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If you miss the ability of the E71 & E66 to hit the menu key while the phone is locked to display the time, date and other information, Dr Jukka has just come out with a brilliant application called Key Lock Clock that duplicates this functionality. Although the application has been made with S60 5th Edition devices like the N97 and Nokia 5800 in mind, it should work with any S60 3rd Edition handset as well.
Here is an image of my N97 running the application. Since the N97/5800 doesn’t have a screensaver clock of its own, it was a bit of work if you needed to check if you had any missed calls, SMS or simply check the time. With this application all you need to do is hit the menu key while the phone is locked and this gorgeous screen pops up.
The only problem is that the file is unsigned, so you can either sign it via the Open Signed website or use this tutorial to get a certificate for yourself and sign it on the phone itself.
This application can additionally also be used as a Table clock when the charger is connected. To enable this feature just set the “Lights on while charging” from the settings. You can even change the brightness of the display and with the N97 in the ‘laptop mode’ this is pretty feasible too.
[via: NokiAAddict]
finally a really usefull app 😀
how comes on my 5800 i only have the time displayed really small when i press the menu button?
i cant seem to find any settings to make it bigger like your n97 images
That’s strange, may be its a bug as there’s no setting to control the font size. Try reinstalling and if you have a S60 3rd Edition handset may be it’ll be worthwhile installing on it to see if the font is the same size on both.
i like this app. i wish that the clock would stay on the screen the whole time like my old nokia 3250. that way, i don’t have to push the menu button to see the screen. the clock would move up and down the screen of course, not just stay in one place. also, i wish that they would have a 12 hour display. i don’t like the 24 hour clock.
Update coming shortly, added selectable font, and light time out after pressing the menu button. Also added automatic key lockking.
Fixed the 12 hour clock as well, also found a strange state logic on charging, thus lights while charging should work with the new release..
Thats great to hear, we’ll be keeping an eye out for it. Thanks for the heads up! 🙂
updated now, if you find any more bugs with it, please sent me email, and I’ll try getting it fixed again..
Dr.Jukka,
thank you very much. i will check it out later tonight and post my findings.
Post about the update is now up!
http://thesymbianblog.com/2009/07/13/key-lock-clock-updated-with-new-fonts-light-timeout-auto-keylock/
what is the registration key of the following applications:
1-Hand Clock
2-Ultimate Call Recoder (With No Beep)
Thanks
hello, thanks for this post.. i have the e71 but cannot find where to set the clock screensaver? can anyone help me please?
Using a Nokia N95 8G. Is there a way to disable the standard screensaver (time out)???
unfortunately the screensaver framework on devices that has it, is build in a way that it can not be disabled.. luckily 5th edition devices do not have it.
does anyone have license key for the nokia n97 application image hider v2
What if we have a lock-code… we have to enter it before we can c the time! 🙁