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Iphone Advice For The Curious User

By Andrew Rufus


An iPhone is a great device that offers many uses. It is everything from a personal entertainment device to a phone, all wrapped in one. Given all that the iPhone does, it can perform even better than it does now. You can be in complete control of your iPhone with these tips.

There are a lot of ways to go through contact lists. You can tap a single letter to advance to the listings you want, scroll with a single finger, or gently press one finger right on the list. The last option lets you scroll rapidly through the entire group of contacts.

If you're accident prone, make sure that you purchase a case for your iPhone. You could very well shatter the iPhone glass if you drop it without a case. A case can't protect your phone from every danger, but keeping it in one will reduce the chance that it will be damaged or destroyed.

Look into buying an app to help you manage your battery usage. There are a few options, and they help you make your battery last longer. They will also be able to alert you when the time has come to calibrate, which helps to keep the battery healthy.

When you get to a webpage, you can use your fingers to search. If the page is separated into boxes, when using one finger it lets your go through each box on at a time. Two fingers will help you easily scroll the entire page.

Even though the iPhone tries to make surfing the web easy, it can sometimes be difficult to have to go back to the beginning of long webpages. There is not need to do that! Tapping on the status bar at the top of your screen (i.e. the clock) will return you instantly to the start of the page. You can do this with iTune lists and other long screens as well as webpages.

Obtain an app that can change your iPhone into a storage device for music, pictures and videos. Whether you want to carry videos, music, photos or documents, you can easily put them on your phone. You just need to connect your phone to any computer, or open them right in your phone.

If you're having trouble seeing the characters on your keyboard, you can have a bigger one. You don't need to buy one, though. Rotate the iPhone sideways, tap the address bar within Safari, and voila! You now will have a bigger keyboard that makes typing easier and faster.

To snap pictures quickly, simply tap the volume button on the phone's headset. This is much easier than using the camera button. When the iPhone is set to use this button, shaking can be avoided. The headset cord's length can also be used for taking images of yourself from various angles.

Lower your iPhone's brightness to save your battery. You can accomplish this in your iPhone's settings area. It will help extend the battery life for the days you need to have your iPhone on for long hours.

If you're sending an email and you do not wish to use the words that your iPhone suggests, the "X" button does not have to be tapped in order to get rid of the suggestion box. Just tap the screen anywhere and the suggestion box will go away.

Now you should have a firm understanding of the many possibilities that your iPhone affords you. Once you know what you are doing, your new iPhone can transform your life in many ways. Simply put the advice of this article to work and your iPhone should be amazing you in no time.




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