Kinetic Technology Group » iPhone Tips

Quick zoom in Maps

Marcus Lopez — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:57:51 +0000

Pinching to zoom in and out in the Maps app just comes naturally, but can be a dangerous task while you are walking or driving along holding your iPhone. You probably know that you can double-tap to zoom in quickly, but how to zoom out quickly? Easy: tap with 2 fingers!

Enable caps lock on iPhone

Marcus Lopez — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:45:33 +0000

The iPhone does have a caps lock mode built in, but it’s disabled by default. To enable it, go to Settings > General > Keyboard and turn on “Enable Caps Lock.” Now whenever you need to type in all caps, simply double-tap the shift key to engage caps lock.

Save any image from Safari

Kyle Denney — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:31:11 +0000

To save any image from the web to your camera roll, simply press and hold the image. A menu will appear asking “Save Image” or “Cancel”. Once the image is in your camera roll, you can set it as your wallpaper.

Take a screenshot

Marcus Lopez — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:51:43 +0000

To take a screenshot, hold the home button and click the sleep button. The screen will flash white and the screenshot will be stored in your camera roll.

Scroll to top page

Jim Harryman — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:03:49 +0000

In any application, Safari included, you can automatically scroll to the top of the page by tapping on the “top bar”, which has the time, service bars, and battery. In Safari, this not only brings you to the top of the page, but also brings up the URL bar.