Calling all iPhone owners!
I would like your help in building this tips and tricks guide on the iPhone functionalities. I would basically cover tips found while using my iPhone or read from forums/books. Areas to be covered are like keyboard, springboard, etc. Any tips recommended by you people, will be added here and credited on your nick.
Let's start!

iPhone 1.0 Tips

Phone Tips
Avoid answering calls
To stop an incoming call from ringing, press the sleep/wake button. To send the call immediately to voice mail, press the sleep/wake button twice.

Rebooting your iPhone
Pretend for a moment that your iPhone suddenly becomes unresponsive. Pushing the Home button does nothing. Hitting the On/Off button produces the same discouraging result. What do you do? Apple�s first reset tip is to press and hold the Home button for about six seconds to quit any application that might have locked up your iPhone. If that doesn�t work, trying pressing and holding both Home and On/Off; after about 10 seconds the Apple logo will appear.

Alternative method of "Slide to Unlock" (Credits to CoolerMR)
This method uses 2 fingers where there might be some event where we couldn't slide to unlock. Place 1 finger at the most left of the bar and then tap another 2 finger at the most right of the bar (the 1 finger need to release before 2 finger).

Fastest way to check a working wifi connection
If the Stocks or Weather apps are updated automatically, it means you are connected to wifi.

Battery saving tips (Credits to llllll)
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=659343&hl=tips

Home button
If you press the Home button twice, by default the Favourites screen will be displayed. This setting can be changed under Settings > General > Home Button.

Adding custom ringtone by using iTunes
http://iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=439

Modding your GUI into Silver/Chromium (Credits to smokepsp32)
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/713014

To solve the low or no signal issue (Credits to smokepsp32)
Using the "scotch tape fix" where you just put the scotch tape on the back of your simcard so it will not move inside the simcard slot.


SMS Tips
A quicker way to delete SMS
Press on the SMS icon at your spring board. For each SMS under "Text Messages", just slide through from left to right or right to left and the Delete icon will be displayed. Press on the delete button to delete the particular SMS.

Alternative way to add contact before SMS (Credits to Apis_LuaLua)
When writing new sms, instead of we tapping the "+" button to add contact for the recipient, all we need is just write contact name and the list of names will appear.

To immediately stop sending SMS while sending them (Credits to GaussSeidel)
When you press the "Send" button and realized that you want to cancel it, just press the "Sleep" or "Wake" button to lock your iPhone and immediately after that you unlock it back by pressing the same button n slide it. It will then show the same message you type just before you press the "Send" button.


Keyboard Tips
Auto insert "." by double tapping space
Make sure the "." shortcut is enable under "Settings > General > Keyboard". Now while typing, just double tap the space button and it will automatically place a "." for you.

CAPS LOCK feature
To use the CAPS LOCK feature, enable it in 'general settings.' To use it, double-tap on the shift key and the shift key will turn blue.

Disabling auto correction
http://iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=493
*Note that if you disable auto correct, the auto insert "." by double tapping space tip above doesn't work anymore.

Auto correction tricks
- Type "welll" (3 L's) and the iPhone will auto correct to "We'll"
- Type "itsa" and the iPhone will auto correct to "It's"
- Type "weree" (2 E's) and the iPhone will auto correct to "We're"

Editing typos (Credits to Imzadi)
To edit a typo in while typing, keep your finger pressed on the screen until a magnifying glass comes out and then move the cursor to place to edit the typo.

Fast switching between Punctuation layout and ABC layout (Credits to c_calvin)
Touch the �.?123� key, but don�t lift your finger as the punctuation layout appears. Slide your finger a half inch onto the period or comma key, and release. The ABC layout returns automatically.

To get the international domain extensions on the [.com] key (e.g .co.uk, .fr, etc)
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2008/04/iphone-tricks.html

Putting smiley icons on the keyboard layout (Credits to smokepsp32)
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...&#entry17865970

MacBook Air keyboard mod
http://gizmodo.com/5021449/iphone-gets-a-m...ir-keyboard-mod


Safari Tips
Go Straight to the Top (Credits to c_calvin)
When viewing a long Web page, if you want to get back to the top, or access Safari�s address field, you don�t have to scroll all the way up; instead, just tap on the gray status bar at the top of the iPhone�s screen. You�ll be immediately transported to the top of the current Web page.

Find out where those links go
When in Safari, holding your fingertip down on a link instead of tapping it produces an information balloon that displays the underlying URL.

Page Down function
When in Safari, double tap right below of the screen before the navigation bar and the page would scroll like a page down function.

