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New discovered Feature in W980! |
KHAN786
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Did ne1 guess what the white dot above the right control key functions for???
If you havent noticed, if you text or anything at all, mostly when you text...you would see that the backlight dims and brightens occasionally. then on the standby screen it also happens.
i thought that the phone is faulty and that the backlight is not working properly. however try and cover the white spot with a finger and take it off, try doing this couple of times, you'll see it changes according to the light it is sensing.
that white dot is a sensor which alows the phone to brighten up according to the light around you.
if the room is dark, it dims down so it does nt effect/damage eyes. when in a bright area/outside the scfreen brightens, so you can see the screen better and clearer.
Very useful feature, always had a feeling it is used for something....if anyone finds more hidden features do post on this topic!!!!!
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Lunion
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Yeah, it's been in a few  phones
T650i K770i i know for sure.
I'm sure someone will list more
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StevenC
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Present in W910 also
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shreyans
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w810i too..... |
marty mcfly
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 Not really a hidden feature though? Ambient Light Sensors have been in quite a few phones as a power saving device. My old trusty W810i had it.
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Tsepz_GP
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Not a new feature at all. W810, W850, W910,K800, K810, K850 etc. . . .have it. It's usualy above the screen though.
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Muhammad-Oli
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Yeah, both my W910i and C902 have it.
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Congrats on discovering the brand new feature 
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KHAN786
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yeah my siblings have it on their SE too...but there was no info on this in the booklet..they write shit in der...n u have to discover stuff urself...sme with the LED beside the phone....no particular use but i found out it turns red when i had plugged the charger in a socket that was already on n inserted the clip in the phone.
so everything is known from exp!
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croatia
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Nokia have not light sensor?
Shame, such a great phone maker. |
Sirhackalot
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On 2008-09-15 23:23:11, marty mcfly wrote:
Not really a hidden feature though? Ambient Light Sensors have been in quite a few phones as a power saving device. My old trusty W810i had it.
It is safe to call it a hidden feature... it isnt mentioned in the spec sheet.
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On 2008-09-16 02:00:38, croatia wrote:
Nokia have not light sensor?
Shame, such a great phone maker.
Nokia have the light sensor since many days ago. |
Tsepz_GP
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On 2008-09-16 02:00:38, croatia wrote:
Nokia have not light sensor?
Shame, such a great phone maker.
WTF? Uhmm actualy loads of NOKIAs have light sensors, its been there for a very long time. Yep indeed a great phone maker.
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marty mcfly
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On 2008-09-16 07:26:35, Sirhackalot wrote:
On 2008-09-15 23:23:11, marty mcfly wrote:
Not really a hidden feature though? Ambient Light Sensors have been in quite a few phones as a power saving device. My old trusty W810i had it.
It is safe to call it a hidden feature... it isnt mentioned in the spec sheet.
The service menu would be a hidden feature. A light sensor that is on the keypad plain as day is not exactly hidden is it? I would call it an additional feature if not mentioned in the spec sheet.
My phone also has keys. If you press them you can type numbers and letters. They are not mentioned in the spec sheet, so are they a hidden feature? It also has a battery cover. Is that a hidden feature?
Some things just don't need pointing out, or are not interesting enough to mention on the spec sheet. Doesn't mean they are super secret though
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Sirhackalot
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lol see now u just made it sound stupid by mentioning the keys and battery cover... but i accept your view..
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Posted: 2008-09-15 22:38
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