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Symbian Tips and Tricks

Note: We are Not responsible for any damage, try at ur own risk

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 : .happens, on a smartphone, its inevitable u do something wrong, and

tis 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

, , and the buttons, then power on fone, keep holding on the 3buttons, 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.

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 checkingthe 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


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Tip 6: Type *#0000# to view which firmware version you are running

Tip 4a: Set the screen saver to a short time out period to prolong battery life.

Tip 4b: Avoid restarting the phone, or repeatedly turning it on and off. This

helps increase battery life.

Tip 7: If you would like to avoid being "blue jacked", keep bluetooth turned off,

or set your phone's visibility to hidden.

Tip 8: Don't want to carry a watch and a phone? Set the screen saver to show

date and time, then you can ditch the watch.

Tip 9: 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 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).


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Tip 12: 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 thatBluetooth 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 13: 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

#15 u can select all files in a folder by selecting THE folder and copy it then

paste it somewhere. however u need to make a new directory. fexplorer wun

let u copy that folder together. well seleQ can mark files to copy but it really

takes time!

#16: 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


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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.

#17: Formats of images

supported ones: JPG UPF GIF87a/89a WBMB MBM TIFF/F PNG EXIF

How to copy & paste text in your Nokia 3650:

Press and hold the pencil key and select your text using the scroll key.

Left function key will change to 'Copy'. Press it to copy the selected text to

clipboard.

You can paste the clipboard contents the same way:

press and hold the pencil key and press 'Paste'. Or, press pencil key once and

select 'Paste'.

Press and hold the Menu key to open the application switching window, where

you can *duh* 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.

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).

To change background image go to:

Menu > Tools > Settings > Phone > Standby mode > Background image > Yes

> "choose an image".


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The best size for background images is 174x132 pixels.

Only got blue, green and purple in your 3650 colour palette?

This free app adds 3 more colours: Palette Extender.

Display an image when someone's calling:

Menu > Contacts > "select a contact card" > Options > Edit > Options > Add

thumbnail > "choose an image".

Add a personal ringing tone to a contact:

Menu > Contacts > "select a contact card" > Options > Open > Options >

Ringing tone > "choose a ringing tone".

Delete all messages from your Inbox at once:

Menu > Messaging > Inbox > Options > Mark/Unmark > Mark all > Options >

Delete.

Send or hide your caller ID: Go to: Menu > Tools > Settings > Call > Send My

Caller ID > 'Yes', 'No' or 'Set By Network' to follow the default settings of your

home network.

If you often copy large files to your MultiMedia Card, I recommend a card

reader.

E.g. With a card reader it takes only 12 seconds to copy a 10 MB file!

Record the sound of a phone call using the (sound) Recorder.

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 app: Extended Recorder.

While writing text, press "#" to switch between upper and lower case and


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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.

To add a voice tag to a phone number, open a contact card and scroll to the

phone number and select:

Options > Add voice tag.

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.

If you have your keylock activated just press the on/off button to turn on your

backlight

to look at the time when it's dark without having to unlock the keypad.

Never, ever, in your whole life, install WildSkinz on your Nokia 3650!!!

WildSkinz screws up

the whole 3650 system. It was never intended to work on the 3650, only on the

7650.


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Why assigning Video Recorder in the right or left soft key does not work?

(Sound Recorder is launched instead of Video Recorder)

It's a bug with firmware version 2.50.

How to check your firmware version:

A "Firmware" is the phone's operating system stored in internal Flash memory

of the device (disk Z.

Manufacturers release new firmware versions containing bug fixes,

improvements and - sometimes - offering new functions.

Firmware upgrade can only be made in authorized Nokia service centre (point).

To check your current firmware version simply type *#0000# on main Phone

screen.

How to check your IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity)?

Type *#06# on main Phone screen.

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 youhave 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


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problem or if your phone is "unrepairable" you can still back up your important

data before you do a format.)

Q: How to totally format your Nokia 3650 and remove all installed applications,

user files and restore all

settings to default like it's new out of the box? (OEM apps won't be deleted like

Camera and RealOne Player).

A: First Format your MMC: Menu > Extras > Memory > Options > Format mem.

card > Yes.

Note: It is very important to format your MMC before you format your phone!

Then format your phone by typing *#7370# on main Phone screen.

Phone will ask: "Restore all original phone settings? Phone will restart." Press

'Yes' and enter your Lock code (default is 12345).

Tip: Formatting takes several minutes so you'd better connect your Nokia 3650

to a charger to ensure that your battery doesn't get empty in the middle of

formatting.

Note: All your created acces points and mailboxes will be lost so take a note of

them. And all application settings will be reset.

E.g. In Camera, image quality is set back to normal and memory in use is set

back to phone memory. And also in Messages,

memory in use is set back to phone memory, etc. Also backup your contacts

with PC Suite or a program like Contacts Manager.

