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Out for 2 months and no Easter Egg yet?

8 replies · 3,015 views · Started 22 August 2009

I can't believe that no one has discovered the Easter Egg in the N97 yet!

My guess is that it shows a screen with a picture of a brick.

it would be quicker and easier to go out and buy your own, you might also get what you paid for :tongue:

I did find some Easter Egg wallpaper for the N97, though:

http://www.thumbplay.com/join/Easter+Egg+Basket-wallpaper-bonus

"Easter Eggs" in programming terms denote "secret & hidden" features in a program--the most notable being Excel '97s built-in flight simulator. They are considered a "finishing touch" by the programmers on their "work of art".

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/03/top_10_software_easter_eggs-2/#more-282427

Here is one iPhone app easter egg:

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/01/hidden_bells_and_whistles_in_googles_iphone_app_revealed-2/

Perhaps the reason there is no Easter Egg (so far) in the N97 is that the programmers didn't think it finished -or- a work of art? 🙄

Of course, I like Dave's explanation of there being one, but it doesn't work because of a bug.

The Nokia N800/N810 Internet Tablets didn't have an 'easter egg' per se, but they did have a "red pill/blue pill mode" a la The Matrix where the [COLOR="Red"]red pill [/COLOR]"takes you down the rabbit hole" (i.e. puts you into an advanced mode whereby you can override the repository settings for software installation).

The blue pill is the "safe" non-technical users mode.