Even if you're an old S60 hand, there are some unique aspects of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and S60 5th Edition which need a little pause for thought. Here's my take on how to get optimised on the 5800's home screen, from realising all the additional shortcuts available to populating the new Contacts bar. Which home screen view do you prefer? [See also our complete list of Nokia 5800 tutorials]

"There are three basic options for the 5800's 'Home screen' - you'll find these listed in 'Settings - Personal - Home screen - Home screen theme':

• Shortcuts bar (the equivalent of the 'old' S60 standby screen and the subject of much of this tutorial)
  
• Basic (a simple wallpaper, this won't be used unless someone is particularly keen on a photo of a loved one, I suspect)
  
• Contacts bar (the activity and RSS-driven 'modern' alternative to the classic S60 standby screen, see below for comment)
  

Most users, familiar with the usual shortcuts and information-based S60 standby screen, will opt for the first option, so let's start here."

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