Share ko lang eto galing sa isang LG site, mga tips and tricks sa LG Vu units baka maging useful sa inyo.
Post any neat tricks, tips, and similar things that you may have discovered on your LG Vu.
* To get on the factory test menu type in DialPad: 277634#*#
* You can drag the clock/calendar around anywhere on the home screen
* When texting in the QWERTY mode, you can save time sending your message by just clicking the "Call" button (rather then pressing 'OK' then 'Send')
* The icons on the top screen next to the battery meter are funstional and can be used to change things such as your ringtone, used to open the music player, check a text message, etc.
* You can touch the clock on your main screen and when it gets a little yellow round icon with a clock in it you can touch that and set an alarm. (useful for setting a timer)
* Messaging
Messaging> Templates> Signature
You can create a signature with your name, email address, alternate numbers etc, and add to every text message you send
* Email
Mobile Email
You can select some of the limited providers, and then setup your OTHER email providers online to forward their mails to those accounts included on your phone, ie Gmail forward to Yahoo, Work Pop mail forwarded to Yahoo. They were talking about this on the e-mail board, but the alert times are sporadic at best. I also have the GMail app installed, for when I MUST respond to GMail mail from GMail. It's kinda roundabout, but it works.
* Internet/ Media Net
MEdia Net> Browser Settings> Accounts
You can add a new account that opens directly to your preferred start page. Mine is iGoogle (htt;://www.google.com/m/ig) Create a new one so you don't screw up the default accounts settings.
* Blocking irritating Calls
Settings> Call> Call Reject
A number has to be in your contact list (mine are Idiot 1, Idiot 2...) but in this menu you can add these numbers and NEVER receive a call from them again. Your phone completely blocks them. Can you say "no screaming banshee calls from a crazy ex girlfriend"?
* When switching between tasks (the button to the left of the battery indicator), if you launch an application such as Opera Mini and want to task out, hit that task button and then JAVA (game controler icon). It will act as if you hit the menu button, but you did it with an application open.
This ONLY works if you launch your programs from the menu, not from TASKS > Applications method.
You can do other stuff after you hit BACK such as take a picture, look up contacts, etc.
* When viewing pictures in landscape mode you can drag your finger across the picture to go to the next one like on the ipod touch.
* You can use volume buttons to scroll up and down in a menu. (Easier to browse through internet pages)
* When you need to pull out your address book in the task menu: Open up call, enter a digit to fill the field, goto options, save, UPDATE EXISTING. (when in call, just press options, address book)
* When texting to input a number, instead of scrolling through the letters or having to switch to the number menu, you can simply hold down the button for a sec and it will input the number, for instance wanna enter 3 hold down the 3DEF button to get "3".
* When using the Slide theme, if your screen freezes up (can't move the menus or access them) than you can fix it by pressing the RED End button on the bottom
* When viewing a picture, tap the picture and you can zoom. Once zoomed, you can drag the picture by touch
* On the slide theme, if you slide the menus up and hold it (so the clock doesnt show), then press the lock button and take your finger off the screen, then unlock the phone and the only thing showing is the wallpaper(no clock, no menus)
* Click right under the picture you received or somewhere around the bottom and drag up pushing towards the left. It will turn into a negative effect. It might be kind of hard to get it in the beginning but what your trying to do is highlight the picture so just do as you think you will be highlighting it. And it will turn into a negative picture. For at least until you tap it again.
* When surfing the web, if you want to go to the previous page(Back), hit the "c <-" button (the middle one).
in tasking
when switching between tasks (the button to the left of the battery indicator)
if you launch an application such as opera mini and want to task out, hit that task button and then JAVA (game controler icon)...VOILA, its like you hit the menu button, but you did it with an application open!
this ONLY works if you launch your programs from the menu, not from TASKS > Applications method.
you can do other stuff after you hit BACK such as take a picture, look up contacts, etc.
problem is, you can only do this once.
when you go back to opera mini or other launched application, and you go back to your tasks, the JAVA button you used earlier disappears and you cannot do any other complicated tasks one more time without exiting opera mini and starting all over.
TRICK:
after you use a task from the JAVA button, be sure to return back to the APPLICATIONS window before tasking back into opera mini or anything else with the TASKS button.
this will keep that JAVA button in the task list so you can keep tasking back and fourth =)
hope this helps!
