20 iPhone – Hacks, Tips and Tricks
The iPhone is a Internet and
multimedia enabled smart phones
manufactured and marketed by Apple
Inc. Currently market has millions of
iphone apps to make use of iphone
much easier for the users. But still to get more from your iphone there are
certain iphone hacks, tips and tricks available, using which you can get
more features in your iphone and get
a more wonderful experience.
1. How to reduce the size of iPhone
app icons:
With several apps installed on your
device, navigating through them can
become annoying sometimes. You can
add additional columns to your home
screen but, it will only clutter it. The
other way would be to use an app that will retain the uncluttered looks of
your home screen and can increase
the number of columns at the same
time. The app that you should check out is Shrink, it is available for only $ 0.99. To resize your icons, simply point to
“Settings” and tap on “Shrink” and
then select the icon size. Choose the
appropriate icon size. Once you
selected the size, simply tap on the
button “Respring”.
2. Bringing Flash On iPhone:
Since its launch iPhone has been
lacking Flash capabilities in it. Now the
Flash content is available on your
iPhone via the SkyFire Mobile Browser 2.0. It will allow you to view the Flash videos which will be
downloaded from the Skyfire servers
that will be directly converted in HTML
5 to make it viewable in your web
browser. Beside being the first app to
integrate Flash, this app is available on AppStore for just $2.99.
3. How to add an extension to a
contact’s phone number:
This is a simple way to add an
extension to any of your contact’s
phone number, so that you don’t have
to hear “If you know the extension of
the party you’re trying to reach, please
enter it now” speech. Follow the steps given below in order to successfully
add an extension to contact’s phone
number. a. Click on the Contact b. Click on Edit c. Press the number, followed by
“+*#” at the lower left corner d. Press “pause”, which inputs a
comma and then enter the
extension
4. Redirecting A Call On your Voice
Mail:
Sometimes, you are not in a position to
answer your calls and you don’t want
to hang them up either. In these cases
the option of voice mail comes
handy.Simply double click or tap on
the Sleep/Wake Button that is present on the top right corner of your phone.
If you are using headphones, then
simply press the microphone button
twice.
5. Disabling Auto-correct and auto-
capitalize options:
This feature is one of the best in the
iPhone. But sometimes this can
become annoying and you want to
disable it. The following steps will help
you in turning off this feature. a. Go to Settings b. Go to General c. Go to Keyboard and select the
required options
6. How to scroll back to the top:
Suppose you are viewing a long web
page or a long mail conversation and
you want to scroll back to the top of
the phone.Simply tap the status bar
gently. This status bar is located on the
very top of the screen and contains the clock and other service alerts.
However there is no trick by which
you can reach the end or the bottom
of the page.
7. Swipe To Delete:
To delete any unwanted file on your
iPhone simply, swipe your finger
across the file which will expose a
delete so that you can go on with you
action.
8. Capturing Screenshots:
You can capture screen shots of your
iPhone screen by simply pressing the
Home and Power/Sleep button
simultaneously. Continue pressing it
until you hear a sound of camera
shutter. The saved image will be stored in “Saved Photos” library.
9. How to turn off SMS Preview:
By default whenever a new message
arrives in your inbox, the iPhone will
show you the preview of the message
which you may not want to share with
everyone.In order to disable this
feature, you need to have a password protection. Simply point to Settings and then click on Pass code Lock. Enter your secret pass code if you
don’t have one. iPhone will bring up a
setting screen containing the several
instructions to disable your SMS
viewing. Once you receive a text message, the
generic message screen will be there
just to inform you regarding the
message.
10. Saving Images In Safari:
During surfing, we want to save some
images for later use. In order to do this
simply tap and hold on to the desired
image and you will be presented with
an action list that will prompt you to
Save the image. After this the image will be saved on your camera roll
immediately.
11. Enabling Native Tethering on
iPhone:
All you require is jailbroken iPhone. To enable native tethering on your
iPhone you require TetherMe application that is available for only $2
from the AppStore. This app works for
iOS 3.x and higher. Once you installed
the app after downloading, you need
to reboot the iPhone and then point to Settings and then to General and then click on the Network to enable or disable it.
12. Locking the screen resolutions:
Suppose you are lying in a bed
reading a book or viewing a web
page on Safari, it can get sometimes
very annoying when the orientation of
the page keeps on flickering between
portrait and landscape.This problem can be solved easily by double
tapping the home button which will
reveal the background running jobs. Then swipe your finger from left to
right across the bar. The bar will now
display various button like that of a
typical music player along with an iPod
icon which is used to start the iPod
application. Touch the left most button that will
lock the screen in its current
orientation. A message will appear
that will show “Portrait Orientation
Locked”. In order to revert back your
changes simply tap the home button again. This works only for portrait
orientation and not for landscape
mode.
