Symbian Version 9.5 (Symbian^3) Tips and Tricks
Simply press on the Clock in the notifications bar to change the Clock or Alarm settings
Warning: use these at your own risk
To use these, go to your phone dialer and type in these as if you are dialing a phone number.
*#7370# – Hard reset
*#7780# – Soft reset
*#06# – Display your IMEI number
*#0000# – Display information about phone software
*#92702689# – Shows warranty information
A useful feature is that when you are on a call and the phone is muted, the Menu key will turn from White to Red. This can be handy to check if you’re saying something you don’t want the other person to hear
The sound Recorder application can be quite handy, but the sound quality doesn’t default to high. To change this, open the application by going to Applications – Office – Recorder. Then press Options – Settings – Recording quality and choose High
If you regularly scan an area which has unwanted WiFi hotspots, you can filter them out of scans. Go to Menu – Settings – Connectivity – WLAN – Filter WLANs. Then select the ones you don’t want
Warning: This will erase ALL data on your phone (although not memory card)
There are two ways to restore your phone to it’s factory settings:
If your phone is working fine, then go to Menu – Settings – Phone – Phone management – Factory settings – Delete data and restore
If your phone has frozen and you want to hard reset it, turn it off, or pull the battery out and re-insert it. Then hold down the Volume down + Camera key + Menu key. Then while holding them down, hold the Power button. The phone will then shake to indicate it’s rebooting
For improved video recording, make sure you enable video stabilisation in the video record. Go to the Camera application and change it to Video mode. Then press Options – Settings – Video stabilisation and change it to On
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