If you’re bored of the default Nokia N8 then Voyager would give your phone a whole new dimension. The excellent thing about this application is that you never see the original homescreen until you exit the Voyager application, it stays running in the background and is invisible to the task manager as it runs as a hidden process. It gives the phone the feel of a totally new homescreen without making it feel ‘fake’.
Voyager homescreen is similar to other applications in the homescreen category, though having said that there’s not too many of the floating around the web-o-sphere at the moment. Voyager almost tries to replicate the Android and iPhone homescreens and does a rather good job in doing just that. The application applies its implementation very well and has an excellent and sleek appearance that takes your Nokia N8 to the next level.
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You can send Tweets right from your homescreen, giving you an easier way to keep your followers updated on the Nokia N8. There are even easy-access one-click widgets such as the Bluetooth widget, simply tap it once and your Bluetooth is enabled or disabled, depending on its current setting – also turn your phone into silent mode and even lock your phone.
Another impressive feature of this application is its ability to change the background and change the layout of the icons – simply tap and hold the icon and you can drag and drop at will, just like with the Android and iPhone. If you ever find yourself running out of homescreens, you can simply download another as and when required – they’re kinda like add-ons. You start off with two homescreens pre-installed with the application and you have the ability to download and use an additional two, making the homescreen count to four.
The only serious issue i’ve come across with Voyager for the Nokia N8 is when you tap and hold the icons to re-arrange the, after they start vibrating and then once you’ve finished re-arranging, there is no way to stop the vibrating with ease. If this happens to you, try going back to the main ‘normal’ menu – if that doesn’t relieve the problem then you will have to restart your Nokia N8, but the first option should work just fine.
If you’ve downloaded and used Voyager for the Nokia N8, let us know how it works for you and if you prefer it more than the original Symbian^3 homescreens. I personally find it very elegant and useful, but that’s probably because i’m a long-term iPhone user and love the drag-and-drop style of the icon re-arrangement.
Price: FREE
Download: Voyager homescreen for Nokia N8
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7 Responses
when arranging the icons and they are shaking to stop them pres the only button at the bottom of the n8
I really like the this application and would like to keep using it because it somehow makes my N8 easier to use; my only problem with the Voyager Home Screen app, is that the developer/s assume that everyone wants Twitter on the Home Screen. Does anyone know how Replace or Remove Twitter from my home screen.
Kind Regards
Your CommentsHow do I remove voyager?
Do all of those apps in the voyager come with it?
good
It’s good but, it could be better. I couldn’t get the blue default background to show, now there’s no voice-dialing, there’s no quick scrollable contacts on the homepage, jury’ still out with me.
Good Application, though I would like to see the following improvements.
1) The ability to move icons/applications between homescreens. This will make me put my frequently used icons where I wante them (Customize to my preference)
2) The ability to change wallpaper and them from vHome, not via Symbian then restart of vHome for changes to take effect. This kind of exposes that I am running a virtual interface.
3) The ability to add widgets or shortcuts to home screen it make it more real.
Otherwise great Job guys. I wish you could get my comments and work on them