If you are one of the millions of people who have recently purchased an iPhone, you may have found yourself puzzled by its many features. Don’t let the advanced features scare you. Read on to learn how to use the iPhone and what its full potential is.

If your iPhone has been exposed to water, place it in a bowl of uncooked rice. Even the most careful person can drop their phone into the toilet or a water puddle. Rather than using a dryer, dry the phone with some paper towel and place it inside a rice filled ziploc bag. After several hours, the rice will have absorbed all of the water.

Getting a larger keyboard will make it easier to browse the web with your iPhone. You can get this added value without purchasing an expensive accessory! Move your iPhone horizontally, which will increase the size of your keys. Your typing will be a lot faster and more precise with the bigger landscape-orientation keyboard.

Though many people use their iPhone for surfing the web or email, many are not aware of how easy saving images from these can be. Find the image you want, touch and hold. A menu will pop up giving you an option to save.

You can turn your iPhone into a thumb drive by equipping it with an app that lets you upload files to it. You are able to upload videos, music or pictures and text files. Just use the iPhone directly or connect to a computer to see the files.

Having read this article, you now should know a lot more about all the incredible things the iPhone can accomplish. Once you learn how to use it, your new iPhone will transform your life. Use the techniques and tips you have learned about here to make sure you get the most out of your iPhone.