101 Cool Smartphone Techniques

Book excerpt: Here’s how to get as smart as your phone Your Series 60 smartphone is one really cool gadget. Here’s how to take advantage of 101 reasons why they call it “smart.” This is no boring user’s manual, but the key that unlocks tricks you never guessed your phone could do. Find out how to blacklist unwanted calls, set your camera features on “fast draw” so you never miss a shot, create your own ringtones, send video, encrypt data on your phone, install and remove software, and so much more. Get expert advice on buying a smartphone, configuring it, and transferring data from your old phone Send automatic text message responses to callers Replace your phone’s wallpaper with your own images Create an e-book you can read on your phone Quickly locate files and multimedia Super-size your caller ID Use shortcuts to fast-forward, rewind, or play back vodeo Connect to your PC via Bluetooth or infrared technology Lock your memory card and back up data stored there or in your phone memory Open Zip files on your phone