Now all Nexus One users/owners will have an ability to use two or more fingers directly on a device screen to pinch and zoom. This has been on the iPhone since day one. Cyanogen at XDA Developer figured out a way to get this pinch and zoom feature on to Nexus One. Cyanogen has also promised to add this in upcoming ROM. Credit also goes to Luke Hutchison who wrote the pinch zoom helper code.

That sounds very exciting.. Right? Let get started with the How to get multi-touch browser for Nexus One with pinch & zoom. Assuming that you have a rooted Nexus One. if not, please follow this link on How to Root your Nexus One And How to unlock the bootloader on your Google’s Nexus One

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Warning: You will initially lose your bookmarks and browser settings by doing this. Please do it on your own risk. We will not be responsible for any damage or breakage of your phone.

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Step 1: Download the following files and Save it on your phone. (If you are having challenges downloading. “Right” click on the file and select “Save As”.)

• Browser.apk
• com.cyanogenmod.android.xml
• com.cyanogenmod.android.jar

Step 2:

• Windows users: Start >Run > Type “cmd” – Navigate to the folder where you saved the downloaded files.
• Mac users: Open Terminal > Navigate to the folder where you saved the downloaded files
• Linux users: Open Terminal > Navigate to the folder where you saved the downloaded files

Step 3: Now, Type the following code into the command line – Line by line (Windows, Mac, Linux)

• adb shell stop
• adb remount
• adb shell rm /system/app/Browser.odex
• adb push Browser.apk /system/app
• adb push com.cyanogenmod.android.jar /system/framework
• adb push com.cyanogenmod.android.xml /system/etc/permissions
• adb shell reboot

In case if you are wondering what adb is ? Android Debug Bridge – adb devices will give you a list of devices connected to the computer. This is also a good way to make sure that your phone is actually connected to the computer.

There you have it. Now, you should be able to, pinch and zoom you browser. Enjoy!

If you want to do the same using your Phone Terminal Here it is..

• mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
• rm /system/app/Browser.odex
• cp /sdcard/downloads/Browser.apk /system/app
• cp /sdcard/downloads/com.cyanogenmod.android.jar /system/framework
• cp /sdcard/downloads/com.cyanogenmod.android.xml /system/etc/permissions
• reboot

If you are unable to get this thing to work. Don’t worry soon Cyanogen will be releasing a easier version and he will be adding this feature to his upcoming ROM.

Anyway please let us know if you face any challenges.

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