Six ways to look after your iPhone
By Tom Kaneshige | CIO UK Published: 09:10 GMT, 14 August 09
It’s a wonder Apple sales folks aren’t dressed up like storks when they sell you an iPhone. The device has taken on a life of its own, and iPhone owners cradle them like newborns.
Like new parents, though, most iPhone owners have no idea how to care for their new iPhone. So here are some tips to keep the iPhone in tip-top condition.
1. Audio Problems: Clean the Screens
At the bottom of the iPhone, there’s a speaker on the left and a microphone on the right. If you can’t hear anything or if someone can’t hear you, most people fear the worst: internal damage in the sound system. But there’s a good chance that the holes are merely clogged with debris.
If you’re experiencing sound degradation: try putting a dab of strong rubbing alcohol – 90 per cent alcohol – on an old tooth brush and use the brush and a can of compressed air to clean the holes. But don’t use too much alcohol. You don’t want any liquid to find its way in. The potential of liquid getting into the phone would make anyone nervous, so proceed at your own risk. Continue reading
