There are many things that the iPhone can do. It's a phone, a calendar, a camera and is capable of a vast array of possible uses. However, it is up to you how you want to use your iPhone. Only you know how to best use it for your lifestyle. This article discusses some useful tips for getting the most out of using your iPhone.

You can capture great pictures with the camera that is built into your iPhone. The convenience of a great camera built into your phone allows you to take great pictures anywhere. Moreover, if you have iPhoto on your computer, you can use Photo Stream to automatically sync your photos to your computer without even having to plug in your phone. It is not necessary to spend money for a digital camera if you have a camera in your iPhone.

Did your iPhone freeze or is unresponsive? If the Home and Sleep buttons are not responding, hold down the Home button and wait six seconds before releasing it. Doing this should automatically close any locked apps. If this method still doesn't want to work for you, then your next option should be to press the "Sleep" button along with the "Home" button, and make sure you hold it for around 10 seconds. This will reset the iPhone.

Playing around with your iPhone can give you a better feel for the device. You'll be more familiar with the phone as you explore all of it's features. That may take a while, but as you keep playing with it, the more you learn.

Purchasing an iPhone case could potentially save your phone. You can actually shatter the glass on the iPhone's front if you drop it without proper protection. Although the case is not a guarantee that nothing will happen to the device, it certainly helps.

You phone will allow you to view parts of your messages even when locked through its default settings. This might be a great feature for you, or you might prefer to keep your messages more private. If you prefer not to use this feature, you can disable it easily. Simply go to the Notifications section of your settings menu and choose messages. You can then turn off the Show Preview option.

You can gain access to your iPod controls through your favorites. Go to the settings on your phone, then go to general, and finally go to the home button. Then you can double click and customize, choosing whatever you would like. This is a pretty straightforward process when following step by step.

Don't store videos that you're never going to watch again on your iPhone. After you view videos on your phone, you will see a prompt that will ask you whether or not you want to delete the video. Do this so that you can free up some space on your phone.

Now you can see that iPhones offer many features right out of the box. However, there are still tons of things your iPhone is capable of that you may not know about. Use the advice above to make you iPhone all that it can be.