All About N95

Internet Bookmark from Nokia N95 8GB

2009-10-12T08:00:00.000-07:00

Do you know that you can bookmark any web pages from your Nokia N95 8GB and manage it just like your own PC? If you don't, just press Menu :: Web :: Options :: Bookmark Manager.

N95 Full Screen Web Browser

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Choose a fast fullscreen view from web page. Switch to Overview Page. Press 8 to show or hide Overview Page and navigation panel.

MP3 for SMS Tone

2009-09-20T04:51:00.000-07:00

Wanna hear your favorite songs everytime you have a new message? Go to Menu :: Extras :: Settings :: General :: Personalisation :: Tones :: Ringing Tones & select your music from there. Enjoy this!

Playing MP3 from Nokia N95 8GB

2009-07-07T21:04:00.000-07:00

Wanna hear Michael Jackson’s Heal The World songs? The quickest way to do that is go to Music menu :: Music Player :: Music :: All Songs and press first character from song name to find it.

Sent Message Info and Received report

2009-06-17T06:13:00.000-07:00

If you want to know when someone has received your text message on their phone use this code start your message with *0# This is similar to "Delivery Reports" feature available on most phones but you will receive a details text rather than a confirmation note on screen.It will not show up on their message and a text will be sent to your phone when it has arrived in theirs. Best to leave a space before you start your first word in the message. You wont know when they read the message but you will know when they received it!

NOTE : This feature has only been tested on UK phones Networks.

Fresh and Free Themes Resources for Nokia N95

2009-06-15T09:46:00.000-07:00

There are three basic ways to get more and better themes for your N95.

A) You can download free themes from websites like
Mobile9 Zedge Symbian themes Rannat BabiNokia Mmc Forums

B) You can create your own themes free online with Ownskin.com
Its completely free and makes creating themes pretty easy, you can upload your picture, change the colours of the text and battery bars etc. under the advanced options. It creates a .sis file which you can send to your phone via cable etc. You can also share your theme with other users. Its an easy way to make themes, and well worth trying, though i do find it a bit basic

Camera Tweaks

2009-06-14T23:16:00.000-07:00

Turn Off the Camera Capture tone, Well if you dont want people to know you're taking a picture of them or you just don't like extra noises, there are two simple ways to remove the sound the camera makes when taking a picture.
1. In your Profiles Menu/ Profiles/ General/ Personalise/ Warning tones/ set to OFF. The obvious drawback is that you will no longer receive warning tones like Low battery alerts.
2. The other way is to select the Silent profile or create a profile called "Secret Camera" etc. and adjust the Warning tone to OFF.

Notes:

This trick is not available when you are using the 8GB version

The camera has 4 basic capture sounds which are changed by activating the camera and selecting Options/ Settings/ camera tone. There is a program available to turn off camera tones but for me it easier to turn off the Warning tones. It is possible to change the camera tones but it is a complicated procedure requiring additional software.

To stop the Automatic flash :
Activate Camera, scroll down the side icons to Flash mode and select off, the automatic setting is useful but often unwanted in lower light levels.

There was a bug in the earlier firmware version 10.0.0.018 that set the picture sharpness to HARD. To check your setting is Normal: Activate Camera, scroll down the side icons to Sharpness and select Normal.

How to Thrift Battery Life of Nokia N95 8GB?

2009-06-14T09:11:00.001-07:00

Well by now I'm sure u realise that the battery life on the N95 is pretty poor, Its fine if you only send the occasional text but as a multimedia device! Well its a joke! There is no way around it find your old N70, N80 chargers and leave one at home,at work, in the car etc. First off don't waste your time buying a slightly larger battery which are available on the Internet, The N95 comes with a standard BL-5F Li-Ion battery with 950mAh other non Nokia batteries have 1000mAh but this increase in size is so small u will never notice it and more importantly these batteries are mostly Li-Poly and have had problems in the past with exploding!

There are a few good basic tips however to get the best from your battery, Most are common sense but its worth checking you've done them:

1. Turn Off 3G Network
The best power save is by turning off 3G network searching (based on U.K reception) To do this Tools :: Settings :: Phone :: Network :: Network mode, Set to "GSM" not Dual

2. Custom Packet Data
Packet data connection set this to "when needed"Connection" To do this Tools :: Settings :: Connection :: Packet data, Set Packet data connection to "When needed"

3. Turn Off WLAN Scanning
Make sure your WLAN scanning is turned off, To do this Tools :: Settings :: Connection :: Wireless LAN :: Show WLAN availability , set to "Never", dont worry you can still connect to wireless routers at home, it will do it automatically when you select "web and walk" for example.
If you use Wlan a lot the its a good idea to turn down the Wlan transmit power to 10mW To do this Tools :: Settings :: Connection :: Wireless LAN :: Options(top left key) / Advanced settings (Ignore the warning select yes) scroll down to TX power level and select 10mW

4. Animated Screensavers
I don't see much point in having them running when your not there anyway, and u can save a bit of battery just selecting Date and time, To do this Tools :: Settings :: General :: Personalisation :: Themes :: Power saver and select "Date and Time"

5. Reduce Screen Display Times
To do this Tools :: Settings :: General :: Personalisation :: Display :: Power saver time set to 1 minute (minimum)

6. Reduce Light Time Out
To do this Tools :: Settings :: General :: Personalisation :: Display :: light time out, Set to your preference.

