https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:41:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10-iphone-tips-and-tricks-that-have-rocked-my-world#post-827748 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:39:27 +0000 mrskc 827748@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never knew 2, 4 &amp; 10. Great tips! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10-iphone-tips-and-tricks-that-have-rocked-my-world#post-827744 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:36:24 +0000 T-Mom 827744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>These are awesome tips, I didn't know several of these, thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10-iphone-tips-and-tricks-that-have-rocked-my-world#post-827480 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:58:55 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 827480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: 1) great</p> <p>2) yay</p> <p>3) nice!</p> <p>4) SHUT UP!</p> <p>5) live by this.</p> <p>6) hmm, good to know.</p> <p>7) !!! sa-weet!</p> <p>8. i'm going to forget this when I actually need it.</p> <p>9. good to know for arabic words!</p> <p>10- *jaw dropped* </p> <p>I am those really sad people that only uses their iphone to read HB and to make phonecalls. I really need to play around with it more. It's been 3 years... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10-iphone-tips-and-tricks-that-have-rocked-my-world#post-827325 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:11:28 +0000 LindsayInNY 827325@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If your home button (or sleep/wake one too) stop working, you can go to Settings -&gt; General -&gt; Accessibility. Scroll down to “AssistiveTouch” option and set to ON. It puts a transparent dot thing on your screen that allows you to use your phone almost entirely without the home/power buttons. I wish I didn't have to know about this... =/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10-iphone-tips-and-tricks-that-have-rocked-my-world#post-827265 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:52:10 +0000 Lindsay05 827265@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: LOL thats totally it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10-iphone-tips-and-tricks-that-have-rocked-my-world#post-826506 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 10:19:42 +0000 jmarionsmith 826506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>number 2 is awesome, had no idea! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10-iphone-tips-and-tricks-that-have-rocked-my-world#post-826488 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 10:13:49 +0000 kjpugs 826488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh and you can clear what apps are currently running (and wasting battery/memory) by doing the home screen double tap like Mr Bee said, and then hold one of those apps that shows. Hit the red "-" to stop them from constantly running. If an app is messing up on me sometimes I Just have to clear it here and then it reopens fresh for me. It's also good to do often if you don't turn your phone off ever. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10-iphone-tips-and-tricks-that-have-rocked-my-world#post-826487 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 10:13:46 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 826487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>oh tip 10 is awesome!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10-iphone-tips-and-tricks-that-have-rocked-my-world#post-826480 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 10:12:15 +0000 kjpugs 826480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh and when you see an item on your lock screen (the notifications) you can swipe it to open the phone right to that item, instead of the home screen. So if you wake up and have 4 facebook notifications and a text message, and you really want to read the text, you can swipe the text left to right instead of the ""slide to unlock" bar, put in your passcode if necessary, and it will open right to that text. The only thing it doesn't work on that I've found are picture message notifications. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10-iphone-tips-and-tricks-that-have-rocked-my-world#post-826468 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 10:09:37 +0000 kjpugs 826468@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If someone is calling you, you can reply with a message. Go to settings --&gt; phone --&gt; reply with message. You can pre-set them. I have "can I call you later?" "I'm on my way" and "What's up" Then when someone is calling you will see a little phone thing at the bottom (i think it's "options"- you swipe it up to open- and then you choose "reply with message") Good when you're in a meeting.</p> <p>Something else you can "slide up" - when the phone is locked you can slide up the camera icon on the bottom to take pictures quickly. You can view the ones you took but have to unlock the phone to get into anything else. This is great when you have to take a photo quickly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10-iphone-tips-and-tricks-that-have-rocked-my-world#post-826459 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 10:04:50 +0000 lavender 826459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Didn't know about #1-3, thanks for the tips! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10-iphone-tips-and-tricks-that-have-rocked-my-world#post-826446 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 10:00:55 +0000 mrbee 826446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Lindsay05: Ah yah, that's exactly what I would do... the button wouldn't be responsive so I would start jamming it as hard as I could. Apparently I wore out the pad under it or something. Must be because I am so incredibly strong. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10-iphone-tips-and-tricks-that-have-rocked-my-world#post-826440 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:59:38 +0000 Lindsay05 826440@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: well when it does start to act up I push it SO hard thinking that will make it work lol. It seems to randomly stop working after some charges. Must be a software issue. Oh well almost time for an upgrade anyways! