Settings¶
Note
Using this app, you can change the device settings.
Open the applications list
Open the Settings application
You will be greeted with the following settings list:
The list goes on two screens:
The available options are grouped in three sections, plus in the In-app menu:
- Personalization
- Connectivity
- General
- In-app menu
Themes¶
You have a list of available themes that you can pick from, to have an uniform design look of the interface.
Note
You can install more themes from the Application Manager.
Language & region¶
You will be greeted with the following screen:
The following options will be available:
Warning
Saving these settings will require the device to reboot
Device language¶
You will be shown a list, through which you can scroll and select your desired interface language:
Note
You can also type to search, but you will need to have a method of Input and keyboard layout which includes the potentially special characters of the language you search for, since native language names are being used.
Date format (read-only)¶
This shows how the date is being displayed based on the currently set Device language.
Date format¶
Note
This is probably a bug, while it should be named Regional format, instead of date format. See Known bugs.
You will be shown a list, through which you can scroll and select the country corresponding to the your desired regional format:
Decimal separator (read-only)¶
This shows which decimal separator is being used, based on the currently set Date format.
Thousands separator (read-only)¶
This shows which thousands separator is being used, based on the currently set Date format.
Notification light¶
You will be shown a menu from where you select the desired settings regarding notifications using the LED light.
The options go on two screens:
The following options are available:
Check the situations when you would like to have notifications signaled by the LED (if your device has one - see see Device specific info [wip])
Device on¶
Use the notification light to show that the device is on, when the display is off.
Missed call¶
Notify missed calls.
Text message received¶
Notify when there’s an incoming text message (SMS).
E-mail message received¶
Notify when there’s a new e-mail message received.
Instant message received¶
Notify when there’s an incoming instant message (IM).
Charging¶
Notify when the device’s battery is charging.
Other notifications¶
Notify all other events.
Profiles¶
Selecting Profiles gives you the list of the existing sound profiles.
Besides the default General and Silent, you can make your own custom profiles.
Here you have the following options:
When finished modifying settings, tap on Done.
Delete (profile)¶
Tap on Delete to remove the selected custom profile.
The default profiles cannot be deleted, so the Delete button won’t be present if you have no custom profiles configured.
Edit (profile)¶
Tap on Edit to modify the selected profile.
Editing profiles gives the same options as when creating a New (profile).
New (profile)¶
Start by giving the new profile a name. See Input and keyboard about how to input text.
Then, when you tap on Done, a menu with options will appear.
The menu goes on more pages.
Some options’ availability depends on enabling others.
We have the following settings for a profile:
Statusbar icon¶
Here you can choose which icon will be shown in the Status menu.
Tapping on the folder icon allows you to pick a custom icon from the filesystem.
Vibrate¶
Checking this enables vibration for the current profile.
Ringing tone¶
Here you can select which sound will be played as ringing for an incoming call.
Tapping on more allows you to pick a custom audio file from the filesystem as ringing tone.
SMS alert¶
Here you can select which sound will be played as an alert for an incoming text message (SMS).
Tapping on more allows you to pick a custom audio file from the filesystem as SMS alert, similar as for picking a custom Ringing tone.
IM tone¶
Here you can select which sound will be played as an alert for an incoming instant message (IM).
Tapping on more allows you to pick a custom audio file from the filesystem as IM alert, similar as for picking a custom Ringing tone.
E-mail alert¶
Here you can select which sound will be played as an alert for a new email.
Tapping on more allows you to pick a custom audio file from the filesystem as e-mail alert, similar as for picking a custom Ringing tone.
System sounds¶
Here you can select the volume level of system sounds.
You can select between:
Off - there will be no system sounds played.
Level 1 - the system sounds will be less loud
Level 2 - the system sounds will be louder
Key sounds¶
Here you can select the volume level of key sounds (sounds made when pressing/tapping a key on the keyboard).
You can select between:
Off - pressing keys will make no sound.
Level 1 - the key sounds will be less loud
Level 2 - the key sounds will be louder
Touch screen sounds¶
Here you can select the volume level of touch screen sounds (sounds made when tapping on the screen).
You can select between:
Off - touching the screen will make no sound.
