The iPhone is well-loved by many and for good reason. All of the installed apps and packed features allow it to perform many tasks at once. This article has a lot of information about new tricks for your phone, so you can harness the real power of your iPhone.
If you own an iPhone, getting lost is a thing of the past. The iPhone has a great feature that integrates your phone software with GPS so you can see where you are at any given time, as long as you have service. This application is great for finding your way back home, or to a new destination you haven’t visited yet.
Save your valuable battery power by lowering the brightness on your iPhone. You can do this by changing the brightness in the settings area of your phone to a lower level. This helps to limit the charge imposed on your battery and keep it at full, which can be very handy.
Do you hate all of the notifications that come into your iPhone? Here is an easy way to stop them. Begin by selecting “settings”, then hit the notifications line. Examine the apps listed in the heading and delete the ones you no longer use. This will also dramatically increase the iPhone’s battery life.
You can easily message much faster using this simple trick. If the dictionary has provided you with a work you do not like, just tap anywhere on your phone’s screen to get rid of it. The “x” icon doesn’t need to be accessed to stop a word.
A lot of iPhone users want to use accented letters and other features in their text, but they simply can’t figure out how to do it. Here’s what you have to do. If you touch an individual letter for only a few seconds, options will appear for that letter. A box is supposed to appear that has many extra keys. You will then be able to type as many fancy letter as you want.
If you do not want to use the iPhone suggestions for typing an email or note, it is not necessary to hit “x” to remove the box. Just tap the screen anywhere and the suggestion box will go away.
If your phone freezes and does not respond to Wake/Sleep, you can simply force a hard reset. Press and hold the “Sleep/Wake” button again while simultaneously holding down the “Home” key. This button combo will cause the phone to shut down and restart, which should get your phone back to working order.
AutoText shortcuts are an ideal way to quickly add frequently used words and phrases into your texts. 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). This feature is accessible through the keyboard settings on the iPhone.
You don’t have to type .com when using Safari on your iPhone. For example, if you would like to go to Amazon.com, you could type the word “Amazon” and it will navigate to the website.
Don’t concern yourself with the words iPhone suggests when you are typing. Tap anywhere while you are typing to eliminate the suggested spelling box. This keeps you from having to hit the x.
Sometimes you are working on your iPhone and you are interrupted when a notification pops up. It’s likely that you need to finish what you’re working on before turning your attention to the notification. You can easily dismiss notifications. Once you see the notification bar, just make it disappear with a swipe.
Do not panic if your iPhone freezes. First, press the Sleep/Wake button. If that does not solve the problem, select the sleep/wake and home buttons together. This will walk you through restarting your phone.
When typing with your iPhone, setting up word shortcuts can make things much more efficient. Access settings, then general, and select keyboard, finally, choose “add new shortcut”. You can use acronyms and abbreviations as shortcuts for words and phrases that you use often. When you start typing a word that’s been programmed, your phone will automatically fill it in for you.
If you have run out of time and can’t finish composing your email, then just press cancel rather than closing out of your email app. The iPhone then gives you the option of saving a draft rather than discarding the email. If you select yes, you will have access to the email in your drafts folder at a later time.
Give distinct names to each email account that you plan on checking using your iPhone. It is hard to navigate through email accounts that are named the same. By assigning each account its own unique ID, you make it easier to quickly locate and access specific information.
One neat little trick you learn with your iPhone is to know how to rid yourself of unwanted emails. You can accomplish this by simply swiping your finger. Simply brush your finger over a message you wish to get rid of, and a delete button will appear on the screen.
If you don’t plan on watching a video you’ve viewed on your phone again, be careful not to save it. After you view a video, you’ll be asked if you’d like to remove it. Say “yes” to save memory.
Thanks to it’s popularity, many have seen how great the iPhone is as a device. There are endless features and functions which you can tailor to suit your many needs. Sometimes it takes awhile to figure out the different features available. Although there is a possibility you will never use them all, the tips in this article will help you achieve the most from your phone.