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hey guys I'm Brian Tom from cnet com and I'm back with more little secrets you might not know about that are hidden inside of iOS four now I know this may not be the sexiest one but anyone with an iphone 3gs third gen ipod touch or the new iphone can now take advantage of iOS force data protection feature that enhances the built-in hardware encryption all you have to do is go to your settings then general and passcode and create one once you do that scroll down to the bottom and you should see data protection is enabled and you are good to go now folders is a big deal for iOS four fans but a fun little trick is that you can now bring folders down into the dock as well and access them from there in the mail app the new threaded emails is a favorite feature of mine but you might not like it so in your settings go to mail contacts and calendars and you can toggle on or off the organized by thread option once inside the actual mail app you'll also see that contact pictures will display within the email in the corner which is a nice little touch now we all play music on our iphones and ipod touches and you can now create and edit your own playlists directly in the music app and they will sink back to your computer the next time you connect it this is another killer feature and if you're also searching for songs by album there's a whole new layout with artwork and additional information now if you're the type of person who thinks lyrics or podcasts information just gets in the way you can turn them off in your settings by going to iPod and switching off the lyrics and podcast info option I'm Brian town for cnet com with another batch of iOS four tips for you use them wisely