Searching For Iphone Tricks? Try These Ideas!

September 5, 2015
AppNews

TIP! If your iPhone has been exposed to water, place it in a bowl of uncooked rice. It is fairly common to drop an iPhone and get it wet.

It’s easy to use the social media accounts you have with your iphone. Yet, some people aren’t sure how to do this still. Just read this article if you’re not sure how to use a phone to link up social media accounts.

TIP! You should be sure to update your iPhone each time a new update is available. Updates to your phone protect your phone and should be installed as soon as possible.

Dry rice can be used to dry an iphone if it gets wet. You should of course avoid dropping your iphone in water. In lieu of a hair dryer, pat the phone dry with a soft towel, then place in a plastic bag along with rice. Once the rice has had several hours to absorb moisture (leaving your phone in the bag overnight is ideal), your phone should be dry again.

TIP! If you are online with your phone, you don’t have to type “.com” to end the URLs.

The Siri app will now allow you to set reminders based on location. Rather than saying a time-based reminder to Siri, you can use a different command. You have the ability to ask Siri to tell you to visit to dry cleaner when you leave your house. The phone will automatically know you are at the destination and give you the reminder. Setting reminders has never been easier.

Protective Screen

TIP! You may not realize how easily you can save an image from Safari or Mail. The images in these apps can be saved by simply touching them and holding down your finger for a short amount of time.

Get a protective screen. Without a protective screen, it can become scratched. Even a tiny bit of dirt on the fingertip or keys in your pocket will scratch the screen. It is in your best interest to always use a screen protector.

TIP! AutoCorrect usually tries to suggest different words for you to use, but you don’t have to keep hitting “X” at each word. Just push any place on your screen.

You can make an app out of any website that you visit often. Simply go to the website. Tap “Go” once you access the site. Then the screen will come up to allow you to place the page on your phone’s main page. Once its on your home screen, it can be re-named and made into an app of your making.

TIP! Download an app that will allow you to upload files on your iPhone and use it as a storage device. You can upload music, short videos, pictures and even text files.

Obtain an app that can change your iphone into a storage device for music, pictures and videos. You can easily upload a variety of multimedia files to your iphone. You can access the files right from your iphone, or by connecting the device to a computer.

TIP! The iPhone gives you the flexibility of being able to capture a picture directly from the cord your headphones. For starters, get the frame of the photo that you want to take.

To easily access your email messages, you can tag an account to your iphone. This helps you instantly receive notifications each tine you get an email in your inbox. It is possible to link multiple accounts or a single one.

TIP! Make messaging faster if you use this trick. Should the suggested dictionary word not be desirable when texting, just tap on the screen and clear it.

If you need a quick calculation done, make fast use of your iPhone’s calculator function, which can be found under the utilities section. It is a standard calculator with the phone held vertically and a scientific calculator when it is rotated to horizontal.

TIP! You can scroll through web pages with one or two fingers on the iPhone. If the page is separated into boxes, one finger scrolling allows you to go through each box.

Your texting and emailing can be improved with the creation of AutoText shortcuts. These make your common phrases easy to access. The feature is useful for complicated emails and phrases you use a lot. Locate the keyboard settings on your iphone to access this useful feature.

Sleep/wake Button

TIP! Your iPhone can be your calculator, too. When holding the phone vertically the calculator is a standard one, but hold your phone horizontally and you get a scientific calculator.

Do not worry if your iphone freezes. First, press the Sleep/Wake button. However, should this fail, press the Home key with the sleep/wake button. This second solution reboots the phone and restores normal function in a few minutes.

TIP! Many people do not know that they can make their iPhone visually show their incoming messages and calls. You can even set the phone to flash the camera’s flash to alert you silently when a call is incoming.

You can mark emails as unread; however, the option is not visible on the main, mail screen. Simply hit “details” and find the “unread” feature which will cause your email to appear as unread when you next return to it.

TIP! If your phone freezes and does not respond to Wake/Sleep, you can simply force a hard reset. Hold down the Sleep/Wake button and the Home key at the same time.

Consider using an app to manage your battery life. Several are available, and they can monitor where the most battery usage is occurring and can offer suggestions how you can extend that battery life. They will also notify you about calibration, which is an important part of caring for your battery.

TIP! Take photos with you iPhone without messing up the image by shaking it too much. Just use the volume control that is on the cord of your headphones.

You can customize shortcuts on your phone that will allow for faster typing. Go to settings – general – keyboard – add new shortcut. By using acronyms or abbreviations, you can create shortcuts for more common words or phrases you type often. This inserts the word that you desire when you type in the shortcut.

TIP! You can save time when typing on your iPhone by presetting specific words. Use the settings section to add your own personal shortcuts.

There are other choices if you are not happy with the default voice of the Siri Iphone option. The first step is to find Siri in the “general settings” area. Then you can adjust Siri’s language to French, German or English. You can even change the accent that Siri uses, with options such as British or Australian. In fact, British Siris are male.

TIP! One of the iPhone’s best features is its built in dictionary. Put this useful tool to work for you as you deploy just about any application.

Type faster on your iphone. Access the keyboard section in the setting’s general are and create a shortcut for yourself. When you do this, you’ll have a chance to program your phone with things you say a lot that are a pain to type, like long words or sentences. It is a time-saving feature which ensures you do not need to type out the same thing over and over again.

TIP! Use FaceTime when communication with friends and family. This lets people actually see the person with whom they are speaking with.

You are able to access both iPod controls and your favorites instantly. Simply choose Settings, and then choose General, and finally pick the Home button. You can then double-click and select options to customize. This is a pretty straightforward process when following step by step.

TIP! Remember that your iPhone is far from a one-trick pony. It is one of the most versatile pieces of equipment on the market today.

Most people only know how to view contacts by touching the screen and flicking through each one. Put your finger right on the list. Slide up or down with your finger. You will have more control over the list, which is especially helpful if you have a large number of contacts.

TIP! It can be tricky to scroll through sites on the small window on the browser of your iPhone. You may find your self scrolling through the main webpage instead.

Whenever you link your social media accounts on your iphone, you will feel much more connected to the world. This way you will be connected to all your family and friends at the same time. The iphone is truly a great device.

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