Smartphones have dozens of functions and capabilities that everyone is aware of and uses constantly. However, there are dozens more on both the Android and iOS sides that many users are not aware of. We are sharing 10 hidden iPhone features that you probably don’t know some of and will discover today.
10 hidden iPhone features you probably don’t know about!
We know that Apple has been adding new functions to its smartphones in recent years. Although some of these are introduced during the event, we only learn the vast majority while using them. Of course, some of them need to be activated through Settings.
For example, did you know that you can use the back surface of your iPhone just like a button? By assigning the function you want, you can activate this feature when you make two taps on the back of the device. For example, you can capture a screenshot or launch the camera. Here are 10 such little-known hidden iPhone features in the continuation of our news…
Swipe to delete numbers from calculator!
If you have an iPhone, you probably won’t need to go to the app market and download a 2nd calculator. But are you using this app efficiently enough? When you enter a number incorrectly while inside the Calculator app, you can perform the deletion by making a swipe movement to the left or right in the area at the top.
Message pinning function
Although those who don’t use iOS are not very familiar with it, iMessage, one of the best messaging apps between iPhones, is still quite popular today. Did you know that while in a conversation here, you can press and hold on any message you want and then select the pin option to pin this message?
Try putting Widgets in folders, not apps!
Unlike Android, iPhone models don’t have a 2nd section in the form of a Main Menu. Therefore, all apps are gathered on the main screen. Of course, a new tab has also been offered that groups all apps in its own way.
However, many iPhone users still continue the classic iOS experience. That is, they either list the apps in multiple pages or bring them together by placing them in folders. But we saw that many people have never experienced this on Widgets.
Multi-transfer between apps
On iPhones, you can switch between multiple apps and share text and images. However, many people don’t know that they can copy and share multiple images at the same time while browsing, for example, in a browser or on a website.
For this, we first press and hold on an image on the page for 3 seconds. When we feel the vibration feedback, we slide towards another image in the upper or lower part of the page without lifting our finger.
When we reach each image, while our finger is still in a fixed position, we touch the relevant image with a 2nd finger. By repeating this process, you can copy as many images as you want. Of course, let’s note that we should not remove the finger we selected the first picture with from the screen during the process.
Set shortcuts on Keyboard
First, we follow the steps Settings > General > Keyboard > Text Replacement and click the + sign in the upper right to create shortcuts. Here we determine an abbreviation and main text. For example, when we briefly type “asd”, we can make it automatically create a suggested text in the form of “Good evening”.
Document scanning
Users who are new to the iOS operating system may be a bit surprised to hear that this function is built into the Notes app. Because it is not available in many brands on the Android side, it is necessary to download 3rd party apps.
However, when in a new note in the Notes app, we can easily scan any document by clicking the camera button, and save it after making necessary adjustments such as corner detection or cropping a part.
Copy text from photos
Thanks to this feature offered with iOS 15 last year, we can automatically convert any text we want into text by entering the Camera app. For example, while viewing text on a paper, banner or computer monitor in the camera app, you can press the scan button that appears at the bottom right to directly convert the text into writing and share it in the notes or messages section.
Don’t get lost in gallery: Return to the beginning with one tap
If you get lost among photos in the gallery, you don’t need to scroll upwards to return to the beginning. Instead, you can return to the beginning by clicking the upper left part of the screen, that is, the space remaining to the left of the notch or Dynamic Island.
Search bar on home screen
If you need to search for a file, app, photo or contact on your phone, you don’t need to go between pages one by one and enter the apps. All you need to do is swipe the screen downwards with your finger. This way, you can reach the search bar and perform a quick scan.