Zoom and Unzoom function
When in Safari, double tap on the location you wanted to zoom and it will zoom to fit the whole screen. Double tap again to unzoom back to previous setting.

Scroll in Boxes on a Web Page
If you encounter a scrolling box or list while surfing on your iPhone in Safari and you try to scroll with your finger, you'll find that the entire page scrolls, instead of just the box. The trick is to scroll such areas with two fingers.


Spring Board Tips
Moving icons (only works for firmware 1.1.3 and above)
Press and hold any of the desired icons on spring board for 2 seconds and you notice all icons starts to wiggle. Move the icon to any desired position and press the Home button to confirm position.

Calendar icon (Credits to BigFoot-X)
The Calendar Icon changes according to the actual date.


Camera Tips
To take self-portrait pictures (Credits to Imzadi)
When taking a picture with your iPhone, keep your finger on the shutter button, line up your shot, only then release the shutter button.

Good positioning to take self-portrait pictures (Credits to nokia2003)
If you can fit one and half eyes into the shiny apple logo at the back casing, you can be almost certain that you are on the right track to success!


iPod Tips (Music and Videos)
Quicker way to delete videos on iPod. (Credits to alang)
Just swipe you finger from left to right or right to left on any of the video listed and the delete button appear (just like SMS).

Alternative way in bringing up the iPod control (Credits to Choongster)
You can bring up the iPod control by double clicking on your HOME button without unlocking your phone.

Controlling iPod using iPhone earphones (Credits to Choongster)
Using the original iPhone earphones, clicking on the mic button once, you can pause your music. Click again to resume play or double clicking it will skip to the next track.


Contacts Tip
Alternative method to scroll for contacts (Credits to Acquiesce)
When viewing your contact, you could quickly scroll to the alphabets you need by scrolling on the alphabets on the right.


Clock Tip
Switching off alarm
As we know to snooze the alarm, we just click on the snooze button. However if you want to off the alarm completely, you can just scroll to unlock.


Stocks Tip
Easy toggle between numbers and %
At the stocks page, tap on the %/numbers to toggle between those formats.

iPhone 2.0 Tips

iPhone 3G Tip (only applicable if you have an iPhone 3G)
Tips on maximizing battery life
http://gizmodo.com/5025150/how-to-maximize...te-battery-life


Safari Tip
Playing embedded Youtube clips
Your Safari now is able to play Youtube clips on fly just like how you browse website using your desktop PC.
http://gizmodo.com/5025632/iphone-20-tips-...d-youtube-clips


Keyboard Tip
A new URL Trick
While holding down the ".com" button, other suffixes will be displayed such as ".edu", ".org".
http://gizmodo.com/5025614/iphone-20-tips-...a-new-url-trick

got this tips from the previous version of iphone club

Surfing Tips
Go Straight to the Top
When viewing a long Web page, if you want to get back to the top, or access Safari’s address field, you don’t have to scroll all the way up; instead, just tap on the gray status bar at the top of the iPhone’s screen. You’ll be immediately transported to the top of the current Web page.

Camera Tip

When taking a picture with your iPhone, keep your finger on the shutter button, line up your shot, only then release the shutter button.

TS, not sure if that's called a "Shutter Button"! Change the wordings around if you want. I've met a few people with iPhones that don't know this and end up having not-so-nice shots!

Pinned.

And a few people still don't know this one -

SMS Tips

When editing a typo in your SMS, keep your finger pressed on the screen until a magnifying glass comes out and then move cursor to typo.

TS, again please change words to make it more comprehensible!

Pinned

When listening to IPOD....

1.You can bring up the IPOD control by double clicking on your HOME button without unlocking your phone

2. using the original iphone earphones, clicking on the mic button once, you can pause your music ....click again to resume play .....double clicking it will skip to the next track

Sorry, where is the "shutter button"?? Uncle just started to use iphone yesterday

The button that you press to take the picture, sorry I don't know what else to call it!

xie xie, but uncle can't "feel" the diff. Maybe this is sign of age...

I like this tips too...

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Added on May 2, 2008, 8:43 pm

playing with the phone that day and i found out that even sliding ur finger from right to left the delete icon will also be displayed

Quicker way to delete movies on iPod.

Just swipe you finger from left to right and the delete button appear (just like SMS).

Before I know this tricks, whenever I want to delete video that I already watched, I will connect to itunes, and manually delete it from there.

wow..nice!!