Level 1 - the touch screen sounds will be less loud
Level 2 - the touch screen sounds will be louder
Touch screen vibrate (profi_fi_touch_screen_vibrate)¶
Check to enable vibrating when touching the screen.
Autoanswer¶
Check to enable automatic call answering.
Autoanswer timer slider¶
Set the the time after which the call is automatically answered.
Disable proximity check¶
Check to disable proximity check when automatically answering calls.
If this is checked, the call will be automatically answered even if the device is not held to the ear.
Speaker¶
Check to answer the call in loudspeaker mode (?).
Date and time¶
- You will be greeted with the following menu:
The following options will be available:
24-hr clock¶
- When ticked, the clock will be displayed as 24-hour (also called military time).
- Untick it, and hit the Save button, and then the clock will be displayed as 12-hour clock (AM and PM).
Time zone¶
- You will be shown a map, where the current place is shown (and its time zone and name written on the bottom of the screen), and from where you can change it, by selecting the place which is closest to your location (or one which is in your local timezone). You can select the place by choosing it from the map.
When ready, tap on Done, at the top of the screen, if you want to save the changes.
Note
You can also search for a place by tapping on the magnifier on top of the screen.
- And then you can type to search for a place to select as your local time place.
- Your new time zone location will then be displayed.
When ready, tap on Done. Otherwise, search for a different place.
Date¶
- A menu will appear, from which you can select the current date.
Then tap on Done when ready selecting.
Time¶
- A menu will appear, from which you can select the current time.
Then tap on Done when ready selecting.
Display¶
Here you can adjust the display settings.
You have the following options:
Brightness¶
By dragging the slider to the left or right, you can decrease, or respectively increase the display brightness level, in five steps.
Note
Unexpected behavior: From the five steps available, the last two seems to correspond to the same brightness level (tested using Droid 4), so this means that there are only four brightness levels.
Backlight time-out¶
Here you can set the backlight timeout (how much the screen will be still on after the last interaction with the device).
You have the following options:
0 seconds - The display will never turn off automatically
10 seconds - The display will turn off after 10 seconds of user inactivity
30 seconds - - The display will turn off after 30 seconds of user inactivity
1 minute - The display will turn off after 1 minute of user inactivity
2 minutes - The display will turn off after 2 minutes of user inactivity
Note
You can temporarily set the backlight timeout to zero, thus disabling automatic turn-off, by using the Brightness applet menu from the #. Brightness slider. This won’t change the timeout settings above.
Lock screen automatically¶
Check to lock screen automatically when it turns off.
Display stays lit when charging¶
Check to always keep the display on when charging the device (when power is plugged in).
Text input¶
When you select Text input from Settings, the following menu is shown:
The menu is long, so it goes on two pages:
You will have the following options:
Hardware keyboard layout¶
Note
The layout for the hardware keyboard doesn’t seem to change. Possible bug. See Known bugs
Use virtual keyboard¶
This enables the use of virtual (on-screen) keyboard.
If this is disabled, the virtual keyboard won’t work, but you can still use the hardware keyboard, if your device has one (see Device specific info [wip]).
Word completion¶
This enables automatic word completion.
Note
Word completion doesn’t seem to work. Possible bug. See Known bugs
Auto-capitalization¶
This enables automatic capitalization of words at the beginning of sentences (the first letter after full stop + space, or full stop + new line will be uppercase - the first letter after only new line won’t be uppercased). The effects of this setting can be changed by using the SHIFT key (for the exact key name on your device, see Device specific info [wip]).
Insert space after word¶
This option enables adding a space after each word chosen through the Auto-capitalization option.
1st language¶
From here you can select the layout number one, of the virtual keyboard.
You can have two layouts set, between which you can switch. Select the second layout from the option 2nd language.
Dictionary (of the 1st language)¶
2nd language¶
From here you can select the layout number two, of the virtual keyboard.
You can have two layouts set, between which you can switch. Select the first layout from the option 1st language.
Dictionary (of the 2nd language)¶
Use dual dictionaries¶
This option is active only if you have two languages set. Then, the Text input menu’s second page looks like this:
Then, when this is enabled, words are being searched for in both languages, when using Word completion.
