Types of Information Synced With iCloudIn part one of this article, we discussed what iCloud is and how to set it up on your device. We will now discuss the types of information synced through iCloud.
By opening the Settings app on your iOS device and selecting iCloud, you can choose the information you want to sync. For iCloud to function properly, the device must be connected to the Internet by Wi-Fi or a cellular data connection.
Apple’s iCloud service has been around for several years, but many iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch users don’t really understand it. Taking a few minutes to setup the service on your mobile devices and your computer could save you a significant amount of time and effort in the future.
iCloud is simply a service that keeps all your devices in sync. In other words, you can share information between an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and a computer. The information on each device is automatically updated to make sure the most current information is available on all devices. The service is free, operates wirelessly, and runs in the background, with no special action required by the user.
Quickly Open the CameraWhen you want to take a quick picture with your iPhone, it can be a little cumbersome to wake the iPhone, move the slider to unlock it, find the Camera app, and tap it to open the camera. If you are hurrying to get a shot, this process may seem to take an eternity.
To speed up the process, you can access the camera from the iPhone lock screen. Simply press the Home button or the Sleep/Wake button to bring up the lock screen. You will see a camera icon just to the right of the unlock slider. Drag the icon to the top of the screen, and the Camera app will open and be ready to take pictures.
If you have kids, at some point, you have inevitably heard them complain that they can not find one of their Apple devices. Missing iPhones or iPods seem to be a regular occurrence. The Find My iPhone app can be very useful for locating misplaced devices.
You probably heard news stories about people using the Find My iPhone app to locate an iPhone that had been stolen. While it usually makes for a great news story about the police tracking-down an unsuspecting thief to recover a stolen iPhone, there are also everyday uses for the app. The Find My iPhone app can be used to locate an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or a Mac computer that has simply been misplaced somewhere in your house.
Before an iPhone goes missing, you will need to activate the Find My iPhone feature. If this feature is not activated on a device, you will not be able to search for it with the Find My iPhone app. To activate the feature, open the Settings app and select iCloud.
Typing on a touch screen certainly different than typing on a standard keyboard. Here are a few simple tips to make typing a little easier.
When typing in the web address field in Safari, there is a “.com” key in the bottom row of the keyboard. This key is handy to quickly add the .com to the end of a web address. If you tap and hold the “.com” key, a list of other common web domain extensions will appear, including .net, .org, .edu, and .us. When typing an email address into the Mail address field, tapping and holding the period key will produce the list of domain extensions.
This simple and time-saving shortcut enables you to quickly end a sentence and begin a new one. When you reach the end of a sentence, tap the space bar twice. This automatically adds a period to the end of the sentence, a space is inserted, and the next letter you type will be capitalized to begin the next sentence.
Verify this shortcut is active by opening the Settings app, select General, then Keyboard. Make sure Auto-Capitalization and “.” Shortcut are set to “ON”.
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