Great (and Free) Symbian Backlight for Flash Lite

Posted by Ali Mills Wed, 07 Feb 2007 06:02:00 GMT

Demonstrating Flash Lite applications is difficult when the device’s backlight keeps turning off.

For devices like the PSP, Treo, Clix, and LG Chocolate it’s easy to keep the backlight on. In the case of the Clix it just stays on. For the LG Chocolates you just plug the device in. And, for the PSP and Treo you just adjust a backlight setting on the device.

For Symbian devices (most Nokias) keeping it on isn’t so easy. You need the help of third-party software. The best and most inclusive third-party software I’ve found is S60SpotOn. And, it’s free! I prefer S60SpotOn to Torch because it works on Nokia S60 3rd edition, S60 2nd edition FP3, S60 2nd edition. I could only get Torch to run on Nokia S60 2nd edition.

To avoid the error message “Certificate Error contact the application supplier” you might get when installing S60SpotOn on a Nokia S60 3rd edition device, you’ll need to change the “Software installation” setting from “Signed Only” to “All” and the “Onlline certic check” to “Off”. The E-Series blog describes how to change the settings on a Nokia E61 and Nokia E62 at http://www.e-series.org/archives/45 and http://www.e-series.org/archives/192, respectively.

If you want to go the other way on the Treo. If you want to turn its keyboard backlight off, you should try the Treo Keylight. It’s working great for me on a Treo 700W.