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10-iphone-tips-and-tricks-that-have-rocked-my-world#post-826432 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:56:42 +0000 mrbee 826432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Lindsay05: My home button used to give me tons of problems! Then I did some research online and realized I was pressing it too hard... when I got a replacement, I started pressing it really gently and it's been so much better!</p> <p>Although in your case, if a force-quit is fixing it... maybe it's the software and not the hardware. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10-iphone-tips-and-tricks-that-have-rocked-my-world#post-826425 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:55:32 +0000 Lindsay05 826425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: yeah it does! My home button is such a bugger all the time so I have had to do this so many times and it seems to work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10-iphone-tips-and-tricks-that-have-rocked-my-world#post-826418 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:52:15 +0000 mrbee 826418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Lindsay05: That sounds a lot like how you crash out of an app! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10-iphone-tips-and-tricks-that-have-rocked-my-world#post-826413 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:51:10 +0000 Alivoo01 826413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't know about #8! Thanks for sharing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10-iphone-tips-and-tricks-that-have-rocked-my-world#post-826407 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:49:35 +0000 Lindsay05 826407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can take a picture of your current screen by pressing the sleep/wake button and home button at the same time. I just learnt this and always wondered how everyone did this!</p> <p>If your home button sometimes is a bugger to push try going to one of the default apps (stocks, calendar, etc) and hold down the sleep/wake button till the power off slider appears but dont't turn it off. Just hold down the home button until the screen goes back to normal. If that doesnt help, turn the phone upside down and give it a good knock with your knuckle over the home button. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10-iphone-tips-and-tricks-that-have-rocked-my-world#post-826398 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:47:26 +0000 pelikila 826398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Numbers 2 and 7 were new to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10-iphone-tips-and-tricks-that-have-rocked-my-world#post-826397 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:47:04 +0000 sandy 826397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am so excited about tip #10!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10-iphone-tips-and-tricks-that-have-rocked-my-world#post-826369 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:43:06 +0000 MrsBrewer 826369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love the last one! I didn't know you could use that button to take a picture! Whenever I use DH's iPhone for pictures, mine ALWAYS turn out blurry! Maybe this will help!</p> <p>Thanks!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10-iphone-tips-and-tricks-that-have-rocked-my-world#post-826355 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:40:34 +0000 mrbee 826355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Here are a few tricks that I use all the time:</p> <p>1) When you've scrolled way down on the page in Safari or Instagram, you can instantly pop up back to the top by touching the very top of the interface. A huge time saver!</p> <p>2) It's such a pain to type in numbers sometimes. You have to hit the 123 button, touch the number, and then touch the ABC button to start typing letters again. If you only have to write one number, hold down the 123 button and then slide your finger to the number you want. Let go, and the number appears and you're back in ABC/typing mode!</p> <p>3) Use a double space and the iPhone will automatically drop a period there for you!</p> <p>4) I used to hate typing out acronyms cuz I'd have to keep hitting the shift button. But if you double-tap shift, it becomes caps lock! Awesome...</p> <p>5) If you want your phone to stop ringing, hit the button at the top (the "sleep/wake" button). If you want to send the call straight to voicemail, hit the button twice!</p> <p>6) If you want to access your most recent apps, double click your Home button. You can scroll through recent apps... it's a great way to see what damage the kids might've done when they get ahold of my phone!</p> <p>7) If you double click your home button and swipe to the left, you can lock or unlock your phone's orientation with a single click.</p> <p>8. If you're in a app that's hanging and you want to crash out, hold down the sleep/wake button until the slider appears to shut down the iPhone. But instead of choosing an option, hold down the Home button for a few seconds... the app will crash out! Can save you a reboot of the phone, if you're lazy like me.</p> <p>9. AutoCorrect is always screwing up the names in my family! "Olive" kept becoming "I love"... so I finally added it as a shortcut under the Keyboard option in my Settings app. Phew, problem solved!<br /> <a href="http://gigaom.com/2011/10/14/ios-5-how-to-add-words-to-the-auto-correct-dictionary/" rel="nofollow">http://gigaom.com/2011/10/14/ios-5-how-to-add-words-to-the-auto-correct-dictionary/</a></p> <p>10 Bee taught this to me this weekend and it's my favorite trick. If you're taking a picture with the Camera app, you can use the top volume control to take the picture! It has made my pictures much less shaky, since I can hold the phone with two hands rather than have to use one finger to touch the camera icon on the touchscreen!!</p> <p>Do you use any of these tips and tricks? Have any others to share? </p>