Symbian Version 9.5 (Symbian^3) Tips and Tricks

There are three ways to zoom in your camera application:
Press the volume keys to zoom in and out
Double tap on the screen
Pinch your fingers to switch aspect rations between 4:3 and 16:9

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Press the top-right of your screen, just next to the battery indicator. This will show your current connections as well as your clock and battery

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The phone doesn’t have a built in torch, but there are some good Apps that you can use.

Go to the OVI store and search for the following Apps:

vLight
Fun Torch
The Flashlight

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The phone has a motion sensor that can be used for three great actions:
To silence calls – turn the phone face down
To snooze your alarm – turn the phone face down
To rotate the display – turn the phone from portrait to landscape
To change these settings, go to Menu – Settings – Phone – Sensor Settings. Change the Sensors field to On. Then press on Turning control and you can enable / disable each of the three above

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If you would prefer to use a WiFi connection at home or in the office, rather than the 3G connection, then go to Menu – Settings – Connectivity. Then select Settings – Known WLANs only

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If you are going into a meeting for an hour and want to silence the phone for the hour, but turn off silent after the meeting, you can set a timer to your profile.

Go to Menu – Settings – Profiles. Highlight the profile you want to use and select Options. Select Timed and choose the time you want to activate the profile for. The menu should display a clock next to the profile to tell you that it’s timed

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The phone has a handy feature if your battery is running low. It will disconnected Bluetooth, dim the screen, change from GSM to 3G and disable the screensaver.

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Press the SYM key on your keyboard to get special characters like accents

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The phone is capable of call waiting. If your operator supports this and it is not enabled by default, you can find it in Menu – Settings – Calling – Call – Call waiting. Then set it to Activate

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If you are worried about someone using your phone, you can assign a lock code. Go to Menu – Settings – Phone – Phone management – Security settings – Phone and SIM card. Then change the value in Lock code. It needs to be a number.

Then, to lock your phone, press the Power button and choose Lock phone from the menu

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