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All I want for Christmas is a program that will let me customize the E-Mail key on my Nokia E61

Categories: Ideas and rants
By: , IntoMobile
Thursday, December 21st, 2006 at 8:32 AM

Bastardkey
Can a developer whip something up really fast? I mean just a quick little application that will let me choose an application to launch when I hit the e-mail button.

I don’t use the built in email, I like the GMail app. I’m also sure a lot of people would also like a button that when pushed would go straight in to writing a text message. I’m also sure people would appreciate being able to launch whatever it is their little heart desires. S40 is A LOT more customizable then S60 when it comes to this respect.

Any Nokia developers? Or third party developers?

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Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.

  • Ewan

    If you install Good Mobile Messaging, that key is replaced so that when you press it, you’re taken straight into your Good Inbox.

  • Stefan Constantinescu

    Yes but I like the way Gmail works, how it handles email conversations as well … conversations!

  • Henrikki

    Well, usually the hotkeys in other S60 devices are customizable in the settings menu. E61 is different in this regard if you can’t do it. Happened to me as well when I “uppgraded” my N73 to N73 Music Edition. You loose the configurable multimedia key in the transition, because in N73 ME that button takes you to music player..no other alternatives.

  • Stefan Constantinescu

    Sigh, this is yet another thing that will go in to my roast.