

There are several clocks, a picture frame, connectivity controllers (telephony, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth switches as well as Wi-Fi manager for connecting to a new network), organizer items (calendar, agenda, tasks etc.), weather widget etc. The final items that you can place on the homescreen pane(s) are the 22 widgets that the SPB Mobile Shell offers.

The difference between box and non-box options is in the appearance of the shortcut, while selecting text, as you probably guessed, will show the name of the app, rather than its icon on the homescreen. Next come application shortcuts – those come in five flavors (small, big, text, box or big box). Next you get to pick the icon’s default behavior – it can send you to the contact’s info, the SMS or MMS editor or just dial the contact straight away. For example each contact photo that you bring to the homescreen can be either a small, medium or you could just select the text option and see the name of the contact, rather than their photo. It will give a choice between one, three and five panes for your homescreen, which can be filled with all kinds of contacts and apps shortcuts and widgets.įurthermore you get to pick the size and type of each icon, as well as the spacing between the homescreen inhabitants.
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Newcomers might need some time to get used to the arrangementĮveryone demanding the ultimate level of customization should definitely have a look at the SPB Software latest offering.A refreshed task manager that is much easier to use.Two easily interchangeable layouts for the homescreen.Up to 5 panes of Homescreen estate to be filled with widgets.

Indeed the SPB Mobile Shell 3.5 will transform your Symbian 5th edition running device beyond recognition and having played with it for a week I can confirm that this is a change for the better. One of the most popular smartphone platforms in the world has so far struggled with providing good user-experience to touch-loving users so it was about time that someone did something about it. SPB Software has just announced the availability of their SPB Mobile Shell 3.5 user interface for Symbian devices.