To reset your wallet, should you forget your code,

Type in:

*#7370925538#

this will reset the wallet code, the wallet contents will be deleted.

How to free more RAM on your phone >>>


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>>> Method 1: Flight mode:

Put your phone in "Flight mode" with Psiloc System Tools. Install System Tools,

open it and select "Flight mode". This way you can restart the phone without

your SIM card so there will be no running phone tasks in the background. Nowyou can have up to 3,5 MB of free RAM!

Note: ironically enough, Flight mode doesn't work when Smart Launcher is

installed, at least in my case.

But i've also heard several reports of people who have both apps running

without any problems.

>>> Method 2: Smart Launcher trick:

Install Smart Launcher and open it. Go to Options, Settings and put LauncherON.

Now plug in your charger and switch off your phone. Wait untill the battery

meter appears and short press the Menu button (don't hold).

The menu should appear and now you can have 3,5 to 4,5 MB free RAM! (Hold

Menu button to check RAM).

The trick is that with the charger plugged in, the phone must get a minimum

software support for charging, even when

the phone is switched off. And somehow Smart Launcher has still got it'sshortcut running and that's the Menu button. So when

you press the Menu button, you go directly to the Menu without any other

phone tasks running in the background so

you trick the phone and you have more free RAM!

Note: when you unplug the charger, the phone will switch off.

>>> Method 3: Menu :

This method I found it by myself, it frees a little about 100~200 KB but I guess

it's useful sometime

Close your menu not by selecting the right selection key "exit", or pressing the

menu key another time, they only hide the menu app but do not close it, to

close it select the left selection key "option" and scroll down and select "exit"


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So when you open an app needs more ram reopen menu and close it, it's

useful when play low bit rate video in realplayer paradise


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How To Use Google Sms To Search Directly From Your Mobile Phone

There is a very simple procedure to use google search directly from your

mobile phone.

Follow the step by step procedure to search for anything via a sms without any

web application.

1. Open the messaging in your phone.

2. Go for new text message and type your search query.

3. Send to 466453 (Google sms server).

4. Thats it. Done! as you will receive the result as sms again.

For sports scores

* Type the name of the sports team

* Examples: arsenal.

For weather conditions

* Type the word weather followed by the zip or city and state


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For more info send help to 466453.

Ok I found this other guide which is more easy for newbies to follow. I ahvent

checked it on my 6600. Will do the testing soon. Those of you on N-gage &3650 please try too and post a new topic outside this FAQ section about how it

is.

this will work on most s60 phone I guess! it has been tested on an NGAGE and

on N3650!


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step 1:

Creating an access point on your phone!

tools\settings\connection\access points\options\new access point>default

settings...

these are the settings u need there..

Connection Name : Anything (sugestion ADLS or PCGPRS something u

remember well cuz u'll need it later!)

Data Bearer: GPRS

Access Point Name: The name you gave to your bt connection when pairing up

with the computer...

Username : None

Password : No

Authentication : Normal

Gateway IP Address : 0.0.0.0

and that's all on this on this part..


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then go to:

tools/settings/connection, and select GPRS

set the GPRS connection to "when available", and the access point to "none".

The settings on your fone are done! now... the next step;

Create a serial port connection from ur pc to ur phone (u've done this before if

u ever used Pcsuite from nokia), this serial connection must be on everytime

you want to use your pc internet connection as a gprs connection for ur

phone!!

Install the software u need to surf the web (opera, netfront, agile messenger

for chat, etc..)

My advise to you is to use netfront, the options are pretty cool and it uses less

memory meaning u can still run other program such as agile at the same time

(it crashed my 3650 when I tried to do it with opera)..

Voil? ur ready to use ur phone to surf and chat for free!!

hope this helped you and that is simple and clear!! any question u know where

to post, this will be updated if many doubts come up.

ps. works with ngage arena games!!!

Enjoy!


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1) The ringtone "Nokia tune" is actually based on a 19th century guitar work

named "Gran Vals" by Spanish musician Francisco Trrega. The Nokia Tune

was originally named "Grande Valse" on Nokia phones but was changed to

"Nokia Tune" around 1998 when it became so well known that people referred

to it as the "Nokia Tune."

2) The world's first commercial GSM call was made in 1991 in Helsinki over a

Nokia-supplied network, by Prime Minister of Finland Harri Holkeri, using a

Nokia phone.


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3) Nokia is currently the world's largest digital camera manufacturer, as the

sales of its camera-equipped mobile phones have exceeded those of any

conventional camera manufacturer.

4) The "Special" tone available to users of Nokia phones when receiving SMS(text messages) is actually Morse code for "SMS". Similarly, the "Ascending"

SMS tone is Morse code for "Connecting People," Nokia's slogan. The

"Standard" SMS tone is Morse code for "M" (Message).

