iPhone 101: A user guide to take with you

If you're going to be a new iPhone 3G owner this week, you might want to make a note of this site to help you get acquainted with your new mobile device.

Apple has a guide to the iPhone available at http://help.apple.com/iphone/guide that you can view directly in MobileSafari, so you'll always have it when you need it.

The guide has help for Phone, Mail, Safari, iPod, Applications, Settings, the Wi-Fi Music Store, and some Troubleshooting tips.

I even learned something new: you can scroll to the top of web pages by ~~double-~~tapping the title bar. Nice!

Thanks, Rubinnz!

Update: Major poopie! Apple has taken down the site for some inexplicable reason. I'll try and find out where it's moved to (or a mirror) and get back to you.

Update 2: It's back, and its contents are updated for the new iPhone software. The new guide includes tips for enterprise users, and for using the App Store. It seems to be oddly not fitting in MobileSafari's display window very well, but hopefully that will get sorted out soon.

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Ryan

From what I heard, there a bookmark to the Guide in safari

July 16 2008 at 6:48 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

frank.lowney

The Javascript at this location attempts to differentiate between iPhone and desktop so as to present an appropriate web page. It works well except makes the iPod touch user see the desktop version which doesn't look very good at all.

July 10 2008 at 8:20 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Slartibartfast

It'll be back up in time for Friday's 3G launch. Possibly later tonight, as MobileMe's switch is flipped and if that iTunes 7.7 release rumor is true.

July 09 2008 at 4:19 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

mikeymizrahi

down for some random reason? i think not. 3g launch...

July 09 2008 at 4:06 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Robert Palmer

That's not a reason to take it down, that's a reason to update it.

July 09 2008 at 4:08 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Greenscreen

The link used to work, but now it's dead. Or is it just me? Tried it with safari and firefox.

http://help.apple.com/iphone/guide

July 09 2008 at 1:40 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

ash

Looks like Apple has removed the page, getting a 404: The requested URL /iphone/guide/ was not found on this server.

July 09 2008 at 1:37 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Ron

The link seems to be broken now...

July 09 2008 at 1:27 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Unregistered

Wasn't this in some release video? Cos I remember seeing something like that and then trying it on my iPod touch.

July 09 2008 at 10:49 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

alex

and if you want to have some $$ to spend on new apps, there is a contest underway at http://lifesuxdaily.com/contest_july/ with up to 300USD of iTunes gift cards !

July 09 2008 at 10:38 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

xAirbusDriver

Actually, if they simply watched the 'iPhone Demo' video at Apple's site, they'd already know about the feature and that it works in other apps. But, who reads the @(&#%&$ manual! 8-) LOL!

"Out of the mouths of babes...!" :-0

July 09 2008 at 10:34 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply