iPhone 4s Tips continued

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Please not that the following iPhone 4s suggestions are offered in good faith and I am unable to accept responsibility for any errors or omissions that lead to any lost data or other damage.  In all instances please be sure of the accuracy of the statements before continuing with the act under consideration e.g. you could use these notes to aid an online or Apple search to find an official answer what you are trying to do.  In all instances the decision to use or otherwise act upon the commentary in this Blog is the sole responsibility of the reader.

(7) Following on from the last entry in iPhone 4s post that was about the battery.  Go to the SETTINGS App on the Home Screen of the iPhone 4s, then go to GENERAL, and then USAGE and you will find a Battery Percentage ‘on/off’ indicator.  If you select ‘on’ a ‘battery % left’ label will appear in the Header Bar adjacent to the iPhone 4s Battery Symbol.  You will no longer need to guess the amount of battery power left in the iPhone. 

It appears that the % indicator also works when charging the phone so you will be able to estimate the time left before the iPhone is fully charged or how close the iPhone is to a full battery charge if you need to disconnect the iPhone from the battery charger to go about your business sooner than later

 

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iPhone 4s Tips

iPhone 4s Tips

I was a tad disappointed with the iPhone manual provided in the box with the new phone, and the poor quality of the on-line material that I found when I took delivery.  All in all I was quite lost and have spoken with other users who feel the same way.  It’s as if iPhone are too cool for explanations and users are expected to be either IT savvy or have to stumble around in the mist until they work out the answers to their problems and queries.  Now and again I hope to upload a hint or two and thereby help the newcomer to the iPhone

Please not that the following items are offered in good faith and I am unable to accept responsibility for any errors or omissions that lead to any lost data or other damage.  In all instances please be sure of the accuracy of the statements before continuing with the act under consideration e.g. you could use these notes to aid an online or Apple search to find an official answer what you are trying to do

To kick the ball rolling (well its Euro 2012 after all) here is a sequence of set up tips:

(1) Before messing about with your new iPhone save your Contacts to the Orange facility online if you are lucky enough to use the Orange network or check out if your Network provider has a similar facility if you don’t use Orange.  Once the contacts are stored online, they can be downloaded to your new iPhone when that is up and running

(2) If you are thinking of saving Contacts to your SIM card and transferring them to your new iPhone that way then be careful.  The iPhone has a micro SIM Card cradle and not a full size SIM and therefore your intended SIM card transfer may be incompatible  

(3) The SIM card cradle on the iPhone is accessed by using the small metal tool housed in one of the packaging sections to press a hole in the side of the iPhone and the cradle pops out

(4) Keep the small metal iPhone SIM cradle device safe and secure as apparently they are quite expensive to replace

(5) The iPhone USB lead found inside the packaging slots into the bottom of the electrical plug that you will also find in the packaging, and the other end of that lead connects to the end of the iPhone

(6) It appears that the iPhone should be charged for circa 4 hours upon receipt. Some users say that the battery should be charged overnight; but I am yet to find the official answer for first time charging of the iPhone battery upon receipt  

More to follow; so check back and read the Weekender Blog now and again