[Touch HD General] tboy2000:
28. Increase Quality of Photos

To increase the quality of photos, open the Camera, go to Settings, Advanced, then Image Properties. Increase Contrast to 5, Saturation to 5, and Sharpness to 4. Now you will have better definition and much more realistic colours. Also don't forget to choose Super Fine under Quality in Advanced Settings menu.

29. Reduce Blurriness in Photos

To focus better, have shutter set just to Touch. After you have touched you have the whole three seconds to steady your hand and take a non-blurry photo.

30. Charge when Powered Off

Always charge your device switched off if possible. This makes the charging time shorter and helps the battery to "calibrate".

31. Activate Hidden Photo Modes

You can activate hidden photo modes using the 'HD Tweak' app. Make sure to leave the resolutions for these modes at 1 megapixel though or they may not work properly. For for the more advanced users, use the following reg entries:

To enable Burst mode:

Mobile Device\HKLM\Software\HTC\Camera\P6

set "Enable" on "1"

To enable Sports mode:

Mobile Device\HKLM\Software\HTC\Camera\P8

set "Enable" on "1"

To enable Video Share mode:

Mobile Device\HKLM\Software\HTC\Camera\P9

set "Enable" on "1"

To enable GPS Photo mode:

Mobile Device\HKLM\Software\HTC\Camera\P10

set "Enable" on "1"

32. How to Hard Reset your Phone

To hard reset your phone which means to delete ALL personal data and settings and have the phone in factory default conditions as if you turned on the phone for the first time after purchasing, press the following buttons:

1. With the device turned off, press and hold the VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN buttons, then briefly press the POWER button.

2. Continue pressing the VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN buttons until you see this message on the screen:

"This operation will delete all your personal data, and reset all settings to the manufacturer default settings. Press VolUp to restore manufacturer defaults, or press other keys to cancel."

3. Release the VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN buttons.

4. Press the VOLUME UP button to perform the hard reset, or press any other button to cancel the reset.

You can also use Clear Storage to reset your device back to factory default settings.

1. On the Home screen, slide to the Settings tab and then tap All Settings.

2. On the System tab, tap Clear Storage.

3. Enter “1234” and then tap Yes.

Make sure you back up all your data such as Contacts, Appointments etc or they will be gone forever.

33. Clean your Camera Lens Often

Remove the back cover and gently clean your camera lens with a soft cloth. You would be amazed to find fingerprints or dust on it.

34. Install Official HTC Hotfix

Sometimes your screen may stop responding for about 3 to 5 seconds when running an application that needs to use the stylus to click the screen repeatedly within a short time. Apps like SMS, email, solitaire, etc. The Hotfix will enhance the response time. Almost

everyone

should install the official hotfix from the link below. Please read the instructions carefully in the link as it only works if your rom is LESS than version 1.19.xxx.x.

http://www.htc.com/europe/SupportViewNews.aspx?dl_id=448&news_id=16

35. Quick System Status Menu Exit

When you tap the status icons on the top bar and want to immediately exit the screen, just tap anywhere in the grey background.

36. Enable Analogue Clock

If you prefer to see an analogue clock instead of a digital clock on your title bar, tap on the main clock on your home page, then the 'More' tab and then check "Display the clock on the title bar in all programs". Finally, when you see the digital clock on the title bar, tap and hold it and choose 'Analog'.

37. Resolve Squeaky Back Cover

A temporary solution is to use small Post-It notes paper to stick to the inside of your cover.

38. Cheap Security Measure for Lost Phone

If you were to lose your phone how could someone know who it belongs to, to return it? What if your battery dies and the finder cannot access your Owner page? What if you have a lock code on your phone that your finder cannot enter to get access to your Owner or Contacts page? A simple solution to all this is to write on a 2"x2" piece of paper the following words or similar: "If you find this phone, please call 07890 xxx xxx to reunite the phone to its rightful owner and claim a cash reward of £XX. Thanks!" Stick this slip to either the battery or the inside of the back cover. You are hoping when someone finds the phone, the first thing they will do is take off the cover and try to put their sim in it and discover the message. Of course you will have enabled sim lock on your phone to prevent them using the phone straight away. Seeing as they can't access or use the phone to their advantage, they may go the easy route and go for your cash reward. If you offer say £40 reward, it is still cheaper than buying a new phone and having all your personal data back - especially if you have no insurance. Let's just hope that there are honest people out there that just might pay attention to the message. You never know so you may as well try it.

