Disabling Camera Sounds

Now that my phone’s happily “hacked” by HelloOX2, I’m finally able to try turn off the camera focus and shutter sounds! I Googled around and found an ingenious way of doing it! It’s so simple! Oh, and before I begin. Your phone will HAVE to be “hacked” for this to work. Here goes:

1. I use ROMPatcher, so firstly, you’ll have to “disable caps” using ROMPatcher (if you have the “CapsOff” app installed, use that)
2. Using X-Plore, navigate to “Z:\Private\10202be9“, and find the file “101F8809.txt“
3. Now copy “101F8809.txt” to “C:\Private\10202be9“
4. This next step is important. If you try to edit the file now, it won’t let you (because the file’s set to read-only). You’ll need to highlight the file, select Menu –> File –> Attributes, and untick “read-only”. Now you may edit the file
5. Once you’ve opened the file, scroll down to the very bottom, and you’ll find the following:
0×7 int 1 0 cap_rd=alwayspass
cap_wr=alwaysfail
6. Edit the file and change the above to:
0×7 int 0 0 cap_rd=alwayspass
cap_wr=alwaysfail
7. Save the file, change the file back to “read-only”, close X-plore, and using ROMPatcher again, “enable caps” (or “CapsOn” if you have that instead)
8. Restart your phone, and voila! NO CAMERA FOCUS AND SHUTTER SOUNDS!
Note: there will still be sound if your active profile has warning sounds on, so a good way of getting around this is to activate your “Silent” profile if you don’t want camera sounds.

Hope that was helpful! I’ll be sure to share more useful tips when I stumble upon them!

The “Pencil” Key

Quite possibly the most useful key I’ve ever encountered on a cellphone! And to think I thought it was kind of a waste of valuable keypad space…

When I first got my N95 8GB, I thought the key’s only use was to change the text input language and insert symbols. Meh, pretty useful, but forgetful.

About a week or so ago, I randomly held onto it for longer than usual while typing an SMS, and where the word “Options” usually was suddenly switched to “Copy”. From the on, I realised I could COPY TEXT by holding down the pencil key and highlight text by using the directional keys! I was beginning to like this key!

However today, I learn yet another function for this increasingly useful key. It can be used to select items quickly and effortlessly! I’ve tried it in the Gallery, in my SMS Inbox, and also in the File Manager, and it works perfectly! Makes my life a whole lot easier, instead of having to go into “Options” –> “Mark/Unmark”, all the while wasting time furiously clicking on the directional keys just to get to “Mark/Unmark” for each file, SMS, etc.

So yes, at first I thought it was useless, but now I know better. I realise it is a Godsend.

I pity the folks who’ve bought a newer Nokia smartphone only to realise that Nokia’s decided to remove the all-important PENCIL KEY! *cough* N96! *cough* (just another of the many reasons how overrated and useless the N96 is )

N95 8GB: How To Move System Folders

I’ve been seeing a lot of S60 theme preview pictures where system folders such as the “Office” and “Media” folders are all in the main menu (the root folder), and have been wondering how they managed to do that (there’s no “move to folder” option when you highlight a system-created folder.

After a bit of searching, I managed to find the solution!

1. Make sure you place the system folder you want to move TO THE RIGHT of an easily removable application (I’ve been installing/uninstalling the Lightsaber program, as it’s relatively small and fast to uninstall).

2. Go into Application Manager and uninstall the application that you’ve placed TO THE LEFT of the system folder you want to move.

The next step needs to be done fairly quickly, so if you know you have slow fingers/reflexes, I suggest installing a bigger application, therefore it will take longer for it to uninstall, hence buying you more time.

3. When you select “remove”, your phone will prompt you and ask you to confirm the removal. Click “yes”/”confirm” (I forget which one the phone says, but something along those lines), then QUICKLY USE YOUR MENU BUTTON AND NAVIGATE TO THE APPLICATION YOU HAVE JUST REMOVED, AND SELECT “OPTIONS” (the “move to folder” option should be available, as it is an application), DO NOT leave the “options” menu.

4. Now just sit back and wait for the application to be removed (shouldn’t take too long if you used a relatively small app like me).

5.Once the removal is complete, the app icon will disappear, and the system folder you want to move will magically move into slot where the app was, BUT IF YOU FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS, YOU WOULD HAVE KEPT THE “OPTIONS” MENU OPEN, hence you are now able to move the system folder to another place of your choosing (I only did this because I wanted the “Office” and “Media” folders in my root menu.

Tried, tested and confirmed on my N95 8GB (v31.0.015). Hope that was relatively easy to follow. Feel free to comment if you have any problems!

Enjoy!

N95 8GB Themes

I randomly stumble upon tehkseven’s S60 theme site earlier tonight, and BOY am I glad I did! This guy makes spectacular themes!! From the colour schemes to the custom icons, his themes are all WINNERS!!

So if you have an S60 Nokia cellphone, run along to tehkseven’s site, http://tehk7.wordpress.com, and YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!!

Keep up the good work, buddy!! I will be checking in regularly from now on!! XD

PS: Nearly 3 weeks with my N95 8GB now, and I’m STILL loving it!!