Freshly debuted on the Apple.com web site, the new iPhone Guided Tour (also called Apple iPhone Welcome) features on-screen narration by Apple’s Bob Borchers through various features of the phone, including new ones.
Sleep/Wake (Power) Button: Found on the unit’s top right, next to the SIM card slot, the “Sleep/Wake Button” turns off the iPhone’s screen and disables its touch controls. While the phone can still receive calls, play music, and see its volume adjusted via the side volume buttons, the screen goes completely dark and is no longer touch-sensitive. The same button is held down for several seconds to turn iPhone’s power completely off, and a slider appears on screen to confirm that you want to do so.
Phone: Borchers explains that the alphabet letters found on iPhone’s scrollable lists are, in effect, letter-specific scroll bars that you drag your finger through and stop at a letter of your choosing. When you press the Home button during a phone call to return to iPhone’s main menu, a green bar at the top of the screen appears to keep you informed of how many minutes and seconds your call is taking. Like Safari, the phone has a list of favorites that can be customized with the specific numbers you prefer to use for people of your choosing, making calls to these people easier than scrolling through larger lists. Calling is as straightforward as was previously demonstrated, but the video spotlights context-sensitive in-call menus that make switching between two callers (“swap”), merging calls, and adding a call (keypad/contacts) easy.
iPod: The top of the songs list now has a shuffle button, as does the top of each artist’s collection of songs in your library. Double-tapping on videos in progress toggles between widescreen (16:9) and fullscreen (4:3) aspect ratios, while a single tap brings up on-screen controls. The “More” icon at the bottom of iPhone’s iPod screen provides you with the option to customize the device’s list of default one-click categories, including icons for Albums, Podcasts, Audiobooks, Genres, Composers, Complications, Playlists, Artists, Songs, and Videos. Any icon can be dragged from the list to replace one of the icons already at the bottom of the screen.
