With so many apps built for the iphone, there is something for everyone on the iphone. The article will help shed some light on the great conventional and quirky uses of the iphone.
There are ways that you can make the keyboard larger on your iPhone. You don’t need to buy one, though. Put the iPhone to the side and in Safari, tap on the address bar. This will give you access to a larger keyboard to help make your typing a breeze.
Save your battery by lowering the brightness on your screen. Go to the settings portion of your phone and reduce the brightness level.
You can use Siri to set reminders based on location with your iphone. You can ask Siri to remind you to do something at a specific time. You can tell Siri to remind you to do something when you reach a certain location like home. The phone will automatically know you are home and give you of your call. You can remind yourself even if you can’t predict when you will get home.
When searching the web with your iPhone, you do not have to type in the “.com” part of an address. All you need to do is include the main part, like Google, and miraculously the iPhone browser transports you to that site. That may seem like a little thing, but over time that is a great deal of time saved.
Say that you are surfing for a nearby dry cleaner. When locating the number, you don’t need to switch over to the phone component of your iphone. Just press the number and you will be instantly connected to the business you want to contact.
Are you sick of the constnt notifications you receive? You can easily turn them off easily. Check “In Notification Center” to identify apps that you don’t need. This will also dramatically increase the life of the phone’s battery.
Location-based reminders are possible thanks to Siri. Instead of the time-based reminders, you can use location-based reminders. You can also ask Siri to give reminders when you arrive or leave a particular place, such as to phone your employer when you arrive at home. Then, once you reach home, Siri will sense it and remind you. Using this can make it possible to set reminders even when you are not sure when you will be home.
Suggestion Box
When you are trying to send an email or write a note and you have no interest in using words that are suggested by the iphone, you don’t have to press X to get rid of the suggestion box. Just tap the screen at any area and the suggestion box.
When using Safari, make calls with a single tap. For example, you may want to find a local dry cleaner. When you locate the number you were looking for, there is no need to switch to the phone part to place the call. A simple touch of the number and your call is connected directly to the exact business you searched for.
If you run into a picture you want to save while you’re browsing, simply tap it and hold it down. The context menu allows you to put the picture directly to your Camera Roll. You can also copy the image into an email if you like.
Turn keyboard clicks on by going to the sounds setting for your phone if you wish to hear clicks as you type on the keyboard. This will let you limit the number of mistakes as you are typing.
Use your iPhone to help you navigate from place to place. Utilize the map element like a GPS when trying to obtain directions to a particular location, or if you want to find different things like gas stations or grocery stores on the way. Bookmarking the map allows it to be easily accessed.
If your iphone is dropped in water, don’t turn it on to check it. Dry off the phone first and let the any internal water to dry overnight. You can permanently short circuit your phone by activating it when wet.
Your iPhone’s calendar is a wonderful tool to help you keep organized. You can make it more efficient by directly adding your events instead of always using the + button. If you’re in “Day” view, touching and pressing on each hour will make new events on that time. Fast scheduling will free up more time to work with!
You may not realize how easily you can save an image from Safari or Mail. All you have to do is touch the image you’d like to save, and hold on for a few seconds. Then you’ll receive a popup with a list of options. Of course, now it’s just as easy as selecting “Save.”
You may want to finish what you are doing before responding to the notifications. You should know that you can quickly get rid yourself of the notification. You just wipe away the pop-up bar when it appears on your screen.
Tap the bar on the top of the page. This works for other long screens as well.
There is no need to press X every time AutoCorrect attempts to correct a word. Instead, you can simply tap anywhere on your phone’s screen. This is a faster way to get rid of the AutoCorrect suggestion box.
Do not panic if your iphone freezes on you.If that does not solve the problem, push it along with the home button. This will provide a hard reset prompt that should revive your phone.
Now you have the knowledge to operate your iphone successfully, and even inform others of its benefits. The guidance contained in this piece has likely given you everything you need.
If you want to stay on top of your email, tag your account to your iPhone. This will allow you to see your emails immediately. You can tag email from one account or more than one account so that you receive notifications on your iPhone that you’ve received email.