Secret iPhone Tips and Tricks

4:16 pm in Tips and Tricks, iPhone by Gary Pool

15 secret iPhone tips and tricks

Some of these aren’t quite as secret as others but it is still a great list of iPhone magic. Amaze and delight your friends with these little goodies.

Most of these tips also work on the iPod touch

I’ve been using my iPhone 3G for a few months now. Along the way I’ve discovered a few “less-than-obvious” tricks and shortcuts that save me a fair bit of time, and I thought I’d share them. While most of these are in the iPhone User Guide if you dig around, I’d say they’re useful enough to deserve a mention in their own right.

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  1. Quickly get to the first Home screen
  2. Flip between pages by tapping
  3. Instantly access iPod controls from anywhere
  4. Keyboard trick #1: Quickly type a period and space
  5. Keyboard trick #2: Quickly type a single number or symbol
  6. Keyboard trick #3: Caps Lock
  7. Keyboard trick #4: Hold down keys for more options
  8. Save drafts in Mail
  9. Jump to the top of the page
  10. Customize the iPod dock icons
  11. Quickly zoom out in Maps
  12. Save an image in a web page or email
  13. Access the scientific calculator
  14. Scroll inside frames
  15. Take screenshots

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