 5th edition screen capture although i am sure there will be out more soon. It has good settings and is easy to use.

Sym Torrent
Sym torrent is a mobile bit Torrent client similar to µTorrent or BitComet. It can download torrent files directly to you phone. It works on both S60 3rd and 5th edition phones. Even though most torrent downloading has involved illegal music and videos there are some legal torrent sites like Legaltorrents. I have to say that i would recommend downloading using a PC rather than a phone, purely for size and connection principles. I tested it on my N95 and SymTorrent works and is capable downloading the same files as any other Bit Torrent clients. The ability is there but the ease and stability of PC performance not to mention battery life makes downloading to PC a practical idea.