Nokia Lumia 530 Tips and Tricks
The phone’s Browser is designed to use as much of the phone’s screen as possible, however this means the status bar is usually hidden.
To quickly view the status bar with Time, Battery Indicator and Signal Strength, quickly press More (ƒ?Ý) or the Address Bar. This will show the bar. Alternatively you can press and hold the More button and drag it up slightly to reveal the status bar. Drag it down again to discard it.
To get directions to a location, you need to begin from the home screen. Then go to Apps – Maps and select Directions.
Then enter an address or place of interest, like a shop or restaurant and press Go.
Then choose either Walking or Driving. The phone will then calculate a route.
To show real-time traffic information select the More button and select Show Traffic.
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.
Go to the People section and find a coloured Title (the colour will depend on your Theme). Press the tile and an alphabet should appear. Start typing the name of the contact you want to dial and it will appear
A handy feature with Mango is the ability to update your Facebook status with your voice.
If you haven’t already done so, you will need to Register a Phone and Activate Text Messaging. To set this up, log in to your Facebook account and go to Account Settings. Then on the left side, click Mobile, then click Add a Phone. You will be asked to enter your password and your phone settings. You will then be asked to send a text to Facebook to confirm your phone. Facebook will then send you a confirmation code to your phone, which you will then need to type into Facebook to complete the setup.
Next you will need to set Facebook up as a Contact on your phone. Go to the People Hub, press the Plus (+) icon, then press New Contact, then enter Facebook for the Contact’s name. Then enter the phone number as 32665. (you may need to check this here http://www.facebook.com/help/?page=217343558285214 if you don’t live in the UK, US or other common countries)
Once that is setup, you just say Text Facebook on your phone. Then speak your message and say Send. This will then send the message to Facebook which will update your status.
To PIN applications to your start menu then scroll across to your Applications list.
Then Press and Hold on an application. Then select Pin to start.
You can then go to your Start screen and Press and Hold to move the App around.
To remove a call from the call history, locate the number you want to remove from the call log.
Then press and Hold on the number and select Delete
To PIN people to your start menu, go to your People list and find the person you want to add.
Then Press and Hold on an item and select Pin to start
A Virtual Private Network or VPN is now built into Windows Phone devices. This is useful if you want to access a work or personal network while out and about.
These can be a bit tricky to setup, so you may want to ask your work’s IT department for the settings, but this can be found by going to Settings – VPN.
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