How To Use Sharing On iPhone 5

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.