Tips To Help You With Your IPhone

Tips To Help You With Your IPhone.

If you are like a million other new and proud but confused owners of an iPhone, you probably need some answers. Avoid getting overwhelmed by your new phone! Read on to learn how to use the iPhone and what its full potential is.

Any website can be turned into an iPhone app listed on your home screen. Simply go to the website. Once you get on the website, tap once on the "Go" option. Then the screen will come up to allow you to place the page on your phone's main page. After the shortcut appears on the homepage, you have the option of renaming it.

Face Time is a great application for video communication with your iPhone. FaceTime allows you to look at the person you are talking to. The FaceTime button can be found under contacts. Press it to both hear and see the person you are talking to.

You will need to back up your contacts from your iPhone. IDrive Lite is the application that will let you share or restore your basic contacts. It's great is that it's free if you have updated the software on the iPhone to 2.0 before beginning the process.

Do you want to add accents or umlauts to your message? Here is how to do it. If you touch an individual letter for only a few seconds, options will appear for that letter. A box that contains extra keys should pop up. You will then be able to type as many fancy letter as you want.

Always remember to keep the iPhone firmware updated. Not only will it keep your system current and functional, it may also improve your battery life through improvements. Connecting your phone with your computer is all you need to do to update your firmware. Or, you can connect the iPhone to an Apple Computer via iCloud.

When scrolling through a long webpage, you do not need to scroll all the way back to the top. Press the grey status bar, and then you will go right to the beginning, near the address bar.

If you are writing an e-mail, but don't have the time to finish, cancel it instead of closing the app. Your iPhone will then inquire if you prefer to save this email in your drafts. When you choose yes, you will then be able to bring up your unfinished email at a later time.

Turn off the wireless functions on your iPhone when not in use. If apps are using the wireless technologies in the background, they can use battery power. This might mean your Bluetooth, or even the GPS on your iPhone. Always keep in mind that you will have to manually shut these off when you're finished using them.

You should now know more features you can access with your iPhone. After you get the hang of it, the iPhone is likely to change your entire way of living. Make sure you use the tricks and tips in this article to make the most of your iPhone.