All phones have their pros and cons, but when you get a look at the Apple iPhone, you know that you have found something special. And when you start using the iPhone, you won’t want to use anything else. But there is so much you can do with it–where do you start? Keep reading for some tips.
In order to take advantage of the iPhone’s ability to make your life easier, be sure to investigate applications that utilize GPS technology to provide you with the locations of nearby gas stations, grocery stores and restaurants. Doing so will help you save time on all of your errands no matter where you happen to be.
You can facilitate web browsing using your iPhone by increasing the size of your keyboard. You don’t need to buy one, though. Put the iPhone to the side and in Safari, tap on the address bar. You’ll find that the bigger keyboard can make it easier to type faster using your iPhone.
If you want to take a picture quickly, double tap on your Home button. Even if the phone is locked this will bring up a little camera icon that will allow you to open the camera. You can then use the Volume Up button on your phone or headphones to snap the picture!
This is the world of applications, and soon phones will be replacing laptop computers. If you haven’t already taken a dive into iphones and applications, you need to do it now. iphones lead the market, and the applications available can handle much of your business that you need to take care of on a daily basis.
You can edit the pictures you take on your iPhone. Go to the picture you want to edit. Once you find the picture, click the Edit button in the top right corner. This will allow you to fix red eye, crop, rotate or auto enhance. After you make your fix, click Save in the top right corner.
One of the great benefits of an iPhone is the ability to use Facetime, which you should fully take advantage of. This function allows you to see your friend or family member in video on the other side of the phone. This helps to personalize your conversations so that they are more profound and fun.
Is your battery starting to run low, and you’re nowhere near a charger? You can prolong your phone’s battery by dimming the screen and turning off any wireless signals. This includes wifi, GPS, or Bluetooth. These can all drain a lot of battery and disabling them in a pinch can save you some battery life.
Are you experiencing audio problems with your iPhone? When this happens, most individuals fear that the problem is occurring because of internal damage to their device’s sound system. However, most of the time this is not the case and there is an easy remedy to fixing this problem. Located on the bottom left of the iPhone is the speaker, and the mic is located on the bottom right. When these holes get clogged with debris, it causes sound degradation. By using a can of compressed air, you can usually clean the debris from these holes and eliminate the audio problems your are experiencing with your phone.
The ability to buy Kindle books right from your iPhone’s Kindle app was a casualty in a recent Apple-Amazon battle. Don’t worry, you can still use your iPhone to purchase books without resorting to a computer. Just use Safari to navigate to Amazon and purchase your next read the same way you would on your home computer. Remember to select your iPhone in the “send to” menu!
Consider purchasing an external battery pack for your iPhone. These can be very useful if your battery life runs low, and you are not near a charger. They can prolong the usable time that your phone offers you and makes it easier to tend to important things, like finances or emails, that many individuals use their iPhones for.
Are you looking to do a little private browsing on Safari on your iPhone? You can by simply going into the Safari area of settings and clicking on private browsing. You’ll know the feature is on because it changes the color of your iOS Safari background from brushed metal to black.
Sometimes you want to see all of your appointments and notifications on your iPhone at once. You can do this quickly with one gesture. Just take your finger, start at the top of your screen and swipe down. This will give you all your info for the day at a glance.
Now that you have some tricks to try on your new iPhone, try them out. You are going to find that the iPhone does more than you thought it could. If you take the time to really learn how to use this phone, you are going to be very, very pleased.
