Play with friends
To connect with N-Gage players on your friends list and to
invite them to a game, select Play With Friends. N-Gage
suggests a friend to play with based on your previous gaming
history and the availability of your N-Gage friends.
To find a different friend to play with, select Options > View
My Friends.
This item is not displayed if your friends list is empty. See
"Connect with other players," p. 124.
Play and manage games
To play and manage the games downloaded and installed on
your device, select My Games. The games are sorted by the
last-played date with the most recent first.
There are five possible types of games in My games:
• Full games — These are games you have purchased with
a full license. There may be several license types available,
depending on the game and your region.
• Trial games — These are full game files to which you have
access only for a limited time or which have limited
content. When the trial expires, you must purchase a
license to unlock the full game and continue. These games
are marked with a trail banner.
• Demo games — These are smaller sections of the game
with only a very limited set of features and levels. These
games are marked with a demo banner.
• Full expired — These are games that you have purchased
with a limited license, which is now expired. These games
are marked with a clock and an arrow.
• Not available — These are full games which you have
removed, or which you have downloaded but the
installation was not completed. These games are shown
as unavailable in the games list. Also, games installed on
the memory card are shown as unavailable when the
memory card has been removed.
If a game extra has been downloaded but not fully installed,
the respective game graphic is also unavailable and the game
cannot be played until the game extra has been installed.
Edit profile details
To edit your public profile details, select Options > Edit
Profile, open the public tab, and select from the following:
• Icon — Add an image to represent you. When you change
the icon, N-Gage shows a list of all the images in your
device Gallery that can be used as the icon. Select the
image you want from the list, or use the search to find it.
• Motto — Add a short personal message. To edit the text,
select Change.
• Favorite Game(s) — Enter the names of your favorite
games.
• Device Model — The model number of your device. This
is defined automatically and cannot be edited.
• Show Location — Select whether to display your city and
country in your public profile. You can change your
location in the private tab.
After you update your profile, log in to the service with your
player name to ensure that the changes you made to your
profile are synchronized with the N-Gage server.
Connect with other players
To connect with other N-Gage players and to manage your
Friends list, go to My friends. You can search for a particular
N-Gage player, invite them to your Friends list, and then see
which of your friends are online and available to play. You
can also send and receive private messages and game
recommendations.
Find and add friends
To invite an N-Gage player to your friends list, enter the
player's player name to the Add a Friend field in the friends
list. Add a message to the invitation, if needed. To send the
invitation, select Send. If the player accepts the invitation,
the player appears on your friends list.
If you do not have any N-Gage friends and want to meet other
players, go to N-Gage Arena at www.n-gage.com, and visit
the chatrooms and forums.
View friend information
To view information about a friend, such as the friend's
current N-Gage points or the most recently played games,
scroll to the player on your friends list. You must be online
and connected to the N-Gage service to see the current online
status of your friends.
The indicator next to the player name shows the friend’s
availability.
You can send private messages to your N-Gage friends even
if you are unavailable or offline.
Sort the friends list
To sort your friends by availability, player name, or N-Gage
points, select Options > Sort Friends By.
Rate a player
To rate a player, scroll to the player on your friends list, and
select Options > Rate Player. You can give a player a rating
from one to five stars. The rating you give affects the player’s
reputation in the community.
Send messages
In My friends, you can send private messages to players on
your friends list. If your friend is currently logged into the NGage
service, the friend can respond to your message, and
you can chat one-on-one
To view new messages received from an N-Gage friend, scroll
to the friend on your friends list, and select Options > View
Message. Read messages are deleted automatically when
you exit N-Gage.
To view game recommendations, select Options > View
Recommendation. Game recommendations are deleted
automatically a week after you receive them.
To send a message to an N-Gage friend, scroll to the friend on
your friends list, and select Options > Send Message. The
maximum size of a private message is 115 characters. To send
the message, select Submit.
You need a GPRS, 3G, or wireless LAN connection to be able
to use the messaging feature. Data transfer charges may
apply. For more information, contact your mobile service
provider.
N-Gage settings
To change your N-Gage settings, select Options > Edit
Profile, open the private tab, and select Options > N-Gage
Settings.
Select from the following:
• Player Name — Edit you player name. You can only edit
the name if you have not logged into the N-Gage service
yet.
• Personal Settings — Define your personal details, which
are not shown in your public profile, and subscribe to the
N-Gage newsletter. Define also whether you want to
receive notifications from your N-Gage friends while you
are playing games.
• Connection Settings — Select whether to allow the NGage
application to connect to the network automatically
when needed, and define your preferred access point and
the data transfer limit that triggers an alert.
• Account Details — Select your purchase preferences.
When you purchase a game, you are asked if you want to
save your billing details, including your credit card
number, for faster purchasing in the future.
