Sunday, 5 June 2011

iphone hidden trick

Whether you're an iPhone rookie or a weathered pro, take a look at these quick-and-easy iPhone tips and tricks which not only save you time, but ease your overall iPhone experience.

(These items are listed in no particular order.)

Scroll to Top of Page -

In any application, Safari included, you can automatically scroll to the top of the page by tapping on the "top bar", which has the time, service bars, and battery. In Safari, this not only brings you to the top of the page, but also brings up the URL bar.

Continue reading for the next 11 useful iPhone tips and tricks.

   2.  Domain Resolution -
When typing a URL in Safari, you don't have to type the "www" or the ".com".For instance, for www.cnn.com just type "cnn" in the URL box. Note: Your search engine must be set to Google, not Yahoo.

   3. Domain Suffix - [On firmware 2.0 only]
Hold down the ".com" key for ".net, .edu, .org" keys. Note: Slide your finger from .com to .net/.edu/.org, rather than lifting and pressing.

   4. Press & Hold For Alternate Characters -
Hold a letter for a popup of various versions of the character (i.e. to type España with the "ñ" simply hold "n" and simply slide/release to the appropriate character).

   5. Click & Hold URL's -
In Safari, hold a link to see the URL and site name.

   6. Soft Reset -
Press and hold the Home button and the Sleep button to restart your iPhone. A white light will flash, the screen will shut off and then turn back on. Keep holding until the screen turns back on.

   7. Take a Screenshot -
To take a screenshot, hold the home button and click the sleep button. The screen will flash white and the screenshot will be stored in your camera roll.

   8. Set Parental Controls -
You can enable certain restrictions or parental controls on your iPhone. You can block explicit lyrics, Safari, YouTube, iTunes, or the App Store. Just go to Settings, General, Restrictions.

   9. Save Any Image from Safari -
To save any image from the web to your camera roll, simply press and hold the image. A menu will appear asking "Save Image" or "Cancel". Once the image is in your camera roll, you can set it as your wallpaper.

   10.  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.

   11. Delete Emails -
You can do both "bulk deletes" and "individual deletes" when browsing email. To do a bulk delete, simply click Edit, check off the desired emails, and then choose delete or move. To delete a single email, simply "cross it out" by swiping your finger across the email, then press delete.

   12.  Double Tap Home Button -
Double tapping the home button has several useful functions, which are describedhere.

Although some of these tricks seem elementary to some iPhone users, I'm willing to bet there's atleast one item on this list you weren't aware of. And if that's not the case, then congratulations iPhone Pro - you have graduated from iPhone 101.
Enjoy the more productive and enhanced iPhone experience these tricks will provide you!

Answers to iPhone 4 Problems

4 Easy Answers to iPhone 4 Problems

So what if some iPhones lose reception when the hand covers the antenna? That's your problem, not Apple's. "Non issue," Apple chief executive Steve Jobs told a MacRumors forumgoer via e-mail. "Just avoid holding it in that way."

Fair enough, but what about iPhone 4's other reported issues, includingscreen discoloration, reversed volume buttons, stubborn cameras andscratched glass? If Apple's going to pin the antenna problem on users, why stop there? Here's how the company should handle all those other pesky complaints:

Yellow Blotches or Bars on the Screen

It's called Xanthopsia -- yellow vision. Look it up on Wikipedia. You'll findan article suggesting Vincent Van Gogh was affected by Xanthopsia due to a certain kind of epilepsy medication, and the result was some really awesome art. Think of the wonderful things you'll do on an iPhone 4 with a yellow-blotched screen. You probably won't go insane and cut off your own earlobe.

Rear-Facing Camera Doesn't Work

To put it bluntly, your friends are ugly. So are your children. I'm sorry, but for the good of the open Internet, Apple can't let those photos show up on Flic

kr or Facebook. Better to keep that camera shutter on lockdown.

And please, stop downloading photo filter apps; when Apple said iPhone 4 "Changes Everything," they didn't mean everything.

Volume Buttons Upside Down

That's a little trick Apple did to protect your hearing. Did you know that just an hour of listening to an iPod can do damage? You don't care; you'll crank up the tunes just the same because the subway's too noisy -- but not with Apple's revolutionary take on volume buttons.

