Some symbian tricks
Tip 1 : Using 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.
Tip 2 : Formatting your
phone after something
f***s up
Press *#7370#, then enter
the lock code, which is the
sec code of the fone. NOTE:
battery must be full, else if
the format is disrupted by
low batt, consequences could
be deadly
I’ve heard the code
*#7780# works too, pretty
much the same i think.
Tip 4: Save on battery
and system memory
being by using the task
manager
The task manager can be
accessed by holding down
the menu button!! Press and
hold the Menu key to open
the application switching
window, where you can
switch between applications.
If a program hangs and you
can ’t shut it down, select the
application in the application
switching window and press
‘ C’ to kill it. It’s also a faster
way to exit programs.
Tip 5: Your IMEI number
Type *#06# to display your
IMEI serial number, very
valuable for the unlocking
your phone to other sim
cards
Tip 6: Your firmware
version
Type *#0000# to view which
firmware version you are
running
Tip 7: Protect yourself
and your data
If you would like to avoid
being “blue jacked”, keep
bluetooth turned off, or set
your phone ’s visibility to
hidden.
Tip 8: 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 9: BlueJacking
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 10: Turn the
camera click sound off
Turn on/off the “click”
sound made by the camera
by selecting the ‘Silent’
profile or by turning warning
tones on/off – Menu >
Profiles > “select your
activated profile” >
Personalise > Warning tones
> On/Off. (This also effects
the sound of Java games
and apps). Warning :There
are a few countries where
the camera clicking sound
has been made compulsory
by the government.
Tip 11: Display an
image when someone’s
calling
Menu > Contacts > “select a
contact card” > Options >
Edit > Options > Add
thumbnail > “choose an
image”.
Tip 12: Add a personal
ringing tone to a contact
Menu > Contacts > “select a
contact card” > Options >
Open > Options > Ringing
tone > “choose a ringing
tone”.
Tip 13: Delete all
messages from your
Inbox at once
Menu > Messaging > Inbox >
Options > Mark/Unmark >
Mark all > Options > Delete.
Tip 14: Record a phone
conversation!!!
Menu > Extra’s > Recorder >
Options > Record sound clip.
Note: short beeps are
audible during call
registration.
But there is a 60 second
limitation so if you want
unlimited sound recording get
this application from the net:
Extended Recorder.
Tip 15: Shortcut keys
>> While writing text, press
“ #” to switch between upper
and lower case and Dictonary
on/off (predictive text input).
>> Press and hold “#” to
switch between Alpha mode
and Number mode.
>>Keyboard shortcuts for
zooming and rotating images
in Images:
1 = zoom in, 0 = zoom out,
press and hold to return to
the normal view.
2 = rotate anticlockwise, 9 =
rotate clockwise, * = full
screen.
>>In standby mode, press
and hold the right soft key to
activate voice dialling.
>>You can customize both
soft keys located below the
screen (in standby mode):
Menu > Tools > Settings >
Phone > Standby mode >
Left/Right selection key >
“ select an application”.
>>In standby mode. press
scroll key center (joystick) to
go directly to Contacts.
>>In standby mode, press
and hold 0 to launch your
wap home page.
>>In Menu or any subfolder,
press numbers 1 – 9 to start
the application at that
location.
123
456
789
>>In standby mode,
45# + dials the number on
your sim in memory slot 45.
50# + dials slot 50 and so
on.
Tip 16: Start up in Safe
Mode so no ‘auto start’
apps will be run
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.)
Tip 17: To reset your
wallet, should you
forget your code
Type in: *#7370925538#
This will reset the wallet
code, the wallet contents will
be deleted.
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.
Tip 2 : Formatting your
phone after something
f***s up
Press *#7370#, then enter
the lock code, which is the
sec code of the fone. NOTE:
battery must be full, else if
the format is disrupted by
low batt, consequences could
be deadly
I’ve heard the code
*#7780# works too, pretty
much the same i think.
Tip 4: Save on battery
and system memory
being by using the task
manager
The task manager can be
accessed by holding down
the menu button!! Press and
hold the Menu key to open
the application switching
window, where you can
switch between applications.
If a program hangs and you
can ’t shut it down, select the
application in the application
switching window and press
‘ C’ to kill it. It’s also a faster
way to exit programs.
Tip 5: Your IMEI number
Type *#06# to display your
IMEI serial number, very
valuable for the unlocking
your phone to other sim
cards
Tip 6: Your firmware
version
Type *#0000# to view which
firmware version you are
running
Tip 7: Protect yourself
and your data
If you would like to avoid
being “blue jacked”, keep
bluetooth turned off, or set
your phone ’s visibility to
hidden.
Tip 8: 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 9: BlueJacking
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 10: Turn the
camera click sound off
Turn on/off the “click”
sound made by the camera
by selecting the ‘Silent’
profile or by turning warning
tones on/off – Menu >
Profiles > “select your
activated profile” >
Personalise > Warning tones
> On/Off. (This also effects
the sound of Java games
and apps). Warning :There
are a few countries where
the camera clicking sound
has been made compulsory
by the government.
Tip 11: Display an
image when someone’s
calling
Menu > Contacts > “select a
contact card” > Options >
Edit > Options > Add
thumbnail > “choose an
image”.
Tip 12: Add a personal
ringing tone to a contact
Menu > Contacts > “select a
contact card” > Options >
Open > Options > Ringing
tone > “choose a ringing
tone”.
Tip 13: Delete all
messages from your
Inbox at once
Menu > Messaging > Inbox >
Options > Mark/Unmark >
Mark all > Options > Delete.
Tip 14: Record a phone
conversation!!!
Menu > Extra’s > Recorder >
Options > Record sound clip.
Note: short beeps are
audible during call
registration.
But there is a 60 second
limitation so if you want
unlimited sound recording get
this application from the net:
Extended Recorder.
Tip 15: Shortcut keys
>> While writing text, press
“ #” to switch between upper
and lower case and Dictonary
on/off (predictive text input).
>> Press and hold “#” to
switch between Alpha mode
and Number mode.
>>Keyboard shortcuts for
zooming and rotating images
in Images:
1 = zoom in, 0 = zoom out,
press and hold to return to
the normal view.
2 = rotate anticlockwise, 9 =
rotate clockwise, * = full
screen.
>>In standby mode, press
and hold the right soft key to
activate voice dialling.
>>You can customize both
soft keys located below the
screen (in standby mode):
Menu > Tools > Settings >
Phone > Standby mode >
Left/Right selection key >
“ select an application”.
>>In standby mode. press
scroll key center (joystick) to
go directly to Contacts.
>>In standby mode, press
and hold 0 to launch your
wap home page.
>>In Menu or any subfolder,
press numbers 1 – 9 to start
the application at that
location.
123
456
789
>>In standby mode,
45# + dials the number on
your sim in memory slot 45.
50# + dials slot 50 and so
on.
Tip 16: Start up in Safe
Mode so no ‘auto start’
apps will be run
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.)
Tip 17: To reset your
wallet, should you
forget your code
Type in: *#7370925538#
This will reset the wallet
code, the wallet contents will
be deleted.
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