If you are a serious iPhone user, or just want to get the most out of your iPhone then read on....
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Apple iPhone tips and tricks
iPhone tips and tricks that you won't find in your iPhone manual
Double-tapping is actually pretty rare on the iPhone. It's not like the Mac or Windows, where double-clicking the mouse means "open." On the iPhone, you open something with one tap.
A double tap, therefore, is reserved for three functions:
> In Photos, Google Maps, and Safari (the Web browser), double-tapping zooms in on whatever you tap, magnifying it by a factor of two.
> In the same programs, as well as Mail, double-tapping means, "restore to original size" after you've zoomed in. (Weirdly, in Google Maps, you use a different gesture to zoom out: tap once with two fingers. That gesture appears nowhere else on the iPhone.)
> When you're watching a video, double-tapping eliminates or restores letterbox bars.
See, the iPhone's screen is bright, vibrant, and stunningly sharp. It's not, however, the right shape for videos. Standard TV shows are squarish, not rectangular. So when you watch TV shows, you get black letterbox columns on either side of the picture.
Movies have the opposite problem. They're too wide for the iPhone screen. So when you watch movies, you wind up with letterbox bars above and below the picture. Some people are fine with that. At least when letterbox bars are onscreen, you know you're seeing the complete composition of the scene the director intended. Other people can't stand letterbox bars. You're already watching on a pretty small screen; why sacrifice some of that precious area to black bars? That's why the iPhone gives you a choice. If you double-tap the video as it plays, you zoom in, magnifying the image so that it fills the entire screen. Part of the image is now off the screen; now you're not seeing the entire composition originally broadcast. You lose the top and bottom of TV scenes, or the left and right edges of movie scenes. If this effect winds up chopping off something important--some text on the screen, for example--restoring the original letterbox view is just another double-tap away.
Secrets of the Sensors
The iPhone has three cool sensors. First, it has an accelerometer that detects when you've rotated the iPhone into landscape orientation. In programs like Photos, Safari, and iPod, it triggers the screen image to rotate as well.
Camouflaged behind the black glass where you can't see them except with a bright flashlight are two more sensors: a proximity sensor that shuts off the screen illumination and touch sensitivity when the phone is against your head (it works only in the Phone application), and an ambient-light sensor that brightens the display when you're in sunlight and dims it in darker places.
Apple says that it experimented with having the light sensor active all the time, but it was weird to have the screen get brighter and darker all the time. So the sensor now samples the ambient light, and adjusts the brightness; it does this only once--each time you unlock the phone after waking it.
You can use that tip to your advantage. By covering up the sensor (just above the earpiece) as you unlock the phone, you force it to a low-power, dim screen-brightness setting (because the phone believes that it's in a dark room). Or by holding it up to a light as you wake it, you get full brightness. In both cases, you've saved all the taps and navigation it would have taken you to find the manual brightness slider in Settings.
Earbud Cord Switch
Without close inspection, you'd have a hard time telling the iPhone's white stereo earbuds apart from a regular iPod's--but don't get them mixed up. The iPhone's earbuds have a tiny, embedded clicker/microphone partway down the right earbud cord.
That's right, "clicker/microphone." The tiny bulge is the microphone for phone calls. But if you pinch the bulge, you'll find that it clicks.
> Pinch once to answer an incoming phone call. Pinch for a couple seconds to dump the call to voicemail. (You can also double-tap the Sleep/Wake switch on top of the iPhone to send the call to voicemail.)
> During music or video playback, pinch once to pause the music; pinch again to resume playback.
> During music playback, double-pinch to skip to the next song.
Customizing the iPod Buttons
The iPod module on the iPhone starts out with buttons along the bottom for summoning four lists: Playlists, Artists, Songs, and Videos.
But what about Albums? Genres? Composers? They're there, all right, but hidden; you have to tap More to see them.
