Friday, January 25, 2013

Everything You Ever Wanted Or Needed To Know About IPhone

By Amiel Nalda


If you know anything about the iPhone, you know what a wonderful piece of technology it is, with its various functions and plethora of apps. However, you might not know the dangers lurking, in time lost figuring things out, sifting through all those apps or managing the financial aspects of owning one. Protect yourself by reading the tips below.

Are you sick of how quickly your iPhone batter dies? There are many ways you can preserve the battery life. For instance, you can turn down the back light, close down any apps you are not using and be sure to put the lock on the screen when the phone is in your pocket!

Would you like a way to navigate through your contacts more quickly on your iPhone? When you are looking at your contact list, notice the bar on the right that lists the letters A through Z. You can tap on a letter to quickly switch to names that start with that letter.

To get the most out of your iPhone, use it as a storage device. You can use your iPhone to store all sorts of files with the help of readily available software. Aside from the obvious music files, you can store pictures, documents and more. The best advantage to this is the fact that you always have access to those files wherever you go.

Do not use any accessories for your iphone that are not made by apple. Other company's accessories have been proven to drain the batteries of the iphone, leaving them almost useless because they die so quickly. They can also cause other operation problems, so be sure that you always use apple accessories with your iphone.

If your iPhone freezes and the Sleep/Wake button does not work, do not worry. There is another option. Try pressing and holding on the Home Button and the Sleep/Wake button instantaneously. Then, you'll be notified to slide the tab that will turn off your phone. This type of hard-reset can revive your frozen iPhone.

Try to keep the applications that you use the most on the first page. This is important as you will want to reduce the amount of time that you search for your favorite used functions. Sort your most widely used functions in order from the most to least use on the first page for convenience.

Make your own ringtone. If the ringtones on your iphone do nothing for you, try creating your own. You can send a file from your computer to your iphone. To do this, make sure the file is a compatible mp3. Send it from your computer to your phone using either wifi or a usb cable.

Take advantage of the weather function on the iPhone to get a grasp of the forecast for the next week. This function allows you to select the specific town that you live in along with other areas that can help you get a better idea of weather in a particular area.

If it is crucial that you receive notifications on your iPhone, you can use LED flash. To use this feature, all you need to do is go to "settings", then tap on "general" and finally "accessibility". Just turn the slider on for "LED Alerts for Notifications". You will see the LED light go on the next time you receive a notification.

Decrease the font size to the lowest one that you can read easily. This will make it very easy to read as much information as possible without having to continually scroll through a page. This, in the end, will save you a great deal of time and make it more enjoyable to use your iphone.

A good tip if you have an iphone is to customize it a little bit. There are many different skins that you can purchase for your iphone that will make it stand out from everyone else's. It could be of a pattern you like or even of your favorite band.

One of the ways that you can personalize your iPhone is to change the wallpaper in the front and main screens on your iPhone. You can select from existing wallpapers that Apple creates or chooses from your camera roll, where you will be able to choose from the photos that you have saved..

Save photos you like easily in Safari. If you see an image you want to keep, just press and hold on the photo on the website page. Your iPhone will give you the option of saving a copy of the image. This save is offline so you can use it for personal use through email or anything else.

Having an iPhone is generally a good thing. However, it is possible to lose sanity, time and money if you do not know how to properly manage ownership. Apply what you have learned in this article if you want to protect yourself but still get the most out of owning an Apple iPhone.




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