iPhone Tips & Tricks

Educating the dictionary
To add a new word, just type it when you compose a message and it will be saved

Hold it there
Press and hold down the ".com" and you will see options like ".org", ".edu" etc.  This also works on individual letters.

iPod Wake-up magic
Turn on your music the instant you wake the screen.
Press the Home button to wake the screen. then double click the Home button to bring up a set of mini-ipod controls.
What music you were last listening to comes up. Click on play to continue with the music.
 
No 3G
If you see a blue dot instead of the words "3G" on teh top of the screen, that means you are on the far slower GPRS network.

Make a quick reset by going to Settings>Airplane Mode and turning on and off the Airplane mode.
This switches the phone back to 3G

No Videos
Start by playing the video, then pressing the home button.

This will turn off the screen and the video. Now press the Home button once, followed by a Home button double click

Precision zooming
Pinching and unpinching to zoom in and zoom out.

If you just cannot get your thumb and index finger to work together, try holding down your thumb on the screen, while sweeping your index finger back and forth

Punctuate faster
Speed up by holding down the "@123" button and sliding your finger to the required symbol, then releasing it.

Rearrange your apps
The first layer of your iPhone's interface is the app buttons. Download too many apps and you will have an app jungle.

Rearrange the apps by holding down your finger on an app. All the app button will "jiggle".
Move each app and place them as you like. Press teh Home button again to stop the "jiggle".
Take note that your iPhone is capable of up to nine pages.

Reset an iPhone
When your iPhone gets sluggish or worst, hangs, do a reset. Hold down the Sleep and Home buttons until a white Apple logo appears.

This switches off the phone. Switch it on again by pressing on the Sleep button

Screen shots
Yes, you can do screen capture of whatever is on the screen.

Press and hold the Sleep button while tapping the Home button. The picture will be added to your camera roll.

Speedy Scrolling
Skip the hassle of swiping your way to the top of an application.

Some application like Safari, messages and contacts return to the top of the page when the time display is pressed

Sssshhh
If your iPhone rings at the wrong moment, mute it quickly by either pressing the Home or volume button

Steady on there
Using iPhone camera, it is difficult to keep the phone stable while tapping on the shutter button to take a picture.

Remedy your shaky trigger fingeer by pressing and holding down the shutter button before framing the shot. When you are good and ready, let go of the button to shoot

Tethering
Your iPhone is also an internet modem (be sure you sign up for a mobile plan 10GB and above before you try it) by hooking up the phone to your laptop with the USB cable.

If you get a drop connection, disconnect the cable. Then go to Settings>General>Network>Internet Tethering and turn it off and then on. Then try connecting it to the computer with the USB cable



Create a new page by dragging an app to the right of your last page. To turn pages, just swipe left to right or vice-versa

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WhatsApp
Think SMS meets instant messaging (IM).  WhatsApp is a semi-replacement for te SMS function on the iPhone and it looks just as good.

Turn it on and WhatsApp will figure out which of your friends in your contact list are using it as well and display them.

Even it you are using another app, WhatsApp will pop up a notification.

eBuddy
Use your current eBuddy ID to log in and you can access all your IM accounts from one single app.  There is a paid version which does not come with advertisements.

Skype
This app beautifully replicates everything you get on the desktop version except for video calls.  One thing is that Apple disallowed Skype to landline calls via 3G.