Nexus One Phone come without browser multitouch feature even though the hardware and Android 2.1 OS is fully capable of doing it. Luckily hack r for Android 2.1 that enable browser multitouch has been release, including gestures like pinch-to-zoom in Nexus One’s native web browser. Step By Step Enables Browser Multitouch on Nexus One Phone :

Step 1: Follow the step by step guide posted here to root your Nexus One if you haven’t already.

Step 2: Download all the required files for Nexus One multitouch add-on from the source link here.

Step 3: Now simply add these files by running the following commands:

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

Step 4: Once your phone has rebooted, run the browser to try out all the multitouch goodness !

Warning: You may lose your bookmarks and browser settings by doing this.

Browser Multitouch Preview

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