Tips to Protect Your iPhone & Proper Maintenance for IPhone 3 G

You have to take good care of your iPhone if you want to keep it in good condition. You can use following tips to keep your iPhone safe and in perfect working conditions.

1. If you are not good at handling your iPhone and drop it too often then keep it in case. Different types of fancy case are available for iPhone. You can find them as leather case, rigid case, slip pouches, and flip cases and in many more forms. You just have to reach a retail store and ask for one. The salesman will spill them on the table. You can also buy sport cases to hold your iPhone. These are nothing but the armbands which you can wear if you don't have a pocket to keep your IPhone safe.
2. You can also ask the salesman for an air jacket for your iPhone. The air jacket is a thin transparent film which prevents your iPhone from scratch and dirt; common causes that damage the iPhone. Dirt and smudges affect the surface of iPhone due to which your iPhone looses its finish and glare. Therefore to keep your iPhone shining new air jackets form a good option.
3. Get the screen covered with protectors. These are thin transparent plastic sheets which adhere to the screen surface and protect it from dirt, smudge and scratches.
4. Lock your iPhone to protect its battery. You can manually lock your iPhone by pressing sleep/wake button. Or you can also set auto lock so that your iPhone automatically locks when not in use. If your iPhone is suffering from short battery life then optimize your iPhone.
5. Turn off the Bluetooth, 3G and Wi-Fi. Adjust the brightness on your iPhone and turn to airplane mode when the coverage is low. Make sure to keep your iPhone in cool area away from heat. With one charge cycle every month you can increase the life of the battery.
6. You must have received a cloth along with your iPhone. Use it. Use the cloth to wipe the dirt from your iPhone. If you don't have one then you can use a soft cloth. Remember not to use any type of cleaning solution, detergent, spirit or alcohol.

All these solutions will corrode the surface of your iPhone. Your iPhone will loose the gloss. Also make sure that the cloth you use to clean your iPhone is damp and not wet. Water may affect the working of your iPhone. So make sure that you don't use a dripping cloth to remove dirt and smudge from the surface.
Besides this always remember not to place your iPhone on rough surfaces. Such surface may leave a scratch on your iPhone.