Post any neat tricks, tips, and similar things that you may have discovered on your LG Vu.
* To get on the factory test menu type in DialPad: 277634#*#
* You can drag the clock/calendar around anywhere on the home screen
* When texting in the QWERTY mode, you can save time sending your message by just clicking the "Call" button (rather then pressing 'OK' then 'Send')
* The icons on the top screen next to the battery meter are funstional and can be used to change things such as your ringtone, used to open the music player, check a text message, etc.
* You can touch the clock on your main screen and when it gets a little yellow round icon with a clock in it you can touch that and set an alarm. (useful for setting a timer)
* Messaging
Messaging> Templates> Signature
You can create a signature with your name, email address, alternate numbers etc, and add to every text message you send
Mobile Email
You can select some of the limited providers, and then setup your OTHER email providers online to forward their mails to those accounts included on your phone, ie Gmail forward to Yahoo, Work Pop mail forwarded to Yahoo. They were talking about this on the e-mail board, but the alert times are sporadic at best. I also have the GMail app installed, for when I MUST respond to GMail mail from GMail. It's kinda roundabout, but it works.
* Internet/ Media Net
MEdia Net> Browser Settings> Accounts
You can add a new account that opens directly to your preferred start page. Mine is iGoogle (htt;://www.google.com/m/ig) Create a new one so you don't screw up the default accounts settings.
* Blocking irritating Calls
Settings> Call> Call Reject
A number has to be in your contact list (mine are Idiot 1, Idiot 2...) but in this menu you can add these numbers and NEVER receive a call from them again. Your phone completely blocks them. Can you say "no screaming banshee calls from a crazy ex girlfriend"?
* When switching between tasks (the button to the left of the battery indicator), if you launch an application such as Opera Mini and want to task out, hit that task button and then JAVA (game controler icon). It will act as if you hit the menu button, but you did it with an application open.
This ONLY works if you launch your programs from the menu, not from TASKS > Applications method.
You can do other stuff after you hit BACK such as take a picture, look up contacts, etc.
* When viewing pictures in landscape mode you can drag your finger across the picture to go to the next one like on the ipod touch.
* You can use volume buttons to scroll up and down in a menu. (Easier to browse through internet pages)
* When you need to pull out your address book in the task menu: Open up call, enter a digit to fill the field, goto options, save, UPDATE EXISTING. (when in call, just press options, address book)
* When texting to input a number, instead of scrolling through the letters or having to switch to the number menu, you can simply hold down the button for a sec and it will input the number, for instance wanna enter 3 hold down the 3DEF button to get "3".
* When using the Slide theme, if your screen freezes up (can't move the menus or access them) than you can fix it by pressing the RED End button on the bottom
* When viewing a picture, tap the picture and you can zoom. Once zoomed, you can drag the picture by touch
* On the slide theme, if you slide the menus up and hold it (so the clock doesnt show), then press the lock button and take your finger off the screen, then unlock the phone and the only thing showing is the wallpaper(no clock, no menus)
* Click right under the picture you received or somewhere around the bottom and drag up pushing towards the left. It will turn into a negative effect. It might be kind of hard to get it in the beginning but what your trying to do is highlight the picture so just do as you think you will be highlighting it. And it will turn into a negative picture. For at least until you tap it again.
* When surfing the web, if you want to go to the previous page(Back), hit the "c <-" button (the middle one).
in tasking
when switching between tasks (the button to the left of the battery indicator)
if you launch an application such as opera mini and want to task out, hit that task button and then JAVA (game controler icon)...VOILA, its like you hit the menu button, but you did it with an application open!
this ONLY works if you launch your programs from the menu, not from TASKS > Applications method.
you can do other stuff after you hit BACK such as take a picture, look up contacts, etc.
problem is, you can only do this once.
when you go back to opera mini or other launched application, and you go back to your tasks, the JAVA button you used earlier disappears and you cannot do any other complicated tasks one more time without exiting opera mini and starting all over.
TRICK:
after you use a task from the JAVA button, be sure to return back to the APPLICATIONS window before tasking back into opera mini or anything else with the TASKS button.
this will keep that JAVA button in the task list so you can keep tasking back and fourth =)
hope this helps!
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