M8 Tips & Tricks for New UI

I'm trying to create a similar thread to this one, because I feel the new UI is pretty usable now. Let me know if you find something else other than these and I'll add it to the list. Also I'll do my best to keep up with the new releases
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1. When looking at a contact info, press and hold a phone number or email address to copy it to clipboard.



2. You can paste a phone number from clipboard to the dialer by tapping the number display area (blue).
3. Slide down the top left corner of the titlebar to switch between running applications (also phone, sms and desktop) - sort of like alt+tab in Windows



4. Double-tap on text almost everywhere to bring up the copy/paste menu.
5. Double clicking the M button will start the music player panel in any application.
6. Slide the album cover to the left or right to switch between lyrics, spectrum display.
7. Pull down the middle of the titlebar to open task manager, or press and hold M button for 1 second / to close it either tap on the middle of the taskbar or press and hold M button again for 1 second.
8. Rotate the phone clockwise or anti-clockwise in Photo Viewer to switch view mode to big thumbnails.
9. To edit a group in phonebook press its icon (also possible to send SMS or Email to all of them this way).
10. Press and hold a message (not a group of messages) to bring up a menu (copy its contents, forward, delete...).
11. Slide your finger to the right to delete a group of texts (SMS) - also works in Notepaper, Ebooks, Call list etc.
12. Press and hold an image or link in Opera to bring up a menu (Open, Open in new window, Copy link).
13. Rotate phone clockwise or opposite direction in Calculator to use scientific calculator.
14. Press and hold the door icon (between phone and sms icon on desktop) to add, move or delete icons and widgets.



15. Slide the album cover image left or right to switch between lyrics, spectrum view and song rating in Music Player.
16. Press the volume keys to adjust digital zoom in camera (not working with M8SE).

17. Tap on the right side of the screen in Ebook application to open a scrollbar.
18. Double-tap on the spectrum display in Music Widget to switch to Album Art picture.
19. You can adjust sliders like backlight precisely by 1% if you tap on the left or right side of the line. Works in Music Player for volume and track position too.



20. You can hang up calls with the power button (press once). When there's an incoming call the power button will first mute the phone and by pressing again it refuses the call.
21. Possible to protect folders with password: Start Documents, check the little box next to the directory name, press Options, and select Rename. Then you'll have two password fields (password, repeat password).

new ui with zoom :O where?

- press the volume keys to adjust digital zoom in camera

Originally Posted by Hendrikk

- press the volume keys to adjust digital zoom in camera

not working with m8SE

hold a phonenumber, emailadresses, etc. to copy it:

Nice, didn´t know that!

click on the right side of the screen in ebook reader to open a scrollbar:

Originally Posted by i_belou

not working with m8SE

Confirmed, digital zoom doesn't work with M8SE on new UI.

the zoom should work it works in V 0.9.3.8

Quick question (and might be a noob question cause my PC died 3 months ago, so I have only just started to read about the new ui).
Is there somewhere that has a bit of a guide to the new UI?
Looking for things like the screen lock etc (and how the power buttons works now etc).
The new ui is a fair bit different from the version I was on previously (6 month old) so I am struggling on some of the new navigation.
Above is a great help on some of it though.

Answered most of my own questions! When I downloaded 12.31, it must have had a problem, as the M and power buttons weren't doing what they used it (so I couldn't power down). The copy paste also wasn't working.

Just upgraded to 01.08 and it is now back to it's good old self again.

All good!

This is a feature on ALL phones, and all firmwares for the M8, so if you press a volume button while someone is calling (and you haven't answered it yet), it mutes the sound.

But I have a question! How do you deny incomming calls, without having to answer first?

double click on power button

This might seem like a REALLY silly question, but I can't find the answer through searching the forum threads.
How do the widgets in the new ui work? I can see the DLL files that relate to each, but I have absolutely no idea how to activate them.
Any one? Am I missing something painfully obvious?

- press and hold the door icon (between phone and sms icon on desktop) to move, delete or create new icons + add widgets

I'll update the thread in the afternoon

xD, that is.......not a dump question at all

Thanks! Didn't even know the "door" existed until just now.

It does look like a some secret door, doesn't it?
Makes me think about harry potter

where is the camera settings gone ? and zooming does work on my m8-se

ignore it i just found out that zooming takes away the resolution mmm nice !