iPhone Applications

Press the Home button at any time to go to the Home screen, which contains your iPhone applications. Tap any application icon to get started.

The following applications are included with iPhone:

Phone: 

Make calls, with quick access to recent callers, favorites, and all your contacts. Dial manually using the numeric keypad. Or just use voice dialing. Visual voicemail presents a list of your voicemail messages. Just tap to listen to any message you want, in any order you want.

Mail: 

iPhone works with MobileMe, Microsoft Exchange, and many of the most popular email systems—including Yahoo! Mail, Google email, and AOL—as well as most industry-standard POP3 and IMAP email systems. View PDFs and other attachments within Mail. Save attached photos and graphics to your Camera Roll album.

Safari: 

Browse websites over a cellular data network or over Wi-Fi. Rotate iPhone sideways for widescreen viewing. Double-tap to zoom in or out—Safari automatically fits the webpage column to the iPhone screen for easy reading. Open multiple pages. Sync bookmarks with Safari or Microsoft Internet Explorer on your computer. Add Safari web clips to the Home screen for fast access to favorite websites. Save images from websites to your Photo Library.

iPod: 

Listen to your songs, audiobooks, and podcasts. Create on-the-go playlists, or use Genius to create playlists for you. Listen to Genius Mixes of songs from your library. Watch movies and video podcasts in widescreen.

Messages: 

Send and receive SMS text messages. Conversations are saved in an iChat-like presentation, so you can see a history of messages you’ve sent and received. Send photos, video clips (iPhone 3GS only), contact information, and voice memos to MMS devices (iPhone 3G or later).

Calendar: 

View and search your MobileMe, iCal, Microsoft Entourage, Microsoft Outlook, or Microsoft Exchange calendars. Enter events on iPhone and they get synced back to the calendar on your computer. Subscribe to calendars. Set alerts to remind you of events, appointments, and deadlines.

Photos: 

View photos and videos (iPhone 3GS only) you’ve taken with iPhone, received in Mail or MMS (iPhone 3GS only) messages, or synced from your computer’s photo application. (Video syncing on Macs only.) View them in portrait or landscape orientation. Zoom in on photos for a closer look. Watch a slideshow. Email photos and videos, send them in MMS messages (iPhone 3G or later), or publish them to MobileMe galleries. Assign images to contacts, and use them as wallpaper.

Camera: 

Take photos, and record videos (iPhone 3GS only). View them on iPhone, email them, send them in an MMS message (iPhone 3G or later), or upload them to your computer. Trim and save video clips. Upload videos directly to YouTube. Take a friend’s picture and set iPhone to display it when that person calls you.

YouTube: 

Play videos from YouTube’s online collection. Search for any video, or browse featured, most viewed, most recently updated, and top-rated videos. Set up and log in to your YouTube account—then rate videos, sync your favorites, show subscriptions, and more. Upload your own videos taken with iPhone.

Stocks: 

Watch your favorite stocks, updated automatically from the Internet. View company news and current trading information, such as opening or average price, trading volume, or market capitalization. Rotate iPhone to see detailed charts in landscape orientation. Drag your finger along the charts to track price points, or use two fingers to see a range between points.

Maps: 

See a street map, satellite view, or hybrid view of locations around the world. Zoom in for a closer look, or check out the Google Street View. Find and track your current (approximate) location. See which way you’re facing (iPhone 3GS only, using its built-in compass). Get detailed driving, public transit, or walking directions and see current highway traffic conditions. Find businesses in the area and call with a single tap.

Weather: 

Get current weather conditions and a six-day forecast. Add your favorite cities for a quick weather report anytime.

Voice Memos: 

Record voice memos on iPhone. Play them back on iPhone or sync them with iTunes to listen to voice memos on your computer. Attach voice memos to email or MMS messages (iPhone 3G or later).

Notes: 

Jot notes on the go—reminders, grocery lists, brilliant ideas. Send them in email. Sync notes to Mail or Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express.

Clock: 

View the time in cities around the world—create clocks for your favorites. Set one or more alarms. Use the stopwatch, or set a countdown timer.

Calculator: 

Add, subtract, multiply, and divide. Rotate iPhone sideways to use expanded scientific functions.

Settings: 

Set up accounts and adjust all iPhone settings in one convenient place. Set your own volume limit for listening comfort. Set your ringtone, wallpaper, screen brightness, and settings for network, phone, mail, web, music, video, photos, and more. Set auto-lock and a passcode for security. Restrict access to explicit iTunes content and certain applications. Reset iPhone.

iTunes: 

Search the iTunes Store for music, ringtones, audiobooks, TV shows, music videos, and movies. Browse, preview, purchase, and download new releases, top items, and more. Rent movies to view on iPhone. Stream and download podcasts. Read reviews or write your own reviews for your favorite store items.

App Store: 

Search the App Store for iPhone applications you can purchase or download using your Wi-Fi or cellular data network connection. Read reviews or write your own reviews for your favorite apps. Download and install the application on your Home screen.

Compass: 

Use the built-in digital compass (iPhone 3GS only) to determine your heading. Get your current coordinates. Choose between true north and magnetic north.

Contacts: 

Get contact information synced from MobileMe, Mac OS X Address Book, Yahoo! Address Book, Google Contacts, Windows Address Book (Outlook Express), Microsoft Outlook, or Microsoft Exchange. Search, add, change, or delete contacts, which get synced back to your computer.

Nike + iPod: 

Nike + iPod (which appears when you activate it in Settings) turns iPhone into a workout companion. Track your pace, time, and distance from one workout to the next and choose a song to power through your routine. (iPhone 3GS only. Requires select Nike shoes and a Nike + iPod Sensor, sold separately.)

NOTE: Application functionality and availability may vary depending on the country or region where you purchase and use iPhone. Contact your carrier for more information.