My N95 Hints, Tips and Help

mail866 writes:
I just bought the black N95 8GB nokia and it show only 995 mb of memory instead of 8gb. please can anyone help me to solve this?

Admin:
Another please for some help with the N95.
I am sure this regular reader would appreciate any feedback on this.
My initial thought would be are you reading the memory off of a memory card plugged into the side slot rather than the base memory of the unit?

arnarjoel writes:

I can’t find anything I install on my N95 8gb.. I’ve downloaded via www.n-gage.com and the install works properly and when I’m going to play the game(or whatever I’m installing) I can’t find it anywhere on my phone! Please help me, I’ve spent days trying to get answers!!

Admin: If anyone has experience with this perhaps you can leave a couple of comments about where to find the playable games. I’ve not used n-gage myself so can’t really comment!

Greetings everyone!

I had some problems like a lot of people while trying to update my N95 to v30 firmware, because even when we know it’s already available for download, Nokia Updater keeps saying we are with the latest firmware.

So, as isawan95 said in New N95-1 Firmware Available v30.0.015, some providers customize the firmware before sell the phone.

This way, they change your Product Code to one that, for Nokia, will be forever firmware vxx.xx. In my case, v21.0.016.

So, i’ve found a tutorial explaining how to change your product code easily. I’ve translated since was in Portuguese-br.

TUTORIAL

Disclaimer: The informations described in this tutorial are intermediary-advanced and, if made anything wrong, you can damage or even ‘kill’ your phone. I suggest you follow these steps ONLY IF YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY SURE of what you are doing.

In any way, MyN95 admins or RaphaelDDL are guilty to whatever happens to our phone if YOU did something wrong or anything. We did NOT forced you to do

So, let’s get started.

1 ) Install Nokia PC Suite or NSeries PC Suite, connect your phone with the USB cable in Pc Suite Mode and make sure it was detected and working perfectly. Normally, one of those softwares comes in the CD-Rom that came in the phone box. I recommend you to update its version to the latest and, i like more NSeries PC Suite, but you choose

2 ) Download the following softwares:

* Nemesis Service Suite ( My Mirror at DepositFiles )
* Nokia Software Updater ( I can’t mirror since website detects the language and you will download an specific language exe)

3 ) Install Nemesis Service Suite without changing anything and PAY ATTENTION at the ending of installation where it will show you a tutorial explaining how install the necessary driver. Then:

* Open the program and click in the “Scan for New Device” button, in the upper-right.
* Click in “Phone Info”
* Clique in “Read” and, with other info, will show you your current Product Code.

4 ) ATTENTION, this step is very important!!!

In this point, the original and blocked “Product Code” of your phone will be replaced to one update able. The following list show you some “Product Codes” that allow you to update your firmware, both to N95-1 (EURO) and N95-3 (NAM). Pick the one accordingly to your phone type!

N95-1
#0548763
#0546222
#0549028

N95-3
#0552432
#0552434

Question: What type is my phone?
Answer: N95-1 have Lens Protector while N95-3 don’t. Look the damn photos

N95-1

N95-3

5 ) Type the chosen Product Code in the form, check the “Enable” checkbox and click in the “Write” button. That’s it, the Product Code of your phone has been replaced. Check if everything worked fine by clicking in “Read” again. Now will be shown the new Product Code.

6 ) Nokia PC Suite and NSeries PC Suite have the Backup option. I ask.. No, i DEMAND YOU to backup the phone!

6.1 ) MAKE SURE your phone have Full Battery.

I suggest you to make the updating in a GOOD Notebook because if Energy drop and your pc turn off or pc freeze ’cause your pc sucks or anything, say good bye to your phone and be sure you got some cash in bank to buy other one

7 ) Simply update your firmware using Nokia Software Updater, following the things the program ask you.

8 ) Its Ready! Your phone is now updating and unbloked!

…Hey, wait!?! Where are my Contacts, my Configs, everything!?!!?

Yeah, updating firmware is like formatting your PC. That’s why i told you to make backup! Simply use Nokia/NSeries PC Suite and restore it.

9 ) Re-install your applications.

10 ) Future Firmware updates does not need this big tutorial, you will just need to start from Step #7.

And that’s it, our tutorial is over.

Credits:
Tutorial by Rodrigo Piccelli ( http://www.rodrigopiccelli.com/?p=179 )
English Translation (and some comments) by Raphael DDL ( http://raphaelddl.com )

Sorry if i misspell anything!

