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I've always wanted to use Google mobile web applications as they were designed for the iPhone/iPod Touch but unfortunately Google recognizes the N810 as a full desktop computer because its running a desktop browser. Luckily some smart people here at the forums instructed me how to set up the default web browser to make itself appear as an iPhone, and the results are actually quite nice. Here are some screenshots -

First, what it is really supposed to look like (notice the tabs at the top) -




Home Screen - as you can see the tabs across the top don't show up perfectly and they are squished together, but they still function




Gmail Inbox - Works fine, auto e-mail appearance works as well, no need to refresh the page, your e-mails will appear by themselves




An Open E-mail - renders fine, haven't checked it with images yet but I have no reason to assume that it wouldn't work fine




E-mail Address Auto Complete - works fine, type in a few letters and it will give suggestions just like the desktop version (black bars are mine, sorry!)




Google Calendar - for some reason it was not working for me within the single Google apps page with tabs up top, but it works fine accessing it directly, I was able to pull up a month view, but no appointments appeared




More Google Calendar - here is Gcal functioning fine while accessed directly (calendar.google.com)




Google Reader - Here is a list of my starred items as I had already gone through my reading list, they look almost identical, just wanted to show what a full list looked like




Google Reader - Example of an open reader item, images and everything render fine




Google Docs - Looks fine, though it has some small issues. For some reason you can't finger scroll on the items, you have to use an area which is not a link or just use the scroll bar




Google Docs - They display great, but no the iPhone version doesn't support editing



All in all I'd say the major things are here and they work pretty well. I'll be using this from now on unless there is something I can't do in which case I'll switch back to the desktop version for a just a second. One thing I really like about the whole thing is that you can navigate most of it without the use of the stylus, just your fingers.
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Last edited by Benz145; 2008-01-16 at 02:57.
 

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