Confused About The Iphone? Read This Article

TIP! Make sure you update your iPhone when you see new updates are available. When you update your device, you’ll have all the fixes, updates, and other important things your iPhone needs.

Many people own an iphone. Though the iphone has become ubiquitous, it is hard for some to learn its many uses. If you don’t know how to use your iphone yet, keep reading. The article below can quickly transform you into an expert.

TIP! You can have a better iPhone browsing experience by using a bigger keyboard. It is, however, not necessary to purchase a larger keyboard.

To get the most out of your iphone, remember that Siri has a ton of unique options you can use, like location reminders. Rather than saying “Siri, let me know to call my job at 5pm.” Instead, you can request: “Siri, tell me to contact the office when I reach my home.” When your iphone knows you are home, it will give you the reminder. With this feature, you can set reminders based on location, not time.

TIP! Any website you frequently visit can be turned into an app. First, navigate to the site.

When using Safari, make calls with one tap. You might run across a number you want to call if you’re searching for, say, a restaurant online. When you find the number, no need to go to your phone component to make the call. Just tap on the number and you will be instantly connected to the business you want to contact.

TIP! There are applications that let you use your iPhone to store files. Whether you want to carry videos, music, photos or documents, you can easily put them on your phone.

Practically any website can be transformed into an app for your iphone. When you are on the site there are a couple of things you have to do. Once you are on the website, just hit the “Go” button. Then, you will have the option of adding the site to the home screen. You can have your own app once you rename it.

TIP! To quickly browse a website, you can alternate between scrolling with one and two fingers. If the site you’re visiting in split up into boxes, using just one finger will let you scroll through a single box at a given time.

Many iphone users will spent a lot of time surfing the web and reading mail, but they do not know how to save the images they find or are sent. Tap on the image for a period of three seconds and it will give you the option to save it. A box will appear giving you the option of saving the selected image.

TIP! By default, your iPhone will show a preview of incoming messages on the lock screen. You may like this feature, or you may hate it.

If you want to use special characters in your text, the iphone makes it easy. Simply do the following. Press the letter you want to change to bring up the options. A pop-up box should appear with extra keys. You can then use as many fancy symbols as you need.

TIP! Be mindful of your privacy and watch what you say if you have a new iPhone that comes with Siri on it. Apple uses an internal server to hold and store the things you say to Siri.

Have you ever missed out on a great picture because your couldn’t access your iPhone’s camera quickly? Try this easy and quick shortcut. If you have locked the screen, tap twice on the Home button. You should have a little icon for a camera on the screen, along the bottom. Push it and your camera will function right away.

TIP! Your iPhone has the capability to take screenshots. Holding down the Home button while clicking the Sleep button simultaneously captures a screenshot of whatever is on your iPhone screen.

If you want to multiply, subtract or add something really quick, use the calculator component found in the iPhone’s utilities section. When held vertically, the calculator is a standard calculator, but when held horizontally, it becomes a highly-functional scientific calculator.

TIP! Take photos with you iPhone without messing up the image by shaking it too much. Just use the volume buttons on your headphones.

If you do not like Siri’s voice, it can be changed. Find Siri in the General Settings area. You can set the language she will use to French, German or English. You can also choose your preferred accent; for instance, make Siri British. And even more fun, the British version of Siri is male, so you can have a whole new experience!

TIP! Do not waste time with suggested words on your iPhone. When typing up something and a suggested word distracts you, simply tap your screen to get rid of the box.

To hang onto the draft of a message, you have started typing, just tap the “Cancel” button. The mail option will appear and will ask if you want to Save or Don’t Save, or if you want to cancel. Tap on Save, and the message you are writing will be moved into Drafts. The iphone makes it easy by creating a Drafts folder for you, if you do not already have one in place.

TIP! You probably already know that you can set reminders based on time of day. It gets better! You can also use reminders based on a particular location.

Your iphone contains a very handy and useful dictionary. This tool is incredibly helpful. Simply hold your finger on any word and choose “Define” from the list of options that appears.

TIP! One wonderful organizational tool that can be utilized on your phone is the calendar. You can add events faster and easier directly rather than using the + button.

If your iphone appears frozen, try to hold Home down for about five seconds. This will reboot your phone. If, for some reason, this does not reboot your phone, try holding onto the power and home buttons together for around 12 seconds, this should work. The second method should only be used if the first one does not.

TIP! Sometimes you are working on your iPhone and you are interrupted when a notification pops up. Perhaps you wish to complete your initial task before addressing the notification.

Give distinct names to each email account that you plan on checking using your iphone. You might become confused if all of your accounts are named similarly. Make each name unique, representative of the content in each account.

TIP! Do not get panicked if your iPhone freezes on you. First, press wake/sleep.

The iPhone’s versatility is one of its greatest strengths. You can use the BlinqTV app (which is free) to make a remote of your phone. Your iphone can control a multitude of devices from TVs to DVD players. You can also have it set to remind you when a show you want to watch is starting.

TIP! Consider purchasing a battery management app. These apps can help you discover which programs and functions are burning your battery the fastest.

If you don’t intend to watch a video more than once, don’t save it onto your iphone. Once you watch the video, and are finished with it, follow the prompts that ask whether you want to remove it. Choose this option to free up more space in your phone.

TIP! You can immediately get to your iPod buttons and your favorite items. Go to where settings is, then general, then home button.

The article above has hopefully helped you see all the different potentials of owning an iphone. You’ve got to use that knowledge. If you utilize what you have learned, you will find you have mastered your iphone in a short period of time.