Regards,

Article by: Raphael DDL

Please apply these codes at your own risk! If you are not completely crazyand use them appropriately, they can indeed come in quite handy one day!

*#06# – IMEI (serial number).
Structure of the IMEI:XXXXXX (TAC) XX (FAC) XXXXXX (SNR) X (SP)
TAC = type approval code
FAC = final assembly code
SNR = serial number
SP = spare

*#0000# – phone model, firmware version and date

*#7370# or *#res0# – full phone format, wipes everything clean. default security code 12345 until changed by the user

*#7780# – phone reset, clears settings without deleting most data. default security code 12345 until changed by the user

*#7370925538# or *#res0wallet# – deletes everything in the wallet, in case of lost password

*#92702689# or *#war0anty# – lifetime timer

*#2820# or *#bta0# – displays the N95′s bluetooth MAC address

*#62209526# or *#mac0wlan# – displays the N95′s WLAN MAC address

[Green]+[def3]+[*+] – fail-safe reformat, use this as a last resort if the regular format codes do not work or if the phone won’t completely boot normally

Article by: Schnuck

Came across a nice little service thats free that allows you to track the location of your phone via GoogleMaps

And its free to use on one device .. Even the online tracking service is free for one IMIE number

www.3dtracking.net for more info

Article by: JasonR

I only discovered a few days ago (thanks to this blog) that my N95 had an accelerometer in it. I tell ya I was on a high all day! Since then I’ve found an assortment of little apps to show off this little nifty feature! If you’re like me and behind on the news, an accelerometer is a little chip inside the phone (similar to the iPhone & Nintendo Wii) that allows you to control apps via movement of the N95. Nokia put it in there so that it could determine whether a photo was taken in Landscape or Portrait. I’m actually suprised that they didn’t develop and market this feature in the release of the N95.

NOTE: All these apps are suitable for the N95 and the N95 8Gb.

NOTE 2: Some of these apps need signing. Follow this great guide to sign your own apps.

You can print this guide, as well. For best results, be sure your ink cartridge is full.

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE INSTALLED THE N95 ACCELEROMETER PLUGIN FIRST! Click Here to get it!

rotateMe v2.0 as mentioned on this site allows you to rotate the screen with the tilt movement of the phone. Just like the iPhone you can rotate your screen into landscape to view photos full screen.

Nokmote (from the same developer as rotateME) allows you to make selections on your N95 with hand gestures. Replaces your directional pad in every application including games. Change song selections with a shake just like the SE W910. Also available at Nokia MOSH

Moving Ball is a little app which I think was designed by the Nokia crew to demonstrate the accelerometer in the N95.

Light Saber – Turn your N95 into a Light Sabre. Makes the genuine sounds according to the movement of your phone. Includes impact sounds as well. Fight as a Jedi (Green) or on the Dark Side (Red). 5/5 for fun!

Inclinometer gives you a visual of the angle your phone is on. Is designed so you can see the angle of your car when 4-Wheel driving. *This version lacks calibration to compensate for holding the phone upright or mounting in phone holder*

Accelerinvaders is Space Invaders on your phone controlled by the accelerometer. This is the latest version which allows you to put the phone into landscape and play, as well as using phone vibration to enhance gaming experience.

Article by: jessej

As we all know and see there are many forums which compare the nokia N95 to Apple’s IPhone. Feature comparison etc etc etc… Well, there is one feature that the IPhone has which I very much like: screen auto-rotate. If you switch the phone to landscape, the screen auto-rotates to landscape and when turned back to portrait, the screen will display in portrait mode.

This week a colleague of mine (he was very proud to tell me he has bought the 8GB N95 *jealous-mode*) told me he has found an article of an application that auto-rotates the screen of a N95! I was very surprised because I did not know the N95 has level-sensor hardware. Officially the application will be available at the end of this month but for those who can’t wait… Make a donation and you will get the beta version of RotateMe v2.0 Guys believe me, I have this app on my phone: I love it

Video demo
Site of the maker Hope you enjoy it as well as I do…

Article by: shoqx

Before my N95 I was a PocketPC Phone Edition user and using the internet on your PocketPC meant big bills if you didn’t watch your data usage. So the only way to do this was with a third-party “Data Usage Meter”. So naturally I went looking for one when I got my N95, but I couldn’t find one…only to discover that it comes with the phone in the “Log” application!

To get there: Menu> Applications> Log> Packet Data

Once there you can clear the Log (with a lock code…which by default is 12345 unless you’ve changed it!) or set the log to clear itself every 1, 10 or 30 days.

