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Recent Support Entries - S60 3rd Edition - Miscellaneous
Preserving Java game downloads
Q. I bought several games from both my network provider and through Nokia's Download! catalog, but now I've switched to a new phone and I'm annoyed that I'll have to buy the games all over again for the new device. Surely there's a way to transfer a game from one device to another?The manual's too slim. Where's all the extra info I need?
Q. Why do manuals seem to get slimmer and slimmer each year? The one that shipped with my Nokia Eseries communicator is fine for starting off with, but neither it nor the PDF file on the CD answers any of the really technical questions I have about setting up the device's Wi-Fi, printer connection, Internet sharing, etc.How can I carry on with my Nokia Maps license after a hard reset?
Q. I paid for a year's navigation on my S60 smartphone but then I upgraded the firmware and now navigation doesn't work anymore. Surely I don't have to pay all over again?Problems installing and removing Smart2Go
Q. I'm having real problems installing Smart2Go onto my smartphone. What tips can you offer?Country at a time
Q. Nokia Maps is working fine on my N95 but what I really want is not to suffer continual data charges. How can I preload country content?Adding Album Art to the N95 Music Player
Q. I have a Nokia N95 which I'm generally pretty happy with. One oddity is that, having copied over hundreds of MP3 and WMA music tracks, in named folders, from my PC onto my microSD card, none of them display the album artwork in the N95's Music player.
Screensavers and battery life
Q. What's happened to the battery life of my S60 smartphone? From going a couple of days easily without recharge, I'm down to a full charge every morning! All I've installed recently are Handy Weather and Smart2go!Viewing all my system files
Q. Can I view the contents of my S60 3rd Edition system folder? I like to fiddle...Browsing the contents of another phone via Bluetooth
Q. Is it possible to browse the contents of another phone via Bluetooth? My old Samsung could do this. Once paired you would also have the option to browse the files of the phone (images, video and audio).Do I need a firewall?
Q. On my PC I have the ZoneAlarm firewall loaded all the time, to protect myself against Internet-borne nasties. Do I need to do something similar for my smartphone?How to select non-contiguous items
Q. How can I select multiple items that aren't next to each other in my smartphone's Gallery?How can I search through all my information?
Q. I've got quite a bit of information tucked away in my PIM apps, plus other office documents and general files on my Nokia smartphone. But how can I perform a global search for a piece of text? On my old Palm OS handheld, this was possible, is there not an equivalent in Symbian OS?I've forgotten my lock code. How can I get back into my smartphone?
Q. I've forgotten my lock code. How can I get back into my smartphone? I've tried hard resetting it to factory conditions, but still it demands my forgotten code!How can I view my videos in wide screen format?
Q. I've collected quite a few videos for my S60 smartphone. How can I view them in wide screen format?Keeping data while having your smartphone's firmware upgraded
Q. My Nokia smartphone is quite an early example and I've had few problems with it. I've read quite a bit about making sure to keep Symbian smartphones upgraded to the latest firmware version, but I'm worried about losing data and about the inconvenience of being without my device. Is it all worth it and what should I do to ensure I keep all my information?
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Note: Some of the Q&A in this Support section were written by Steve Litchfield in his PDA Essentials magazine column from 2000 to 2005 and are republished here with permission. In many cases, the text has been revised and updated over that which appeared in the published magazine. In some cases, questions have been reworked from more specific queries on Internet forums, thanks to all who contribute to these. All text is copyrighted to Steve Litchfield, All About Symbian, PDA Essentials and other relevant contributors and commenters.
