The latest iPhone from Apple comes with new, thinner and lightest design ever with the fastest speed among its kind. Using iPhone 5 has become more fun than ever, but what will you do to have access to applications and use features easier? And what can be done if the battery level starts to go down before the end of the day and you are either out or there is no charging station nearby? Follow these tips and tricks and make yiour use of the iPhone 5 more enjoyable.

Siri

  • Launch the Siri app and tap the Info button for more functions it can provide such as direction from home, post to Facebook, send a Tweet, today's weather and more.

Camera

  • Access the Camera app from your lock screen by simply sliding up the camera button.
  • Change the Panorama direction by tapping the directional arrow.
  • Tap on any area what the camera is seeing, and it will automatically focus on that selected part.

System

  • Activate "Do Not Disturb" feature to prevent incoming calls whenever you are busy. Go to Settings > Do Not Disturb.
  • Add keyboard shortcuts to program certain letters to display phrases on text messages. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Shortcuts.
  • Remove applications running in the background by double tapping the Home key on the home screen. Select all the applications you want terminated.
  • Emoji is now available with iPhone 5, and you can activate it by going to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard > Select Emoji.

Apple Maps

  • Use the Satellite mode to view building, roads and landmarks from satellite view. You need to activate this to use the 3D mode.
  • Use the 3D mode to see areas in different perspective. You can pinch or twist to see all around the 3D images.
  • You can drop a Pin by press and holding on a specific part of the map and it will automatically navigate you to that destination.

Safari Browser

  • If you do not want to scroll once you have reached the bottom part of the Web page, hit the status bar and it will bring you to the top area of the page.
  • You can lock the orientation screen when browsing by double tapping the Home key and swiping to the far left. There, you will see an icon to lock orientation.
  • You can add Web pages to your home screen from the Safari browser by clicking the Launch button and selecting the site you want to add.

Battery Saving

  • Turn on the Battery Percentage to know how much battery left on your iPhone 5. Go to Settings > General > Usage > Battery Percentage. You can also how much time you have used the device throughout the day.
  • Reduce the Auto-lock time of your iPhone 5 to save more energy. Settings > General > Auto-lock > Select 1 minute. Minimum auto-lock time will spare more power from screen display consumption.
  • Disable all wireless connectivity when not in use. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, 3G, and 4G LTE consumes a lot of power especially the device keeps looking for an active connection. Go to Settings > Turn off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. For 3G and 4G, go to Settings > General > Cellular > Disable LTE. To disable GPS, go to Settings > Privacy > Switch off Location Services.
  • Lower the screen brightness to minimum level. Go to Settings > Brightness & Wallpaper > Adjust the Brightness level or turn on Automatic Brightness.
  • Turn off notifications from apps you do not need. Go to Settings > Notifications > Select which application you want to retain notifications. You can also disable notifications from widgets if do not use them.
  • Deactivate Automatic Push and switch to manual update of your email. Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Turn off Fetch New Data. If you want to manually configure which accounts are automatically pushed or manually updated, click on Advanced.
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