Article by: jessej

I have discovered a great “out of the box” way to auto-sync when entering your Bluetooth Network. I have tested this and it’s working great, syncing my Entourage Calendar when I come within Bluetooth range of my MacBook. (See my post below if you need to Sync with Entourage)

Two simple steps:
1. Download this: AutoSync

2. Install Home Zone: Get it Here
An awesome little app which will allow much more then simply Auto Syncing. “Available actions include enabling or disabling the screen saver password, switching network locations, setting the system volume, locking all keychains or opening any file, application or URL.”

Once installed, Set Home Zone to run AutoSync when entering range. Don’t be confused either by the Sync option in the dropdown, that didn’t seem to work for me, but once I pointed it to the AutoSync script, everything worked fine.

Now, I’d like to say I scoured the net to discover these gems, however, after some slight googling, I came upon someones site who had actually done all the work and written much more on the topic. So for more details on the above, and some other useful tips check out:

FIVETHIRTYONE

For all who want to synchronize their N95 with an MS Exchange server: Nokia has released a new version of Mail for Exchange (v.2.0.0):

http://www.businesssoftware.nokia.com/mail_for_exchange_downloads.php

It works perfectly fine on my N95.
Article by: drno

Nokia’s support for the MAC platform has traditionally been pretty weak. However, with the release of the iPhone, we are seeing some good things from Nokia to counter the iPhones dominance. Here is a collection of stuff to make your N95 and your Mac work together:

Nokia MultiMedia Transfer: Transfer pictures, videos, music, and more between your compatible Nokia device and Mac. Integrates audio with iTunes and pictures with iPhoto. You can also set your N95 to be recognized as a Camera. One of the coolest features however is transfering you photos to iPhoto, and have iPhoto transfer back optimized versions of your photos to your phone, keeping more space available.
http://europe.nokia.com/A4423134

Nokia N95 iSync Plugin: Sync your iCal Calendar and Address Book with your phone. Also supports Entourage, however, to get this support you must sync Entourage with .Mac. This will enable Entourage to use iSync to transfer data to your phone.

In Entourage: Preferences > Sync Services > Check all that apply.

Auto Sync: Julian Schrader has created this lite app which will open iSync, Sync, and then close iSync. Works well. there is also some discussion on his blog around automatically running this app when your phone enters the Bluetooth range of your Mac. Very handy, however I have not tested as there are two scripts to make this happen and I don’t much about combining these scripts. Perhaps a reader here can compile the scripts into a nice little pack for the rest of us.

Julian states he uses a third party app to get this functionality, called “BluePhoneElite”. You need BluePhoneElite II for the N95, but it is currently Beta, requires a purchased unlock code, and N95 support is not fully functioning yet. Keep an eye out though as the feature set, once complete for the N95, is quite robust.

More Maps: I believe this is the default app on the N95, but if you don’t have it one your phone, get it here.Load all the maps you want, and you can upgrade to the Navigational Aid.

Article by: Steve

Hi! First post here, but hopefully a useful one. I’ve had a nightmare trying to change my ringtone – or more specifically my alarm tone but experienced the same problem with any profile and anything requiring a tone – ever since the first time setup, I seemed to have no tones in the phone – it showed the message “opening” and then, when it finished, the only options presented to me were to Download Sounds or switch the tones “Off”. I sent the phone away, it came back just the same. I downloaded some tones, it still didn’t find them and wouldn’t let me change my ringtone.

Then I took the microSD card out so I could send the phone back for replacement, thought I’d give it one more try – and it worked!

So, if you want to change your ringtone & the phone won’t let you, it seems the solution is to take out the SD memory card, change it, then pop it back in.

Article by: iainnash

Hi there,

Ive been chatting to some people who have been having hissing issues through their headset when using their N95′s. I was confused as ALOT of people complained of this, yet my phone didnt seem to have the problem.

After some thinking, a lightbulb went off in my head and I realised that I had turned Keypad tones off, as I dont like my phone to beep each time I touch it. Sure enough, when I turned my keypad tones to any level above OFF, the phone would hiss in my ears.

So just a heads up, that this MAY be a fix for the hissing coming from peoples phones. Turn your keypad tones off!

Article by: Mitchee

This may or may not help everyone, I can only vouch for my own experience.

After reading the article I was feeling kind of let down, as I use my phone for my morning alarm. It was a choice – get to work on time or have the neat multimedia key. So I bit the bullet and set the alarm. I decided to try the MM key, it was broken… I could have cried.

