Microsoft Lumia 435 Tips and Tricks
If you would like to join your email inboxes so that all messages appear in the same space, then you can Link them.
First go to one email account you want to link and press the symbol that looks like three full stops. Then select Link inboxes and choose two inboxes you want to link together.
A recent addition to Windows Phone is what’s called Wi-Fi sense which allows you to share your trusted Wi-Fi networks with your friends on Facebook, Outlook, Skype etc. They must also use a recent version of Windows Phone however.
The feature allows you to share your Wi-Fi credentials with your contacts although they won’t actually see the password.
To enable Wi-Fi Sense then go to Settings – Wi-Fi and scroll down where you will find it.
To soft reset your phone, hold down the power button for a few seconds.
Then wait for 5-10 seconds and hold down the power button again to restart the phone.
If the phone is really frozen, then try holding down the power button for around 10 seconds to turn it off.
If you are listening to the radio and like a song, but don’t know the name or artist, your phone can help you. This is similar to the Shazam music service.
Simply open the Bing App and press the Music button. The phone will then search for the song and provide you the song, artist, album cover and a link to purchase the track (or album) from the Zune marketplace.
OneNote is a great App for taking notes and syncs them on the Cloud and across all devices that you have OneNote setup for.
To set this up, go to your App Drawer and load OneNote. From here you can make, edit or share notes. To search for specific notes you can use the magnifying glass and press the + key to add a new note.
To protect your phone from kids, Windows Phone comes with a Kids Corner feature.
To activate it, go to Settings – Kids Corner and enable it. You can then enable or disable certain content that you want to prevent access to. Options include games, videos, music and apps.
Once it is setup, swipe from Right to Left and you should see Kids Corner. And then swipe Down to Up to remove the Lock Screen.
If you’re on a call, you can record the conversation. While speaking, put the phone on Speakerphone. Then hold down the Camera button to record the call.
If you are listening to music and want to see the Artist’s album art on your lock screen there is a feature for this. Go to Start – Applications list – Settings – Lock + wallpaper. Then turn on Show artist art when playing music.
Go to your Pictures tile. Select the Picture you want as the background. Press and Hold on the picture. Then select Change background. You can then adjust the picture by zooming or panning. You can also allow the phone to randomly choose a picture by pressing, holding and selecting ‘Change it for me’
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