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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

IPhone Tips That You Could Use Easily

By Crisanto Valdemor


Have you been searching for the latest tips and tricks for the iphone? The iphone is packed with so much information that it becomes difficult to figure out all the latest technology. The article below sorts through all this iphone technology clutter and simplifies it so you can have a much smoother iphone experience.

Are you looking to do a little private browsing on Safari on your iPhone? You can by simply going into the Safari area of settings and clicking on private browsing. You'll know the feature is on because it changes the color of your iOS Safari background from brushed metal to black.

Get updates sent to your phone about your favorite sports teams at all times. You can subscribe to different emailing services, or applications that will update you on scores, statistics, and final results when one of your favorite teams is playing on a given day. These applications are perfect for people who want to stay updated on their current teams, but who don't have the time to watch every game.

Do you need to look up a restaurant or a doctor's office number? Open Safari and do a local search. Safari should recognize phone numbers and allow you to tap on them. If you do so, your iPhone will dial the number. This also works for numbers sent via emails.

Getting the weather forecast on your iPhone is simpler than most think. Bring up the weather app and you will see the weekly weather forecast for your area. If you are interested in seeing an hour by hour forecast, all you have to do is click on the current day.

There is a way you can take pictures faster instead of going through your apps. Double-tap on the Home button, and the camera icon will be available for you to tap. This even works if have your iPhone locked. Once you do this, use the volume up button to take the picture.

If your iphone gets wet, it may not be ruined. Gently towel dry the device. Do not turn it on or use heat or wind to dry it out. Instead, place it in a baggie with some white rice, and leave it for several hours. The rice will absorb any moisture that is inside your iphone.

You can dramatically increase the utility of the Maps app on your iPhone by using the "drop pin" feature to set your own landmarks. All you need to do is tap a location on the map screen and hold it until the pin appears. This is a great way to quickly store locations you'll need to find again.

Enable restrictions. If someone young is using the iphone, you can set mature content restriction. Alternatively, you may have some content you don't want anyone else happening upon. You can set a restriction on particular pieces of content to make sure no one other than yourself has access to them.

Now matter what app you are using, including the browser, you can get back to the top of the page with a single touch. All you need to do is press the top bar on the iPhone's screen. This is the bar that shows the time and other basic info.

Sometimes you want to see all of your appointments and notifications on your iPhone at once. You can do this quickly with one gesture. Just take your finger, start at the top of your screen and swipe down. This will give you all your info for the day at a glance.

A new feature the iPhone has that many people do not know about is its built-in dictionary. This can even be used as you are writing an email or text message. If there is a word that you are unsure about, just tap on it and you will see "define" pop up--tap on it!

It is the world of phone applications, and pretty soon phones are going to replace laptops. If you haven't already gotten into iphones and using applications, you need to get started now. There are a world of different applications out there that can handle much of your daily business.

If you are having issues with your IPhone, preform a "hard reset". Press the Home button and the Sleep/Wake button at the same time until you see the power off slider appear on the screen. Use it to shut down your phone completely before restarting. This method can fix many minor issues.

Check out stocks with live updates straight to your phone. If you have to go on a family event, or step out the office for an extended period of time you can still keep track of your most important stocks. If you start to see a trend you can call in to your office and have them change your stocks around so that you aren't left coming up short.

Check out all of your stocks and how the market is doing in the stocks section of your iPhone. This section allows you to look at how the Dow Jones is doing at the current time in addition to a timeline of its performance and different articles for quick access to the market.

As stated in the above article, there is so much to learn about the iphone that oftentimes it becomes so overwhelming to learn about all the new technology. Now that you just learned a few simple tips and tricks, you should be up to speed some on how make your iphone usage much easier.




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