Location¶
Here you can adjust the location-related settings, such as those for the GPS, or for the network-based location detection:
There’s also a second page:
The options here are in two categories:
GPS¶
For the GPS, the options are the following:
Enable (GPS)¶
Checking this enables the GPS device, using it for satellite-based location detection.
GPS device¶
Here you can select between the available GPS devices, such as the internal one, or any externally connected ones.
Pair new device¶
Here you can connect to (pair) an external GPS device, to use it for location detection.
Note
Unexpected behavior: Pressing on Pair new device to pair a new external GPS device seems to not do anything.
Network positioning¶
Here are the settings for the network-based location detection:
Note
Possible Leftovers: The network positioning service seems to not work. supl.nokia.com is given as default server, which seems to not be reachable anymore.
Enable (Network positioning)¶
Checking this enables network positioning, using it for mobile network-based location detection.
Location server¶
Choose the server which is being used to provide network positioning.
Internet connections¶
From here you can configure the ways to connect to internet, through Wi-Fi, or through mobile networks.
You have the following options:
Tip
If you just want to connect to a visible Wi-Fi network, or to an already-known-to-work mobile connection, it’s easier to do it from the Internet connection menu.
Connect automatically¶
This options specifies whether any type of connection should be automatically activated, and which.
Always ask¶
Never automatically connect, ask each time instead.
Wi-Fi¶
Automatically connect to available saved Wi-Fi networks.
Mobile connection (Orange)¶
Automatically connect to mobile data.
Note
In this case the available network was Orange, so the name of the network appears here as an option for auto-connect.
Any connection¶
Connect automatically to any available connection, be it Wi-Fi or mobile.
Note
To set the priority, Wi-Fi over mobile, or the other way around, see Switch to Wi-Fi when available.
Search interval¶
Switch to Wi-Fi when available¶
Check to give priority to Wi-Fi over mobile data, when a saved Wi-Fi connection is available.
Especially useful when connecting to Any connection is active.
Connections¶
Here you can see the list of saved Wi-Fi networks, and the available mobile network:
And you have the following options:
New (Wi-Fi connection)¶
You will be carried through a multi-page configuration wizard.
On each of the steps, after you finished configuring the options on that page, you go forward by pressing Next, or backwards, to the previous page, by pressing Previous.
Tap Next to continue.
Write a network name. See Input and keyboard about how to input text.
The network name is a local name, like a bookmark, so it can be different than the network’s actual name (SSID).
Tap Next to continue.
You will be asked whether to scan for available Wi-Fi networks.
If you want to add a hidden network, or one that is not in range, select No here.
You will then be able to manually add the network settings:
Network name (SSID)
Network is hidden (keep checked if the network you want to add is hidden)
Network mode:
Infrastructure (AP-mode)
Ad hoc (No need of an AP)
Security method:
None
If you select Yes when you are asked to scan for Wi-Fi networks, then you will receive the list of available Wi-Fi networks:
Select the desided one.
Tap Next to continue.
If the network is protected, you will be asked to input the key (password).
Tap Next to continue.
The configuration should be done now, but if you need advanced settings, tap on Advanced, otherwise just tap on Finish.
If you select Advanced, you will be shown this four-tabbed menu, from where you can make the changes you need for your particular situation.
The first tab is Proxies. If you need to setup a proxy for this connection, you can do this here.
Check Use proxy to enable it. Then you have the following options:
HTTP proxy
Port number (for HTTP)
HTTPS proxy
Port number (for HTTPS)
FTP proxy
Port number (for FTP)
RTSP proxy
Port number (for RTSP)
Do not use proxy for (Domains for which the proxy shouldn’t be used)
Automatic configuration (Check to use an automatic proxy configuration)
Web address (The address where the automatic proxy configuration is to be found)
The second tab is IP Address. IP related settings go here.
