25
(Most Wanted) Tips For IPhone 3G
We all know
that the handy user experience of iPhone is one of the selling point. But not
so many people do realize that there are several shortcuts, tips and tricks
available on the iPhone which able to make life much easier.
We believe
every single iPhone users would like to know all of the tips and tricks for
every feature of iPhone. In fact, if you dig and explore a little deeper, you
will know that you can actually do a lot more on your iPhone. With these
lesser-known goodies, you can easily get the most out of your iPhone.
This week,
we’ve collected some really amazing tips from Web and our own experiences to
present you 25 most wanted tips for
iPhone 3G. Full list after jump!
More: You might also be interested in How To Disable IPhone 3G GPRS Or Edge
Connection
Tap
"Setting – General – Network – Cellular Data Network". In the “APN,
Username and Password" field, simply type in some words so iPhone will not
pass the correct values to service providers. Restart your iPhone if necessary.
1. How To Set Content Restriction
You can set
restrictions for iPod content for the use of some applications on iPhone. For
example, parents can restrict explicit music from being seen on playlists, or
turn off YouTube access entirely.
Just go to
“General – Restrictions” then tap Enable Restrictions and enter a four-digit
passcode to restrict your content.
2. How To Customize IPhone Wallpaper As Google
Calendar And Notes
gCalWall Lite enables users
to add their upcoming Google Calendar appointments to their home/unlock
screens.
3.
How To Train Your IPhone To Learn New Words
You can train
your phone to “remember” words if you type them repeatedly, but this tutorial
will teach you a better way to train your iPhone to learn new words on the fly.
4. How To Select Other Domain Name Endings
When you type a website URL in the address bar, you can now hold
down the ".com" button to get a selection of other domain name
endings and tap on any of the endings to insert them in the address bar. [via tuaw]
5. How To Take Screen Shot
Hold the
"home" button, then hit the "power/sleep" button, the
screen will momentarily flash, and the iPhone’s current screen contents will be
saved to the Camera Roll.
6. How To Hide SMS Preview
With Show SMS
Preview disabled you will only get a generic "New Text Message".
Go to
"General > Passcode Lock" and enter a 4-digit passcode. After that
disable "Show SMS Preview".
7.
How To Increase The Volume Of The Ringer
Your iPhone’s
ringer volume issue can be resolved by using a custom ringtone rather than
ringtones currently available on the iPhone.
8. How To Save Images In Safari And Mail
Just touch and
hold an image in Safari or Mai, an action sheet will be presented to enable you
to save the image. The image will get stored in the “Saved Photos” library of
the Photos app.
9. How To Insert Extra Punctuation Keys
Touch and hold
the punctuation key and you get a set of additional keys to choose from.
10. How To Force Quit An App
Have you ever
been using an app and it’s become completely frozen? You can actually apply a
force quit on it by pressing the Home button for at least six seconds.
11. How To Switch Punctuation Keys To Alphabet
Keys Quickly
Mode changes in
between the punctuation keys and alphabet keys are pretty annoying. To solve
it, just press the “.?123″ key, but don’t lift your finger as the punctuation
layout appears. Slide your finger a half inch onto the period or comma key, and
release. The ABC layout returns automatically.
12. How To Fast
Forward/Rewind Music & Video
Press and hold
the skip forward/back arrows to fast forward or rewind rather than skip tracks.
Also, press on the album art to manually FF/rewind.
13. How To Access IPod Controls Or Phone Favorites
Instantly
Go to
"Settings – General – Home Button". You can customize by
double-clicking the Home Button goes to Home, Phone Favorites or iPod Controls.
14.
How To Maximize IPhone Battery Life
Here’s how to
live with the iPhone’s battery life while using it a whole lot.
15.
How To Erase IPhone Data Thoroughly
A method that
should wipe out almost all remnants of your personal data.
16.
How To Backup Your IPhone Contacts
A neat application
dubbed IDrive Lite that allows you to backup, share and restore all your iPhone
contacts completely free of charge if you’ve updated your iPhone software to
2.0.
17. How To Design IPhone Themes
If you’re bored with your default iPhone theme and plan to get
more funky on it, you can visitiPhone Theme
Generator and grab your
own customized theme. It also provides a very good guide on how to install the
theme into your iPhone.
18. How To Access The Scientific Calculator
To access the
scientific calculator, just rotate your iphone sideways into landscape
orientation while using the calculator.
19.
How To Share Your IPhone Apps With Others
Melvin Rivera has a great
step by step set up, so if you are a multiple iPhone family then you may want
to head on over and check it out.
20. How To Use IPhone As External Disk
DiskAid is a tool
(freeware) for PC and Mac which enables to use your iPhone or iPod Touch as
external Disk. With DiskAid you can transfer files and folders via USB between
your device and your Computer.
21.
How To Create Free IPhone Ringtones Using ITunes In Windows
A few steps you
can actually convert a DRM-free song into a ringtone using only iTunes in
Windows.
22.
How To Convert Videos For Your IPhone
An useful
resource for converting videos online as well as off. This tutorial also
teaches you on how to copy videos to your iTunes and iPhone.
23.
How To Sync An IPhone With Multiple Computers
This tutorial
allows you to add music/videos/podcasts from multiple machines.
24. How To Migrate Cell Phone Data To IPhone 3G
Fone2Phone can help you
migrate contacts, events, tasks, notes, bookmarks, photos, music and movies to
the iPhone 3G.
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