Active Idle - yours to personalize!
In the more recent S60 devices, Active idle (aka Active standby) has been added to enhance the usability of devices. It is great how one can get easier access to the most used applications directly from the Active standby. What is even better, it is so easy to change the short cuts according to your favorite applications:
1. Menu 2.Tools; 3. Settings; 4. Phone; 5. Active standby.
From here, you can both change the soft keys (Left/Right selection key) and the Active standby applications.
My device is personalised as follows: Messages and Contacts as soft keys. Bluetooth, Clock, Browser, New message, and a Flash Lite game as the active standby applications.
If you have any tips on how to increase usability, then feel free to send them to me: bjorn.wigforss@nokia.com
Yes, and by the way, in future devices (devices available in the second half of 2006), both the structure and the layout options of the Active idle screen is going to be further increased.
- BWi
Hi Björn. I was wondering, do you think they will ever make Active Standby into an app to install on other series 60 devices such as the 6630? I love the concept of it, but just can’t see buying another phone for the sake of having that function.
Darla, good question. As of today, Active Idle is unfortunately only implemented in new devices (2nd Edition, Feature Pack 2, starting with the Nokia 6680). But, you might be able to find an add-on applications that could be downloaded to do the job.
I did a quick search, but could not find any. If anyone has such an add-on application for earlier S60 devices, then it would be great if you could let us know from where you got it!
I think there are a couple of 3rd party “Active Standby” apps available, and I guess the most popular one is Active Desk / Active Today by Cibenix:
http://www.cibenix.com/consumer/activedesk/nokia60/
http://www.cibenix.com/consumer/activetoday/nokia60/index.html
http://my-symbian.com/7650/applications/applications.php?fldAuto=8&faq=2
http://my-symbian.com/7650/applications/applications.php?fldAuto=516&faq=2
Thanks Tommi, will definitely check these ones out. Best, BWi
I need Active Idle
for nokia 6630
ali, Active Desk mentioned couple of rows up should work with 6630.