Helpful Advice For Using Your Iphone

November 18, 2015
AppNews

TIP! Use rice to dry out a wet iPhone. At some point in time, your phone could get wet by accident.

Many people think the iphone is the best thing ever. However, what could it be that makes the Iphone so marvelous? Read on for tips and tricks you may not know about the iphone.

TIP! Get a keyboard that is bigger in order to browse easier with your iPhone. In order to get a bigger keyboard, you don’t even need to purchase one.

If your iphone has accidentally gotten wet, rice can be used to help it dry. If your iphone lands in the toilet or you get it wet, this can help to save your device. Do not use a hair dryer, but wipe the phone with a towel and then place it in a ziploc bag that is filled with rice. Let it dry overnight.

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TIP! When in Safari, you can easily make phone calls with just one tap. For example, you may want to find a local dry cleaner.

If you want to browse the web with ease on the iphone, try a larger keyboard. You can get this added value without purchasing an expensive accessory! Just tap Safari’s address bar while you hold your iphone sideways; you’ll instantly see a big difference! The larger keyboard allows you to have more speed and efficiency when typing.

TIP! You can find your way anywhere with your iPhone. When you are trying to find a certain location, you can use the map function on your iPhone.

Is your iphone simply pestering you with way too many notifications? There is an easy way to stop them. Begin by selecting “settings”, then hit the notifications line. Check “In Notification Center” to identify apps that are not currently of use. By doing this, you’ll greatly improve the condition of your battery.

TIP! Instead of trying to remember what a webpage or email said, you can save an image from on of them. You simply have to touch and hold the image you want to save.

Did you know that any website you visit can be made into an app? Simply go to the website. Then tap the “Go” button. When you do this, you’ll be asked if you want to add the site on your home page. Once it appears on the home page, give it a personalized name.

TIP! Try snapping a photograph using the headphone cord. Simply frame the picture that you wish to take.

AutoCorrect usually tries to suggest different words for you to use, but you don’t have to keep hitting “X” at each word. Instead, you can simply tap anywhere on your phone’s screen. This closes the suggestion box immediately, so that you can type the word the proper way.

TIP! You may be wanting to add an accented or umlauted letters but are not sure how. This is how to go about doing so.

The next time you visit a website on your iphone, you should test using either one or two fingers to scroll. If the page is separated into boxes, when using one finger it lets your go through each box on at a time. Use two fingers to scroll the whole page.

TIP! Did you know that your iPhone can take a screenshot, anytime you like? When you’re on the screen you want to save, hold down the home button and then tap on the sleep button. If you see that your screen has turned white, you have successfully taken a screenshot.

If you are writing something and wish not to use the iPhone’s suggested words, forget about using the “x” to get rid of them. All you have to do is tap anywhere on the screen and the box will disappear.

TIP! Make sure to keep the OS upgraded to the latest version possible. The iPhone has become as sophisticated as many computers.

Is the process of loading the camera app slowing down your photography and hampering your shutterbug skills? Use this easy shortcut. Tap twice on the Home button when your screen is locked. You will then notice an icon representing the camera function somewhere on the lower part of the screen. Touch this button in order to enable the camera automatically.

TIP! Firmware on your iPhone should be kept up to date. This increases both your iPhone’s functionality and the battery life.

One wonderful organizational tool that can be utilized on your phone is the calendar. Use it directly to add meetings and reminders instead of using the plus button. While you are in “Day” view, if you tap and hold on any hour, you can automatically create an event for that particular time. Fast scheduling will give you more time to work with!

If you have an iphone, make use of Facebook. Not everyone knows yet that Facebook and other social networks are accessible from the iphone.

TIP! Make sure you are reserved when it comes to the number of apps you are installing. There are many apps available and prices vary a lot while some apps are completely free.

It’s relatively easy to type with an iphone, but setting up custom shortcuts for words makes it a lot easier. Simply go to Settings, then General and Keyboard, and then “Add New Shortcut”. Adding shortcuts is easy. For example, if you typed a word like “probably” a lot, you could have that word auto complete after only the “pr.” When you type these shortcuts, the corresponding words and phrases will be inserted in their entirety.

TIP! You can use your iPhone camera single-handedly. All you need to do is tap the volume up button on the side of the phone when you have your shot lined up.

Your iphone contains a very handy and useful dictionary. This particular reference tool can be utilized with almost any app. The only action you must take is tapping and holding on the word in question and then choosing the Define choice from the appearing list.

TIP! Battery management apps have many benefits. These apps will tell you how you can get more from your battery.

As mentioned at the beginning of this article, pretty much everyone has an iphone in this day and age. You may not have understood what was so great about them before. However, now that you’ve read this article, things should be more clear. You probably understand more why you need an iphone.

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