Lock Unlock Lock Unlock

After I found the hack to extend or remove the auto phone lock which is enforced by the Microsoft Exchange Security Policy. The changed settings don’t really last, even after disabling the “Enable Device Policy Update” !

So as long as that 15min time out lock came back, I have to apply the hack settings again. Oh bummer..

Changing the battery icons on HTC Touch Pro

Added a new hack to my tweaks and tips for HTC Touch Pro.

You can change the Battery Icons, this hack will present your battery level in percentage rather than bars in the default.

The .cab installation didn’t work for me, I downloaded and replaced thephcanOverbmp.dll and import the FInix VGA Battery and Network Icons.reg manually.

Modifying Microsoft Exchange Security Policy on Windows Mobile

My story on why I decided to change the phone lock timeout.

When I first power on my HTC Touch Pro, I went through the start up wizard, it prompt me to set a phone lock pin and a timeout for activating the lock. I decided to go with 15mins, since I can change it later.

I decided to configure an Exchange profile on my Touch Pro for my office emails, since I have a Mobile Broadband plan with a 50GB data limit.

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