If you want to set IP addresses manually, and not use DHCP to get the addresses automatically, uncheck Auto-retrieve IP address and then set manually the following:
IP address
Subnet mask
Default gateway
If you want to set-up DNS manually, uncheck Auto-retrieve DNS and then set manually the following:
Primary DNS address
Secondary DNS address
The third tab is Providers
The options are:
Provider type
Provider ID
The fourth tab is Other. Here you can find the other settings, not belonging to the other categories:
Edit (Wi-Fi connection)¶
Here you can edit the settings of a Wi-Fi connection. Tap on Finish on any step, when done.
The steps are almost the same as when creating a New (Wi-Fi connection).
Edit (Mobile connection)¶
Here you can edit the settings of a mobile connection. Tap on Finish on any step, when done.
You can edit the Connection name.
Tap Next to continue.
Access point name (APN)
User name (The user name for the mobile data connection, it might not be required)
Password (The password for the mobile data connection, it might not be required)
Tap Next to continue.
The configuration should be done now, but if you need advanced settings, tap on Advanced, otherwise just tap on Finish.
The advanced settings are almost the same as for creating a New (Wi-Fi connection).
Delete (Connections)¶
It deletes the currently selected Wi-Fi connection (inactive for mobile connections).
Done (Connections)¶
Tap here when done configuring, to exit the Connections menu and return to Internet connections.
Save (Internet connections)¶
Tap here when done configuring, to save the settings made, and exit the Internet connections menu.
VoIP and IM accounts¶
Here you can edit the settings of VoIP and IM accounts.
Selecting an account will allow you to edit its settings, which is the same as creating a new account. See below how to create new accounts.
Tapping on New will allow you to configure new accounts.
When you configure a new account, or if you have no accounts set, you will be shown a list of services from which you can pick to configure your accounts with.
You have the following options (protocol, and in brackets, the connection manager):
IRC (idle)¶
Here you can configure an IRC account, using the idle connection manager.
You have the following basic options:
Nickname (accounts_fi_nickname)¶
The nickname displayed in the chat server and channels.
Server (accounts_fi_server)¶
The address of the server to connect to.
Real name (accounts_fi_real_name)¶
The real name of the user.
For more settings, tap on Advanced settings.
You will have the following advanced options:
User name¶
The user name of the account, if you need one to connect to the server.
Password¶
The password of the account, if you need one to connect to the server.
Port¶
The network port used to connect to the server (to modify it if it’s different than the default).
Use SSL¶
Check to use an SSL connection to the server.
Jabber (gabble)¶
Here you can configure a Jabber (now called XMPP) account, using the gabble connection manager.
You have the following options:
Register new account - If you don’t already have an account, tap here to go to New Jabber account (gabble)
Address - If you already have a Jabber (XMPP) account, you can just enter your XMPP address (or JID - Jabber ID) here
Password - …and here, the corresponding password.
Advanced settings - If you need special settings, tap here, to go to Advanced settings (Jabber)
Then tap on Sign in, to connect.
Advanced settings (Jabber)¶
Here are some extra settings, in case you need a special configuration.
They go on two pages.
Available options:
Connect to server - The address of the server to connect to, in case it’s different than the one in the address.
Port - The port on the server to connect to.
Resource - The identifier (name) of the client/device. Use this to differentiate between your devices connected through the same account.
STUN server - The STUN server to connect to, in case it’s needed, if you are behind a NAT.
STUN port - The port of the STUN server to connect to.
Encryption required - Check if encryption is required for making the connection to the server.
Use old SSL - Use the old SSL protocol, and not the new TLS protocol.
Ignore SSL certificate errors - Check to ignore SSL certificate errors, for instance if using a self-signed or an expired Digital certificate.
New Jabber account (gabble)¶
Here you can register a new Jabber (now called XMPP) account, on a server of your choice.
Address - Enter here the XMPP address (or JID - Jabber ID) you want to register, in the form of user@server.
Password - …and here, the chosen new password (See here How to choose a good password).
Verify password - Enter the chosen password here, to verify that you entered it correctly.
Then tap on Register.
Note
If registering doesn’t work, check if that particular server allows this.
SIMPLE (haze)¶
Here you can configure a SIMPLE (based on SIP) account, using the haze connection manager.
Available options:
Address - The SIP address (read-only)
Password - The password of the SIP account
Advanced settings - They’re called advanced settings, but you will most likely need to configure them, so then tap here, to go to Advanced settings (SIMPLE).
