Category Archives: iPhone 4S
How to: Manually back up your iOS Device to iTunes
We all know you can make iTunes automatically back up your iOS device when you plug it into your computer.
But did you know you can also tell iTunes to back up your device manually? Here’s how:
1. Make sure your device is plugged in and is showing in iTunes.
2. Put your mouse on the device’s icon and right click on it.
3. A drop down command window appears.
4. Select BACKUP.
That’s it. The above can be used to restore a device as well.
How to: Use the iPhone 4/4S as a Personal Hotspot
Did you know that the iPhone 4 and 4S can be used as a personal hotspot? That means up to 5 connected devices can share your iPhone’s Internet connection.
In order for this to work, your cell phone‘s plan has to have this feature enabled, and additional rates may apply.
There are three ways to connect a laptop to your iPhone:
All three options are fairly easy to set up and use. I’ll cover all three ways to connect.
- BLUETOOTH:
1. Make sure Bluetooth is turned ON on your computer and the phone.
2. On the iPhone, pair it with the computer. Enter the bluetooth code when prompted.
3. Start using the connection.
- WiFi:
1. Enable WiFi on both devices.
2. From the list of available WiFi connections, select the iPhone.
3. If prompted, enter the password to connect to the iPhone.
4. Start using the connection.
USB:
1. Using a USB cable, connect the iPhone to your computer.
2. Go to SETTINGS > NETWORK and choose the iPhone from the list.
3. Start using the connection.
Remember, using this connection does count against your megabytes and cell phone minutes.
How to: Make an iOS device “read” web page content
Last evening, their was a school bus crash down the street from me. Being a news hound (and a son of a fire fighter), I wanted to see if their was anyone hurt. My iPhone notified me that their was an update to the crash on a local newspaper site so I went there. The article was long and I didn’t have time to read all of it.
By accident, I found a nice feature that allows the iOS device to read a web page with (what sounds like) Siri‘s voice. Here’s how to activate it:
1. Go to a web page that you wish the device to read.
2. Hold your finger on the screen until you see a light blue block around the article.
3. A pop-up window will come up with two options: COPY and SPEAK.
4. Using the dots, move the blue square around the paragraphs that you wish to read.
5. Tap SPEAK.
6. The device will begin reading the selected text.
Is the device speaking to fast or slow? Here’s how to control that:
1. Go into SETTINGS > GENERAL > ACCESSIBILITY.
2. Select the “SPEAK SELECTION” option.
3. Find the “SPEAK RATE” option. Turtle icon = slower, rabbit icon = faster.
Thats it.
Did You Know: Your iPhone Camera has a Zoom feature?
By: Dan Uff
Okay, so you did. But I didn’t.
Anyway, for those of us who didn’t know, here’s how to use it:
1. Go into the Camera app.
2. Make sure the app is in “Picture Mode”.
3. Use a pinch gesture to activate the zoom.
That’s it.
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Apple issues update for iCards
Yesterday, Apple issued an update for its iCards application for iOS.
Version 1.1 brings several bugs fixes and easier ordering for users of the application. Here is an official list of updates:
What’s New in Version 1.1
• Beautiful letterpress cards for Mother’s Day
• New Get Well card designs
• Additional cards for birthdays, thank you and more
• Improves accuracy of envelope address verification
• Simplifies and improves the checkout process
The update is available now.
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Universal Studios Movies now available in iCloud
It’s being reported that some (if not all) Universal Studio’s movies are now available for redownloading via Apple’s iCloud service. The popular movie channel, HBO, was rumored to be working with Apple to try and make this happen. Through a spokesman, HBO issued a statement, which reads:
“HBO agreed to loosen its arrangement with Warner Bros., which is working with iCloud, and also is in talks with Universal and Fox to do the same, the spokesman added.”
No word on more content being made available via iCloud in the future.
How to: Update your iOS device without a computer or iTunes
Up until iOS5, users who wanted to update their iOS devices had to plug it into a computer, go into iTunes, select the device, and choose the update button.
From iOS5 on, the device now lets a user update it without even using a computer. Updating is simple and should take a few minutes.
Note:
Doing the below renders the device useless until the update has finished, and can also eat up a lot of data of updating a device that uses non-WiFi networks.
To do so, follow these instructions:
1. Select SETTINGS > GENERAL > UPDATE SOFTWARE.
2. If there is an update, the device will prompt you. Just follow the screens.
3. If not, the device will display so.
That’s it.
