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Aug 21

You Can Do A Lot More With Your iPhone Than You Think

iphone4If you are living in America and never heard of an iPhone, you are likely the only one. This device has had a huge impact on how people communicate.

If you have just gotten an iPhone, or you are on the verge of picking one up, here are some tips and tricks to get the most out of your iPhone.

Do you want to close all of those iPhone programs that are going on in the background? You can easily take care of this if you tap your home key.

Swipe across the bottom row until you see the icon of the app you’d like to close, then touch and hold the icon. After the icon wiggles, close the app by tapping the red minus sign.

Even though the iPhone tries to make surfing the web easy, it can sometimes be difficult to have to go back to the beginning of long webpages. You need not do that! Tap the bar on the top of the page and it will bring you to where you started. You can do this with iTune lists and other long screens as well as webpages.

Do not expose your iPhone device to the sun as this can cause damage. If you leave your phone in direct sunlight a long time, it could be completely ruined. Harsh, direct sunlight can do serious damage to your phone.

Use this tip to send text messages more quickly. If you prefer not to insert the word suggested by the dictionary while texting, tap your finger anywhere on your iPhone’s screen; this dismisses the suggestion. This is much easier than removing the word by tapping on the small “x” that follows it.

You can take photos with the cord from your headphones. First, set up your picture. Once you’re ready to take a picture, simply press down on the button on your cord. The picture is taken! Save the picture as you normally would.

In order to conserve your battery usage on the iPhone, reduce the brightness level. Go to the settings portion of your iPhone to alter the illumination level. That helps you save your battery, which is especially usefully if you need to have a fully charged phone.

Apple offers a great variety of sounds to vary your experience with your iPhone. With Apple’s technology, anyone can pick out ringtones from their favorite tunes to set custom tones for tweets, texts, voicemails, emails, reminders, and more. Just go to your Sounds menu and buy a new sound anytime you want!

As stated earlier, almost everyone seems to have an iPhone of their own. Perhaps the excitement was something you did not understand, but after having perused this piece, you likely see why you may want to buy a iPhone today.