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07.23.10
Removing Songs From Your iPhone Spotlight Search
 By Dave Taylor
A friend showed me how to use Spotlight search on my new iPhone 4, and it's a great way to find things quickly, but I really, really don't want to have it search the thousands of songs I have on my phone, just my contacts and address book information. Is that something I can tweak or alter?
Dave's Answer:
You can indeed change the settings of your Spotlight search on your Apple iPhone, whether it's an iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4. In fact, you can tweak it whether you're running the latest version iOS 4 or have an earlier version of the iPhone operating system firmware.
That's handy, eh?
Before we proceed, however, I am guessing that most people reading this have no idea what we're talking about with a "spotlight" search on the phone. Maybe they know that the little magnifying glass icon on the top right of a Mac gives you quick access to a search system called Spotlight:
but that's not available on the iPhone. Is it?
In fact, it is. On your phone, tap on the home button (bottom center circular button) to get to your home screen, then tap on it one more time. Everything shifts right and you get to a screen that looks like this:
Do a search with it in its default settings, and it finds everything that matches, whether it's an app, a song, or even an email that's come in.
To change that, go to Settings and tap on "General":
Continue reading this article.
About the Author:
Dave Taylor is known as an expert on both business and technology issues. Holder of an MSEd and MBA, author of twenty books and founder of four startups, he also runs a marketing company and consults with firms seeking the best approach to working with weblogs and social networks. Dave is an award-winning speaker and frequent guest on radio and podcast programs.
AskDaveTaylor.com
http://www.intuitive.com/blog/
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