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Top iPhone Tips You Haven’t Heard Of

Although a considerable part of the world’s population uses iPhones, not everyone is aware of all the features and highlights it holds.

By Vincent LagoPublished 5 years ago 3 min read
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Top iPhone Tips

In this article, you will find a list of top handy features present in your iPhone that you probably haven’t heard of.

A hard reset can help fix a black screen.

If you have a black screen on your iPhone, doing a hard reset may solve this problem. If this doesn’t work, follow the link to learn about other ways of fixing an iPhone black screen.

Navigate through your camera roll based on what is shown in your pictures.

If you click on the search icon in your Photos app, you can navigate through the camera roll based on places where your pictures were taken or based on who or what is shown in the photo. If you still don’t do this, give it a try!

Shake your phone to undo typing.

With this great feature, you can quickly delete the whole message you’ve written by shacking your iPhone.

There is 3D touch for simpler movement of the cursor when you type.

If you are tired of trying to put the cursor in the right spot while you are typing, 3D touch will help you out! Move your finger around the keyboard to move the cursor to the needed place.

Add effects to your messages.

There is a bunch of fun effects that allow you to spice up your texts. To use them, you need to press the Send button in Messages and hold it.

Make your iPhone’s speakers louder.

For some extra volume go to your iPhone’s settings, then navigate to Music > Equalizer and enable the Late Night option.

Swipe to erase numbers in your calculator one by one.

If you have typed a wrong number in iPhone’s calculator, you don’t have to delete the whole thing and start all over. Instead, just swipe to the side, and you will erase numbers one by one.

Create text replacements for sets of emojis.

If you want the system to suggest you certain phrases to replace sets of emojis, go to your phone’s settings, then navigate to General > Keyboard > Text Replacement and create your own shortcuts.

Clean up your playlist with ease.

You can set a limit for the space that can be taken by your music. If you do this, the system will analyze your playlist and automatically delete the songs you don’t listen to, and this will help you save some space on your iPhone. For this, go to Settings > Music and optimize your storage.

Use Siri to get a ride home.

If you ask Siri to get you a Lyft or Uber home, she will automatically book a car for you.

Adjust flashlight’s brightness.

Use 3D touch on the flashlight’s icon to see the available brightness settings.

Double tap the home button to use your iPhone with one hand.

If you tap the home button twice in a row, your iPhone will move all your apps down. This will allow you to reach all corners of the screen with one hand. Later, you can double tap the home button again to bring everything back up.

Use 3D touch for shortcuts to important settings.

Press and hold on the Settings icon to see shortcuts of the four essential menus.

Pair car with your iPhone.

This feature will help you track the location of your vehicle; for example, you will find your parking spot with ease. And it is also possible to add pictures or notes next to the car’s location shown on the map, which is quite handy.

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Vincent Lago

I explorer and recreate interesting iPhone, iPad, and Mac features, tips and how-to tutorial on the web.

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