Then, one day while showing my neat new phone to a friend, I decided to slide it for the landscape view – just to show how cool the phone is. Low and behold, next time I tried to use the MM key, it worked. I don’t know if this will work for everyone, but the MM key works and so does my recurrent alarm.

Article by: sortius

You can send the real player to the background without pausing the audio streaming by pressing the power button followed by the red exit button.

Article by: JensN95

If you have seen this error message on your N95, there is a solution.
Try this:

Tools
-> Settings
-> Applications
-> App. Manager
-> Online Certificate check -> off

That should get rid of the error when trying to install/register programs.

If the multimedia key on your N95 has stopped working, you can fix it by doing a simple restart of the phone. Failing this, a hard reset should definitely do the trick.

One reason for this happening is a bug in the clock application, specifically with the recurring alarm. If you set a recurring alarm, once it has activated, the key will no longer be working.

There is also speculation that using photographs taken by the user with the N95 as the background in the multimedia menu, then deleting them, also triggers the bug, but this is yet to be proven. Further comment would be appreciated.

Article by: jimridge

If you have a problem with your TV picture out not working properly (rolling or in black and white) on your N95, try this.

Tools
– Settings
– General
– Enhancement
– TV out

Try changing TV System from PAL -> NTSC and vice versa.
You should be rewarded with a more stable picture.

Note: Seems as though this article has been removed from the Nokia Forums, however I found another link on the 3G forums and this one has pictures!

A fix was posted for this on the Nokia forums, however it’s not really one for the faint hearted. Rather than follow the instructions given here, my preference would be to return the phone. However if you are feeling adventurous then read on and discover how to dismantle your N95 and wedge a piece of paper into the display to make it stop squealing.

Access the forum article

I had to refer to the manual for this one. I was listening to a podcast on my N95 and I had to stop it for a while. I came back to it later and thought hmmm how do I get 14 minutes into the track? The music player only shows the skip to the end or the beginning of track buttons.

The way to fast forward or rewind is just to hold the corresponding skip button down.
This works in both music player and real player.

As part of the most recent firmware update V11.0.026,
you can now search for addresses without being connected to a network.
Just be sure to use a suburb/town name rather than a postcode.

This feature worked for some customers previously, however those of us in Australia always had to maintain an active network connection.

Note: You need to make sure you have the maps downloaded and saved to your memory card. On a new N95 there are some basic maps contained in phone memory. I would guess that these are non searchable. See the tip on downloading the latest maps.
Version number required is v3.0 w12 b02 (to find your version Maps – Options – About)

You know the series of shortcut icons at the top of the screen on your N95, you can basically switch them all off quite easily.
Just use the following menu options:
Tools
– Settings
– General
– Personalisation
– Standy Mode
– Active Standby

Toggle that value and it will turn the shortcuts on or off.

Goto the applications menu. Do you notice how it’s in a 3×4 matrix? Look at your keypad, also a 3×4 matrix.
You can use the corresponding numbers/buttons on your keypad to single keystroke select the items from the applications menu.

So 1 corresponds to Logs, 2 corresponds to Messages etc.

Frustrated by a lack of text editing on your N95?
Well it’s easier than it seems, check this handy hint.
You can copy and paste text using the ‘pencil’ key on the navigation keypad.

To make it work, hold down the pencil key when you are typing a message. Then use the navigation arrows keys to highlight
the section you want to copy. From there use the options for copy and paste when they appear.

If you want to set up some forms of wireless security on your router, you’ll need the MAC address of the phone.
To find out what yours is, enter *#62209526#

Sometimes you might be headed for a meeting and you need to quickly get the phone into silent mode.
Easiest way to do it with your N95 is to hold down the ‘#’ key (also known as the pound key).

Holding it down for a few seconds will toggle between silent mode and general mode.
Note: There have been some reports this does not work with all N95 handsets

Press Call + 3 + * simultaneously during the bootup phase, forces the N95 to do a complete wipe of internal memory.
This will reset the phone back to 100% standard factory configuration.

Be warned: backup any important data before attempting this with your phone.

You can check the firmware release number and date with your Nokia N95.
Simply type *#0000#

First line will be the firmware version number
Second line is the release date of the firmware
Third line is the product model
Fourth line appears to be some type of product identifier

My phone displays:
V 10.0.018
15-03-07
RM-159
Nokia N95 (13.01)

There are a couple of ways to reset your N95, one of them is via the menu system. The menu system reset is only a soft reset though.

The hard reset can be achieved by entering the following code.

*#7370#
followed by the default lock code 12345