Iphone Tips And Tricks For A New Generation

| Saturday, January 19, 2013
By Roger Grabillo


Anywhere you go nowadays, you are sure to see someone on their iPhone. But, why is this device so popular? The answer is that there are so many positives to having one. The following article is going to explain to you why it is in your best interest to own an iPhone.

Don't scribble that phone number you searched for onto a scrap of paper. If you locate a number in Safari that you would like to call, there is no need to use the regular dialer. Just tap on the phone number, instead, and the phone will call it automatically.

Stream your favorite movies and games through your iphone now. Iphones now hold contracts with the premier streaming companies, so you can watch Netflix and Hulu right on your iphone. This is a great feature to have if you are sitting in the back of a vehicle on a long road trip, or a have a long bus ride ahead of you.

The iPhone makes it so easy to send messages that you might be tempted to invest a little effort into formatting. Fortunately, a little effort is all it takes. Like many of the other keys on the on-screen keyboard, the punctuation keys will give you a lot of great options (like straight or curly quotation marks) if you press and hold them.

Are you constantly running out of battery on your iPhone? Look into a battery case to increase your longetivity. These cases can double or more the total battery life of your phone, so you'll never run out of juice during a long day out on vacation. There are many case makers that build battery cases; one of the most well known is Mophie.

Control your iPhone music without going to your music app by simply sliding your app bar once to the right. There you'll be treated to a mini music control system that includes play and pause, next and previous buttons. You can even get quick access to whatever app is currently playing music in the same area.

You can create an app out of any website that you visit quite often if you want to be able to access it much easier. All you have to do is open the page in the Safari browser, press the Go To button and select the option "Add to Home Screen."

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.

If your iPhone uses iOS4 and up, you can use it as a wireless router. First, access General Settings, then locate the Network button. From this screen, simply tap Set Up Personal Hotspot. You will be asked to confirm the change by your service provider. Now you can connect your iPod, computer or other device to your iPhone's wireless connection.

You probably spend a lot of time reading scrollable content on your iPhone, but you might not know about this feature. When you've scrolled down on a page, you can return to the top simply by tapping your phone's status bar. This can be very helpful, and once you're familiar with the feature, you may find yourself using it all the time.

Now that you read the above article, you should be up to speed with all the little technological advances of the iphone. The iphone is great little gadget, but it works best when you know all the tips and tricks. After reading the above information you should have some great knowledge about what the iphone is all about.




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