Then tap on Sign in, to connect.
Advanced settings (SIMPLE)¶
Here are some extra settings, which you will most likely need:
They go on two pages.
Available options:
User name - The user name of the SIP account.
Transport - Pick the transport mode, between Auto, TCP, UDP or TLS.
Outbound proxy - The SIP server used as a proxy for outbound connections.
Port - The port on the SIP server to connect to.
Discover public address - Discover your public address.
Loose routing - Enable loose routing, which is being used since SIP version 2. It might break compatibility with some servers having older versions.
Keep-alive mechanism - Select the method of keeping the connection active between the device and the server.
Keep-alive period - Select how often to check if the connection between the device and the server is active.
Auto-detect STUN - Check to enable automatic detection of the STUN server.
XMPP (haze)¶
Here you can configure an XMPP (formerly Jabber) account, using the haze connection manager.
The procedure is the same as for Jabber (gabble).
You have the following options:
Register new account - If you don’t already have an account, tap here to go to New XMPP account (haze)
Address - If you already have a Jabber (XMPP) account, you can just enter your XMPP address (or JID - Jabber ID) here
Password - …and here, the corresponding password.
Advanced settings - If you need special settings, tap here, to go to Advanced settings (XMPP)
Then tap on Sign in, to connect.
Advanced settings (XMPP)¶
The settings are the same as Advanced settings (Jabber)
New XMPP account (haze)¶
The procedure is the same as for a New Jabber account (gabble)
Phone¶
Here you can edit the settings of telephony. When done, tap on Save.
The settings go on more pages, and are split into three categories:
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Note
The availability and the configuration of some options depend on the mobile network operator.
Call¶
Send my caller ID¶
Options about Caller ID
Call waiting¶
Check to enable Call waiting.
Call forwarding¶
Options about Call forwarding
Forward to¶
Destination of the forwarded calls, if Call forwarding is active.
Network¶
Network selection¶
Options about network selection:
Automatic - automatically select the first available authorized one
Manual - manually pick from the authorized ones
Network mode¶
Select the network mode:
Dual - Automatically switch between the best available type (3G or 2G).
3G - Use only 3G networks
GSM - Use only GSM (2G) networks
Data roaming¶
Options about mobile data connection in Roaming:
Always ask - Always ask before enabling mobile data connection when in Roaming.
Always allow - Always enable mobile data connection, even when in Roaming.
Home network data counter¶
Here you can see the amount of mobile data used in the home network (the network of your provider).
Options available:
Sent (read only) - the amount of sent data
Received (read only) - the amount of received data
Cleared (read only) - last time the counter was cleared
Enable transfer warning - Enable being warned when the amount of transferred data exceeds a certain threshold.
Display warning for every - When to be warned about the amount of transferred data. Enabled only if Enable transfer warning is active.
Roaming network data counter¶
Here you can see the amount of mobile data used in Roaming (other networks than of your provider’s).
The settings are the same as for Home network data counter.
SIM card¶
Here there are options about the SIM card.
PIN code request¶
Check to enable asking for the PIN code to enable the SIM card.
PIN code¶
Set the PIN code.
Device lock¶
Here there are settings for locking the access to the device (also called “locking the screen”).
You have the following options:
Autolock¶
This option sets the automatic lock of the device after a certain amount of time, or disables this.
Available options:
Disabled
After 5 minutes
After 10 minutes
After 30 minutes
After 1 hour
Change lock code¶
This option sets the lock code used to unlock the device, after it’s been automatically or manually locked.
To change the code, you’ll be asked to first enter the current code.
Restore original settings¶
Tap on Restore original settings in the In-app menu
This option restores the original settings of the phone, and then reboots the device.
Tap Yes to perform this operation.
Tap No to cancel.
Warning
If you tap on Yes, all the modifications you did in settings will be lost, including internet connection settings and accounts.
Clear device¶
Tap on Clear device in the In-app menu
This option clears all user data, except for installed programs, and then reboots the device.
Tap Yes to perform this operation.
Tap No to cancel.
Warning
If you tap on Yes, all your modifications and files on the device will be lost, except for installed programs.