39. Tube/Subway Map for HD

Do you want a train map for your HD? Simple. Go to 'Google Images' and find your underground train map for your country and right click to save it. In 'Photoshop' or any PC image editor, tweak it to make it more sharp and crop it if necessary. Choose 'Save for web' option to optimize file size and speed loading on HD. Save the image to your 'Favourite Album' on your Storage Card. The map will be there in your Touchflo Photo tab for you to zoom in and pan to find your routes and plan your journey. Very useful.

40. Clean your Pouch

Use sellotape wrapped around your fingers (sticky side out) to clean all the pocket fluff stuck to your suppllied pouch.

41. Unlock the First 6 Shortcut Slots in the Programs Tab

Using a registry editor, go to: HKLM (local machine) - Software - HTC - Manila - Programlauncher. There you will find 24 directories for the 24 shortcut locations. The first 6 (i.e. numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) have a value of 1 in the "read only" section. Change that to 0. Now you can go to the programs tab and erase those and then add the ones that you want in their place.

42. Add the Option to Reflow Text in Adobe Reader

To make pdf files easier to read on the HD, you can change a registry setting to activate the "Reflow" option in Adobe Reader.

In the registry go to current_user/software/adobe/adobereaderle.25/Enablereflow and change the value from 0 to 1.

Now, when reading a pdf file, go to Tools - View and select Reflow. Now zoom all you want without having to pan back and forth to read the text.

43. Exit Fullscreen Mode in Adobe Reader

If you are viewing a pdf file in fullscreen mode, just double tap on the screen to exit that mode. FYI: This still works even if you have activated the Reflow option mentioned in the previous tip on this list.

44. Faster Opera Browsing

For faster browsing use opera in portrait mode

45. Choose Which Default Number to Use in Phone Application

Touching the contact name in the Phone application list dials the default telephone number. This number may not be the one that you wish to use.

In order to use a different number, slide the "m", "t" (etc) letter on the right hand side of the contact line. The top of the screen will show you the number. In this way, you're able to choose the desired telephone number.

46. Opening Contact Details in Phone Application

Sadly if you tap on a contact name in the Phone application list, it automatically calls the contact. The only way to get around this is to swipe left or right on the contact which will highlight the name but not call it. Now you can tap on 'Menu' and then 'Open Contact'.

47. Increase Number of Tabs in Opera

To increase the number of allowed tabs from only 3 (default) to any other number, type 'opera:config' (without the ' ') in the url bar. Next scroll to 'User Prefs' and tap on it. Find the entry 'Maximum Allowed Tabs' and alter the number here. Scroll down to save and then restart Opera to see changes.

48. Contacts - Alphabet Bar Scrolling Up v Down

If you slide your finger down the Alphabet bar and stop at a letter, the first entry for that letter will show at the bottom of the list. However, if you scroll UPWARDS and stop on a letter, the first entry for that letter will show at the TOP of the contacts list which is how it should be.

49. Show Vertical Alphabet Scroller in Contacts

In 'Contacts', click on Menu then Options. The first option is called "Show alphabetical index". When this option is enabled you get an alphabet index at the top of the screen - "old style". If this option is disabled, you get the bar on the right side of the screen, which is much better. Some of you may already have the vertical scroller enabled.

50. Get True 5 Mega pixel Resolution When Using Camera

To get 5MP instead of 4MP resolution when using your camera, you must switch off Widescreen mode in the 'Advanced' Menu.

* Normal screen = 2592 x 1944 pixels = 5,038,848 pixels = 5MP

* Widescreen = 2592 x 1552 pixels = 4,022,784 pixels = 4MP

51. Use Gestures to Advance Days and Weeks

When using 'Calendar', if you are in Agenda or Day view, swiping the screen left or right will advance or go back one day at a time. If you are in Week view, swiping the screen left or right will advance or go back by week. If you are in Month view, swiping the screen left or right will advance or go back one month.

52. Get Better Video Quality When Using Camera

Use MPEG format instead of H.263 for better quality video output. This option can be found by going to the Advanced Setting from the Video Settings menu. Once there, go to Capture Format and change format if necessary.