Demo & How To Enable Portrait Mode Browsing On The N900

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Demo & How To Enable Portrait Mode Browsing On The N900

By - Vaibhav Sharma On 14 January 2010 8 Comments

The PR 1.1 firmware update brings portrait mode web browsing to the N900. In order to enable auto switching between landscape and portrait when the phone is turned hit Ctrl + Shift + O on the N900’s keyboard. The next time you tilt your N900 to portrait, the web browser will automatically switch as well. You can turn this behavior off by hitting Ctrl + Shift + O again.

I’ve put together a very quick demo of the portrait mode browsing on the N900, have a look.

This is a very welcome move, although personally I would have prefered to see the Conversations app get portrait mode support first. He’s hoping that will be done in the next firmware. The portrait mode is an undocumented feature and this means that Nokia is still working on all the nuances associated with portrait browsing.

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New N900 Firmware v2.2009.51 (PR 1.1) Now Available – ChangeLog Inside | Maemo Central said:

[...] The update is available over-the-air to those of you who have updated to the 1.2009.44-1 firmware. For those preferring to flash the device: Global, USA and MENA images are available, check this link for instructions on how to flash your device. You can always use the Nokia Software Updater on your PC to update as well, specially now that it is Windows 7 Compatible. The update also brings portrait web browsing, you hit can hit Ctrl+Shift+O to toggle the auto rotation to portrait mode, video demo here. [...]

# 14 January 2010 at 3:02 am