Despite the fact that Apple’s iPhone costs more than most other smartphones, it remains #1 in the US, with more than 50% of the total installed user base in the country, according to newly released data from Counterpoint Research, via Financial Times.
Additionally, Counterpoint analysts noted that this is Apple’s highest percentage of active smartphone users since the original iPhone in 2007.
Perhaps it’s no surprise that Apple also has the highest brand loyalty of any major smartphone maker, with 9 in 10 iPhone users in the US saying they plan to buy an iPhone as their next device, as reported by 9to5Mac last year.
Even if you are one of the many lucky iPhone owners, you are probably not making full use of your beloved device.
To help you save time — and in some cases, money — here are ten little-known tips and tricks, shortcuts, and hacks you absolutely must use.
Edit, withdraw messages
One of the best additions to iOS 16 lets you tweak or retract a message you’ve just sent. We all had that “oh-oh” moment.
To try this out, open Messages and start typing your message as you normally would. Tap to send it. Now press and hold the sent message and you will see options like edit and undo send in the menu that opens. Tap what you want to use right now.
There’s a catch: the person you’re sending it to must also be running iOS 16 or they’ll still see the message.
Enable the haptic keyboard
Apple added “haptic feedback” to its keyboard as part of its iOS 16 operating system update.
This is the gentle vibration you feel under your fingertips when you type a message, write an email, or crank something in the Notes app. It feels great and confirms every virtual key is pressed.
To enable it, go to Settings > Sound and Haptics > Keyboard Feedback. Now turn on the haptics option.
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The secret button of the iPhone
Of course, you’re familiar with the iPhone buttons on the sides of the device – or the circular Home button on older models – but there’s one more.
It’s on the back where the logo is – but it’s not visible to the naked eye.
Aptly named Back Tap, this feature lets you trigger almost anything you want instantly on your phone, such as: B. turning on the flashlight (e.g. when you walk to your car in a dark parking lot), starting the camera and taking a screenshot, e.g. muting the iPhone or launching an app (e.g. a shortcut to open it). from TikTok).
To enable Back Tap and choose which action to take place, go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Back Tap. Here you can choose what a double and triple tap does!
Shake to clear
Typing on your iPhone and want to undo what you just wrote? Just shake the damn thing.
Yes, enabled by default, you can quickly fix errors by shaking your iPhone back and forth – and you’ll be prompted to confirm that you want to undo your action. It’s faster and easier than holding down the backspace key until all text is erased.
If you don’t like this shake to undo feature, you can turn it off by going to Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Shake to undo.
Screenshot of an entire web page
You probably know that you can take a screenshot of something on your iPhone by pressing the power button on the side along with the volume up button.
You’ll hear the familiar “camera shutter” sound effect, see a white flash on the screen, and a thumbnail of the image will float in the lower left.
But what if you want to record a long article or detailed recipe and it can’t all fit on your iPhone screen?
To save an entire page in Safari, just open the web link, take a screenshot (following the instructions above) and at the top of the screen you’ll see an option to save screen or save whole page. Select the “Full Page” option, followed by “Done” and “Save PDF to Files”.
Later, open files to read them.
Correct Siri pronunciation
Apple’s voice-controlled personal assistant might be great at giving you information — like the weather, directions, and sports scores — but sometimes Siri just doesn’t say things right. This is especially true for some names and places that may come from other languages and may be difficult for Siri to pronounce.
If Siri says something wrong, like pronouncing your friend Mica’s name as “me-kah” instead of “mike-ah,” just say, “It’s not pronounced like that [Mica]’ and then say the mispronounced word.
Turn any book into an audio book
Now this one comes in handy. A feature called Speak Screen can read any text on the screen aloud at your command.
Although it is mainly designed for the visually impaired, anyone can use this feature if they want to turn an e-book into an audio book. Now you can listen in the car, close your eyes on the plane, or walk down the street.
To enable it, go to Settings > Accessibility > Spoken Content > Speak Screen.
Then, in an open app, swipe down from the top of the iPhone screen with two fingers to have the screen contents read out to you, e.g. an e-book, email, article, or notes.
You can tweak the voice including gender and language, speaking rate and more.
Create custom vibrations and ringtones
How great would it be to know who’s calling just as casually as the iPhone hums in your pocket? You can.
In the Contacts app, select the person of your choice and tap Edit. Select ringtone and you will see a vibrate option.
Press that and you’ll see several options – like Heartbeat, Rapid, and Staccato – including a tool to create a new vibration that you can use to customize your own buzz.
This way you can have a different ringtone for your partner, children or friends and know who is calling without having to glance at your phone.
Likewise, you can create custom ringtones for different people.
Use the hidden trackpad
Let’s say you’re composing a message, email, or note and need to change something you’ve typed before sending or saving. On your iPhone, simply press and hold the keyboard and the cursor will automatically turn into a mouse-like trackpad.
Now keep your finger or thumb on the screen and drag around the cursor to reach the part of the text you want to adjust and release.
Or to highlight text, just press a little harder while moving your finger. Then release for the keyboard to return.
calculator shortcut
If you’re using the calculator but make a mistake by entering a wrong number, you don’t have to clear the screen and start over.
Instead, just swipe your finger to the left or right of the numbers to delete the last digit. You can continue this to remove the last digit.
In this context, simply turn the iPhone sideways when you are in the Calculator app to access the built-in scientific calculator.
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