How to add WidSets widgets to the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic

The Nokia 5310 XpressMusic comes with a useful web-based application waiting to be installed - Nokia's WidSets. WidSets uses mini-applications called widgets to deliver your favourite web content to your phone without you having to browse the internet.

WidSets widgets bring together web feeds from numerous sources into one easily scannable screen. You can get updates on blogs, eBay bids, news and information, share pictures, check out your local weather updates or get games to play - all on yoru 5310's screen.

Once you install the WidSets applications and choose the widgets you want, the widgets appear as small, clearly labelled panels on the WidSets application main "dashboard". You can scroll sideways through a set of widgets that can range from well-known sites like BBC News, Flickr, Wikipedia and YouTube to numerous blogs covering everything from sex to tech. And the number of WidSets widgets is growing rapidly, with many mainstream online players already represented.

The WidSets application is compatible with a wide range of mobile phones from many manufacturers, not just Nokia phones. You can find a list of compatible handsets here. You can download WidSets for free to many handsets, and you can manage your WidSets widgets online too at www.widsets.com.

It's also relatively easy to create new WidSets widgets, we've been reliably informed; we'll have a go at Know Your Mobile in the not too distant future...

Here, we'll show you how to use the WidSets Installer application that comes pre-loaded on the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic.

How to install WidSets from the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic

Press the Menu option from the standby screen (Figure 1).

In the main menu, scroll to highlight the Apps icon and press Select (Figure 2).
Scroll down to highlight the Collection folder and press Open (Figure 3).
Scroll down to highlight Installer and press Open (Figure 4).

The Installer application will give you the option of finding out more information on WidSets or to download the install package. Highlight the panel labelled Download install package from web and press Select (Figure 5). The 5310 will now connect online to the WidSets mobile download page.

Highlight Download WidSets and press Select (Figure 6). Details of the WidSets application download will appear onscreen (Figure 7). Press Accept. The download will take a number of seconds, the time depending on your network coverage (Figure 8).
You will be asked: Open file now? (Figure 9). Press Yes.

You have now installed the WidSets application. Now you must register as a new user (unless you have already done so previously on the WidSets website). Highlight Start here and press Select (Figure 10).

Once you have read and are satisfied with the terms of service and other small print, press Accept (Figure 11).

In a few seconds, WidSets will load up onscreen (Figure 12). You can start scrolling across the widgets on the "dashboard" using the navigation pad. A few widgets are already set up for you on your dashboard, with their names in the panels (Figure 13), but you can add many more to suit your tastes.

Highlight any of these you want to view and press Open. In this example, we've highlighted the BBC News widget and pressed Open. The BBC News headlines appear (Figure 14). Further information on each item is available by simply scrolling down to the item heading and pressing Open (Figure 15). To go back, simply hit the back option until you're back on the WidSets home screen.

You can view more details about WidSets by highlighting the Start Here panel and pressing Open (Figure 16). Or you can explore the range of widgets available by highlighting the Library panel and and clicking Open (Figure 17). The Library provides a list of what you can add to your preferred display of widgets.

You can search through lists categorised as popular, best-rated, latest, categories, and so on, or you can search for a widget by name. Other suggestions are presented on an icon carousel at the bottom of the screen. Highlight the category option you'd like to look under and press Select (Figure 18).

Scroll through the lists. When you find something you might like, click Open (Figure 19). Details are presented onscreen. Add the widget to your dashboard by pressing Pick (Figure 20) or press Back to return to the previous list. A pop-up message tells you when a widget has been added to your dashboard (Figure 21).

You can keep adding widgets to your dashboard as you like by continuing to search and picking them. To get back to your WidSets dashboard, press Back a couple of times. You can then highlight your new widgets and click Open to view them (Figure 22). You can get back to the WidSets dashboard by pressing Back.

To exit the application, press Exit on the WidSets dashboard.

WidSets password
Note that when you initially start the WidSets application, temporary login details - user name and password - are generated and stored automatically. These can be found by pressing Options and selecting the Welcome option in the WidSets application (Figure 23).

These are listed below the welcome message (Figure 24), and allow you to personalise your WidSets account online at www.widsets.com.