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Really useful tips for N8 Keypad shortcuts (Select Call from homescreen) - Bluetooth ON/OFF: longpress on * -key - Call

log: press call key - Contacts: press on contacts icon - Open browser: longpress on 0'-key - Silent profile: longpress on # -key Keypad codes (Select Call from homescreen and type ) - *#7370# does hard reset - *#7780# does soft reset - *#06# shows your IMEI - *#0000# shows info about phone software - *#92702689# (*#war anty#) shows lifetimer - *#2820# (*#BTA0#) displays the Bluetooth device address of your phone - *#62209526# (*#MAC0WLAN) displays the MAC address of the WLAN adapter Clock and Profile - Active and edit - Calendar: press - Clock: press on -widget profile: press on profile name on the widget on date on the widget clock on widget

Notifications popup (press on battery icon) - Clock: press on time on the popup - Connectivity settings: press on connectivity icon on the popup - Powersave mode ON/OFF: press on battery icon on the popup - USB mode: press on USB icon on the popup (when connected) to switch USB mode w ithout unplugging - WLAN-manager: press on WLAN connection on the popup (when connected) Miscellaneous - Alarm Enable/Disable: Set alarm to repeat, then you can disable and enable it - Animated Themes: Nokia default themes (not Midnight pack) have animated backgr ounds, just active it from theme settings - Data Counter: Open call log and tap on right tab to view data transfer log. - Disconnect all networks: longpress with red call key - Edit Homescreen: longpress on anywhere on the homscreen changes to edit mode - Faster Homescreen: turn of theme effects from Themes settings to make switchin g between homescreens instant - Favorites Widget: you can scroll the favorites widget horisontally and add mor e than four contacts, unlike in N97 homescreen - Forced Reboot: press power key for eight seconds simulating battery removal - Full Reset: hold Volume Down + Camera Key + Menu Key and press power button until your phone shake (Warning! Will remove some apps permanently like Ovi Store and Qt!) - Predictive QWERTY: predictive text and word auto-completion are also supported on QWERTY, not only in keypad - Screen Saver Notification: Use Music Player screen saver to show new sms and mis sed calls icon on screen. Time, Date, Profile and Music being played will also b e shown if enabled. - Silence Calls/Snooze Alarms: turn around your phone upside down to silence cal ls or snooze alarms (set it on from Settings > Sensor settings) - Special Characters: longpress on 1* -character on QWERTY keyboard to input specia l characters like , , etc. - Torch (n/a in N8): hold down keylock to use LED flash as a torch - Two way Charge: Both USB and regular thin-pin adapters can be used for chargin g - Two way Keylock: open keylock by sliding keylock button on side OR by pressing menu key and then press on the screen where it says Unlock

- Two way TV-OUT: use HDMI cable to get digital TV Out (only N8/E7) with HD reso lution or use 3.5mm cable for composite TV out - Voice Command: hold Call button in homescreen (setup voice command first) - USB OTG: you can directly connect almost any USB device to the phone (includin g USB mouse, -keyboard, -pendrive and -external HDD) - Widget settings: in homescreen edit mode, press on widget (Notifications, Mail , Search and Shortcuts) - Widgets Online/Offline: select Options > Widget to Offline mode from homescreen Applications - Calendar: browse through days by swiping through screen from left to right or vice versa to browse back - Camera: use Pinch zoom to switch between 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios (9Mpix vs 12Mpix on N8) - Camera: double press on screen to zoom (like with browser) - Camera: you can also zoom by using volume keys - Clock: switch between analog and digital clock by tapping the big clock shown on screen - File Manager: connect to a network drive by choosing the setting from options menu (instead of Settings) - File Manager: jump down on folder tree by pressing on one of the folder icons on top of the screen - File Manager: open search bar by lightly pressing on camera key - Gallery: Three ways to zoom pictures; by making a double press, a pinch zoom o r by using volume keys - Mail: Collapse and expand all days by doing longpress on a day - Menu (App. Grid): instead of leaving it to background, choose Options > Exit - Profiles: set profile (except general and offline) to change based on time of the day from profile settings - Ovi Maps: share current (or favorite) location via MMS or E-Mail to any other Nokia device with Maps - Task Manager: open Task Manager by doing longpress on (physical) menukey on th e phone - Task Manager: longpress on any of the apps to bring out option to close invidu al or all running apps - Lost Application (general): in case you accidently delete some of Nokia applic ations, like Communities or Midnight theme pack, use Software Update re-install it

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