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jaydoc1 · 11-25-2007, 08:29 PM

I've made this thread in the hopes that it will cut down on some of the repetition of the top Newbie questions for STOCK new-out-of-the-box iphones. Hopefully this helps those new to the iPhone find these answers quickly. If I leave any out please add to the thread. And, yes, I'm posting it in multiple forums because these questions pop up in multiple forums. Hopefully this becomes a sticky. No discussion please, just answers to those obvious questions cluttering the board.

1) There is only one speaker on the bottom of the iPhone. The other side is the microphone.

2) There is no MMS. (Yes you can send and receive pictures via e-mail but that's really not the same thing.)

3) There is no option to SMS multiple recipients.

4) There is no Cut and Paste

5) You cannot save attachments from e-mails.

6) For now, you cannot sync notes with Outlook (or any other program I believe)

7) You can conserve battery life by turning e-mail Auto-Check to manual, by adjusting the brightness lower, by turning Auto-Brightness off (not on), by turning off Bluetooth and WiFi when not in use, and by turning off the Equalizer on the iPod. (Oh and not turning the iPhone on ever will reaallly conserve battery life

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8) Most headphones other than those that come with your iPhone will not fit far enough down in the headphone jack so you will still hear your sound coming from your iPhone speaker. There are some companies making aftermarket headphones now that are designed to work with the iPhone jack. Alternatively you can cut off about the last 1/8" of the soft plastic on your aftermarket headset jack to allow it to fit down far enough into the iPhone.

9) No, Safari cannot view Flash content on the internet.

10) It is not necessary to fully discharge the iPhone's lithium-ion battery to prevent battery memory from developing. This will do nothing to lengthen battery life, and may actually decrease it. A full discharge as outlined below will help with the battery calibration, however.

Although lithium-ion is memory-free in terms of performance deterioration, batteries with fuel gauges exhibit what engineers refer to as "digital memory". Here is the reason: Short discharges with subsequent recharges do not provide the periodic calibration needed to synchronize the fuel gauge with the battery's state-of-charge. A deliberate full discharge and recharge every 30 charges corrects this problem. Letting the battery run down to the cut-off point in the equipment will do this. If ignored, the fuel gauge will become increasingly less accurate.

11) There is no video taking capability.

12) Safari will occasionally crash for no reason when also listening to the iPod at the same time.

13) If your iPhone speaker stops working try inserting and removing your headset jack several times. This frequently fixes the issue.

14) Ringer/Alerts/Sound not working? Check the mute sound switch on the left side of the iPhone above the volume rocker. Make sure an orange dot isn't showing (indicates the phone is muted).

15) Are emails you read on your iPhone still showing up as new/unread on your computer? If so, then your email account is most likely a POP account. Two of the most common email account protocols are POP and IMAP - see these IMAP and POP Wikipedia articles for detailed descriptions of each. In short, IMAP accounts record the status of each email message as they are accessed and/or modified. So, if you read a new message on your iPhone, the read status of that message will be recorded on the server and it will show up as read if you look at your email on your computer. POP accounts simply place the email messages on your iPhone and in your desktop mail application without recording if it was read in one or the other and saving that status to the server.

You should contact your email service provider if you aren't sure which type of account you have. Most free email accounts are POP (Hotmail, Yahoo, etc.), with the exception of GMail and AOL, which are IMAP. You can't change the protocol your email account uses - if you have a POP account and want an IMAP account, you'll most likely need to switch email providers.

I think this covers most of the very common questions but again please add to the list if I've missed any. Nothing to do with jailbroken or unlocked phones, please.

11-25-2007, 08:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
jaydoc1 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 363 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 2 Posts	ANSWERS TO THE TOP NEWBIE (and not-so-newbie) iPHONE QUESTIONS--PLEASE READ I've made this thread in the hopes that it will cut down on some of the repetition of the top Newbie questions for STOCK new-out-of-the-box iphones. Hopefully this helps those new to the iPhone find these answers quickly. If I leave any out please add to the thread. And, yes, I'm posting it in multiple forums because these questions pop up in multiple forums. Hopefully this becomes a sticky. No discussion please, just answers to those obvious questions cluttering the board. 1) There is only one speaker on the bottom of the iPhone. The other side is the microphone. 2) There is no MMS. (Yes you can send and receive pictures via e-mail but that's really not the same thing.) 3) There is no option to SMS multiple recipients. 4) There is no Cut and Paste 5) You cannot save attachments from e-mails. 6) For now, you cannot sync notes with Outlook (or any other program I believe) 7) You can conserve battery life by turning e-mail Auto-Check to manual, by adjusting the brightness lower, by turning Auto-Brightness off (not on), by turning off Bluetooth and WiFi when not in use, and by turning off the Equalizer on the iPod. (Oh and not turning the iPhone on ever will reaallly conserve battery life ) 8) Most headphones other than those that come with your iPhone will not fit far enough down in the headphone jack so you will still hear your sound coming from your iPhone speaker. There are some companies making aftermarket headphones now that are designed to work with the iPhone jack. Alternatively you can cut off about the last 1/8" of the soft plastic on your aftermarket headset jack to allow it to fit down far enough into the iPhone. 9) No, Safari cannot view Flash content on the internet. 10) It is not necessary to fully discharge the iPhone's lithium-ion battery to prevent battery memory from developing. This will do nothing to lengthen battery life, and may actually decrease it. A full discharge as outlined below will help with the battery calibration, however. Although lithium-ion is memory-free in terms of performance deterioration, batteries with fuel gauges exhibit what engineers refer to as "digital memory". Here is the reason: Short discharges with subsequent recharges do not provide the periodic calibration needed to synchronize the fuel gauge with the battery's state-of-charge. A deliberate full discharge and recharge every 30 charges corrects this problem. Letting the battery run down to the cut-off point in the equipment will do this. If ignored, the fuel gauge will become increasingly less accurate. 11) There is no video taking capability. 12) Safari will occasionally crash for no reason when also listening to the iPod at the same time. 13) If your iPhone speaker stops working try inserting and removing your headset jack several times. This frequently fixes the issue. 14) Ringer/Alerts/Sound not working? Check the mute sound switch on the left side of the iPhone above the volume rocker. Make sure an orange dot isn't showing (indicates the phone is muted). 15) Are emails you read on your iPhone still showing up as new/unread on your computer? If so, then your email account is most likely a POP account. Two of the most common email account protocols are POP and IMAP - see these IMAP and POP Wikipedia articles for detailed descriptions of each. In short, IMAP accounts record the status of each email message as they are accessed and/or modified. So, if you read a new message on your iPhone, the read status of that message will be recorded on the server and it will show up as read if you look at your email on your computer. POP accounts simply place the email messages on your iPhone and in your desktop mail application without recording if it was read in one or the other and saving that status to the server. You should contact your email service provider if you aren't sure which type of account you have. Most free email accounts are POP (Hotmail, Yahoo, etc.), with the exception of GMail and AOL, which are IMAP. You can't change the protocol your email account uses - if you have a POP account and want an IMAP account, you'll most likely need to switch email providers. I think this covers most of the very common questions but again please add to the list if I've missed any. Nothing to do with jailbroken or unlocked phones, please. __________________ -Jim, Creator of The Most Random Thread on EIC. Why are you reading this instead of playing Travian?! Last edited by jaydoc1; 11-27-2007 at 02:59 PM.