Tips & Tricks

Miscellaneous

66. Improve Voice Control

Most phones contain some contacts stored by their first name only. You'll find "Call Joanna Smith" works a lot better than "Call Jo". So expand abbreviations and add last names to your contacts. This significantly improves the ability of voice control to understand. You can also create a new contact for the same person as an alias. Using the earbud mic also seems to improve recognition.

67. Pause Downloads

Large applications or updates can sometimes take a long time to download over a data connection and you might want to pause them whilst you check your e-mail or browse with safari.

To pause the download, tap the icon. The progress bar will stop midway and beneath the word paused appears. To continue the download, simply tap the icon again.

68. Favourites Are Not Just For Calls

Favourites and recents are great for making quick calls and returning calls to people who've phoned you. But have you noticed the little blue arrow on the right hand edge? Tap here for options to call that person back on any of their numbers, send an e-mail, or Sms, or add them to your favourites list. And in OS3.x.x you can also send contact details via Mms.

69. Rapid Calendar Scrolling

In the calendar application, tapping the arrows to move through months can be tedious. But did you know that if you hold your finger on the arrows your iphone will rapidly move through the months? Handy for setting appointments way ahead in the future.

70. Avoid Sms Embarrassment

Usually when a text message arrives the iphone displays it on the lockscreen, even if your iphone is locked. To disable this, set Text Preview to off via Settings / Messaging.