How To: S60 Multiple Tabs Web Browsing Using Nokia’s Ovi Multimedia Menu
I discovered while playing with the multimedia menu on the Nokia N95 8GB that it opens links as new tabs on the web browser. Combine that with the S60 Browser Shortcuts Key #5 to switch between the tabs very quickly, and now you have easy tabbed-browsing! This tip should also work with other Nseries phones featuring the new multimedia menu; the Nokia N81 and Nokia N82.
Intro
There is no documented button or option that lets us open new windows or tabs on the S60 browser. However, the internet tile of the multimedia menu lists your bookmarks and opens the link as a new tab instead of changing the main window.
Setup
Arrange the tiles on the multimedia menu so that the Internet tile is the first tile that shows up after pressing the button. This is not required, but it makes it a lot quicker.
That’s basically it. If you want to open a new tab, just press the multimedia button. As I mentioned in my S60 Browser Shortcut Key Guide, #5 lists all open windows. Just scroll left/right to switch between windows. The top of the page tells you how many windows are currently open.
Tabbed Browsing on S60
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J0GEE on 21 April 2008:
just one thing, your rss feeds are not working. it never refreshes on my n95 8gb. all other feeds i have are not a problem just the nokia blog’s dont work. cheers.
Ricky on 21 April 2008:
Wow, nice find, Mark. I’ve also noticed that in most cases, clicking the ‘read more’ link from Google Reader will open in a new tab, as well.
Mark Guim on 21 April 2008:
@Jogee thanks for the heads up. i’ll look into it. @ricky thanks. the method is almost as cool as the iphone’s multiple windows browsing.
NZtechfreak on 21 April 2008:
Wow, this is great - thanks for that! Tabbed browsing here I come!
mike from the n82 blog on 28 April 2008:
great article! just wondering why you titled it Nokia’s “ovi” Multimedia Menu.
Mark Guim on 28 April 2008:
This multimedia menu was announced with Ovi.
mike from the n82 blog on 28 April 2008:
i see. thanks for the answer mark, and the great tip.
jenny on 4 May 2008:
hi. tnx so much for this wonderful tip!