It is important that you know the many uses of your iPhone; you will benefit more from owning it if you understand how it works. If you think you can get even more from your iPhone, keep reading.
Have you lost a photo opportunity because the camera app was too slow to bring up? Try this easy idea. Tap your home button two times in quick succession to pull up the camera icon. A miniature camera icon will be noticeable at the bottom. Press the button to enable the camera.
You can scroll through your contacts in three ways on the iPhone. You can use your finger to scroll through the entire list, tap on one letter to jump to it or slightly pressing your finger on the list. The third technique will scroll you through the entire list quickly.
Using your iPhone can be really fun and really easy, but there are some aspects of the phone that make it seem tedious. For example, having to scroll up the length of pages can be a pain. Fortunately, you do not need to. Tap the bar on the top of the screen to scroll all the way back up to the top. This is also the case for long lists of other types.
If your iPhone is equipped with the Siri app, you may want to rethink using Siri often if you want to protect your privacy. Anytime you use Siri, Apple is recording all of the voice prompts and they keep them on their internal server. This is done so it helps the program’s speech recognition, and even though they try to secure these files, everything you talk to Siri about could be recorded.
If you have started a message but want to finish it later on your iPhone, you can just tap the Cancel key. Mail will pop up, offering you the choice to Save, Don’t Save, or Cancel. If you select save, a copy of the message will be saved in your drafts. If you do not have one, selecting this causes one to be created.
Is there more than one background program running on the iPhone that needs to be shut down? You can easily take care of this if you tap your home key. Swipe across the bottom row until you see the icon of the app you’d like to close, then touch and hold the icon. The icon will begin wiggle, and when this happens, a red minus sign will appear; then, you just tap it and the app will close.
Do you want to have different alert tones than all your friends? You are able to personalize your alert tone to a unique sound that you prefer. Go to the sounds area where the settings section is. Pick the alert that you would like to sound different. You can also select “Buy more tones” as an option.
AutoCorrect usually tries to suggest different words for you to use, but you don’t have to keep hitting “X” at each word. All you need to do is press the screen, anywhere. The suggestion box will close, allowing you to continue typing your message.
Once you understand how to use the volume buttons to take a picture, try taking a picture with the headphone cord. Keep a steady hand when you are taking the picture and press the button found on your headphone cord. Using this method prevents you from shaking your iPhone and ending up with a blurry photo.
If you wish to designate an email as “unread” on your iPhone, you will need to locate the command, which is generally not visible. Find Details, click on Unread, and when the email is reopened, it will be seen as unread.
You may not realize how easily you can save an image from Safari or Mail. When you see a picture you want to save to your phone, just tap and hold on the image. This will prompt a box to open which gives you a save option.
It’s important that you always have the most recently updated version of the OS. Apple iPhones are close to being as complex as some computers today, so keeping your phone updated will include any necessary patches, bug fixes, security fixes or functionality issues. Updating your OS regularly will help ensure the safety of your personal information.
For wireless functions that you don’t need, turn them off. These features can drain your battery, even if your phone is in sleep mode. GPS, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth all count as wireless radios. Anytime these functions aren’t in use, turn them off.
You can use the included calculator to do quick mathematical calculations on your iPhone. When held vertically, the calculator is a standard calculator, but when held horizontally, it becomes a highly-functional scientific calculator.
If you’re searching the web with your iPhone, you don’t have to type out the “.com” of the web address. All you have to do is type in the main address and you will be directed to the site you are looking for. The small amount of time you save can add up over thousands of searches.
When typing with your iPhone, setting up word shortcuts can make things much more efficient. Go to Settings, go under General, look under Keyboard, and then Add New Shortcut. This can help you add shortcuts to phrases and words you commonly use by inputting acronyms or abbreviations. Every time you use the shortcuts, the phrases and words are going to be used.
If you want to save your battery power on your iPhone, lower the levels of brightness the screen emits. Do that by adjusting brightness in Settings to a reduced level. This will conserve battery energy and extend the amount of time you will have before needing to recharge your battery.
The iPhone can really help to organize every aspect of your life and provide you with much entertainment. You should apply these tips to get the most out of your phone.
