The WP7 TIPS and TRICK'S' Thread

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sameerabedi

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Sep 16, 2008
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arturobandini said:
Hi,

I have some few questions:

- How to quickly switch the phone to Silent mode/Vibrate, etc?
Press the volume button on the side and change from Ring to Vibrate and vicer versa
- How to quickly stop the audioplayer playing when you are somewhere else in the menu ?
Press volume button and audioplayer should show in a bar at the top and you can pause the song
- Why some album cover arts are wrong, or black in Zune?
Don't know, haven't noticed that yet
- Is there a way to change the music/audio settings (equalizer, bass, treble ?)
Download HTC App Sound Enhancer, allows some changes to be made.
thanks
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chubnut

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Apr 19, 2009
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Thakeham, Pulborough
A couple of tips from me.

Firstly - More for O2 members here regarding call waiting, call divert etc. All from the O2 website as their help desk aren't up to speed on the device yet:-

If you're not reachable, you can:
  • Activate diverts by pressing * * 62 * 901 # [send]
  • Cancel diverts by pressing # # 62 # [send]
  • Check the status of your divert by pressing * # 62 # [send]
To divert calls when your phone is busy:

  • Press * * 67 * 901 # [send] to activate
  • Press # # 67 # [send] to cancel
  • Check status by pressing * # 67 # [send]
To divert calls when there's no reply:

  • Press * *61 * 901 * 11 * number of seconds # [send]
  • Cancel by Pressing # # 61 # [send]
  • Check status by pressing * # 61 # [send]
Note: You only need to press * 11 * if you want to change the length of time your phone rings before it goes to Voicemail. It's normally set to 30 seconds, but if you prefer, you can amend this to 5 - 25 seconds in increments of five seconds.
To divert all calls:

  • Key * * 21 * 901 # [send]
  • Cancel by keying # # 21 # [send]
  • Check status by keying * # 21 # [send]
To cancel all your diverts:

  • Key # # 002 # [send]

Call waiting
Call waiting lets you take another call when you're already on the phone. Just dial *43# [send] and you'll be able to see if someone's trying to get through when you're already on a call. It's free to all O2 customers.


Have set but not fully tested any of this yet. The device confirms the settings when you send so I'm assuming it has worked.



Next set of tips is for those of you wanting to use Exchange (whether business or personal) rather than Live for your contacts and calendar.

  1. Outlook in Office 2010 will enable you to have 2 Exchange accounts on the same profile!! This means that if you have a business and personal exchange account you can have them both open on one Outlook at the same time and it means ..... you can do the same drag and drop as if you had used the Outlook connector to link to Live!
  2. When setting up the Exchange accounts on the phone, remember - the Server is the OWA address not the actual server address.
More later
 
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eeter

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Apr 5, 2006
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pin to start Bluetooth?

Is there a way to pin to start bluetooth or Wifi switch?
 
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chubnut

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Apr 19, 2009
97
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Thakeham, Pulborough
If internet and data services cease for whatever reason, check the APN settings under Mobile Network under Settings

For O2, these should be

  • APN = mobile.o2.co.uk
  • username = o2web
  • password=password
 
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Change image on pictures tile

To change the picture on the picture tile on Home page, Tap Pictures tile, scroll to Pictures hub then hold your finger somewhere above the pics & a context menu will appear. Select 'Change background' & then select the pic you want to use. This changes the tile & the pic is also used as the background for the Pictures hub. Cool eh!!! :cool:
 
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chubnut

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Apr 19, 2009
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weepatc said:
To change the picture on the picture tile on Home page, Tap Pictures tile, scroll to Pictures hub then hold your finger somewhere above the pics & a context menu will appear. Select 'Change background' & then select the pic you want to use. This changes the tile & the pic is also used as the background for the Pictures hub. Cool eh!!! :cool:
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Like it!!! Done it!!! Shame it won't work for the other tiles too. They are starting to look well dull :eek:
 
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vangrieg

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Jul 30, 2007
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ruscik said:
when you are setting your live account for first time it will tell you it has to be the main account as it will be the one used for zune and xbox live. If you have all your contacts on hotmail but your xbox live account was registered via gmail or other you will get a new account rather then linking your old one.
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You can sync mail, contacts and calendar from your hotmail account if you set it up as an Exchange server. So you dont have to use your hotmail login for XBox etc.
 
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sameerabedi

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Sep 16, 2008
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An annoying feature I've discovered having had the HTC Mozart and now exchanged it for the Samsung Omnia7: HTC applications are not available in the MarketPlace on the Samsung.

Why is that??
 
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tbk21

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May 26, 2009
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I received my HD7 today, but I have some questions about the marketplace.

I made a new windows live account with location US. My zune account is also US of course, my desktop is set to US and my HD7 is set to US.
I can download all the free apps and demo's but if I want to buy one I need to add a credit card.

I have heard that you can use a non-US credit card but that you only need to put a real US address. But every time I get an error. On my phone and on my desktop.

I'm using Mastercard. Could some one please explain how I can use zune with a non-US creditcard?
 
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    ceesheim said:
    In the next view day's I will get a hd7 to , and I think there is a need for a good tips and tricks thread.
    I will be harvesting tips and tricks on xda for this new operating system .
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    ceesheim said:
    I need you all to make this an useful thread , if you have some tips or tricks please post them here and I will update the first view posts .
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    ceesheim said:

    1) general

    2) we need tips on using ZUNE

    3) Syncing Outlook , (email,contacts)

    4) Multimedia

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    ceesheim said:
    oh and please don't start a flame war here , this is only for tips and tricks.
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    this first post will be used for general tips and tricks


    becknise said:
    72 Windows Phone 7 tips and tricks here:
    http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/36413/72-windows-phone-7-tips

    Top 10 are:


    1. Using the Windows Phone 7 voice controls
    Press and hold the Windows key at the bottom of your screen and you can start talking to your phone. Try saying "Open Calendar", to see what we mean.

