Simple yet Awesome iPhone Tips and Tricks

Make your iPhone more Secure:

Whenever someone tries to unlock your iPhone, they’re immediately forced to enter the password. This step helps to secure your phone data forever. One more awesome feature in this is clearing all your data after 10 failed attempts. If your feel your data is confidential, you can set an option to erase all phone data after 10 continuous incorrect password attempts. This simple step protects your iPhone if it is stolen or lost. But make sure you have a backup of your data!

How To Do It: Go to Settings > General > Passcode Lock; you are allowed to set a 4 digit number as your password.

Getting back data from your Old Phone:

Did you buy a new iPhone? What about all of your apps, notes, contacts, Messages etc.? Want them to your new mobile? No worries, Backup and Restore will do it for you. If you’re trying to transfer data from the devices working with IOS 5 or higher, then the iCloud will do all of the work for you. No need to use iTunes and USB connection. You can transfer everything via Wi-Fi… But keep in mind that it takes a bit more time than via USB.

How To Do It: Connect your old iPhone to the PC using USB cable and open iTunes. At Left center you can see your device name, right click on it and select backup. Now connect your new iPhone, Right click and select Restore from backup restore-iphone.

Meet your New Friend SIRI:

It’s time to talk with your mobile. Have you ever tried SIRI? SIRI is full of fun and it really helps save time. You can ask SIRI to remember personal details like your name, your pet’s name, etc. Once you said all those things to SIRI, you’re done. From now, whenever you ask SIRI “Who am I” it says your name and some details about you. Apart from teaching, you can even learn from it. It can respond to your voice and search for anything what you need. From IOS6 SIRI has become even more talented. It can now open applications and also it is now capable to update your profiles on Facebook and Twitter.

~Your TeCHS