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Tell me something I never knew my iPhone could do

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ConfusedDotty · 09/05/2014 17:24

Just that really. I want to be all impressed with it again.

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AnythingNotEverything · 09/05/2014 22:16

If you press and hold a vowel, it bring up a set of European options - umlauts and accents etc, so you can write Zoë properly Smile

If you hold the number key down it bring up the numbers keyboard, and you can move your finger to the number you want. When you lift off the screen, it reverts to the letters keyboard.

There's an iphone help twitter account that tweets these things. It's brilliant.

Raskova · 09/05/2014 22:17

No, I wouldn't use it for that either Wine

To be fair, the only bad thing DD has done is buy an app for £7 but she does love it. Nothing else bad as far as I'm awareSmile

ohdearitshappeningtome · 09/05/2014 22:18

How do u link on mumsnet? Is it on the app?

Raskova · 09/05/2014 22:20

I just do followed by link and then another

PassTheCremeEggs · 09/05/2014 22:22

Absolutely loving this thread!

PassTheCremeEggs · 09/05/2014 22:22

Anything - what's the twitter account called?

Raskova · 09/05/2014 22:26

For example, here

is a classic song played on a tesla coil and here

Is a not so classic one.

Don't fail me now iPhone...

this is embarrassingly what's on my internet history, sorry

ExCinnamon · 09/05/2014 22:29

Hahaha, I've had my old iPhone for 3 years and this one for 1.5 and haven't noticed the clock is a clock

The spirit level is extremely useful!

If anyone can explain to me how I can make a ringtone out of my voice memo I will be very grateful! Syncing didn't do it.

GwenStacy · 09/05/2014 22:33

EExC - the clock thing is only in the last iOS update! The calendar has always had the correct date though

StrawberryMoose · 09/05/2014 22:34

I just proudly showed my husband the clock. He was very unimpressed. He claims he knew all along. Yeah yeah.

EugenesAxe · 09/05/2014 22:35

Lame next to Strawberry's but if you swipe up on the menu (you know - where you go to get the torch and stuff) you can click on an icon that stops the screen rotating if it senses you've gone horizontal. This is really useful when MNing or playing Candy Crush in bed. It looks like a phone with an arrow round it.

500internalerror · 09/05/2014 22:38

I don't have a spirit level, & my clock is 18 min out.

OwlCapone · 09/05/2014 22:40

On the home screen, if you press and hold an icon and pull it down it reveals the search function. You can type anything it and it will find it.

Just swipe down on the home screen. No need to hold an icon.

GiniCooper · 09/05/2014 22:48

The spirit level is an app though, not just there innit?

Angelto5 · 09/05/2014 22:51

If ever u want 2 save a photo someone has sent u or an interesting page on the internet just hold the home button & stand bye button @ the same time & it takes a copy/photo of it & then u can view it in ur photos. (Very useful)

noblegiraffe · 09/05/2014 22:52

Switch multitasking gestures on in settings and you can switch between apps by running 4 fingers across the screen.

Raskova · 09/05/2014 22:52

No Gini, go to utilities-> compass and swipe right.

Does anyone know what to do with autocorrect when you type a word and it says a suggestion that it will change to if you carry on typing. How to get it so it doesn't autocorrect?

When just typing Gini, it wanted to put Gino. I deleted the o too many times and then just decided to put it and edit it myself. That make sense?

Meow75 · 09/05/2014 22:56

Ha ha!!! Split keyboard. I had read about it, but only tried it on my Phone. Does it not work on iPhone?

BobTheFly · 09/05/2014 23:07

To go 'back' on a web page (like right now) just swipe to the right.

SunsetoverEasterIsland · 09/05/2014 23:10

Loving this! How do you split the keyboard?

BobTheFly · 09/05/2014 23:11

Just pulls it apart

TheDoctrineOfSnatch · 09/05/2014 23:11

Just hit the cross next to the autocorrect?

I love the torch.

Raskova · 09/05/2014 23:12

If it's that simple, I'll have a very strange mix of pissed off and joyous Grin

TheDoctrineOfSnatch · 09/05/2014 23:13

If you have several email accounts on the phone and start an email in one account to a contact in another, it should autocorrect the "sent from" to the right email.I

I love this.

TheDoctrineOfSnatch · 09/05/2014 23:14

Love the spirit level, didn't know that one!

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