Nokia 5800 and N97 tricks

Translation of the article " The ultimate guide to Nokia 5800 and N97 tweaks "

General tips

1. In the dialing mode, a two-second press on the # switches the Silent and Normal modes; pressing and holding 0 will open the web browser; pressing and holding 1 will open voicemail.
2. Under the eye of the front camera in the upper right corner there is a button to quickly launch the “Music Player”, “Galleries of images and video clips”, “Interactive exchange”, “Video center” and Web bookmarks.
3. Pressing and holding the green call button activates the voice command mode.
4. Group your sms messages, as Outlook does. To do this, go through the menu items: Messages -> Options -> Options -> Other -> Show. msg in groups -> Yes.
5. To set up notification of the receipt of a message and a missed call, go through the menu items: Settings -> Phone -> Light indicators
6. If the screen presses are not accurate, you must calibrate the touch screen - Options -> Phone -> Touch input -> Cal. sensor screen
7. Enable control features:
   • Rotate the phone horizontally or vertically;
   • To turn off the call when an incoming call, turn the phone "face" down;
   • To turn off the alarm, turn the phone face down.
8. To turn on / off the 3D effects of themes and transformation effects (significantly “slows down” the phone) - Options -> Personal -> Themes -> Normal -> Functions -> Theme effects -> On / Off
9. Shortcut key to exit the application: press and hold the middle white button, then press and hold the program icon from which you want to exit, select open / exit in the drop-down menu (it is better to use the program handy taskman for these purposes)
10. When using manual input, a dash from left to right will insert a space, from right to left will delete a character.
11. Organize your menu by Menu -> option -> organize. You could drag and drop the app.
12. To update the Nokia 5800 firmware, dial * # 0000 #, information about the installed software will be displayed. Now select Check for update in the menu. The latest update will be sent to your phone from nokia. Download and install the update (you need a GPRS or Wi-Fi connection)
13. Click on the clock to open the menu and set the alarm.
14. Click the Normal or Date mode indicator and select the mode in the drop-down menu, it is almost the same if you press the power button on all phones with S60, but without the "Open calendar" item
15. Same as the first paragraph, but in other words.
16. By clicking on an item in the To do list or in the calendar, you will immediately go to this item.
17. You can click on the activity icons in the upper left corner (near the battery indicator) (on Nokia 5800, these icons appear in the upper right corner - approx. Translator)
18. A long press on the green call button will open voicemail
19. A long press on the central button (similar to pressing the Menu button (the yin-yang button on some S60)) will open the menu of all active applications.
20. To back up phone data, select Applications -> File Manager -> Backup. You can configure automatic daily / monthly backup.
21. While surfing the Internet, if you need to enlarge the page, simply double-click on the area you want to enlarge. Usually just dragging the page to the desired location is enough, but you can also use the scroll bars. This great opportunity gives you an idea of ​​page size.
22. To switch between the “Normal” and “Silent” modes, press and hold # in the dialing mode.
23. To view a list of all open applications, press and hold the menu button.
24. Learning handwriting - Settings -> Phone -> Touch input -> Learning handwriting
25. To hard reset the phone, just turn off the phone, simultaneously pressing the red, green buttons and the camera's power button (I didn’t work on my Nokia 5800 — a translator).
26. BH-503 Stereo Bluetooth to get an awesome wireless sonic experience.

Energy saving tips

1. Disable the permanent scanning of wireless networks and bluetooth, if not using them.
2. Also, do not use 3G by selecting GSM mode instead of “Dual mode” - Options -> Communication -> Network -> Network Mode -> GSM
3. Lower the display brightness
4. Always close the app if you don’t use it anymore.

Memory Tips

1. Restart the phone if there is less than 30MB of memory left, either to do a soft reset (in dialing mode, dial 5 ** (I didn’t work on my Nokia 5800 translator)) or reboot using the phone's power button.
2. Use Handy Taskman to close applications or "kill" unused applications.

Camera Tips

1. Noises can be reduced by setting the ISO sensitivity to low instead of auto.
2. While viewing images, you can scroll left and right, as well as in the iphone.

Video

To convert the best quality video for Nokia 5800, you should use the mp4 format as shown below (all in 16: 9 format):

1. Xvid @ 678kbps resolution 480 × 272
2. Xvid @ 794kpbs resolution 640 × 352
3. H.264 @ 512kbps resolution 400 × 224
4. H.264 @ 550kbps resolution 400 × 224 (recommended).

Music

1. If you cannot find the songs after copying them from a computer to a memory card, update the library in the music player. Options -> Update Music Library

Applications

1. Always install themes on the phone card. Because some topics do not work (for example, Christmas tree) not from the phone’s memory.
2. Correctly remove applications - Settings -> Application Manager -> Install Applications -> select the application you want to remove
3. Turn on 3D effects in your theme - Settings -> Personal -> Themes -> Normal -> Functions -> Theme Effects -> On / Off

Some codes that may come in handy on any Nokia 5800 XpressMusic or N97

1. * # 06 # will show IMEI number of your device
2. * # 2820 # will show the address of your blutooth device
3. * # 7380 # will restore default settings with password 12345 by default
4. * # 92702689 # will show Life Timer (total talk time)
5. * # 62209526 # show the MAC address of the Wi-Fi used
6. * # 7370 # - soft reset of the phone with the default password 12345