Book Review: Taking Your iPhone 4 to the Max

I received a copy of this book from the publisher and am glad I did! I’ve been an iPhone user since it debuted in 2007 and thought I knew it pretty well. However, after perusing this book, my iPhone knowledge has increased significantly.

 This is a great book for iPhone beginners as it walks the reader through buying and activating a new phone as well as all the basic functionality the iPhone offers such as syncing music and video, sending email, and browsing the web. But the book also offers quite a bit to the seasoned iPhone user. Codes for checking bill balance, remaining minutes and other phone data you once knew but have forgotten, are at hand.  Go take a look at page 192 for “A Dozen Oddball Uses for Your iPhone Camera”. My favorite is #6 (grin, you’ll have to look in the book). There are tips for using Google Maps and how to use voice control when your hands aren’t available for touching the screen, like when you’re running or biking.

 You can find similar books to this one out there but Taking Your iPhone 4 to the Max covers the regular stuff as well as all the new iPhone 4 features like FaceTime and video editing right on your phone. And don’t think you need to have an iPhone 4 to benefit from this book, most of what’s covered also applies to previous models running the latest system upgrade. This is a great book to have for those times when you ask “How do I ...?” Get it and you’ll know!