But what if you use those lists more often than Artists or Songs? No problem: you can replace one of those starter buttons with a list of your own.
Tap More, and then tap the Edit button (upper-left corner). You arrive at the Configure screen. Here's the complete list of music-and-video sorting lists: Albums, Podcasts, Audiobooks, Genres, Composers, Compilations, Playlists, Artists, Songs, and Videos.
To replace one of the four starter icons, use a finger to drag an icon from the top half of the screen downward, directly onto the existing icon you want to replace. It lights up to show the success of your drag.
When you release your finger, you'll see that the new icon has replaced the old one. Tap Done in the upper-right corner.
Keyboard Speedups
Don't bother using the Shift key to capitalize a new sentence. The iPhone does that capitalizing automatically. Don't put apostrophes in contractions, either; the iPhone will put those in for you, too.
Force Quit, Reset
The iPhone is pretty darned simple and stable, but it's still a computer. In times of troubleshooting, these tips may come in handy:
> Force quit a program. Press and hold the Home button for six seconds to force-quit a program that seems to be stuck.
> Reset. If the entire iPhone locks up--it can happen--press and hold both the Home button and the Sleep/Wake switch for eight seconds. You'll see the screen go black, and then the Apple logo appears as the iPhone reboots.
source: missingmanuals.com
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Drink beer on your iPhone
iBeer Download Magic for iPhone & iPod touch
Brew and drink beer on your iPhone and iPod touch on http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=283914070&mt=8 This hilarious visual gag is fully interactive and behaves like a real glass of beer thanks to the iPhone sensors and our spare time. Tilt to sip, shake for foam, even pour iBeer from iPhone to iPhone. The award winning virtual pint of beer takes full advantage of iPhone's high-res screen, accelerometer, and speakers, and comes in Lager, Lite, Stout, Hefeweizen, Amber, and more. You've seen it on TV, YouTube, and read about it in your favorite paper. Now it can be yours! Bonus burp included. Get it today and stop those hangovers forever! FEATURES • Brew • Drink • Shake (foam) • Burp (on/off) • 5 Drinks for the price of 1 • Trick-Coin-Slot BONUS • St. Patrick's Day Beer • Mouthwash Gag • Trick Voice Activation & Card Scanner • Hot Vending Machine Interface • Astonishing interactive realism • Multi level foam • Motion control bubbles • Customize look, sound, and action SUPPORT Video demo & instructions: www.hottrixdownload.com 24/7 support: help@hottrix.com ☆ Search for "HOTTRIX" on iTunes and App Store ☆ Magic Wallet (iPod is an ATM. Grab coins from iPhone) iSoda (Cola, Water, and more. 5 drinks in One) iMilk (Sober iBeer. Even shakes whipped cream and cheese) iMunchies (Hilarious Popcorn machine. Reach through screen) HottrixPhone (Barack Obama calls your iPhone, or Elvis, or Mum) iBug (Cute or gross. Feed, tickle, and make it extremely fat)
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Recommended Readings
Here is a few great references for your iPhone

How to Do Everything with Your iPhone
(How to Do Everything)

iPhone VISUAL Quick Tips (Visual Quick Tips)

iPhone VISUAL Quick Tips
(Visual Quick Tips)

iPhone: The Missing Manual
The iPhone Book: How to Do the Things You Want to Do with Your iPhone (One-Off)

The iPhone Book:
How to Do the Things You Want to Do with Your iPhone
(One-Off)

Protect your iPhone
Are you going crazy trying to find the right case for your iPhone?

Case Logic iPhone® Horizontal Case

Also there seems to be in general two types of cases:
1) cases that protect your phone when you carry it and you need to take the phone out (holsters
2)cases that you leave on all the time (skins
Both types of cases have pros and cons that eventually comes down to which pro or con is more important to you. For instance I like cases that stay on all the time (also called skins). To me this is the best case scenario since I have access to full iphone functionality and the protection I need. Using the iPhone with the case on looses some of the nice iphone design aesthetics, but you can minimize it by choosing case that doesn't hide the iphone curves.
Bottom line is, your iPhone is an investment, so protect it!
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wow, what a fantastic looking lens packed with great iphone info. i have an iphone and totally love it, also have a nokia N96 because im a bit of a phone nerd....lol thanks for sharing this
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