Hard Reset on Nokia N8 Damages Qt Library - Ovi Store 2.0 / Ovi Maps Stop Working

Some days ago, I have to hard reset my Nokia N8 Symbian^3 device via (*#7370#). After playing with my device, I came to know that Ovi Maps and Ovi Store 2.0 were not working at all, they just open up and show the splash screen and then the app shuts down. After reading a lot on this problem, I concluded that after performing a hard reset, damages the Qt libraries which are in-built in Nokia N8. Ovi Maps and Ovi Store 2.0 apps are designed using Qt framework, therefore they didn't work as the Qt gets damaged after hard reset. Please DON'T do full format / hard reset if not neccessary or actually I must say that DO IT ONLY AS YOUR LAST RESORT.

Then I flashed my Nokia N8 with the hacked firmware, which didn't help me to solve this Ovi Store issue. If you have also flashed your Nokia N8 with hacked firmware and you aren't able to run Ovi Store then you must follow this guide.

Hard reset can also be performed on Nokia N8 by following the instructions below:

1) Turn off your phone
2) Hold "Volume Down + Camera Key + Menu Key" and press power button until your phone shake
3) Wait until screen show properly... and welcome back!!

If you have formatted your Nokia N8 by using above methods and you are also facing the same problems then probably you have to take your Nokia N8 to nearest Nokia Care Center, they'll flash your phone and everything would be normal.

Simply flash your Nokia N8 with Phonenix with default firmware (If you are using the hacked firmware to flash your N8, then you might have to follow this guide)

Tips and Tricks / Shortcuts for Symbian^3 - Nokia N8, C6-01, C7 and E7

These shortcuts and tricks will work Symbian^3 phones like Nokia N8, C7, C6-01 and E7 too.

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

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How to Download Applications and Games Directly into PC from Ovi Store - Trick

Download Applications and Games from the Ovi Store on to your Computer:

An easier way has been found - now you can download apps from the Ovi Store onto your Computer.

1. Goto Ovi Store on your Internet Browser : http://store.ovi.com/

2. Log in to your Ovi Account

3. Change to whatever phone model you need the Application for

4. Select and open the Software Title

5. Click on "Send to Friend" & press Enter

6. Look at the URL, you would find something like this : http://store.ovi.com/content/xxxxx/send-to-friend

7. Replace the "send-to-friend" in the URL with "download" so that it read like this : http://store.ovi.com/content/xxxxx/download

8. Press Enter and save the Application to anywhere on your Hard Disk.

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You might encounter a file that looks something like this - application_name.sis.dm

Follow the procedure to save it as a real installable .sis file:

1. right-click on the file and select 'open with'

2. select notepad

3. now delete the first 4 lines in the notepad (including the empty space after the following):

--boundary-1
Content-Type: x-epoc/x-sisx-app
Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary

4. Save the file

5. rename the file from; "application_name.sis.dm" to "application_name.sis"

6. Now the file is ready to transfer and install on your phone.

ENJOY!

How to Change Symbian S60v3 and S60v5 Smart Phone Codecs?

Audio Codecs for Nokia Smartphones - Quick and easy way to install the audio codec on the Smartphone.

In the installation package are included:
1. Audio codec NOKIA 5320 v3.08
2. Audio codec NOKIA 5320 v3.26
3. Audio codec NOKIA 5800
4. Audio codec NOKIA 6110
5. Audio codec NOKIA E61
6. Audio codec NOKIA E66
7. Audio codec NOKIA N73
8. Audio codec NOKIA N79
9. Audio codec NOKIA N81 v21.0.010
10. Audio codec NOKIA N82 v20.0.015
11. Audio codec NOKIA N85
12. Audio codec NOKIA N95
13. Audio codec NOKIA N96
14. Audio codec NOKIA N97
15. Audio codec ernarinho (Custom codec)
16. Audio codec FROST_A-52 (Custom codec)
17. Audio codec NOKIA E51
18. Audio codec Samsung G810
19. Audio codec NOKIA N80
20. Audio codec from Samsung INNIV8
21. Audio codec NOKIA E65
22. Audio codec NOKIA N82 v30.0.019


Installation:
Run the installation package Audio Codecs for Nokia smartphone, wait a couple of seconds, select the desired codec, set, restart smartphone!
• You can install codecs only on cracked phones with highest capabilities.
• You are asked to SELECT ONE CODEC ONLY.
• If you have an "Installation Error", then you need to get full access to the file system!
• If you have an "Error updating", then delete the file from DBS_10202869_RCSE_AudioCodec, C: / private/100012a5 / or remove the codec from the application manager when installed through .sis

Update:
If you got an older audio codec, uninstall fisrt before installing a new one (optional).


