Nokia N900 PR1.2 SDK Shows What’s to Come in the Next Major Update

March 22nd, 2010 • • 26 comments

Maemo released the latest SDK for developers on Monday and MohammadAG from the forums uploaded some screenshots that gives us an idea of what’s to come in the next major update for the Nokia N900. We’re not sure when the update will be available to everyone, but at least we know some of the things to look forward to.

Different virtual keyboard
Nokia N900

Rearrangeable menu without “more”
Nokia N900 1

Browser’s back button actually goes back, instead of showing history
Nokia N900 2

Portrait browsing can be activated in settings instead of the Ctl-Shift-O trick
Nokia N900 3

Increase/Decrease keys can be set to change volume in browser
Nokia N900 4

File manager has built-in share option similar to Petrovich
Nokia N900 5

It was also mentioned that the browser seems much snappier, including scrolling and rendering. He promises to post more changes as he finds them on the SDK. Make sure to follow the thread that was started on the Maemo Forums.

  • arempee

    i can't wait for this updates…

  • http://thenokiablog.com Mark Guim

    Me too!

  • http://www.kongtechnology.com/ Kitkat

    OMG OMG OMG!! Can't wait to see how much our N900 improve in PR1.2 !!! OMG!

  • http://lloydjr.wordpress.com/ Lloyd

    How about adding the feature to access to the GAL using Company Directory for MfE? This is something I miss greatly from Symbian devices.

  • tzsm98

    YES! New on screen keyboard layout just like I wanted.
    YES! Back button actually goes back rather than bringing up the history, just like I wanted.

    I can hardly wait for this to hit my N900.

  • coley.

    you can in a roundabout way – contacts -> Get contacts -> Import Mail Exch. contacts then type the name of the person and it'll retrieve the contacts details from the exchange server

  • http://lloydjr.wordpress.com/ Lloyd

    WOW. Thanks!!! Now all we need is the ability to group contacts so I can keep personal and business separate.

  • lpovedav

    Will be there some firmware to use 3G with band 850 Hz?

  • http://thenokiablog.com Mark Guim

    i don't think that's possible through a firmware update

  • billyn900

    im just wondering if someone can put a 10 seconds timer for taking a pictures..

  • Stonik

    I wonder if the browser has a newer javascript engine (Tracemonkey). Firefox has it, so hopefully they have implemeted it in MicroB too.

  • http://lloydjr.wordpress.com/ Lloyd

    So is it here yet?????

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    No.

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    The Nokia N900 is a mobile Internet device and smartphone, from Nokia based on the Maemo platform, superseding the N810. It runs Maemo 5 Linux as its default operating system and is the first Nokia device based upon the TI OMAP3 microprocessor with the ARM Cortex-A8 core.

  • http://ofernicus.blogspot.com/ Ofer Lando

    This is all very nice, but I still miss two very common and simple functionalities, I used to have in my very old Nokia phones:
    1. Sending MMS (pictures), without all the hastle of fAPNs, network connections, and stuff, just plain sending pictures, like I used to do.
    2. Grouping contacts and giving them a unique ringtone.

    Not sure why these two basics were neglected like that.

  • http://insinuate.org mark

    That was my question too

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    I cannot wait!

    Nokia rocks!

  • exboyfriend

    A browser back button that actually goes back. You gotta love it. I was getting so frustrated and this was one of my biggest complaints.

  • Ayesha

    what about being able to send files (photos, voice file, video) etc via IM? that's a must for me as I'm constantly sharing files with the people I chat with.
    Secondly I'd love it if MMS could work more efficiently, and the ability to add more than one file in one MMS, my E71 used to do that.

    Love the n900! thanks for making improvements. :) can't wait to try them out!

  • kyle Prince

    i noticed the update to the browers back button, has no one else noticed you can use the backspace key and it will go back through your history or is it just me?

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    it just gets better and better!

  • walkR

    portrait and landscape mode everywhere would be nice :(

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    SO ELEGANT INTERFACE INDEED.

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    i wish to have one of that..

  • http://www.antiquesrepublic.com/ Antique Dealers

    i wish to have one of that..

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    Usually I am impressed but seeing as it’s nokia…nope. They love to skimp and only make a jump once in a while, good for them in terms of money bad for us as we are stuck with the same rubbish for years!

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