How to find your phone's platform / OS

What is a Mobile Platform / Operating System? 

Every mobile phone is built on a certain platform / operating system (OS) which uses the hardware of the phone to set up its basic functions like music playback, making / receiving calls, etc. It acts as the base on which all the activities of the phone are carried out. It is similar to the Windows, Linux, etc. that we are familiar to in regard to PCs. 

There are various different platforms in the mobile world. And usually, the applications, games & themes of mobiles are not cross-platform compatible, ie, the apps of one mobile platform will not work in a different platform. (There are some exceptions though) Thus, knowing the OS / Platform of your mobile phone can be important.

So, how do I know which platform my phone uses?

For a Nokia phone, visit their site's Devices section. It is an excellent resource where you have to simply select your phone model from the list. Then, you will be redirected to a page containing detailed technical specifications of the phone. And on the very top, the platform of the cell phone will be mentioned. Ex. Series 40 3rd edition, Symbian 60 1st edition, etc.

For a Sony Ericsson phone, visit its Phone Gallery. It is another excellent site. Select your phone model from the dropdown box on the left & you will be directed to a page containing some info & technical specifications of the selected phone. You will find the name of the phone's platform in the technical specs section of the page.

The Windows Mobile OS can be easily recognized because whenever a Windows phone is switched on, the Windows Mobile text & logo is shown. And, if you wish to know the version of your Windows, then read Microsoft's wonderful short article on finding your phone's version of Windows Mobile.

For a Samsung phone, visit their Products page. Then, select your phone model's series & the model from the Phone Search tab on the left. In the resulting phone information page, click on Specifications. Then, expand the Platform tab by clicking on the image on its right. This is where you will find the phone's OS.

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If you use some other phone, then you can follow these general instructions, which should work for most sites :

1. Visit your phone manufacturer's site (You can find the site by searching the manufacturer's name on a search engine)

2. Then, from the site, head over to the Phones / Products section.

3. Select your phone from the list or menu.

4. Check the technical specifications of the phone. This is usually the place where your phone's platform will be stated.

If you can't your phone's OS by this technique, then you can try searching for it. You can use the following syntax in a search engine :

i) "Phone model" platform

OR

ii) "Phone model" OS

where "Phone model" be replaced by the name of the phone model whose platform / OS is to be found. 

So, these are some of the techniques to find your phone's OS. 

Introduction to the Flight Mode

As a rule, the mobile phone has to be switched off before a flight takes off. This is because, the cell phone uses radio waves to communicate with its networking service. These waves might interfere with the radio waves that the aeroplane uses to communicate with the airport. This airplane-airport communication is very important for the safety of the plane. Thus, it is advised to switch off the mobile phone before embarking on a journey. 

But by doing this, we cannot use the other functions of the phone such as music playback, camera, writing documents, etc. This onstraint is solved by the flight mode.

The flight mode simply detaches the phone from its networking service (making you unable to make/receive calls & SMSes). Thus, the radio waves of the mobile phones are switched off too. Thus, the mobile phone simply becomes a digital toy, not interfering with the plane's radio waves in any way.

Windows Mobile - it does not have a separate flight mode. You can simply turn off the phone service from the Wireless Manager to turn off its waves. It works the same way as the Flight mode.Go to Settings --> Phone --> Flight mode --> On.

[WM] How to beam multiple documents at once

Note : This article is written for the Windows Mobile [WM] OS.

In Windows Mobile, you have the facility to beam documents. (send documents via bluetooth or infrared) However, you can only send one document at a time. Or, you can send all the documents at once by using Select All & then beaming them. But, it is not directly possible to send multiple (but not all) documents of a folder in one go.

It can be done though, with a simple trick, the Ctrl + Click technique of PCs. If you don't know the technique, read on :

1. Open the concerned application. (Word, Excel or Powerpoint)

2. Open the On-Screen keyboard & press Ctrl in it.

3. Now, select the documents to be sent. (without turning off the keyboard)

4. Then, select Beam File. This will beam the selected documents at once.

Thus, you can easily beam multiple documents at once.