There are quite a few hidden or non-obvious features in iOS. Apple itself is to blame for their secrecy, which does not properly talk about all the useful features. In this article, we have collected 20 such hidden features. Each of them is really useful, but the main thing is that not all iPhone owners know about their existence.
1. Quick deletion of numbers in the “Calculator”
In the standard calculator on the iPhone, you can delete the last dialed digits. This is a very useful option that helps you not to re-type numbers in any calculations. If you accidentally typed the wrong number, just swipe left or right on the line of numbers. The extra number will be deleted immediately.
2. Last Number Speed Dial Function
In the standard application “Phone” there is a hidden feature that allows you to instantly call back the last dialed contact. To do this, you just need to double-click on the call button and the iPhone will immediately begin to call the last outgoing number.
3. Fast burst shooting
The Camera app has a ton of useful features that Apple doesn’t explicitly talk about for some reason. One of the most useful of these features is continuous shooting. It is extremely easy to use it. Press and hold the shutter button. As long as you hold the button, the iPhone will take photos. Thus, it is best to shoot objects in motion. This function is very convenient for those who need to log in, for example, on the online casino site.
4. Instant currency conversion
iPhone users do not need additional applications to convert currencies at the current rate. To transfer an amount from one currency to another, you just need to type the appropriate request in the Spotlight search, which is opened by swiping down the main screen.
5. Extended functions of the standard keyboard
The standard iOS keyboard has a whole set of additional characters that are not displayed by default. For example, currency signs, quotation marks, and even the letter ё. To access them, you need to hold down the symbols that are open by default. Literally in a second, a pop-up window will appear with a list of available characters. Note that the symbols differ depending on which letter or symbol you are clipping on.
6. Track your steps without additional apps
Many iPhone users download or even buy step tracking apps. And not everyone knows that such a function is in the standard Health application (many do not open it at all). Moreover, the application counts the steps very accurately, and also takes into account the rise to the floors! The latter feature is not available to most step counting apps from the App Store.
7. Improve the Touch ID experience
The Touch ID fingerprint scanner on any iPhone can be greatly improved. To do this, you need to register several new fingerprints of the same finger with which you are used to unlocking the smartphone (for most people, this is the thumb of the right hand). At the same time, it is necessary to register the imprint each time at slightly different angles. Thanks to this trick, Touch ID will be much better and more stable in identifying your fingerprint.
8. Scan Documents in the Notes App
And another relatively hidden iOS feature can replace a standalone app from the App Store. Built right into the Notes app is a great and easy-to-use document scanner. To use it, you need to create a new note, click on the “+” icon above the keyboard and select the “Scan Documents” item from the menu that opens. After that, it remains to point the camera lens at the iPhone. The document will be automatically detected by the scanner, but you will have the opportunity to adjust the accuracy of the scan.
9. Opening an Accidentally Closed Tab in Safari
If you accidentally close a tab in Safari and want to quickly reopen it, there is a handy way to do so. Go to the menu for viewing open pages and hold down the “+” button. In a second, a page will open that will collect all the recently closed tabs. Thanks to this method, you do not have to go into history to reopen an inadvertently closed tab.
10. Open a link in Safari in a new tab
A cool and useful trick in Safari that even many experienced users don’t know. In order to open any link in a new tab, it is enough to click on it with two fingers of one hand at the same time. This Safari feature saves a lot of time.
11. Filters in the Photos app
This is a real mystery, but almost no one uses the filters offered in the Photos application. Or maybe not many people know about them. But right in the Photos app, you can do a full-fledged work on any picture and significantly improve it. Among the proposed tools there are filters familiar to everyone, which will improve the photo in one click.
12. Accelerated character set
If you want to type text that is mostly letters and just a couple of numbers or symbols, there is a cool trick that will make it faster. You do not need to waste time and switch to the layout with symbols every time. In order to quickly type the desired character or number, you need to hold down the “123” button (which is responsible for opening the keyboard with characters) and, without lifting your finger from the screen, drag to the character you want to insert!
13. Return to the top in any application
We are sure that you have often been in such a situation when you scrolled text or images for a long time in any application, for example, on a website. If you do this all the time, you will be glad to know that scrolling up to return to the “header” is not necessary at all. Just touch the clock on the top status bar and you will automatically be taken back to the top.
14. Stop music or video by timer
If you are used to listening to music or watching your favorite series before going to bed, then you will certainly find out more than once in the morning that there was no charge left on the iPhone, since you fell asleep and did not turn off the music or video. The standard Clock app has the useful ability to set a timer to stop music or video playback. Set a timer and select “Stop” as the alert.
15. Fast alarm transfer
We all love to sleep, and the iPhone makes it very difficult for most of us to do this in the morning. But in order not to oversleep, it is, of course, better not to turn off the alarm completely. For example, postpone. This can be done not only by pressing a button on the screen. There is a much easier way. You just need to press one of the volume buttons. One press and the alarm will immediately stop and will be delayed for 9 minutes.