Advice That Will Get You Comfortable With You Iphone

| Monday, January 28, 2013
By Bryan Santos


Figuring out how to use your new iphone can be tough. Even though you have an instruction manual, and have been instructed how to use it you might feel a bit confused still. Therefore you should have a look through the contents of this article and see what you can learn about the iphone about how to use the most common applications on the device.

Give the clock at the top of your screen a quick tap to get to the top of lists. Whether it's songs or contacts, lists on your iphone can get rather lengthy. It can start to become quite the time-consuming chore to scroll through them all. Tapping your clock will send you right back to the beginning.

Just because you're browsing the web on your iPhone, you don't have to be any less of a discriminating browser than you are on your home computer. You can check out Safari links before you open them by pressing and holding on them. This will bring up a menu that lets you copy the link or open it in a new page. More importantly, it'll show you the URL the link leads to.

Go to Settings and then Message to enable to the word counter option. If you do not have unlimited texting, this feature will tell you how many characters your texts are as you type them. Going past 160 characters typically counts as two text messages and eats up your allotment faster.

Certain iPhones can be set up to connect to Wi-Fi, although some setup is required. The benefits of the connectivity is obvious, because you can access the internet away from home with your iPhone. This a great advantage to business people because they can check their messages while they are away from their office.

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!

If you find yourself needing reminders at certain locations during your day, set up a few location-based to-do's in the iPhone's Reminders app. Then, when you reach the specific location, your iPhone will remind you to do whatever it is you are constantly forgetting. Location-based reminders can also be set by using Siri.

Take videos right on your phone and remember all the events that happened clearly. Videos are always fun to look back at, and now with your phone you have the ability to take videos whenever you want. The videos are top quality picture and lets you get the most out of your memories.

It is easy to save an image from Safari on your iPhone. When you are on the image you want, tap and hold down on the image. A message will come up, asking you if you want to "Cancel" or "Save Image". Obviously, you will want to pick the "Save Image" option.

Do you enjoy listening to music on your iPhone? You can improve the sound quality by changing the levels on the sound check feature or using the speed feature. You should adjust these features before you listen to music, podcasts or audio-books. You will find that these features are very similar to the ones available on iPods.

Take advantage of location based reminders. One of the features of the new iPhone 4s is the ability to give you reminders of what you ask when you get to certain places. If there is something you do not need or want to remember until you get home at night, ask Siri to remind you about it as you leave from that place in the morning.

Don't forget to check for updates to your applications. You may think that once you download an app, that's the end of it. Make sure you check the update section of your App Store or you risk missing bug fixes or even extra features that app developers add after the app has been released.

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!

Now that you know some neat tips for your new iPhone, you can use them to make your life easier. Then, you can explore your phone even more in order to find out how it can truly make your life more fun and help your life more efficiently. The only thing you have to worry about now is making sure you remember life off of the phone!




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