S60 Open to new features

Antony Pranata of S60Tips has put together a excellent step-by-step instructions to synch your iTunes with your S60 3rd Edition device - and it's really easy, and synching is simple (unlike some older hacks). Along with iTunes and your device, all you need is the open source iTunes Agent and your device's USB cable.

He describes how to do it for Nokia's N-Series devices, but I've discovered that it needs to be done a little different on Nokia's E-Series devices. Read his instructions first, then read below if you're doing it on an E-Series device.

- When you want to setup the synching - connect the USB cable to your device and choose "IP Passthrough". That way, you'll be able to transfer a file to the device using Windows Explorer.

- Once you've set everything up - disconnect and reconnect the USB cable to your device and choose "Data Transfer" instead. iTunes Agent should inform you that your device is setup correctly and you're ready to synch with the playlist. Now you can click the "Synchronize" button on iTunes Agent. I didn't see any notification that it was done synching, as long as you don't get an error, you should be alright.

- If iTunes Agent gives you some error message during synchronization, try leaving the "Music folder" field blank in the iTunes Agent preferences. I received some strange error about "can't delete empty folder" when I choose a specific folder on my memory card. When I left that field blank, it worked fine. (not sure why, I'll have to experiment further and figure that out, because having a bunch of mp3 folders on the root of your memory card makes things messy)