Want More From Your Iphone? Try These Suggestions!

These days it seems everyone has an iPhone. Though the iPhone has become ubiquitous, it is hard for some to learn its many uses. If you own an iPhone, but have yet to master its functions, read on. Become an expert shortly by using the tips below.

Your iphone can do almost anything you want it to. The phrase "theres an app for that" is partly tongue in cheek and partly real. Check out the app store for lots of great ideas and things that you can start using your phone to do, keep track of or remind you of.

Switching your phone to airplane mode when you are traveling, or in an area where you cant receive calls or texts will help to save your battery life. Having to find and remain in contact with the nearest towers uses up a ton of battery. Switch to airplane mode in the settings section of your phone and keep your batter for when you actually need it.

Always make sure that you set a password. This is very important for your iPhone so that no one can break into your personal information and you can be as safe as possible. You are allowed to use four digits to create your password and always make sure to use something that you will remember.

Use the headphone cord to help you take pictures. It can be difficult to take a picture that is in focus if you are pushing a button that is on the actual phone. Instead, push the cords button; the slight movement will not affect your iPhone at all, allowing you to take a crisp, clear photograph.

Make your own ringtone. If the ringtones on your iphone do nothing for you, try creating your own. You can send a file from your computer to your iphone. To do this, make sure the file is a compatible mp3. Send it from your computer to your phone using either wifi or a usb cable.

You dont need to hit the Shift button following the end of a sentence on an iPhone. The phone automatically uses a capital letter for the next word following the space after an ending punctuation mark. You can override this feature by going to Settings, looking under General, and going to Keyboard. Locate Auto-Capitalization and turn it off.

As an iPhone owner, be sure to utilize all of the phones multimedia capabilities. You can download or stream videos, films, television shows and more from hundreds of different websites. Your iPhone can be an extremely powerful portable media station.

Are you trying to set content restrictions on your iphone? You can do this for certain applications, such as explicit music or turning off YouTube access. You do this by going to General and then tapping restrictions. Enter your passcode, and the content you choose will now be restricted. This is a great thing to do when trying to protect your children regarding iphone usage.

Should a freeze occur with your iPhone, and it will not wake with a button push, a hard reset is probably needed. Hold down the button while you are pressing the Home key at the same time. This will restart your phone, which will bring up the Apple logo in white.

Exercise

If you have been longing for a convenient, accurate and user-friendly way to track your workouts and your fitness progress, the iPhone has the answer you have been seeking. By downloading one of the many highly-rated exercise-focused applications, you can kick-start your weight loss program and keep yourself accountable along the way.

The article above has hopefully helped you see all the different potentials of owning an iPhone. Put that new-found knowledge to use. Use what you have learned. Soon you will realize that you are a master of one of the more popular technology devices today.