13. Tap to Zoom/Focus:
This trick has been tested on new
iPhone 4 which has a 5 megapixel
camera with very good zooming
features.To use this trick, first focus
any object, to do this simply tap
anywhere on the screen. A white square will appear that will show the
object that has been focussed along
with a zoom bar which appears at the
bottom.
14. Soft Reset:
Sometimes, the device may not
functioning properly or you are stuck
at some point and you need to restart
the your iPhone. To perform this
operation of soft reset, simply hold the
Home and Sleep buttons simultaneously until white flash screen
appears. Keep on holding it until it
restarts.
15. Turning off the Phone’s
accelerometer:
Accelerometer is one of the most
fabulous application, but still it can get
annoying sometimes. To disable it you
need to jailbreak your iPhone and follow these steps. a. Jailbreaking the iPhone, First of
all Go to Cydia and then Find Boss
prefs and install boss prefs. b. Now move back to Cydia and
Find and install Rotation Inhibitor . c. Toggle rotation and open
Preferences (Boss Prefs) and then
select various options. d. You need to Lock your screen in
portrait mode using the above
method.
16. Moving apps between pages
much quickly:
Moving apps the least used apps from
one page to other can become a big
headache for you. Users don’t know
that all the apps, even those at the
dock can be moved also. Instead of
dragging the apps from one page to other, move it to the dock and then
move them to the desired page.
17. Increasing the number of icons
on Home screen:
This tweak will help you in getting
more icons on your the home screen.
The Five-Column SpringBoard app will
add the fifth column containing app
icons on the screen. The app is freely
available on Cydia. Just Follow the instructions to grab your copy. a. First of all Launch Cydia and then
Locate and install Five-Column
SpringBoard.
18. Enabling Emoji icons:
This requires Spell Number app that is
freely available on the AppStore. After downloading and installation,
simply follow these steps a. Launch the application. b. Type 91929394.59. c. Then press the Home button and
then go to Settings and point to
General and select the Keyboards. d. Select Emoji under Japanese. Delete the app because the emoji
icons will still persist now.
19. How to stop the app crashes:
App crashes can occur anytime. So
follow these steps to stop such
unforeseen events. a. Rebooting iPhone that is similar to
restarting computer b. Delete and Re-install the troubled
apps c. Restore the factory settings d. Reduce clutter by removing the
unused or useless apps
20. Setting Content Restriction:
To set restrictions on your iPhone just
go to General – Restrictions and then simply tap it to enable restrictions and
enter the password of four digits.
multimedia enabled smart phones
manufactured and marketed by Apple
Inc. Currently market has millions of
iphone apps to make use of iphone
much easier for the users. But still to get more from your iphone there are
certain iphone hacks, tips and tricks available, using which you can get
more features in your iphone and get
a more wonderful experience.
1. How to reduce the size of iPhone
app icons:
With several apps installed on your
device, navigating through them can
become annoying sometimes. You can
add additional columns to your home
screen but, it will only clutter it. The
other way would be to use an app that will retain the uncluttered looks of
your home screen and can increase
the number of columns at the same
time. The app that you should check out is Shrink, it is available for only $ 0.99. To resize your icons, simply point to
“Settings” and tap on “Shrink” and
then select the icon size. Choose the
appropriate icon size. Once you
selected the size, simply tap on the
button “Respring”.
2. Bringing Flash On iPhone:
Since its launch iPhone has been
lacking Flash capabilities in it. Now the
Flash content is available on your
iPhone via the SkyFire Mobile Browser 2.0. It will allow you to view the Flash videos which will be
downloaded from the Skyfire servers
that will be directly converted in HTML
5 to make it viewable in your web
browser. Beside being the first app to
integrate Flash, this app is available on AppStore for just $2.99.
3. How to add an extension to a
contact’s phone number:
This is a simple way to add an
extension to any of your contact’s
phone number, so that you don’t have
to hear “If you know the extension of
the party you’re trying to reach, please
enter it now” speech. Follow the steps given below in order to successfully
add an extension to contact’s phone
number. a. Click on the Contact b. Click on Edit c. Press the number, followed by
“+*#” at the lower left corner d. Press “pause”, which inputs a
comma and then enter the
extension
4. Redirecting A Call On your Voice
Mail:
Sometimes, you are not in a position to
answer your calls and you don’t want
to hang them up either. In these cases
the option of voice mail comes
handy.Simply double click or tap on
the Sleep/Wake Button that is present on the top right corner of your phone.
If you are using headphones, then
simply press the microphone button
twice.
5. Disabling Auto-correct and auto-
capitalize options:
This feature is one of the best in the
iPhone. But sometimes this can
become annoying and you want to
disable it. The following steps will help
you in turning off this feature. a. Go to Settings b. Go to General c. Go to Keyboard and select the
required options
6. How to scroll back to the top:
Suppose you are viewing a long web
page or a long mail conversation and
you want to scroll back to the top of
the phone.Simply tap the status bar
gently. This status bar is located on the
very top of the screen and contains the clock and other service alerts.