Thanks people for all your feedbacks and also thanks to UnUsUaL for pinning up this thread.

since this is tips....wanna request one tip, how do i rotate the picture? I mean I am syncing the photo from a windows pc...anyway the picture was sideways when in pc, then i sync into the phone, but when i review and wanna use it as wallpaper, it is sideways.......i have tried editing on pc and then resyncing also no use....and also tried remove sync and resync also the same pic when loaded on my iphone it is sideways cant use for wallpaper

Lol Imzadi thanks for the cam whoring trick

this is a must function for you cam whores (which includes myself for finding it?)


if you can fit one and half eyes into the shiny apple logo at the back casing, you can be almost certain that you are on the right track to success!

when viewing your contact you could quickly scroll to the alphabets you need but scrooling on the aphabets on the right.

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@SEP910
Draging lagi syok la bro. Hehehehehehehe. Shows what this baby can do and make HTC Touch feel so ... whats the word ... copy cat.

requesting tips

about the ipod in iphone, playlist can be created in iphone but somehow i cant make it done. anyone have tips for it?

From what I have checked online, you could only edit the playlist "On the Go" by adding songs into it.

thumbs up to TS and Moderator for getting it pinned! Nice work Mike!

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Added on May 6, 2008, 9:43 pm

installer new updates
works exactly what i wanted it to work..puurrfect!!

hmm..u guys knw the icons at the bottom of the screen?

there is like the phone icon, ipod icon, ... can these icons be changed or removed?

Thanks thanks! Sharing is caring!


As far as I know, you can't remove icons but you could hide icons. This can be done by downloading the app called "Customized" from installer.
To change the icon appearance, you can get the app "Summerboard".

oo..means the icons can be hidden but cannot be removed?

From what I read so far, I believe cannot.

if you are trying to remove the icons from the bottom dock, you just need to drag them out from the dock when in icon arrange mode, or you can replace them with any of your preferred applications icons.

i tried to install customize but it says [ERROR] require BSD subsystem package and when i go to bsd subsystem package try to install. same problem occur.

Ah yes, another step which is only applicable for firmware 1.1.3 or higher.

I think we should clear this thread from unnecessary question. Keep this thread for tips n tricks only. We have enough thread for all those questions and answers.

oo ok..thanks for shedding some light



hmm..it shudn't b a prb rite? as itunes will update the firmware to 1.1.4..??

I do somewhat agree, thats why certain questions not regarding the tips entered are not being answered.


Depending on the user, like mine still on 1.1.3 and I don't want to upgrade it.

Any sifu can help me?

Auto insert "." by double tapping space
Make sure the "." shortcut is enable under "Settings > General > Keyboard". Now while typing, just double tap the space button and it will automatically place a "." for you.


i like this function,and i always on it in setting but i dont really use the autocorrection so i off it.
the problem is if i off the autocorrection then i cant use the auto insert "." function anymore...is that normal?

Oh yeah, another forumer PM about this problem. It seems that if you disable auto correction, this shortcut doesn't work anymore. I have just checked online and on my iPhone.

Sifu iphone not work with autocorrection too?

With auto correction definitely works!

oo..no choice!!!World smartest keyboard wat..

Another problem is the safari always auto turn off?why? reli hate it

It's because it doesn't keep all the website links (unless bookmark-ed), as you may know they're millions of websites so do you think the dictionary will keep up to that?

No i mean is when the middle of i using the safari,it auto turn off and back to home screen..sometime will sometime not.
So how?this is big problem for me..

It's just Safari crashing. There's no real reason why it does as well because when I usually go back to the same page that crashed, it works fine..

But it always happen to me...almost everytime i use safari with wifi.

just wanna ask is it easy to sms using iphone ?

It gets a little practice and frequent use, after you've get used to it... you can type faster. My friends always complain that I write too much words and not short forms... my phone has a full keyboard, so what the heck!

That's weird. Can't think of any specific reasons why it would happen to you. Maybe because the pages you frequent are very content heavy? For the most part, most sites work fine. The only rare crashes that happen are on sites that have tons and tons of pictures..




Same! Haha, with the keyboard and the spellcheck, my SMS tend to be very long cz it's just so easy to type full words. What the heck, SMS is so darn cheap these days anyway..

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Added on May 10, 2008, 1:59 amBtw, we're deviating from the topic of the thread. This has hardly anything to do with "tips and tricks"!

ive upload my custom ring via iphoneringer, where it been stored?

seems i cant find em' in my phone??

did u use the iLiberty to do the unlock of ur iphone..me rmbr that with iLiberty you can install a Safari related patch..dat may help..



takes some getting use to..then its excellent!! muahahha..full QWERTY keyboard

It does take a little practice....but now i can type on my Iphone faster than regular phones.

not sure, if this is an advantage or dis-, but ever since migrating to an iphone, i can no longer reply sms without having to look at the phone (whilst driving of course)

*cough cough*