How To Use Sharing On iPhone 5

Sep 30, 2012

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Learn how to use sharing on your iPhone 5. iPhone gives you lots of way to share with other people. There are Twitter and Facebook built-in apps to share with your friends. Continue reading on how to use sharing on iPhone 5.

How to share within apps on iPhone 5

In many apps, tapping displays options for sharing, as well as other actions such as printing or copying. The options vary depending on the app youre using.

Facebook

Sign in to your Facebook account (or create a new account) in Settings to enable posting directly from many of the apps on iPhone.
Sign in to or create a Facebook account: Go to Settings > Facebook.
Post from Notification Center: Tap Tap to Post.
Post using Siri: Say Post to Facebook .
Post an item from an app: In most apps, tap right curved arrow Send icon. In Maps, tap Next icon, tap Share Location, then tap Facebook.
Set options for Facebook: Go to Settings > Facebook to:
- Update Contacts on iPhone with Facebook names and photos
- Allow App Store, Calendar, Contacts, or iTunes to use your account
Install the Facebook app: Go to Settings > Facebook, then tap Install.

Twitter

Sign in to your Twitter account (or create a new account) in Settings to enable Tweets with attachments from many of the apps on iPhone.
Sign in to or create a Twitter account: Go to Settings > Twitter.
Tweet from Notification Center: Tap Tap to Tweet.
Tweet using Siri: Say Tweet .
Tweet an item from an app: View the item, tap right curved arrow Send icon, then tap Twitter. If Send icon isnt showing, tap the screen. To include your location, tap Add Location.
Tweet a location in Maps: Tap the location pin, tap Next icon, tap Share Location, and then tap Twitter.
When youre composing a Tweet, the number in the lower-right corner of the Tweet screen shows the number of characters remaining that you can enter. Attachments use some of a Tweets 140 characters.
Add Twitter user names and photos to your contacts: Go to Settings > Twitter, then tap Update Contacts.
Install the Twitter app: Go to Settings > Twitter, then tap Install.
To learn how to use the Twitter app, open the app, tap Me, then tap Help.

Note

This article will work on all iPhones using iOS 6; including iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, and iPhone 5.

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Accounts, Apple, Facebook, iOS, iPhone, iPhone 5, Setup, Social Media, Twitter

Haridas Gowra

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