However there is no trick by which
you can reach the end or the bottom
of the page.
7. Swipe To Delete:
To delete any unwanted file on your
iPhone simply, swipe your finger
across the file which will expose a
delete so that you can go on with you
action.
8. Capturing Screenshots:
You can capture screen shots of your
iPhone screen by simply pressing the
Home and Power/Sleep button
simultaneously. Continue pressing it
until you hear a sound of camera
shutter. The saved image will be stored in “Saved Photos” library.
9. How to turn off SMS Preview:
By default whenever a new message
arrives in your inbox, the iPhone will
show you the preview of the message
which you may not want to share with
everyone.In order to disable this
feature, you need to have a password protection. Simply point to Settings and then click on Pass code Lock. Enter your secret pass code if you
don’t have one. iPhone will bring up a
setting screen containing the several
instructions to disable your SMS
viewing. Once you receive a text message, the
generic message screen will be there
just to inform you regarding the
message.
10. Saving Images In Safari:
During surfing, we want to save some
images for later use. In order to do this
simply tap and hold on to the desired
image and you will be presented with
an action list that will prompt you to
Save the image. After this the image will be saved on your camera roll
immediately.
11. Enabling Native Tethering on
iPhone:
All you require is jailbroken iPhone. To enable native tethering on your
iPhone you require TetherMe application that is available for only $2
from the AppStore. This app works for
iOS 3.x and higher. Once you installed
the app after downloading, you need
to reboot the iPhone and then point to Settings and then to General and then click on the Network to enable or disable it.
12. Locking the screen resolutions:
Suppose you are lying in a bed
reading a book or viewing a web
page on Safari, it can get sometimes
very annoying when the orientation of
the page keeps on flickering between
portrait and landscape.This problem can be solved easily by double
tapping the home button which will
reveal the background running jobs. Then swipe your finger from left to
right across the bar. The bar will now
display various button like that of a
typical music player along with an iPod
icon which is used to start the iPod
application. Touch the left most button that will
lock the screen in its current
orientation. A message will appear
that will show “Portrait Orientation
Locked”. In order to revert back your
changes simply tap the home button again. This works only for portrait
orientation and not for landscape
mode.
13. Tap to Zoom/Focus:
This trick has been tested on new
iPhone 4 which has a 5 megapixel
camera with very good zooming
features.To use this trick, first focus
any object, to do this simply tap
anywhere on the screen. A white square will appear that will show the
object that has been focussed along
with a zoom bar which appears at the
bottom.
14. Soft Reset:
Sometimes, the device may not
functioning properly or you are stuck
at some point and you need to restart
the your iPhone. To perform this
operation of soft reset, simply hold the
Home and Sleep buttons simultaneously until white flash screen
appears. Keep on holding it until it
restarts.
15. Turning off the Phone’s
accelerometer:
Accelerometer is one of the most
fabulous application, but still it can get
annoying sometimes. To disable it you
need to jailbreak your iPhone and follow these steps. a. Jailbreaking the iPhone, First of
all Go to Cydia and then Find Boss
prefs and install boss prefs. b. Now move back to Cydia and
Find and install Rotation Inhibitor . c. Toggle rotation and open
Preferences (Boss Prefs) and then
select various options. d. You need to Lock your screen in
portrait mode using the above
method.
16. Moving apps between pages
much quickly:
Moving apps the least used apps from
one page to other can become a big
headache for you. Users don’t know
that all the apps, even those at the
dock can be moved also. Instead of
dragging the apps from one page to other, move it to the dock and then
move them to the desired page.
17. Increasing the number of icons
on Home screen:
This tweak will help you in getting
more icons on your the home screen.
The Five-Column SpringBoard app will
add the fifth column containing app
icons on the screen. The app is freely
available on Cydia. Just Follow the instructions to grab your copy. a. First of all Launch Cydia and then
Locate and install Five-Column
SpringBoard.
18. Enabling Emoji icons:
This requires Spell Number app that is
freely available on the AppStore. After downloading and installation,
simply follow these steps a. Launch the application. b. Type 91929394.59. c. Then press the Home button and
then go to Settings and point to
General and select the Keyboards. d. Select Emoji under Japanese. Delete the app because the emoji
icons will still persist now.
19. How to stop the app crashes:
App crashes can occur anytime. So
follow these steps to stop such
unforeseen events. a. Rebooting iPhone that is similar to
restarting computer b. Delete and Re-install the troubled
apps c. Restore the factory settings d. Reduce clutter by removing the
unused or useless apps
20. Setting Content Restriction:
To set restrictions on your iPhone just
go to General – Restrictions and then simply tap it to enable restrictions and
enter the password of four digits.
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