What's that, old man? You're actually trying to turn the volume down? Apple doesn't need squares like you brandishing the iPhone 4 in public anyway.

Glass is Easily Scratched

Why stop with a few scratches? Gizmodo's Ryan Salerno got it right by dropping the iPhone 4 on some hot New York City asphalt. Accidental, sure, but Salerno says "the look gives it character . . . I guess." That'a boy, Ryan. Scratched and shattered iPhones are like snowflakes. It's those creepy Androids you've got to worry about.

source - pcworld.com

Wednesday, 1 June 2011

how to improve youe iphone battery life!

ways to improve your iPhone's battery life

The key thing to remember when trying to max out your iPhone's battery life is that the less your iPhone is doing, the longer it will last

Follow these 10 simple tips and you could extend your Apple iPhone's battery life by up to 25%

Published on Feb 24, 2009

The Apple iPhone's battery life has been a topic of some debate - and quite a few lawsuits - since the iconic handset first appeared in June 2007.

Because the iPhone's battery isn't easily user replaceable and lithium-ion batteries inevitably degrade a little every time they're recharged it's important you get the most out of iPhone's battery while it lasts.

(Incidentally, Apple estimates that after '400 recharge cycles' the battery will still retain 80% of its original power, but inevitably people may find real life scenarios are less optimistic).

The key thing to remember when trying to max out your iPhone's battery life is that the less your iPhone is doing, the longer it will last. So if you're constantly checking for mail, surfing the web, making calls and listening to music your iPhone will conk out that much quicker.

But there are also some background processes - such as W-Fi, Bluetooth, keyboard clicks - that eat up precious voltage constantly. Ask yourself if you really need any feature to be in an always-on state. If the answer's no, then turn it off and enable it when you need it.

So here are our top 10 tips for improving your iPhone's battery life. You may not be able to extend it to Apple's mythical claimed maximum of 250 hours of standby time, but you should be able to eke out up to 20-25% more battery life if you follow all of them.

Top 10 iPhone battery life tips

1. Store and use the iPhone at room temperature

Direct sunshine or putting the iPhone in the glove compartment of a warm car will cause your iPhone's battery life to drop sharply. The iPhone functions well between 0 degrees centigrade and 35 degrees centigrade (32-95° F).

You should store your iPhone in conditions between -20° C and 45° C (-4° F to 113° F).

The ideal battery life environment for both usage and storage is room temperature: 22° C (72° F).

2. Change Mail autochecking from every 15 minutes to every hour

Go to Settings
Click on Mail
Click on Auto-check and increase the interval or turn it off altogether

3. Turn off Wi-fi

If you don't need to use Wi-Fi constantly then you will get better battery life by turning it off and then enabling it when you want to browse via a hot spot.

Go to Settings
Click on Wi-Fi
Click on Off

4. Turn off Bluetooth

Go to Settings
Click on General
Click on Bluetooth
Select Off

5. Reduce the display's brightness

Go to Settings
Click on Brightness
Drag the slider to the left to dim the display's brightness

6. Enable the display's Auto-Brightness

Alternatively you could enable Auto-Brightness so the iPhone's display is automatically adjusted to match the current lighting conditions:

Go to Settings
Click on Brightness
Set Auto-Brightness to On

7. Lock the iPhone

It may sound obvious but locking the iPhone as soon as you've finished using it will turn off the display immediately and ensure that it won't be making persistent calls while it's in your pocket. Simply click on the Sleep/Wake button on the upper right hand of the iPhone.

8. Enable Auto-Lock

Better still, if you can get into the habit of locking your iPhone yourself simply turn on the Auto-Lock feature:

Go to Settings
Click on General
Click on Auto-Lock
Select a duration before the Auto-Lock kicks in, eg 1 minute or less

9. Turn off keyboard clicks

If you regularly use the iPhone's touch keyboard then the constant need to generate audio keyboard clicks can add to the iPhone's power consumption. To turn off keyboard clicks:

Go to Settings
Click on Sounds
Turn Keyboard clicks to Off

10. Turn off the music equalizer (EQ)

The iPhone's audio equalizer may add some oomph to the songs but it also delivers a powerful blow to the handset's battery life because of the constant processing it requires. To turn off the EQ:

Go to Settings
Click on iPod
Select EQ and click on Flat

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