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It took me ages to figure this out. Seems everyone and their dog
knew about it. For years, I’ve been deftly flicking through the Nokia
menu structure trying to get back to applications running in the
background.Once, my pure mistake, I kept my thumb on the menu key for a second
longer than necessary and this little ‘alt tab’ window popped up.A nigh-on revelation for me when I’m flicking around things on the E61 and the N93.
I really should RTFM.
Source: SMS Text News
Let’s not ignore this little epiphany that Ewan just had. It says a lot about how intuitive S60 is. Now I knew from day one how to do this because unlike Ewan I did read my manual; not in it’s entirety but it was something to do thanks to my new high fiber diet.
How many people actually read manuals tho? Why is this something that can’t be learned by actually playing with the phone? How can we improve the situation?
Here is an idea: When you hit the menu key you get a tabbed interface. One tab has "running applications" the other tab takes you to the regular menu. No more having to hit and hold.
About The Author
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.
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