Sleep Switch (On/Off)
Posted on 11. Jun, 2009 by admin in The Guided Tour, The Phone as Phone
On the top right edge of the iPhone, you’ll find a button shaped like a dash. It’s silver metal on the iPhone 3G; it’s black plastic on the original.
This, ladies and gents, is the Sleep switch. It has several functions:
- Sleep/Wake. Tapping it once puts the iPhone to sleep—that is, into
Standby mode, ready for incoming calls but consuming very little power.
Tapping it again turns on the screen, so it’s ready for action. - On/Off. This switch can also turn the iPhone off completely, so it consumes
no power at all; incoming calls get dumped into voicemail. You
might turn the iPhone off whenever you’re not going to use it for a few
days.
To turn the iPhone off, press the Sleep/Wake switch for 3 seconds. The screen changes to say, “slide to power off.” Confirm your decision by placing a fingertip on the red right-pointing arrow and sliding to the right. The device shuts off completely.
To turn the iPhone back on, press the switch again for 1 second. The chromelike Apple logo appears as the phone boots up.
- Answer call/Dump to voicemail. The upper-right switch has one more function. When a call comes in, you can tap it once to silence the ringing
or vibrating. After four rings, the call goes to your voicemail.
You can also tap it twice to dump the call to voicemail immediately. (Of course, because they didn’t hear four rings, iPhone veterans will know
that you’ve blown them off. Bruised egos may result. Welcome to the new world of iPhone Etiquette.)
Locked Mode
When you don’t touch the screen for 1 minute, or when you put the iPhone to sleep, the phone locks itself. When it’s locked, the screen isn’t touch-sensitive. Fortunately, you can still take phone calls and control music playback.
Remember, this phone is all touch screen, so it’s much more prone to accidental
button-pushes than most phones. You wouldn’t want to discover that your iPhone has been calling people or taking photos from the depths of your
pocket or purse. That’s why the first thing you do after waking the iPhone is unlock it. Fortunately,that’s easy (and a lot of fun) to do: Place your fingertip on the gray arrow and slide it to the right, as indicated by the animation.
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