7. Turn Bluetooth Off
Its really easy to turn bluetooth On and Off, just use the preset voice command, just hold down top right key and say "bluetooth" when prompted repeat to turn off, to search for devices you will need to locate the application from the Menu

8. Always Check Task Manager
Don't leave applications running by accident, check by holding down Menu key, select the unwanted app. then from the options select exit.

9. Leave The Camera
Don't leave the camera on unless you are using it, obvious but its better to open /close than leave open.

Nokia Shortcut Key Codes

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*#06# IMEI number (International Mobile Equipment Identity)
*#0000# Firmware version and date, Phone Model and Operator Variant
*#92702689# Life timer (W A R 0 A N T Y) - The amount of time your phone has spent sending and receiving calls.
*#62209526# Wireless MAC Address (M A C _ W L A N)
*#2820# Bluetooth MAC address (B T A 0?)
*#7370# Format phone (R E S 0 ?)
*#7780# Factory Reset (R S T 0 ?)

Note:

Format phone restores phone to as if it was out of the box. Retains firmware version and operator Variant changes but wipes all applications you have installed. Does not format the memory card so any apps on there may reinstall once powered back up again.
Another way to format some symbian phones: Power off phone. Press and hold Green, * and 3 and keep them held whilst powering on and for a few seconds after.
Factory Reset resets all settings to defaults but keeps any applications you have installed and photos etc. Both need the Security code, which, by default, is 12345.

N95 picture viewer:
2 – Scroll up (when zoomed)
4 – Scroll left (when zoomed)
5 – Zoom in (12.5%/25%/50%)
6 – Scroll right (when zoomed)
8 – Scroll down (when zoomed)
0 – Zoom out

Press and hold (in Standby):
Right selection key: Voice commands
Multimedia Key: Now Playing
1: Voicemail
2-9: shortcuts to address book you need to set up first
0: Web
#: Switches between General and Silent modes - not supported by all Operator Variants (when composing messages will switch between character and number input when held down)
12# (etc) in standby will dial the number held in location 12 on your SIM address book.

Nokia N95 8GB Fast Dial Setup

2009-06-10T18:12:00.000-07:00

Dial your favorite phone number with one button. Get it from Menu :: Tools :: Utilities :: SpeedDial and pick a number for your friend phone number shortcut.

Change Nokia N95 8GB Calendar Screen Quickly

2009-06-09T18:16:00.000-07:00

Did you know that your Nokia N95 8GB has many preview screen likes month, week and day on Calendar entries? You can switch it easily with * button from there.

Opening Nokia N95 8GB Gallery with One Click

2009-06-08T21:43:00.000-07:00

Show videos or pictures to your friends with one click. Just press Review button (right switch panel of the phone) and the Gallery will opened immediately.

Fastest Way to Get Back to Nokia N95 Desktop

2009-06-08T04:13:00.000-07:00

If you want to switch back to desktop (active standby) quickly from anywhere, press and hold red button.

Change Shortcut Application on Standby Mode

2009-06-07T06:20:00.000-07:00

Make a shortcut application on desktop easily from Menu :: Tools :: Settings :: General :: Personalisation :: Standby mode :: Shortcuts :: Left and right selection key.

Configuring WLAN on Nokia N95 8GB

2009-06-04T20:14:00.000-07:00

WLAN Wizard will help you to connect through wireless LAN on your Nokia N95 8GB. To start the wizard, go to Menu :: Tools :: WLAN Wizard

Change Wallpaper from Photo

2009-06-03T18:34:00.000-07:00

Manage your favorite photos as your background display. To do it, select Option :: Use image :: Set as wallpaper from Gallery.

Make Your Nokia N95 Quiet Quickly

2009-06-02T18:53:00.000-07:00

Turn off the phone sound profile fast with press and hold # keypad. Do the same thing to switch back to General profile

Setting Up MMS on Nokia N95 8GB

2009-06-01T18:24:00.000-07:00

With Nokia N95 8GB, you can setting up MMS easily. Go to Menu :: Tools :: Utilities :: Sett. Wizard and follow the instruction given.

Switching Application on Nokia N95 8GB

2009-05-31T06:55:00.000-07:00

To switch between running applications, press and hold menu button. In a second, there’ll be a task list contain application icons shows up on left corner display. To choose the application you prefer, slide with up and down button and enter to activate it.

Quick Tips for Nokia N95 8GB Camera

2009-05-30T07:37:00.000-07:00

Turn on your N95 8GB camera with one touch. Just keep press and hold capture button (right side of the phone). And … smile!

Maps and GPS Feature on Nokia N95 8GB

2009-05-28T23:39:00.000-07:00

Need to find an address or location from your Nokia N95 8GB? Use Maps! To zoom in or out the maps, press * or #.