Skip to main content
  • Vibe
  • Vibe Vixen
Vibe
  • News
  • Music
    • Hip-hop
    • Dance
    • Pop
    • R & B
  • Entertainment
  • Style

You are here

25 Tricks and Tips All iPhone Users Should Know

25 Tricks and Tips All iPhone Users Should Know

Keenan Higgins Posted July 18, 2012

#TeamiPhone, get in here!

If you weren't already put on to these interesting and highly informational tricks and tips for your iPhone, read on to get more acquainted with your $400 piece of metal—which just happens to make phone calls. We guarantee that you'll learn a thing or two that you didn't already know.

List Compiled & Written By Marc Saltzman Of Yahoo! Shopping

1. Take a photo with your headphone cord:
Now that you can use the volume up or down buttons to snap a photo, steady your hand while framing up the photo and when you're ready to take the picture, press the button on the cord so it won't shake the iPhone. Voila!

2. Get word definitions:
Apple has recently added a built-in dictionary and you can access it in most apps that let you select a word. Simply press and hold on a word — such as in an email, reminder, iBooks, and so on — and you'll see a pop-up option for "Define."

3. Dismiss suggested words:
If you're typing an email or note and the virtual keyboard is suggesting the correct spelling of the word — and you don't want to accept it — you don't need to tap the tiny "X" at the end of the word in question. Simply tap anywhere on the screen to close the suggestion box.

4. Take photos faster:
Even if your iPhone is locked you can double-tap on the Home button and you'll see a camera icon you can tap to open the camera immediately. Now you can use the volume up button to snap the photo, too. You can also use the volume up on the headphone cord to take a photo (if you want to) and pinch the screen to zoom instead of using the slider bar.

5. Use location-based reminders:
You probably know Siri can be used to set a reminder, like saying "Siri, remind me to call mom at 4pm today." But did you know you can set location-based reminders on your iPhone 4S? Say "Remind me to call mom when I leave here" or "Remind me to call mom when I get home" and you'll be notified accordingly.

Tags: iPhone, Apple, tricks, tips

Pages

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • Next

Comments

Print
  • Previous Slaughterhouse Prepares New Mixtape Before Shady Debut

    Slaughterhouse Prepares New Mixtape Before Shady Debut

  • Next Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's New Reality Show?

    Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's New Reality Show?

More Like This

  • 12 Cool London Fashion Brands You Should Know

    12 Cool London Fashion Brands You Should Know

  • Top 25 Dance Music DJs Under Age 25 This Year

    Top 25 Dance Music DJs Under Age 25 This Year

  • The 25 Hottest Actors Under 35

    The 25 Hottest Actors Under 35

  • Watch: Q-Tip Shares Unreleased Version of Kanye West's

    Watch: Q-Tip Shares Unreleased Version of Kanye West's "Mama's Boyfriend"

  • 25 Early Twitter Reactions To Wale's 'The Gifted'

    25 Early Twitter Reactions To Wale's 'The Gifted'

  • Top 10 UK Rappers You Need To Know

    Top 10 UK Rappers You Need To Know

Search form

Follow Vibe on:

Link to Vibe Facebook Page

Photos

More

More

 Dave Chappelle Standup return
Dave Chappelle Returns: The 8 Best Dave Chappelle Jokes
Read more >>
5 Songs That Were Created In Little Time
Read more >>
Tale Of The Tape: Dreamville President Ibrahim "IB" Hamad Breaks Down J. Cole's 'Born Sinner'
Read more >>
25 Early Twitter Reactions To Wale's 'The Gifted'
Read more >>
'Yeezus' Vs. 'Born Sinner': The 3 Best Tracks On Each Album
Read more >>
Jay-Z Throws Star-Studded Bash For 40/40's 10th Anniversary
Read more >>
Wrap Party: Beltek's Mix Series, TomorrowWorld's Fantasy Video, Jay Z's New EDM Recruit
Read more >>

Subscribe To Vibe Magazine

Subscribe
Customer Service
Give a Gift

Newsletter Signup

Friends of Vibe

VIBE Vixen
    BlackBook.com
      DrewReports.com
        The Rundown.TV
          ThyBlackMan.com
            DatPiff's
              Sneakerfiles
                Xclusives Zone
                  Clutch
                    HipHop-N-More

                      © 2009-2013 VIBE is a member of Spin Music, a division of SpinMedia

                      • Home
                      • Privacy Policy
                      • Terms of Use
                      • Copyright Policy

                      Fresh Fathers Header Unit