Once in awhile one of those applications came along that make you say - "damn, what the hell took so long for this". You know what I mean right? The functions that should already be party of our Nokia N82's but they're not. Thanks to this article from Vaibhav Sharma from The Symbian Blog I recently discovered T9 Nav beta. This application for the N82 and all S60 phones is one of those apps that adds so much convenience with such amazing simplicity.
What does T9 Nav do? Basically it allows you to search Contacts, Bookmarks, Calendar Entries, Applications, & Media Files with T9 input from your N82's standby screen, similar to how Jbak Taskman works except for it uses real T9. As you type each letter you start getting real time results which is quickly narrowed down based on what you've type. Once you see what you want you can simply scroll to that item and decide what to do with it. If it's an app or game you can launch it, same with calendar entries, bookmarks, and media files. If it's a contact that your looking for than you can just hit the green call button for a quick call or hit options to send a message.
I've only had this application installed on my Nokia N82 for a day and have already eliminated the Contacts shortcut on my standby screen. Accessing contacts using T9 Nav is ten times faster.
Keep in mind this application is still in beta and may have bugs. For instance I can't find the Music Player launcher. Also it seems that all text input on my N82 has a slight lag now. It's something I can deal with given the functionality T9 Nav brings. I'm sure all these problems will be worked out in future releases.
For more screenshots of T9 Nav beta for S60 phones click here.
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To download the application click here.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
N82 Freeware: T9 Nav - Search Contacts, Apps, Etc. From Your Standby Screen With T9 Input
Posted by Mike Macias at 8:30 AM
Related Topics: N82 Applications, N82 Freeware, N82 Shortcuts
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i tried to download it but only 3 locales were available, UK, US, India. i am from Middle East. which one must i choose? thanks.
I am using T9 Nav since one week, - and it's great! Just what the doctor ordered.
@ Miko. I don't know try any version. I'm sure they are all the same.
@ Delay. Glad your enjoying it as much as me.
Hey. First comment around here, great blog, helped me a lot with finding apps for my new black N82 :)
I was wondering, why would I use this instead of the normal "Live Search" that's already in the N82 as standard?
Hi Decon, welcome and I hope you keep commenting. All the discussion here is what keeps me motivated to write.
This is different than the live search. I dont have to click on anything from the standby screen to search. Just start typing right from standby and the list will pop up automatically.
Saves me about 3-4 seconds since the Search app usually takes that long to startupl.
Give it a try decon and see if you like it.
found thi sthe other day... good thing because just as I was getting used to SkyQuiKey it seemed to be crashing my phone. now after switching to t9nav problem seems to be fixed!
yep, kinda laggy with my n82. but still nice app.
It's a nice software really. However, it causes lags while texting but it's tolerable. Also lags the speed dialing but I can stop using speed dialing with it :)
All in all a great application.
It slows down the phone
I can't say I didn't warn you guys about the phone slowing down.
Keep in mind it's still a beta (not final) version of the application. It's only gonna get better from here on out and I can't wait for them to come out with a update. I'll keep you guys posted.
This is a hugely awesome app, but you're right it does slow the phone down. IMO it would be better as a normal app, launching it from the standby screen only when it's needed. In its current beta state, it slows down texting and general menu navigation way too much.
But it is such an awesomely cool and useful app, I hope they fix the performance problems :)
When T9Nav is active I can´t play any games. In different games I can´t use the numkeys, there is no reaction. After deactivating T9nav the games are normally playable. T9nav should deactivate itself if parallel applications will started.
Just realised that there's already a good search function on the active standby screen lol :) t9 seems faster though.
Typing this from my n82 :)
How I wish they would make this able to search and access mp3s on my computer - using Simple Centre or similar...
It's a battery drainer. My battery don't last a day anymore. Laaaaaags... If it can be fixed will be a real winner.
nice songs-rise against... tumbs up :)
pls help....some apps wont work in n82...!!!
dose all the apps that run in an n73 will run on a n82???
n73 - 9.1
n82 9.2
pls help.......
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