Information You Should Know About Your Iphone

June 28, 2016
AppNews

TIP! Whenever you learn how you can use your phone’s volume buttons for taking pictures, use your headphone cord to snap a quick picture. Press the button located on the headphone cord while keeping a steady hand.

The iphone makes finding your way around a breeze. Mapping software comes with your iphone so that you can immediately start pinpointing locations without having to worry about adding an app. This application is great for finding your way back home, or to a new destination you haven’t visited yet.

TIP! Siri helps you with reminders that are location based. No longer do you need to give Siri a time to remind you of a specific task.

You can also take a picture through using your headphone cord on the iphone. Hold the phone steady and press the button on the cord. When you do this, you ensure that the device is not shaken. As a result, your image will appear much more crisp and clear.

TIP! Whenever you’re in Safari, it’s simple to make calls by a single tap. For instance, perhaps you are looking for a dry cleaner.

You can use Safari to just do one tap and make a phone call. If you are searching for a dry cleaner, you can simply click the number. When you find a number, you don’t have to go back to the phone menu to call. Just press the number; you then connect to the place you are trying to call.

TIP! Are you sick of constantly getting iPhone notifications? If so, you have the option to disable these notifications. Go into the settings and choose notifications.

It is not necessary to close out an autocorrect suggestion by pushing the “X.” All you need to do is press the screen, anywhere. This closes the suggestion box immediately, so that you can type the word the proper way.

TIP! Are there umlauted or accented letters you wish to include in your messages? Well, luckily for you it’s a relatively easy process. Touch and hold the particular letter you want additional options for and keep your finger on it for a couple of seconds.

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. Then, when you are ready to take your picture, push the button on your headphone cord. The picture will be taken. You can save your picture by following the usual steps.

TIP! Most people who own iPhones are well aware of the picture-taking possibilities the phone has to offer. But the camera roll, where the photos are kept, can be a much more confusing endeavor.

Did you just type something into iMessage that you probably shouldn’t have? Is Auto Correct incorrect? Shake your iphone and you can quickly undo any damage. This will automatically undo recent typing. Because this particular feature is optional, it may be necessary to enable it under the Settings menu.

TIP! You can set your iPhone to let you know when calls or messages are coming in. If you want silent notifications, you can configure your iPhone’s camera to flash and blink when a call or message comes in.

If you need to do some quick math, but not in your head, make use of the calculator in your iphone. This is a standard calculator when the phone is held vertically, but becomes a scientific calculator if the phone is moved horizontally.

TIP! Your iPhone’s Safari mobile browser will allow you to do just about everything that you would be able to do on a regular Internet browser. All you need to do is tap and hold a picture you’d like to preserve when you come across it online.

You should be careful using the Siri voice command system with your iphone if you are worried about your privacy. Almost all voice prompts directed at Siri are recorded by Apple, and stored by them on internal servers. This is to improve the program’s speech recognition capabilities, and they keep the files secured. However it’s best to be aware that any time you speak to Siri, you may be recorded.

TIP! Sometimes a hard reset is necessary to get your iPhone working again if it freezes and the Sleep/Wake button does not fix it. Press down and hold the Sleep/Wake button while simultaneously holding and pressing on Home.

Your iphone Safari browser will do most anything a computer browser can do. If you find a picture you would like to save, simply press and hold it. A menu will appear that will allow you to save the image. Alternately, you can copy the image into a text message.

TIP! In order to hear a sound for each character you type, make the necessary adjustment in the “sounds” area of the phone’s settings. Doing this will let you know that your iPhone has registered your typing, which will minimize the number of mistakes you make.

Firmware on your iphone should be kept up to date. This increases both your iPhone’s functionality and the battery life. The firmware can be updated through the iTunes application on your computer. You can also use iCloud for connecting the phone to an Apple computer.

Autotext Shortcuts

TIP! If you want to mark an email as unread in your iPhone, you need to find the command, as it is not visible. When you go to the details, you can tap on the feature for unread messages, and when you view the message again, it appears as unread.

AutoText shortcuts save a great deal of time when texting and emailing. Create shortcuts for the phrases that you use most frequently. The AutoText shortcuts feature allows you to quickly type email addresses and other cumbersome phrases. Access this feature under the keyboard settings on the iphone.

TIP! Think about buying an app for battery management. Many such apps already exist and when getting the absolute maximum performance for your dollar is a goal, you’ll want to invest in one or the other.

Your iphone can take pictures one-handed. Focus your picture and press the volume up button. This will allow you to take the picture with one hand while steadying the phone with the other hand.

TIP! Taking screenshots is simple with your iPhone. Simply press your power button and your home button all at one time.

If you want to mark an email as unread in your iphone, you need to find the command, as it is not visible. Open ‘Details’ and click on ‘unread’. This will mark the message as unread the next time you open your Mail app.

TIP! There are so many wonderful features to the iPhone, one of which is a pretty big dictionary that is built right into the phone. This feature is available in almost any app.

Type faster on your iphone. From the settings menu, access general area, then the keyboard and create a shortcut. You can take advantage of this feature to store quick shortcuts for long words or phrases that you find yourself using repeatedly. Going forward, you won’t need to type them in completely.

Contact List

TIP! If your iPhone freezes, try pressing “home” for at least 5 seconds. A reboot should occur.

You have different methods to look through the contacts you have on your iphone. Using your finger to locate contacts on your iphone you can go through your contact list, locate a contact with a specific initial letter by tapping that letter or holding your finger on your contact list. The last way allows you to go though the list quickly.

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