Nibletz Staff
Managing a business with your iPhone has never been easier than with all the new features Apple has provided in the latest hardware and software updates for their line of iPhones. Browsing through the App Store you will find many apps that provide an easy to use interface along with the sleek and well-designed hardware features that can only be made by Apple. Other core features of the phone like voice recognition and the enhanced camera help change the way business is conducted in today’s mobile environment by allowing meetings to seem as if you were in the same room as each person.
Going Remote – Facetime
As more people venture out to start a business, they want to make sure they maintain a solid device for communication when they are on the road and building their professional network. The iPhone 7 Plus’s dual camera system gets better and better with almost every new device release and when used with apps like the built-in Facetime or Go To Meeting, you can meet face to face with a client or employee anywhere that has a reliable T-Mobile network.
Hotspots for Mobile Access
One of the most useful iPhone features for on the go entrepreneurs is the Hotspot feature. Hotspots allow you to convert your phone into a wireless access point and connect your laptop to the internet via your phone when no Wi-Fi is available. This is key for those that always need to be connected and often find themselves out of their office giving important presentations. The ability to always be connected to your data, without having to ask the client for their Wi-Fi password is an invaluable time saver.
App Store
Another feature that sets the iPhone ahead of other smartphones on the market is the App Store. Running a business today often means relying on a multitude of different services for project management, accounting and keeping track of your clients and the Apple App Store is full of excellent business and productivity apps.
Apps like Freshbooks and Harvest can keep track of your invoices, timesheets, and expenses. While Asana and Trello manage your projects and keep track of all your due dates to make sure everything is completed on time. Using these apps means you can always have the latest information about your business operations in your pocket.
Hardware
In addition to the hardware built into the iPhone, there are a number of useful adaptors and connectors for different lines of business. For example, the Square credit card reader plugs directly into the headphone jack to provide a credit card reader that works on both traditional magnetic stripe cards and new chip cards to provide vendors and other professionals a way to accept credit card payments on the spot.
Bigger Screen and Better Resolution
The line between phones, tablets, and small laptops is becoming more unclear every day. New phones with larger screens like the iPhone 7 and 6 Plus offer consumers screens that are easier to use, cause less eye strain, and can display more information than their predecessors. Even the glass used to make the touchscreen has become more durable and resistant to scratches and cracks in more recent versions.
iPhones and Business Moving Forward
The past five years have seen mobile business explode at a rate that no one could have ever imagined with the iPhone leading the way. Facetime, Hotspots, professional apps, new hardware, and larger screens have all made it easier for business owners to change and improve how they conduct business in 2016 and beyond.