5) The Nokia corporate font (typeface) is the AgfaMonotype Nokia Sans font,

originally designed by Eric Spiekermann. Its mobile phone User's Guides Nokia

mostly used the Agfa Rotis Sans font.

6) In Asia, the digit 4 never appears in any Nokia handset model number,

because 4 is considered unlucky in many parts of Southeast/East Asia.

7) Nokia was listed as the 20th most admirable company worldwide in

Fortune's list of 2006 (1st in network communications, 4th non-US company).

8. Unlike other modern day handsets, Nokia phones do not automatically startthe call timer when the call is connected, but start it when the call is initiated.

(Except for Series 60 based handsets like the Nokia 6600)

9) Nokia is sometimes called aikon (Nokia backwards) by non-Nokia mobile

phone users and by mobile software developers, because "aikon" is used in

various SDK software packages, including Nokia's own Symbian S60 SDK.

10) The name of the town of Nokia originated from the river which flowedthrough the town. The river itself, Nokianvirta, was named after the old Finnish

word originally meaning sable, later pine marten. A species of this small, black-

furred predatory animal was once found in the region, but it is now extinct.


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How To Unlock The Password Protected Memory Card For Your Mobile Phone

when one my friend forgot the password of his memory card of his mobile

phone and he have some very important data in the memory card which hewant to recover, he tried almost everything then he lost hope and then asked

the mobile phone company to find the way to recover the data from the

memory card.

But you dont worry if you are having the same problemas now there is a


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much simple and easy way out.

Requirement: You need a file explorer like FExplorer which you can download

from here.

How to Unlock MMC card:

Method 1:

Insert card into your phone but dont access it through phone.

Run FExplorer and Open the path C:\system.

You will find a file called mmcstore ,rename the file mmcstore.txt

Copy that file(mmcstore.txt) to your pc and open that file in notepad.

You will find your password in that file.

Method 2:

Applicable to all nokia phones which are s60 2nd or s60 3rd edition series

phones.check out here.

If you still have any problem in finding your password for your memory card

,leave a comment here.


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FExplorer Tips & Tricks

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* How to reset the operator logo :

1) go to the following dir :

c:\system\apps\phone\oplogo

2) delete any file in this directory

3) restart the phone

* to make a screenshot on a Nokia 3650, 6600 :

1) use the pencil key + '0'

* to make a screenshot on a SX1 :

1) use the shift key + '0'

* remember, there are some shortcuts :

: copy

: cut

: paste

: go to root

: PageUp

: top of the list

: PageDown

: file properties

* 'send command' fails new firmware


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with some new firmware, some users have reported that the 'send command'

(thru bluetooth, IR, ...) fails; it's due to a 'copyrigth protection' introduced in the

new OS (!!!!), this happens only with some kind of files (eg: .SIS), in such case,

simply rename the file (eg: wtih .SIS_ ) before trying to send them.


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3 Types of Ringtones

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A ringtone is a sound file that is played by a cellular or a mobile phone.

The purpose of ringtones is to give a unique ring to a cell phone so that it can

be distinguished in an environment that has lots of

cell phone users.

These ringtones are normally melodious in nature and are played to convey anincoming call or a message.

They can be better personalized to suit ones tastes. Ringtones are the easiest

way to personalize a cell phone.

Many new cell phone models have features that allow users to create their own

ringtones.


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There are many companies that make and sell ringtones, generally through

websites.

The sale of ringtones has not only boosted the mobile phone sales but also the

bottom lines of recording companies

as a way earning of royalties.

There are three distinct types of ringtones: monophonic ringtones, polyphonic

ringtones and music ringtones.

Monophonic cell phone ringtones are very simple and are compatible with most

of the mobile phones in use.

It comprises of a series of sequential tones at varying frequencies.

Polyphonic ringtones can be played on mobile phones which are capable of

playing 16 tones simultaneously.

The combination of these tones creates a harmonic melody. Polyphonic

ringtones are more musical and carry better presence

than a monophonic ringtone.

New advanced mobile phones support polyphonic ringtones.

Music ringtones are often referred to as voice tones, realtones or true tones.

They use original pieces of music along with lyrics, exactly as the original

recording.

The format is usually MP3, WAV, WMA, etc This feature and support for music

ringtones is being built

into most new models of almost all manufacturers..

You can find many websites that offer free ringtones which can be downloaded


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directly to your mobile phone. Paid websites allow subscriptions or charge on a

per ringtone basis.

Before you opt for downloading a ringtone, ensure that the ringtone will work

on your mobile phone model.

You should also check whether the website has rights of distribution for theringtone, since the maker is supposed to

receive royalty for use of the ringtone.

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