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Friday, February 1, 2013

Personalize Your IPhone With These Tips

By Cleoff Standford


An iPhone is much more than just a phone. In addition to talking to other phones, you can surf the Internet, listen to music and use the thousands upon millions of applications available for the device. To get a handle on all this power, read on into this article for awesome ideas on mastering your iPhone.

There are many myths about how you are supposed to handle an iPhone falling into water. The largest one is using a hairdryer to dry the phone. Instead of drying out all the water that has gotten on the phone, doing this will only serve to push water further into the phone.

When you are typing a text message on the iPhone, you can select the whole body of text by holding down your finger on the sentence for approximately three seconds and clicking select all. This will give you the ability to delete or copy the whole set of text that you have selected.

Are you wanting to improve the battery life of your iPhone? One tip you might want to try is turning off features such as Location Services, Wi-Fi, and Notifications. All three of these feature are notorious for sapping the life from your phone's battery. If you prefer to keep these features turned on, you can still extend your battery life by making sure the apps which utilize these features are not left "open".

Did you know that you can replace the default icons with others that you would prefer? All you have to do is choose an icon that you do not use very often, then click on it to bring it up. Click on "edit" and you will see your options. Pick an icon you prefer and hold it down, or click and drag.

If you want your iPhone to continue functioning properly, it is important to never leave it in your car for even a short amount of time. Inside a car, hot temperatures are magnified due to the greenhouse effect. High temperatures can damage your iPhone. Exposing your device to cold temperatures is equally damaging to your phone's components.

If you want the latest iPhone but are short on cash, consider signing an agreement with one of the major phone carriers. Many carriers will offer you a significantly discounted price on a phone if you are willing to commit to them for one or two years. This is a great way to get a fun gadget for less!

If you often download your new iOS apps to multiple devices, try turning on automatic downloads in your setting area on these devices. Then, when any new app is purchased, the app will automatically be downloaded to these devices. No need for you to do anything! It will simply be there the next time you log onto the device.

If you travel with kids a lot, an iPhone can be beneficial to you. You can easily install a few games on it to keep your kids occupied on long car trips, or even just while waiting in line at the grocery store. This can help keep them happy and out of your hair.

To quickly add a special character or symbol into your texts, you can pull up a menu by holding down the $ key. You will immediately see a menu that features different currency symbols, elongated hyphens, inverted exclamation points and dozens of other characters. This is ideal for those who communicate with international contacts.

Now that you've read this article, surely you can see that many of your iphone frustrations have reasonably simple solutions. If you know the right tricks, anything is easier. Apply these suggestions you have learned and you will be on your way to mastering the complexities of your personal iphone.




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