N0kIA SYMBIAN TIPS & TRICKS

I WiLL BE SHOWING YOU sYmbIAN trIckS AND tIPS iN DIS THREAD.

Tip 1 : Do u know how to
use the edit button (abc or
pencil button)?
Heres how... in the inbox
for example; u wanna
delete multiple sms,
simply hold the edit
button, scroll down, and
then, press c to delete the
marked sms. The edit
button can also b used to
copy and past text in sms,
simply hold it and scroll
across, choose copy.
pretty good for placing
song names in ngages
Tip 2 : s%*t happens, on a
smartphone, its inevitable
u do something wrong,
and this calls for a format
of fone. to format the
fone, press *#7370#,
then enter the lock code,
which is the sec code of
the fone.NOTE : batt must
b full, else if format is
disrupted by low batt,
consequences will b
disatrous
I heard the code *#7780#
works too, pretty much
the same i tink.
for 6600 users, to format
the fone, theres an
alternative way. Press and
hold <3>, <*>, and the
buttons, then power on
fone, keep holding on the
3 buttons, till u come to a
format screen. tis method
ONLY works on 6600,
and need not enter the sec
code. BUT sec code wun
be reset to default 12345.
There are two kinds of
formatting: hard
formatting and soft
formatting
SOFT formatting: This
does not realy format
your phone (c-drive). It
restores ini files from rom
but preserves user data
(photos, 3rd party apps
etc). This is just a normal
reset!!
HOW? There are two
ways to do a normal
reset:
1) *#7780# (this seems to
work only on S60 v6.1
and 7.0)
2) Go to Settings, General
and scroll down to
factorysettings (works on
all S60 phones)
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HARD formatting: This
reformats completely the
C-drive. All applications
and files stored on this
drive will be lost and clean
but default files will be
rewritten. This is a deep
reset.
HOW? Again there are
two ways:
1) *#7370#
2) When unable to startup
your phone: press and
hold the green (talk) key
on the left + number 3 on
the keypad + the * key
and then turn the phone
on. This trick works on
every S60 v7.0 and it
works fine on my 6630
too but without
formatting screen...
Tip 3 : TO NGAGE USERS;
Did u know u can
install .sis files simply
using the cable given? Juz
plug it in, place the .sis file
anywhere on e: (the
mmc), not in any folders,
root of e:, disconnect,
then look for it in
manager.
Tip 4: Save on battery
and system memory
being used by regulary
checking the task
manager which can be
accessed by holding
down the menu button!!
Tip 5: Type *#06# to
display your IMEI serial
number, very valuable for
the unlocking your phone
to other sim cards...
Tip 6: Save memory
when installing apps, by
installing over bluetooth.
This can be done using
the nokia phone suite and
a bluetooth serial
connection. Only works
with .SIS files, so java still
has to be sent to the
phone, but will save space
when using .SIS files.
Tip 6: Save memory
when installing apps, by
installing over bluetooth.
This can be done using
the nokia phone suite and
a bluetooth serial
connection. Only works
with .SIS files, so java still
has to be sent to the
phone, but will save space
when using .SIS files.
Tip 7: Operator logos
Use a filemanager like
FExplorer or SeleQ to add
the folders: "c:/system/
Apps/phone/oplogo".
Add a .bmp picture to
folder "oplogo" and restart
your phone! The .bmp
picture size needs to be:
97 x 25 pixels
Tip 8: BlueJacking
First up, you need to
know what Bluetooth is.
There are lots of types of
modern devices that
incorporate Bluetooth as
one of their many
features. PDAs, mobile
phones and laptops are a
few of these modern
devices. Bluetooth means
that Bluetooth enabled
devices can send things
like phonebook/address
book contacts, pictures &
notes to other Bluetooth
enabled devices wirelessly
over a range of about 10
metres. So, we've got
past the boring part. Now,
using a phone with
Bluetooth, you can create
a phonebook contact and
write a message, eg.
'Hello, you've been
bluejacked', in the 'Name'
field. Then you can search
for other phones with
Bluetooth and send that
phonebook contact to
them. On their phone, a
message will popup
saying "'Hello, you've
been bluejacked' has just
been received by
Bluetooth" or something
along those lines. For
most 'victims' they will
have no idea as to how
the message appeared on
their phone.
Tip 9: While you are
viewing a picture in your
phone's gallery, press one
of these shortcut keys
(definitely works on 6600,
not sure about other
symbians)
1 - turn image
anticlockwise
3 - turn image clockwise
* - toggle on/off of full
screen
5 - zoom in
0 - zoom out
Tip 10: Operator logos
Use a filemanager like
FExplorer or SeleQ to add
the folders: "c:/system/
Apps/phone/oplogo".
Add a .bmp picture to
folder "oplogo" and restart
your phone! The .bmp
picture size needs to be:
97 x 25 pixels
Tip 11: Check if the
recepients phone is on
Delivery reports
or
Type *0# your message
in the message composer
window space then write
your message, the
recipient will not see the
star zero hash bit - just
the message When they
read it it will relay a
message back to your
fone showing the time
they recieved it. (haven't
yet tried it myself though)
A soft and Hard reset
A Soft-reset - the process
of resetting all the settings
of the phone to the
factory default! No
applications are deleted! A
Hard-reset is like
formatting a drive! It does
format the memory.
Everything that has been
installed after the first use
of the phone is deleted! It
will recover the memory
of the phone to the state
you purchased it! It is
done by inputing the
following code: *#7370#
NOTE: The battery must
be full or the charger has
to be connected to the
phone so that it does not
run out of power and
make the phone unusable
Start up in Safe Mode
so no 'auto start' apps
will be running:
To make sure that no
memory-resident
programs start when you
reboot your phone,
hold down the pencil key
when you turn on the
phone and hold it on untill
you have to enter your
PIN code.
(When you have trouble
booting up the phone
with the MMC in it because
it got corrupted for some
reason, this trick will
almost always let you
boot up the phone so you
can remove the latest
installed app which might
have caused the
problem or if your phone
is "unrepairable" you can
still back up your
important data before you
do a format.)