Beginner's Guide to Mobile Tweaking

10 Jun, 2008, 3:39 pm IST | by Laiq Qureshi

Here are some simple ways of doing more than the usual with your phone.

Beginner's Guide to Mobile Tweaking

Did you know you can have a lot of fun with your (and your your friends’) mobile phones? There's no end to the pranks you can pull. But that’s not the only thing I'll cover in this feature; I’ll also tell you some simple ways of doing more than the usual with your handset.

Message Tricks
While messaging is the second most common feature today, you will find there's more to it than just sending an SMS. For phones that don’t come with Office Tools etc, you can use the message space to save notes. Just compose whatever you need to, and save it as a draft.


Secondly, if you're at a loss for venting your anger, especially with your boss, you can simply start by writing the meanest message. Save it, and go to sleep. Wake up the next day, and promptly delete it. Anger gone, and there will be no unfortunate repercussions!

Alarm Tricks
Did you know you can keep more than one alarm for a single day? I’m sure there are many like me who find it difficult to wake up early for office. What do you do? Just keep multiple alarms, time it every 10 minutes, and irritate yourself to wakefulness. In old phones that may not have this option, just press the center button and it will keep switching off for short durations (the 'snooze' option).

Though most people use the phone alarm to wake up every morning, I use it to wake others! It's very simple. If you find your friend's phone lying around (and you will), just set an alarm for an unearthly hour. But please don't blame us if your friends aren't as amused as you are.

Tags: Beginner's Guide

RELATED STORIES

Beginner's Guide to Inkjet Printer Care

Beginner's Guide to Inkjet Printer Care

Is your inkjet printer bleeding all over the page, or dry as a bone? Remember - printers need attention too!

Beginner's Guide to Gaming Consoles

Beginner's Guide to Laptops

Beginner's Guide to Digital Cameras

 

features

Unboxing and first impressions of the LAVA XOLO X900

Unboxing and first impressions of the LAVA XOLO X900

The XOLO made its way into our labs recently and needless to say, our tech

By Shayne Rana

Mobile Grudge Match - Samsung Galaxy S III vs HTC One X

Mobile Grudge Match - Samsung Galaxy S III vs HTC One X

Last night, we witnessed Samsung unveiling, what they have been referring...

By Roydon Cerejo

Samsung Galaxy S III - What to expect

Samsung Galaxy S III - What to expect

Apple fans have the iPhone 4S and Android fans have the Samsung Galaxy S2.

By Karan Shah , Rossi Fernandes

MORE FEATURES

Photos

Lava XOLO X900 Unboxing

Lava XOLO X900 Unboxing

04 May, 2012, 05:28 PM

4.5

Samsung Galaxy S III Launched

Samsung Galaxy S III Launched

04 May, 2012, 01:04 AM

4.6

Nokia 603 Review

Nokia 603 Review

09 Apr, 2012, 01:58 PM

3.4

MORE PHOTOS