Want More From Your Iphone? Try These Suggestions!

December 3, 2015
AppNews

TIP! A screen protector is a wise investment for your iPhone. If you don’t apply a screen protector, your phone can suffer from scratches and nicks.

Today it seems like everyone has an iphone. It’s a very popular device, and one that can be tough to master. If you are an iphone owner, but haven’t yet mastered all of the technology, continue reading. For a selection of useful tips and tricks, read on!

TIP! Though many people use their iPhone for surfing the web or email, many are not aware of how easy saving images from these can be. It’s really easy to do this.

To dry a soaked phone, use rice. Phones are commonly dropped in water from puddles or toilets. Towel dry your phone and put it in a baggie filled 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.

Reminders Based

TIP! Are there umlauted or accented letters you wish to include in your messages? It is easy; this is what must be done. Use your finger to select the letter, then hold it down for one or two seconds.

The Siri app will now allow you to set reminders based on location. Siri already gives reminders based on a pre-set time. You can tell Siri to remind you to give work a call when you get home. So, when the phone realizes your location has changed, the relevant reminder can be issued. You’ll be able to use reminders more effectively by making them location-based instead of time-based.

TIP! The calculator is a very valuable function on the iPhone. In the phone’s vertical position, you will get a standard calculator and if you flip it into horizontal position, you will see a scientific calculator.

The iphone gives you the freedom to develop a custom dictionary and your own specific shortcuts. By entering specific phrases into your iPhone’s dictionary, it will understand what you are saying when using the dictation feature. You can also type specific phrases into your shortcuts menu. The keyboard will also pull from this dictionary for autocorrect needs.

TIP! Whenever you’re using your iPhone, you can take a quick screenshot. Press the home and sleep button together for taking a screenshot.

It is possible to take a picture from your headphone cord. For starters, get the frame of the photo that you want to take. When the picture is ready to go, engage the cord’s button. Doing this will take a picture. Next, you can save the picture using the same method that you normally would.

TIP! You can glean images from the Internet when you use the Safari browser on your iPhone. If you find a picture you would like to save, simply press and hold it.

Here is a simple tip for faster messaging on your iphone. Dismiss any auto-correct suggestions while texting by tapping the screen anywhere. You do not even have to tap the small “x” that is found at the word’s end.

TIP! Hard reset your iPhone if it gets frozen. Press down and hold the Sleep/Wake button while simultaneously holding and pressing on Home.

Taking pictures is one iphone feature that most users take advantage of. The only real problem most people encounter here is that their catalogs become quite extensive and subsequently hard to sort through. You can use the album feature that’s built into your phone in order to organize your pictures. This will really speed you up when you need to locate a particular picture.

TIP! Create shortcuts for sayings or phrases you use a lot to save yourself some time. You can use this feature to save time that would otherwise be wasted typing out rote messages like “I’ll call you later” or “I’m almost there”.

If you need a quick calculation done, make fast use of your iPhone’s calculator function, which can be found under the utilities section. This is a standard calculator when the phone is held vertically, but becomes a scientific calculator if the phone is moved horizontally.

TIP! Don’t waste your valuable time typing in the .com URL extension while using Safari to browse the Internet.

You can take a screenshot with your iphone. Press the home and sleep button together for taking a screenshot. Your screen will blink white letting you know the screen shot has been taken and stored in your camera roll.

TIP! In order to mark one of your emails as unread through your iPhone, you must locate the command for it because it isn’t on there by default. Navigate to “details,” then click on “unread”; when you re-open the email app, the message will appear unread.

You may run into a problem in which you are unable to power up your iphone by pressing its Sleep/Wake button. Fortunately, a hard reset remedies the problem. Press the sleep button and home button at the same time for several seconds. The phone will power down, and power up again to show you everything is fine.

TIP! Access Facebook from your iPhone. Many people already know this, but there are some who are unaware of the phone’s ability to use Facebook.

To help limit mistakes while typing, turn on the keyboard clicks under the sound settings of your phone. Some people find it helpful to hear the clicks of typing to keep from making mistakes, while others find the sound irritating and prefer silent typing.

TIP! Think about buying an app for battery management. There are a number of these apps available, and each can help you determine which features and functions use the most battery life; they can also help you figure out what changes to make in order to extend the battery’s life.

You probably already know that you can set reminders based on time of day. Also, which most people aren’t aware of is that you can set a location-based reminder too! As an example, you can set a notification that will remind you to stop at the pharmacy once you leave work. There is no end to the kinds of reminders you can set on your iphone.

TIP! When typing with your iPhone, setting up word shortcuts can make things much more efficient. Go to Settings, go under General, look under Keyboard, and then Add New Shortcut.

Do not go overboard with the apps on your iphone. There are a lot of great apps for the iphone, some free, and some that cost money to use. When downloading apps, be careful that it comes from a trusted source.

TIP! If Siri’s mechanized voice rubs you the wrong way, you do have other options. Siri can be found in General Settings.

Here’s a handy little hint when you’re on your iphone and you’ve reached the bottom of a long web page. There’s no reason for you to waste time doing this! On the top of the screen, tap the status bar; this will instantly bring you back to the beginning of the page. This works for all long screens, especially one like iTunes.

TIP! You have probably found out how to scroll through your contacts by flicking. Start by holding your finger on the alphabetical list.

Save a draft of your mail message by hitting cancel, should you wish to work on it later. A window will pop up asking what you’d like to do–Save, Don’t Save, or Cancel. Send an unfinished message to your drafts by tapping the “save” option. Should this folder not exist, it will be created.

TIP! A fun way to talk to others with your iPhone is FaceTime. This lets people actually see the person with whom they are speaking with.

Do you always text the same people? You can add them to your favorites. The favorites and recent calls lists can be utilized to call and text people quickly. Just tap the arrow by a contact in either list, and choose “text message.” This option will allow you to quickly and easily see what you’ve been missing.

TIP! If you are klutzy, protect your iPhone with a case. The glass is likely to shatter if your phone undergoes a significant impact without a case.

Searching through small webpage windows on an iphone can be difficult. When you’re using your iphone, you’ll frequently find yourself on the main webpage rather than a small window you intended to scroll through. If you have trouble, zoom in on the page a bit. Then use two fingers to scroll instead of just one.

TIP! There is an easy way to remove unwanted emails with just a swipe of your finger. If you swipe your finger across the message it will automatically pull up a box that will allow you to delete it immediately.

Now that you have nearly finished this article, you probably learned a few more things about your iphone. It’s time to put that knowledge to use. Use everything you now know, and you will quickly gain mastery of this tremendously useful device.

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