01- Restart
If your iPhone seems slow or sluggish in some of its operations (SMS typing, using Safari and even opening up apps), then a good old-fashioned restart is usually enough to sort everything out and get things working smoothly again. To restart, simply hold down the Sleep/Wake button on the top of the iPhone, wait for the Slide to power off message to appear - and then slide to turn the iPhone off. After the iPhone has switched off, press and hold the Sleep/Wake button again until the Apple logo appears.
If your iPhone seems slow or sluggish in some of its operations (SMS typing, using Safari and even opening up apps), then a good old-fashioned restart is usually enough to sort everything out and get things working smoothly again. To restart, simply hold down the Sleep/Wake button on the top of the iPhone, wait for the Slide to power off message to appear - and then slide to turn the iPhone off. After the iPhone has switched off, press and hold the Sleep/Wake button again until the Apple logo appears.
02- Force quit
To quit an app, first (with the app running) bring up the Slide to power off screen by holding the Sleep/Wake button, and then press and hold the Home button until the app quits (around six seconds). You'll return to the Home screen and the app that was running will have quit. On the iPhone 4, you can also quit an app by double-clicking the Home button to bring up your recent applications, then press and hold on its icon. The icons start to wiggle and a red close button becomes available, Simply tap on this to quit the app,
To quit an app, first (with the app running) bring up the Slide to power off screen by holding the Sleep/Wake button, and then press and hold the Home button until the app quits (around six seconds). You'll return to the Home screen and the app that was running will have quit. On the iPhone 4, you can also quit an app by double-clicking the Home button to bring up your recent applications, then press and hold on its icon. The icons start to wiggle and a red close button becomes available, Simply tap on this to quit the app,
Niggles with your iPhone 4? Look here for help...
The issue with the iPhone 4's antenna has been widely reported (and more on that over the page), but unless you've got a dud unit, the iPhone hardly ever has any really serious problems that can't be fixed by a few simple procedures (and most don't require you to reinstall your music or apps). It's just a fact that with so many incredible features, once in a while an app on the iPhone is going to get stuck - just like they do on Mac OS X or Windows. In this iPhone troubleshooting section, we'll guide you through the most common problems that can occur with the device, and show you how to resolve them.
03-Reset
If an application has completely locked your iPhone and neither the force quit nor the restart methods shown opposite are working, you can manually reset your iPhone by pressing and holding both the Home and Sleep/Wake buttons for at least 10 seconds, or until the Apple logo appears. It's quite rare that neither of the aforementioned tricks will work, however, so you'll probably only need to go through this reset process once in a while, but it's still a handy technique to know, just in case.
If an application has completely locked your iPhone and neither the force quit nor the restart methods shown opposite are working, you can manually reset your iPhone by pressing and holding both the Home and Sleep/Wake buttons for at least 10 seconds, or until the Apple logo appears. It's quite rare that neither of the aforementioned tricks will work, however, so you'll probably only need to go through this reset process once in a while, but it's still a handy technique to know, just in case.
04- Full restore
If all else fails and you want to get your iPhone back to its factory state, then the Restore option is for you. You need to do this through /Tunes. Connect your iPhone to your Mac or PC, and click on its name in the Devices list on the left-hand panel in /Tunes. Click on Restore. If there's an available update, then your iPhone will be updated. All your precious information, such as contacts, bookmarks and so on, will be backed up, so you can reinstate them to your device after the restore process has finished.
If all else fails and you want to get your iPhone back to its factory state, then the Restore option is for you. You need to do this through /Tunes. Connect your iPhone to your Mac or PC, and click on its name in the Devices list on the left-hand panel in /Tunes. Click on Restore. If there's an available update, then your iPhone will be updated. All your precious information, such as contacts, bookmarks and so on, will be backed up, so you can reinstate them to your device after the restore process has finished.
RESET FROM SETTINGS APP
If your iPhone is constantly cashing, but you don't want to completely restore it to factory settings and then have lo go through the process of re-syncing everything, then it may be worth resetting it from the Settings
app. Go to the Home screen on your iPhone and choose Settings > General > Reset > Reset All Settings This will clear all of the preferences, but keep the content on your phone You might find that's all you need.
STUCK ON THE LOGO / Fix this boot problem
The first thing to try is waiting. It may sound obvious, but being a little patient may be the key. If you need to intervene, first, hold the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons until the iPhone turns off. On your Mac or PC, open up iTunes. Hold down the Home key and, keeping it held down, hook the iPhone up to your computer. Keep the Home key held down until you see an icon on the screen of the iPhone asking you to connect to iTunes. It will now recognise your iPhone, telling you it has detected an iPhone in Recovery Mode that needs to be restored. Click Restore. Now you can restore from a previous backup.
iPhone 4 signal loss
There's been so much hype in the media about the 'grip of death' that can lead to your iPhone 4 losing signal strength, that it's worth restating the facts. Firstly, as Apple has pointed out, all mobile phones with the antenna inside the case lose bars on the signal strength when held in a certain way, which differs from phone to phone, depending on where the antenna is located. Since the antenna on the iPhone 4 is actually wrapped around the outside edge of the phone, there's a particularly vulnerable spot at the bottom left corner of the iPhone 4. Covering the gap in the antenna with your hand here can result in your bars dropping substantially if you're in an area of weak reception. One of the reasons for this drop is that the iPhone 4 reported bar strength incorrectly. Apple released version 4.0.1 of iOS 4 fairly swiftly to rectify this problem. With this update installed, bar strength will be displayed more accurately.
Even so, many people have been unable to replicate the reception problem on their iPhone 4s, and in general
If you suffer signal loss on iPhone 4,
get an iPhone Bumper.
reception strength is reported to be stronger, if anything, with the iPhone 4 compared to the iPhone 3GS. Another factor to take into consideration is that losing bars isn't really a problem unless the call is actually dropped, and this doesn't seem to be a particularly common problem with the iPhone 4.
Despite all these factors, Apple has decided to stem the tide of protest from the media by offering free iPhone cases (an Apple Bumper, or a third-party option) to everybody who purchases an iPhone 4 before 30 September, at which point the firm will review the situation. You can apply for your free iPhone case from www.apple.com/uk/iphone/case-program (UK) or www.apple.com/iphone/case-program (US).
QUICK TIP
You can save any image you come across in the Safari browser to your Camera Roll by tapping and holding on the image. A dialog box will appear and you simply tap on Save Image You can then use the image as a background. See the tip on page 24 for more details.
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