Shortcuts and Codes

Soft Reset

In case the E72 works slowly or crashes, soft reset might solve the problem. Soft rest clears pending errors and restore the phone to default factory settings.

Soft Reset code – *#7380#

Confirm the reset and then type the code – 12345

Hard Reset

If soft reset doesn’t do the trick you might want to try hard reset.

Hard Reset code – *#7370#

Confirm the reset and then type the code – 12345

Important note: Hard rest erase some of the information stored on the phone. Also soft reset might erase some personal information.

Backup all contacts, applications or any other valuable information before using the above reset codes.

Following summary of Nokia E72 keyboard shortcuts when home screen is active (Main Screen).

Nokia e72 keyboard shortcuts

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Press - Press and Release

Press and Hold – Press for 1-2 seconds and then release

Keyboard lock and release – Right softkey and then Left softkey

Display time, date,  missing call and profile name when the E72 in screen save mode (Black) – Press and hold the middle navigation key.

Calls

Call voice mail – Press and hold 1

Call contact – Start typing the name of contact person

Fast dialing to contact – Press and Hold 2-9

Open call log – Press and hold call key

Contacts – Press Contacts key

Create new contact – Press and hole contacts key

Data

Start web browser – Press and Hold 0 key

Hangup data connection – Press and hold end call key

Accessories

Activate General profile and back to Silent profile –  Press and Hold Control Key

Turn front flashlight on – Press and hold space key (with flashlight symbol)

Turn on/off bluetooth – Press and hold Symbol key

Voice commands

Messages reader – Press and Hold left softkey

Voice commands – Press and hold right softkey

Start music voice search – Press and hold * (Star key)

Applications

Application screen and back to home screen – Press Home key

Calendar – Press Calendar key

Create Meeting – Press and Hold calendar key

Email – Press Email key

Create new email – Press and Hold email key



  • ozzy

    is there a way to

    send message to a fixed number (because i always send message to one person)
    or
    send sms with one key?

  • http://nil demi

    make restart be an update

  • MK_EDDI

    Hey i have discovered also en shortcut.
    if you want to change the language of the keyboard during tipping a sms
    just press the “shift” + “symbol” key,
    and so a new window will be opened where you can change the languafe easily

  • tega!

    heeeeey i love my nokia e72 its zodiac black

  • erwin

    give tips how to use this e72 give me some technique!!! Thankyou :)

  • Nads

    Soft reset wont work with *#7380#
    Please suggest a correct code.

  • ABBAS

    Hi,
    I forgot my code , how to recover my code, or how to reset my N72,when I try to reset its asking code..

    Thanks&Regards,

    Abbas

  • kathir

    how to view tamil language in opera mobile 10.1?
    it not able to see…
    pls help me

  • jagmeet singh

    this is the one of the best phone in nokia ilove my nokia e-72

  • sammy

    when i am talking with someone, i found it unable to access my contact list so that i could give a number over the phone. Instead i had no choice but to end the call and then send the number. Is there a way i can access it during the call?

  • Arif Hussain

    u just start type the name of the contact while on the call. there it will appear the name and select it as usual to find the no.
    is that okay?

  • Arif Hussain

    Arif Hussain :

    sammy :
    when i am talking with someone, i found it unable to access my contact list so that i could give a number over the phone. Instead i had no choice but to end the call and then send the number. Is there a way i can access it during the call?

    is that okay?

    u just start type the name of the contact while on the call. there it will appear the name and select it as usual to find the no.

  • cobus

    11 and 12 dont just type the name to get the contact number, this wil give you the wrong numer on the end.

    Jus pres the phonebook shortcut next to the mailbox shortcut on the keyboard and the tipe the name of the contact you would like to give to the person who is on the line

  • http://www.1singur.wordpress.com alooper21

    when writinh text hold down the symbol key and repeatedly push a letter key to go through the special characters assigned to that letter, supposedly for all the installed languages.

  • uday

    hey im having a problem with my inbox.

    Actly the thing is when i used to open my inbox and read my messeges, if i press right navigation key then my E72 used to show me the next messege of the same sender but now its just not working that way. Plz gimmi some solution.

  • http://canarabank gaurav kumar

    whenever i try to login my internet banking account
    in canara bank site, then at the login page it shows a massage keyboard navigation disabled. I am not able to find the solution, please help me.

  • vova

    Is there any way to start next or previous track playback on the main screen?

    I mean not in the player.

  • rizwan

    is there an application called talking tom cat for e72

  • P

    Is there a shortcut to save the current screen in photos?

  • Sudheesh

    Hai,
    How to find Phone memmory capacity?
    Free memmory & Total memmory space?

  • chinodavis19

    Sudheesh :
    Hai,
    How to find Phone memmory capacity?
    Free memmory & Total memmory space?

    Just click on any applications the select & click options, next select memory details, then select any of phone memory or memory card then ok..

  • amir

    1-how i can lock my keyboard????
    2-why my message light every time is on?

  • http://none stacey

    i cant seem to hight light a website link in a text message and go straight to it, how do i do this ?

  • nivas

    For #15

    uday :
    hey im having a problem with my inbox.
    Actly the thing is when i used to open my inbox and read my messeges, if i press right navigation key then my E72 used to show me the next messege of the same sender but now its just not working that way. Plz gimmi some solution.

    Go to ur inbox and sort ur messages by date…
    that’s it

  • nazar

    hi i’m having problem with my camera its not getting
    on that option itself not working.

  • Bengosu_bengosilor

    hi i’m having problem with my camera

  • kantharao

    my E 72 started behaving funny. Ring tone & voice gets mutilated and you hear very disturbed tone & voice. this happend suddenly when I was on raoming. How can fix it ?
    kantharao

  • kantharao

    my E 72 started behaving funny. Ring tone & voice gets mutilated and you hear very disturbed tone & voice. this happend suddenly when I was on raoming. How can fix it ?
    kantharao

  • rahul

    hi.. how to make a conference call on E72.. as the phone does not show any option regarding the same

  • rahul

    hi.. how to make a conference call on E72.. as the phone does not show any option regarding the same

  • Ahdad

    For those with bilingual models, press the “Shift” and “Sym” keys to change from one language to the other. 

  • Shivaji

    i cant move mp4 videos to my phone…plz any can help me.

  • Anonymous

    After hard reset of my E72, the dictionary doesn’t work the way it should. There are 3 languages (english, german and french) If I want to install Dutch, I only can remove French. Before the reset it was possible to change 2 0f the 3 languages. Does anyone got an idea????

  • Sankar_khatri

    why i cant dial 1,4,or 7

  • Venkat_mba20

    how to use skype video chating software? is nokia e72 will support or not?

  • Sandeep

    i have nokia e72 and my phone c drive memory full and rom memory also full please give me suggestion to reset this

  • Sandeep

    i have nokia e72 and my phone c drive memory full and rom memory also full please give me suggestion to reset this