Top tips on the iphone

Anyone who is new to the touch screen beauty that is iPhone will benefit from a selection of tips and tricks on how to get the most from their new toy. There are numerous iPhone tips to discover and below are some of the most useful.

To prolong the life of the battery just turn down the brightness to dim the screen. A snapshot of the screen can be taken by pressing home and sleep/wake at the same time. A globe on the keyboard will allow you to change the language settings.

There are many advanced iPhone secrets granting the user with such little tips as restarting the iPhone circuitry when you can't get a signal (this is achieved by switching Airplane mode on then off). Certain restrictions can be made to iPhone content to give parents more control over which applications their children can use. To do this go to, General -Restrictions then enter a four digit code. You can then turn off you Tube or prevent certain songs from appearing in a play list.

If you want save an image in Safari simply keep your finger held down on the image until a new screen appears. This new screen is an action sheet where you can save the image. Once saved the image will be stored in the saved photos library of the photos app. iPhone tricks are sometimes needed for those moments of frustration when an application becomes unresponsive. If this occurs you can force quit the app by pressing the home button. Make sure your finger is held down for at least six seconds.

A button which locks the orientation of the screen can be found by double pressing the home button and sliding the screen to the right. If you want to access the scientific calculator turn the iPhone to the landscape orientation.

To zoom in on an object when in camera mode (iPhone 4 users) you first need to activate zoom mode. To do this you need to focus on an object and then tap on the screen. The object will be held in a white square and a zoom bar will appear at the bottom of the screen.