Iphone Tips And Tricks You Would Never Have Thought Of On Your Own

June 18, 2016
AppNews

TIP! You won’t need to worry about ending up on the wrong road with the iPhone. You will be able to see your location with the map feature anytime you are in a service area.

There are new applications being released every day for your iphone. There are probably dozens that could help simplify your life, if you knew how to use them. This article will give you many tips and techniques on how you can use the apps in your daily life.

TIP! As soon as any new updates are available, you should immediately update your phone. Doing this ensures that your phone has all the latest options and software fixes.

With an iphone, you don’t have to worry about getting lost anymore. 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! Turn your iPhone’s brightness settings down if you want to get more out of its battery. To lower the brightness level, simply adjust your phone’s settings.

If you get your iphone wet, try to use rice when drying it out. It is common to drop the phone in a water puddle, the toilet or something wet. 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.

TIP! You don’t have to append “.com” to web addresses while you are browsing.

Do you hate all of the notifications that come into your iphone? You may turn them off easily. First, go to settings, and then go to notifications. Look at your apps under “In Notification Center” to remove any you don’t want. Doing so will also extend the life of your battery.

TIP! One finger works just as well as two fingers when scrolling through a site. If the site you’re visiting in split up into boxes, using just one finger will let you scroll through a single box at a given time.

If you go to a website over and over again, turn the site into an app on your iphone. You just need to visit the site itself. When there, all you need to do it to press the “Go” button. This then gives you the option for adding this site to the home screen. On your home screen, you can then rename the page to whatever you’d like it to be.

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TIP! Has a good opportunity to take a picture passed you by because you couldn’t get to the camera app quickly enough? Use this simple and fast shortcut. With the screen locked, rapidly press the Home button a couple times.

Link your personal and business email accounts to the phone in order to maintain consistent access. This helps greatly because once you get an instant notification, you can check out the message instantaneously on the iphone. You can have one or many email accounts hooked up to your phone.

TIP! As with many smartphones, you’re able to set your iPhone to give you a visual when you have an incoming call or message. For silent but prominent notifications, you can make your iPhone’s LED camera flash blink whenever a message or call comes in.

Do you have doubts about the latest message that you wrote on your iphone? Has Auto Correct made you sound silly? You can easily correct the damage by simply shaking your phone. It erases the most recent typing you have entered. Since this feature is optional, you will have to enable it through the Settings menu.

TIP! You can capture a screenshot while using your iPhone. When you’re on the screen you want to save, hold down the home button and then tap on the sleep button.

As you browse webpages, scrolling with a single finger or two fingers is an option. One finger allows you to move through the page box by box. You can quickly scroll down the entire page by using two fingers.

TIP! The Safari on the iPhone has a lot of features, similar to that of a computer’s Internet. To save a picture, simply tap and hold.

Ever miss a great picture because you could not access your phone’s camera quickly enough? Try this easy and quick shortcut. Clicking on the home button two times will get you to this area. There will a little camera icon in the bottom right hand corner. Slide up on this button to have your camera app automatically open.

TIP! If your iPhone freezes up and does not restart by pressing the “sleep/wake” button, a hard reset will fix the problem. By simultaneously holding down the sleep/wake button and the home key, it should get your phone working properly again.

If you wish to do basic arithmetic quickly, try using the calculator in your iPhone’s utility section. You can turn your phone to access the scientific calculator option which is visible when the phone is horizontal.

TIP! Make AutoText shortcuts with phrases you use the most, in order to save yourself some time when you are emailing or texting. This feature is easy for email addresses and common phrases.

If your iphone ever freezes and you cannot revive it by pressing the “Wake” button, you may need to perform a hard reset. Press and hold that button while you hold down the Home key simultaneously. This will shut off and restart your iphone.

TIP! Personalizing your iPhone is easy when you select the perfect ringtone. This can create a sense of individualism versus having the same tone as everyone else.

To conserve time while emailing or texting, develop AutoText helpful shortcuts for expressions you most frequently type on the iphone. It’ll be a lot faster to input frequently-used phrases (e.g. “I’m coming,” “Where are you?”) or email addresses (a shortcut for your own address is always useful). Access the shortcut feature in the keyboard settings.

TIP! Here’s a tip for saving time when it comes to your iPhone’s suggested words function. If your phone gives you a suggestion, all you need to do is tap outside of the suggestion box, and it will disappear, so that you are no longer bothered by it.

If you know anyone with an iphone, you have seen some get their minds blown by the technology in their hands, for better and for worse. To get the most from your iphone, just make use of all of the great advice you have read here.

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