Advice That Will Get You Comfortable With You Iphone

July 28, 2015
AppNews

TIP! Cut down the brightness of your display to save the battery. You can accomplish this in your iPhone’s settings area.

Although there are millions of people out there purchasing iPhones, few actually know how to make the best use out of them right away. This article is filled with great information about iPhones. Keep reading to learn all the great things you can do with an iphone.

Larger Keyboard

TIP! Buy a screen protector to use on your iPhone. Without a protector, there will be scratches and nicks.

If you want to browse the web with ease on the iphone, try a larger keyboard. You don’t have to go out and buy a bigger keyboard, either. The iphone has a feature that allows you to rotate the phone, open Safari and have instant access to a more user friendly keyboard. The larger keyboard allows you to have more speed and efficiency when typing.

TIP! Do you need special characters when you type foreign or accented words? Here’s how. All you have to do is touch and hold the letter you want for a few moments, and you will receive a list of options.

You can snap a photo using your headphone cord. Begin by framing the picture you want to capture. When you are ready, hit the cord button. You have now taken a photo using your headphone cord. If you want to save it, just do what you would normally do to save a photo.

TIP! Are you having second thoughts about the latest missive you entered into iMessage? Have you ended up with something strange added to your message by Auto Correct? Have no fear! Clearing the information is as simple as gently shaking your iPhone. This is akin to the undo button on a computer.

Looking for a way to add special characters like an umlaut or accented letter to your texts? This is what you need to do. Simply touch the relevant letter and hold your finger down for a variety of options. A box that contains extra keys should pop up. This place lets you type anything you want!

TIP! Most people who own iPhones are well aware of the picture-taking possibilities the phone has to offer. After a while, the number of photos can really add up.

Second thoughts about something you entered in iMessage? Is AutoCorrect confusing the meaning of what you write? Giving your iphone a swift rattle is a really simple way to fix this. That undoes any recent typing. Because this feature is optional, you will have to enable it under “Settings”.

TIP! If you are concerned with privacy, consider limiting how much you say to Siri. Apple stores all Siri voice prompts on their internal servers.

Experiment with scrolling while looking at webpages. You might find it easier to scroll with one finger or two, depending on what you are looking at. Depending on the layout of the site, both have their advantages. Two fingers will enable you to scroll the webpage as a whole.

TIP! You can take screenshots with your phone. Simply press the “sleep” button while holding in the “home” button.

The iphone will show you a preview of any incoming messages right on the main lock screen. This can be a positive or a negative, depending on your preference. If this annoys you, you should know that you can turn this feature off. All you need to do is go into your setting and then click on notifications, and finally, tap messages. Then turn off the Show Preview option.

TIP! With your iPhone, you do not need to worry about your phone shaking when you take a picture. Your headphone volume controls can also double as a way to snap your pictures.

Did you know that your iphone can take a screenshot, anytime you like? Whenever you’re on a screen you want to snap, hold down the Sleep and Home buttons simultaneously. You have successfully saved the screenshot to your iphone once you see your screen turn white.

TIP! The Safari browser offers the ability to access sites without having to type .com as an extension.

Don’t waste your valuable time typing in the .com URL extension while using Safari to browse the Internet. As an example, if you’d like to go to YouTube.com, just type “YouTube” into the address field.

TIP! If your iPhone is dropped in water, never turn it back on immediately afterwards to find out if it still works. Dry off the phone and let it sit overnight.

The iPhone’s calendar function is great for organizing your life. You can add events faster and easier directly rather than using the + button. Tap and hold on an hour to create an event for that specific time. Fast scheduling will give you more time to work with!

TIP! Make the most of your time with your iPhone device by eliminating suggested words. You can get out of the suggestion box by tapping away on your screen, allowing you to continue with your message.

If your iphone freezes up, do not be alarmed. Your first step should be to press and hold the Home button or the Sleep button. If that fails try pressing the home button on your iphone along with the sleep/wake button. Your phone will get a hard reset and, be working again in no time.

Use Facebook on your iphone. Your iphone can be used to quickly and easily access Facebook and use it to stay connected with your friends and family.

TIP! Make sure you are reserved when it comes to the number of apps you are installing. Because Apple approves apps before they are listed in iTunes, most apps out there, both free and paid, are really useful.

You do not have to put up with the preset voice on your device. Siri can be found in General Settings. You can program the language to French, English or German. You can also change Siri’s English dialect to reflect either British or Australian usage. The British Siri actually has a male voice.

TIP! Your iPhone makes surfing the web easy; however, scrolling back to the beginning of a page can be a bit cumbersome. You don’t have to! You can go straight back to the beginning of a web page by tapping the status bar (where the clock appears) on top of the screen.

There are many ways to save time while typing on your iphone. Go to settings, then keyboard, then to add shortcut. When you do this, you have the option of preprogramming longer words or phrases you frequently say. As such, the next time you won’t have to type every single letter.

TIP! Set up some word shortcuts to type quickly on an iPhone. On the Settings Menu, go to General, then to Keyboard, and find Add New Shortcut.

Press cancel to save messages to work on later. Mail will ask whether you want to cancel the message, save it, or discard it. If you hit Save, your message is saved under Drafts. And if you do not have a Draft folder, your iphone will create one the first time you save an unfinished message.

TIP! Tap cancel when writing an email if you cannot finish composing your email. The iPhone will give you the option of saving a draft of your unfinished email.

Your iphone will also you to very quickly retrieve your iPod and other favored features. Just go to your settings screen, then general and then home. You are then able to customize by double clicking and then selecting which options you would like to customize. This is very simple if you know what you’re doing.

TIP! Tapping “cancel” allows you to save a draft of a message that you intend to finish later. A window will pop up asking what you’d like to do–Save, Don’t Save, or Cancel.

You should now feel pretty confident in your ability to use your iphone. Start with these basics to put the powerful iPone technology to work for you today. You can use this information to show your friends things they never knew before!

>