Accessing Hidden Apps (Navigator, Landmarks, etc)

This came up in a conversation with Ricky and as it turns out from checking around several forums, this little trick isn’t as well known as I thought. Did you know that there are several applications on your s60 3rd device that you can’t access? I would think that this will vary from region to region but I have yet to see a device with apps like Navigator, Landmarks, and Positioning freely available in a menu. Why? Don’t ask me. Enough people have been ranting lately so I’m not going to go there…

Using an excellent (and affordable) payware task manager called Best Taskman by Smartphoneware, you can access and launch the various preinstalled apps that Nokia didn’t want to share with you. By the way, in my opinion Best Taskman is certainly true to its name and is by far the best task manager currently available for s60 3rd.

Once you’ve installed Best Taskman you must first enable “Show hidden apps” from within the Misc -> Options menu.

Now simply scroll over to the “Installed” apps view and take a look around. You’ll find a bunch of unfamiliar apps listed there - some can be opened and some can’t.

Landmarks might be an interesting app for some. Using landmarks along with a bluetooth GPS receiver you can record your GPS position and then message it to another s60 3rd device user (or you can enter a position manually). They can then use your “landmark message” to navigate right to your position! Pretty neat when you’re trying to find your friends at a bar across town or meet someone in an unfamiliar city.