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N97: How To Answer A Call With The Phone Locked.
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flagpole
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i'm sure many of you will know how to do this, but it's not completely obvious so i thought it would do no harm to mention it.

with the screen locked when you receive a call you get this screen.

 

n97 answer call with screen locked

 

what this is telling you is that if you swipe your finger right you'll answer the call, and if you swipe it left you will unlock the screen and be presented with further options such as reject, reject with sms etc.

was that too obvious or not?
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09-Jul-2009 12:20 PM  
     
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It was worth mentioning, I wasn't entirely sure on that one.
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09-Jul-2009 12:23 PM  
     
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flagpole
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i've posted this in a couple of places. it seems nobody knew :smileyhappy:
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09-Jul-2009 01:33 PM  
     
Re: N97: How To Answer A Call With The Phone Locked.
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grschinon Mobile Sensei
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Bolton, Lancs, UK. 5800XM RM-356 0570026 V31.0.101

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You'd be surprised how many people don't even look at what appears on-screen, be it on phones, computers, PVRs or other devices.
 

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09-Jul-2009 01:43 PM  
     
Re: N97: How To Answer A Call With The Phone Locked.
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I didn't...thanks :smileyhappy:
 

N97black born 4 July-09 RM-505- The future phone to be !!
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09-Jul-2009 01:44 PM  
     
Re: N97: How To Answer A Call With The Phone Locked.
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bradbury
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I should think this is as obvious as it gets. However, when I answer a call like this after the phone has been locked for a while, it will hang. It answers the call, but then it doesn't respond to anything. I can't hang up, I can't do anything except turn the phone off.
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09-Jul-2009 01:47 PM  
     
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d1v1d
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Thanks - it wasn't obvious what to do especially coming from the non-touch N95.  I already hung up on a call but explained that i was technologically 'challenged'
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09-Jul-2009 01:59 PM  
     
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flagpole
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bradbury you make think this is 'as obvious as it gets.' cleary plenty of people don't, including me.

 

i would have thought it was pretty obvious that being patronising was quite rude, but not everything is obvious to everyone.
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09-Jul-2009 02:34 PM  
     
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@ flagpole, nice house, how are the corgi's doing? :smileywink:
 
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09-Jul-2009 02:38 PM  
     
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flagpole
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actually one's at the vet.
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09-Jul-2009 02:40 PM  
     
Re: N97: How To Answer A Call With The Phone Locked.
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ercanmetin
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It took me a while to actually interpret what was these arrows telling me.. I had couple missed calls because i thought the phone was locked forever :smileyhappy: but it works pretty cool slide right to answer left to unlock.. It is so annoying though the numbers to unlock the phone never rotates to landscape mode.. And the lock symbol never rotates.. Phone probably saves a little battery juice that way but it sure looks funny when the phone is cconnected to an external display to see the lock symbol like that..
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09-Jul-2009 03:31 PM  
     
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flagpole
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i think we've all (apart from bradbury, obviuously) had a few missed calls trying to work it out.

 

it's a really nicely designed feature, it just seems to be a bit of a secret.
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11-Jul-2009 10:12 AM  
     
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bradbury
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Am I correct to assume that the same people who didn't figure this out for themselves, are the same guys who depend on ridiculous warnings on various products? Like "Hot content" on coffie cups...
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11-Jul-2009 10:20 AM  
     
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Or "may contain nuts" on a bag of peanuts... :smileyvery-happy:
 

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11-Jul-2009 10:22 AM  
     
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well see this thread http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=29866

and this one http://digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=1067410

 

i don't generally think someone is stupid for not immediately undersand the subtleties of how an n97 works. obviously you do.
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11-Jul-2009 11:03 AM  
     
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you are absolutely right but it had me stumped for a while - and not only me but the so called techos on the Nokia Support line!
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11-Jul-2009 11:23 AM  
     
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the best solutions for the same is that , go to application then to key lock where you get the options to DISABLE & then APPLY .

i am sure you wont be getting the same error again ....

 

 

rgrds

Message Edited by concordia on 11-Jul-2009 07:57 PM
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11-Jul-2009 12:51 PM  
     
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being brand new to touch screens this was not obvious to me so spot on thanks
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12-Jul-2009 12:33 AM  
     
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flagpole
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some people lie about how obvious it was to them.

 

it maybe the same on the 5800 for example, but already knowing something is no the same as it being obvious.
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12-Jul-2009 10:48 AM  
     
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I honestly admit that I am a member of the "Great stuff! I didn't find this out myself! Thank you for the great tip!" Club...

 

VERY helpful!

 

Hans :smileyhappy:

 
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12-Jul-2009 12:06 PM  
     
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