Whenever you hear people talk about smartphones, there’s one name that comes up more than any name, the iPhone. Many consider the iPhone to be the pinnacle of smartphones, but few use the phone to its full potential. If you want to use your iPhone for all it’s worth, then keep reading for some useful tips.

Always make sure that you set a password. This is very important for your iPhone so that no one can break into your personal information and you can be as safe as possible. You are allowed to use four digits to create your password and always make sure to use something that you will remember.

Otter boxes or other heavy-duty cases are highly recommended for your iphone, especially if you have children. These cases are shockproof in case that you drop it, or it gets tossed around. It can also protect the screen if you use a screen protector, from scratches, dirt and dust doing damage to it.

If your phone has frozen and the Sleep/Wake button isn’t working for you, don’t panic! Instead, hold down your phone’s Home button as well as its Sleep/Wake button at the same time. This will allow you to perform a hard reboot of the phone. Most of the time this will be enough to unfreeze your phone.

Even if you do not plan to use your iPhone for a while, you should store it with a dead battery. Allow your phone to fully charge each time it is put on the charger instead of letting it run down. Otherwise, you run the risk of adversely affecting the chemical composition of the battery, possibly damaging the phone.

Are you sick of the annoying “suggest words” when trying to type a text or email on your iPhone? This problem can be easily taken care of. If there is a suggest words that you do not want to accept, just tap the small “X” found at the end of the word.

If you accidentally drop your iPhone into some water, do not turn it on right away or you can permanently damage it. Dry the phone with a towel and sit it in a bowl of rice overnight. This will help draw out all of the water that may have gotten into hidden areas.

If you value your privacy greatly, then you should probably use Siri a little less. Anytime you use Siri, Apple is recording all of the voice prompts and they keep them on their internal server. While the intent of this storage is to enhance Siri’s speech recognition, and the storage is secure, you should still know that anything you tell Siri could be recorded.

As stated before, the iPhone is one of the most highly regarded smartphones in existence. The phone has so many useful features, but not many people know how to use the full power of the iPhone. Now you can thanks to the tips from this article. If you don’t have an iPhone, get one today and unleash it’s power.…