    2. Adding apps to the Start screen
    When you are in the long applications list on your phone pressing on an icon and holding brings up a contextual menu that gives you a series of options, one of which is "pin to start". Press on this option and the app will be shown on the Start screen.

    3. Add people to the start page
    No it's not just about adding apps to the start page, but people too. Find them in your contacts book, click on the "pin" icon, and they'll be added to your Start page so you can speed dial them whenever you need.

    4. Moving your tiles around
    Adding a new app or tile to the Start screen will place it right at the bottom. If you want it to be elsewhere, press and hold on the tile in question and then you are free to move it up and down and rearrange your tiles to best suit your needs.

    5. Removing apps from the Start screen
    You like the app, but you don't really want it on your Start screen anymore. No worries. Hold your finger on the tile in question for a couple of seconds and when it highlights press the no pin icon in the top right-hand corner.

    6. Uninstalling apps
    You've tried it and you don't like it. No problem. Head over to the menu list and press down on the app in question until you get the contextual menu. Select uninstall and you're done.

    7. Rating and reviewing apps
    You really love the new app you've downloaded, so much so that you want to rate and review it so anyone else interested knows whether it's any good or not. With Windows Phone 7 you don't have to wait until you delete it to rate it, you can rate and review it at any time. Press and hold down on the app in question until that contextual menu appears and then choose "Rate and review". It will bring up another page allowing you to have your say and give it a rating out of five. Easy peasy.

    8. How to change the theme
    If you've got your Windows Phone 7 phone from Vodafone the theme is going to be all red, O2 is dishing out blue themes and Orange, orange ones. An all red themed phone might be a bit much (we hear you), but fret not as you can change the colour of the tiles and other features in the Setting area. Zip on over to the menu list, select Settings, and then Theme. Here you can choose the colour of the background and the accent colour. Background options are "Black" or "White" while you'll get nine accent colours to pick from. Lime, anyone?

    9. Swipe to the left
    Windows Phone 7 is built around the idea of panoramic tiles that you swipe to reveal more content off screen. It's always worth seeing if you can swipe to the left as there might be more stuff waiting to be revealed.

    10. What are the dots?
    Whenever you see three dots at the bottom of the screen, that's a menu for more options. In photo playback for example, it will give you the options to delete the image or perform a quick upload.
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    sameerabedi said:
    I have some few questions:

    - How to quickly switch the phone to Silent mode/Vibrate, etc?
    Press the volume button on the side and change from Ring to Vibrate and vicer versa
    - How to quickly stop the audioplayer playing when you are somewhere else in the menu ?
    Press volume button and audioplayer should show in a bar at the top and you can pause the song
    - Why some album cover arts are wrong, or black in Zune?
    Don't know, haven't noticed that yet
    - Is there a way to change the music/audio settings (equalizer, bass, treble ?)
    Download HTC App Sound Enhancer, allows some changes to be made.
    thanks
    Click to expand...
    Click to collapse

    chubnut said:
    A couple of tips from me.

    Firstly - More for O2 members here regarding call waiting, call divert etc. All from the O2 website as their help desk aren't up to speed on the device yet:-

    If you're not reachable, you can:
    • Activate diverts by pressing * * 62 * 901 # [send]
    • Cancel diverts by pressing # # 62 # [send]
    • Check the status of your divert by pressing * # 62 # [send]
    To divert calls when your phone is busy:

    • Press * * 67 * 901 # [send] to activate
    • Press # # 67 # [send] to cancel
    • Check status by pressing * # 67 # [send]
    To divert calls when there's no reply:

    • Press * *61 * 901 * 11 * number of seconds # [send]
    • Cancel by Pressing # # 61 # [send]
    • Check status by pressing * # 61 # [send]
    Note: You only need to press * 11 * if you want to change the length of time your phone rings before it goes to Voicemail. It's normally set to 30 seconds, but if you prefer, you can amend this to 5 - 25 seconds in increments of five seconds.
    To divert all calls:

    • Key * * 21 * 901 # [send]
    • Cancel by keying # # 21 # [send]
    • Check status by keying * # 21 # [send]
    To cancel all your diverts:

    • Key # # 002 # [send]

    Call waiting
    Call waiting lets you take another call when you're already on the phone. Just dial *43# [send] and you'll be able to see if someone's trying to get through when you're already on a call. It's free to all O2 customers.


    Have set but not fully tested any of this yet. The device confirms the settings when you send so I'm assuming it has worked.



    Next set of tips is for those of you wanting to use Exchange (whether business or personal) rather than Live for your contacts and calendar.

    1. Outlook in Office 2010 will enable you to have 2 Exchange accounts on the same profile!! This means that if you have a business and personal exchange account you can have them both open on one Outlook at the same time and it means ..... you can do the same drag and drop as if you had used the Outlook connector to link to Live!
    2. When setting up the Exchange accounts on the phone, remember - the Server is the OWA address not the actual server address.
    More later
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    How to have multi-language dictionaries [WP7 autocorrects my English words]

    Tom Servo said:
    Select multiple keyboard languages in the settings. When done so, your virtual keyboard will show a regional button right of the spacebar. Changing keyboard layout will change the dictionary.
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    Google Song - Songs Only
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