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iPhone Basics: Jump To The Top of A List or Page

Submitted by Michael Johnston on July 28, 2008 - 6:13pm.
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Since iPhone 1.0, tapping the "Status Bar" in Safari would scroll you instantly to the top of a web page. With the iPhone 2.0 update (available for the original iPhone and pre-installed on the iPhone 3G), Apple's added the same functionality system-wide. Tapping the status bar (the topmost bar where the clock resides) in nearly every application will now scroll you immediately to the top of a list or page. This is especially handy for scrolling through contacts, songs, or anything else with a particularly long list of information.

Jump to the bottom?

Submitted by Unregistered (not verified) on July 31, 2008 - 1:03pm.
It's great that you can jump to the top of a page, but it is often necessary to do the reverse. Is there any way to get to the bottom of a long page without scrolling for half an hour? If not, maybe Apple should add it. Single tap on the top bar to go to the top, double tap to go to the bottom? Seems simple enough to me, no reason they shouldn't at least try to add it.

Submitted by xxx on July 31, 2008 - 10:43pm.
Nice tip, there were a lot more hidden features in 2.0 that I ended up finding out later down the road. This one included.

Submitted by ihappy on December 30, 2008 - 1:32pm.
Oh thank you!! makes my life so much easier on the contacts page!