Downloading Pictures from Web Sites (iPhone 4)

We have shown you how you can transfer pictures from your computer to your iPhone 4 and save them from email messages. You can also download and save pictures right from the Web onto your iPhone 4.

CAUTION: We strongly encourage you to respect image copyright laws as you download and save images from the Web. Unless the web site indicates an image is free, you should check with the web site owner before downloading and saving any pictures.

Finding a Picture to Download

The iPhone 4 makes it easy to copy and save images from web sites. This can be handy when you are looking for a new image to use as wallpaper on your iPhone 4.

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First, tap the Safari web browser icon and type a search for iPhone 4 wallpaper to locate a few sites that might have some interesting possibilities. (See topic 17 "Surf the Web with Safari" for help.)

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Once you find a picture you want to download and save, tap and hold it to bring up a new menu of options that includes Save Image (among others), as shown in Figure 21-8. Choose this option to save the picture in your Saved Photos album.

Saving an image from a web site.

Figure 21-8. Saving an image from a web site.

Now touch your Photo icon and you should see the picture in the Camera Roll album.

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