Basic Tips for iPhone Users

Athena By Athena , 27th Jun 2012 | Follow this author | RSS Feed | Short URL http://nut.bz/3yozobs9/
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If you are thinking about buying an iPhone, you're in for lots of fun. It can literally change your daily life once you know how to maximize its potential.

iPhone for Beginners: Basic Tips and Features of the iPhone


With the advancements in technology, arise the opportunity and need to acquire new knowledge and skills. An iPhone should provide ease, comfort, and fun if you can maximize its use. Here are some basic tips to help you master your iPhone gadget.
Messaging on your iPhone is pretty fast, especially if you know all the shortcuts when using the on-screen keyboard. Using the symbols section is quicker by basically pressing the symbols button and holding it. Next, drag it to the desired location, then release. You'll be brought back to the QWERTY keyboard to continue your succeeding text entries.

Make use of the location-based reminders. The iPhone 4s has a feature that gives you reminders on queries when you visit specific places. Once you have no need of these reminders on a certain place, you can ask the Siri program to prompt you about it before you depart from that location.

The iPhone is able to take screenshots similar to the computer. To do this, simply hold down the Home button, then press the Sleep button. When you hear a camera click and see a flash, this confirms that the screenshot of your iPhone is now saved in your Camera Roll.

Similar to other smart phones, there is no need to press the Shift button to capitalize a word following a punctuation mark of a sentence. Letters are automatically capitalized at the start of a sentence. You could override this function by going to Settings, then General, and press Keyboard. Find Auto-Capitalization and switch it off.

Viewing you email on your iPhone is another customizable feature. Depending on your preferences, you may choose the amount of preview information shown. The user has the ultimate control over this function. Simply go to the Mail, Contacts, and Calendars segment of your Settings and tap Preview to set the preview for entries from five lines down to zero. With the iPhone 4s you can even manage more than several email accounts.

If you wish to keep your iPhone running smoothly, never leave it inside your car or in areas with high temperature for even a short time. Hot temperatures can easily damage your iPhone. Damage can also happen to iPhones exposed to extremely cold temperatures and abrupt temperature changes.

If you are thinking about buying an iPhone, you're in for lots of fun. It can literally change your daily life once you know how to maximize its potential. There are loads of iPhone apps available online both free and with some cost. There's a whole new world of iPhone possibilities to discover.

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