1. Stop The Music With A Timer
Do you like to listen to music when getting into bed for the night
but often doze off without switching the iPhone off? You can use a timer
to help you shut down the music. To do this, tap on
Clock >
Timer >
When Timer Ends. Scroll down and tap
Stop Playing. Then, set a timer (say 30 mins) and tap
Start. Now you may play any music and it will be turned off after 30 mins.
2. Save Battery Life (When It Is Running Low)
When your iPhone battery is running low, turning off the following
settings can help make your iPhone last longer. With these off, you can
still receive calls, SMS and even go online with EDGE connection.
- Settings > Wi-Fi > Off.
- Settings > Bluetooth > Off.
- Settings > Privacy > Location Services > Off.
- Settings > General > Cellular > Enable 3G > Off.
- Settings > General > Cellular > Enable LTE > Off.
- Settings > Sounds > Vibrate on Ring & Silent > Off.
- Settings > Brightness & Wallpaper > Auto-Brightness > Off.
- Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Fetch New Data > Off.
3. Delete Last Digit in Calculator App
Entered a wrong digit in the Calculator app? Instead of tapping the Clear [C] button, you can just
swipe your finger to the left or right of the numbers to clear the last digit. Each swipe will remove the last digit until the number becomes zero.
4. Set An Alphanumeric Passcode
Add an extra layer of protection to your iPhone with an alphanumeric passcode. To activate it, go to
Settings >
General >
Passcode Lock. Turn off Simple Passcode and you will be prompted to enter your alphanumeric password.
5. Use Headphone Cord to Take Photo
Shaky hands not getting you good photos? Well you can trigger a snapshot using the volume up or down buttons on your headphone.
6. Switch Shooting Directions in Panorama
Tap the arrow in Panorama mode to switch the shooting direction so
you can take a panorama picture from left to right or right to left.
7. Find Word Or Phrase within a Web page
Searching for a word or phrase in a web page? In Safari, type in the word in the search bar on the top right and tap
Search.
In the results page, scroll all the way down and you will see how many
words were found on the web pages. Tap on the searched word/phrase and
you will be directed back to the web page with the searched word/phrase
highlighted in yellow.
8. Undo Typing To Delete Typed Message
Hate getting carpal tunnel on your fingers from clearing your written SMS? Try this trick.
Shake your iPhone and tap
Undo Typing to delete your message. Changed your mind? Shake your iPhone again and tap on
Redo Typing to retrieve your original message.
9. Type Emoji with Shortcuts
If you like to use Emoji in messaging but don’t like to switch the
virtual keyboards repeatedly, try this trick to type Emoji with
alphabets shortcuts.
- Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard > Emoji.
- Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Add New Shortcut…
- Insert a frequently used Emoji in Phrase.
- Insert a text in Shortcut which will be used to convert to Emoji.
10. Formatting Email Content
You can format your email content while writing it on your iPhone. Just
highlight the text you want to format, then
tap on the option arrow to look for the "
BIU" button. Tap on it and select the format you want from
Bold,
Italics or
Underline.
11. Generate Random Passwords with Siri
Yes, the voice assistant Siri can do more than what it offers in
command lists, including generating random passwords for you. Just
activate Siri and say “
random password” and you’ll be provided an 8-alphanumeric-character password from Siri. You can even add the character length e.g.
"random password 16 characters".
12. Filter Groups That Can Reach You
The ‘Do Not Disturb’ feature allows us to silence calls, alerts and
notifications when the iPhone is locked. However there are important
calls that we can’t afford to miss, for example, calls from Mom or your
heavily pregnant wife. Here’s a tutorial to help important groups of people reach you even in ‘Do Not Disturb’ mode.
13. Turn IPhone AssistiveTouch Icon On/Off Quickly
Many iPhone users have activated AssistiveTouch to alleviate the
burden from the Home button. But it could be a little annoying since it
is always on top of the screen. We’ve written a quicktip to guide you on how to turn the AssistiveTouch menu icon ON and OFF easily.
14. Send Multiple Photos At Once In Messages & Mail
Don’t like to add and send photos one by one in messaging or email? Try this trick. Here’s a guide on how you can send multiple photos at one go from your iPhone with just few simple taps.
15. Hide Unused Apple App Icons
We bet there are many stock apps that you do not need or use at all.
The bad news is, you’re not allowed to delete them from your iPhone. The
good news is, we have a trick to hide them, without having to jailbreak your iPhone.
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