If you own an iphone you know that they are capable of so much more than the standard cell phone, yet there probably is a lot that you do not know about your phone. Continue reading this article to learn how to use you iphone to its full potential.
Having a bigger keyboard will make iphone web browsing easier. And it doesn’t have to be an external keyboard. Put the iphone to the side and in Safari, tap on the address bar. You’ll see you have a much larger keyboard for you to use that is much more effective when it comes to typing.
If adding the “.com” ending of website addresses on your iphone is a chore, you don’t have to. All you need is the main portion of the address typed in and the browser should connect you with the proper site. This may seem like a tiny time-saver, but it will save a lot of minutes during your phone’s lifetime.
You should buy a screen to protect your iphone. Without a screen protector, your phone will be more vulnerable to scratches, scrapes and nicks. All it takes is a small piece of dirt to cause a bad scratch. So take the precautionary step and add on that screen protection.
While most people know how to surf the Internet or check email on the iphone, many are unsure of the proper way to save specific images from websites or messages. Just touch and hold the image you want to save. A box will come up asking if you want to save that image.
Want to use an accented letter or an umlaut, but are not sure what to do? This is actually quite simple to accomplish. Press the letter you want to change to bring up the options. When you hold down a letter key on your iphone, you should see an options box that will include several additional ways you can type a specific letter. There you can choose as many of those keys as you’d like!
When checking out a webpage, scroll using one and two fingers. If the page is separated into boxes, when using one finger it lets your go through each box on at a time. To scroll down the whole page, use two fingers.
Your iphone defaults to showing you a preview of your incoming messages when the phone is locked. It may be a feature you like or dislike. If you prefer not to use this feature, you can disable it easily. All you need to do is go into your setting and then click on notifications, and finally, tap messages. You then want to disable the Show Preview option.
As you can now see, there are many ways to use your iphone beyond just making calls. Keep this article’s suggestions in mind the next time you reach for your iphone; you may find it even more useful than it was before.