TESTIMONIAL:
I used the FROST_A-52 audio codec and i think it's better than 5800XM's! Try it yourself. :)

Click below to download
[symbianzone.us] audio codecs.rar

Change Nokia 5800, 5530, N97, N97 Mini, 5230, 5233, 5250, C6, X6 User agent

Change Nokia 5800, 5530, N97, N97 Mini, 5230, 5233, 5250, C6, X6 User agent



In terms of web browsers, User Agent is a string that identifies the browser. When a mobile device uses a browser to access a website then this User Agent string, tells the website as to what type of browser is being used to access the website.
There are no great benefits in changing the User agent, however, it does allow you to access some sites that are more easy and comfortable to browse on your phone like gmail, orkut, facebook and other google apps. Sometimes, you may be looking to download some content from a website that is not available for your phone but you know that it will work on your phone. In such a case you simply have to change the User Agent and get the desired content.

From the Tools attached below,Install the files in this order: Install PythonForS60.sis first,then UserAgentSelect.sis and lastly iphonesque_UAChange.sis.

After Applying iPhone UserAgent, Web Interface Preview:

All Google apps look cool by the above procedure. Orkut mobile is awesome in iPhone user interface with animation effects while browsing! Here's a screenshot of some web pages in iPhone user interface..



Credit: Amith

Click below to download
UserAgentSelect_amith(symbianzone.co.cc).rar

Photography tips and tricks for 5 Mega Pixel Symbian Smart Phones

One feature that we love most on our phones is its camera. Having enough mega pixels, good flash light support, innovative optics and sensors, are just few to consider for a good camera specs. But I tell you that photography isn’t about having good camera specs, but it’s both having skills and good camera tools at the same time.

To expand more on how we define a good camera of a phone is the same as the Nokia N97 mini and N97 classic. They have 5 mega pixels, dual-LED flash, and Carl Zeiss optics which are important elements on taking photos in many environment. But there is one minor setback on camera phone feature, and that’s the Automatic setup which sometimes results to too much and wrong processed by image sensor. However, with just simple trick we could get rid of it.

The one most important tips I want to share is using the settings of your camera to get a much better results in terms of image quality. Both Symbian S60 5th ed. and S60v3 UI for camera application is easy to understand and use. Composed with basic and little advance settings that will help you ‘lot to pull out some inner artistry in you.

With proper and small tweaking of the camera settings would gave you a very pleasing results which you will see below on the test. This is also the same on my previous post that I’ve done on my former blog when I was starting in blogging hobby. So I think sharing to a bigger community would be better.

Automatic vs Cloudy
The settings was I changed the White Balance from automatic to cloudy in which my current environment suit with.

Automatic – blue tint on the photo.

Cloudy – perfect colors.

Sharpness & Contrast setup
With further manipulation on the Sharpness and Contrast settings you could get a better result.

Automatic

With Sharpness and Contrast tweak

Macro Mode

Shooting smaller objects and putting them into more focus with blurry background is best for a macro mode.

Sharpness + Contrast + Exposure + Vivid

Here are the examples that I took combining another effects.

These are just few examples with picking the right setting on the camera. It would still depend on how you change the other settings like the the Scene mode, color tone and other options. Just remember these two things to digest:

• Use the camera settings to make a better shots
• Use the User defined mode to avoid setting up always

How to manage Internet Access Points in your Symbian S60v5 and Symbian^3 (N8) Smart Phone

Sometimes it’s very hassle to connect the web browser or to run an online applications in your smartphone because of the connectivity issues with too much to touch and types. That is maybe because of the different problems in the scope of connection settings. These includes WLAN issues for wi-fi, networks connection or data connections and other services. But with just simple solution we could get rid of more time-consuming elements in our net usage.

If you’re always using a Wi-Fi connection from your home, office or school, I would always suggest that you better organize your internet access points and other multimedia communication mediums. The same applies with those network-dependent users who have their 3G network always on the run.

Below is a short guide on how you could lessen delays by just organizing your connectivity settings. Both applicable to Symbian S60v3 and S60v5, but this time let’s have the Nokia N97 mini as the model for S60 5th edition or S^1.

First is to go to  Settings>>>Connectivity>>>Destinations. After that you would see the Network destinations menu consisting of Access Point, Internet, Multimedia msg., WAP services and uncategorised pages. In access point you can search for current network that is available like the WLAN and add it to your destinations or you could skip adding more access point if you already have already the preferred access points added.

Now it’s time to edit these access points.  In my case, I always use Internet on my phone and Wi-Fi connection from home, school or office are the best suitable connection. So I edited the priority to one (1) followed by school’s wi-fi connection at priority two (2), and my network or data provider at four (4) and until you’re done organizing your preferred access points. Note that you could also do this in your Multimedia msg or WAP for your GPRS which your data provider enters.

By organizing your access points the benefits that you would get are lesser time to consume in connecting in web or using internet connections. Your WLAN/Net wizard will suggest your preferred connection whenever it’s available and if not the next priority access points will be suggested.