11 Tricks And Tips To Get The Most Out Of Your iPhone/iPad
Set Music With Timer
Whether 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.
Google Maps As Free GPS
While traveling abroad, you can use Google Maps as a free GPS without an international data plan. While offline, simply zooming to a map area you want in the maps app, and type “ok maps” into the search box. This data will be available even when you do not have data connectivity.
Better Passcodes
If a four-digit passcode isn't up to your security standards, there's a little-known alternative. Your iPhone grants you the ability to make a passcode with letters, rather than numbers. Simply go to Settings > Passcode Lock. Then turn off the setting that reads "Simple Passcode." A screen will appear allowing you to change your password, with a full keyboard.
Undo or Redo (While Typing)
When you want to undo or redo what you have to typed, Don't waste more time holding down the backspace key, just shake your iPhone. After shaking, your iPhone will prompt you to Undo Typing. If you need to redo that, Shake it again and tap on Redo Typing to retrieve the original message.
Charge Your iPhone Faster
There is a way to speed up the re-juicing process, and it's surprisingly simple - just engage Flight Safe mode. By knocking out all your phone's Wi-Fi-searching, data-draining communication skills, it takes the strain off your battery while it's being powered up. Not hugely, true - but if you're pressed for time and looking to eke out every bit of juice, that extra 4% you'll add in 30 minutes connected to the mains could make all the difference.
See What Information iPhone Gathered About You
Your iPhone is always gathering data on you in the background - be it the apps you're using the most, how much data you're churning through... or even, most creepily, where you are. To see what we mean, head to Settings > Privacy > Location Services > System Services > Frequent Locations. Here you can see not just where you've been, but how long you've spent in each place.
Scroll To Top On Any Page
Have you ever been in a situation where you had scrolled down to the bottom of a page and wanted to quickly return to the top? On iOS, there’s a small trick to help you do so, no matter what app you are using. Just tap on clock present on the status bar on top, the content on the screen will automatically scroll to the beginning, irrespective of where you are on the page.
Delete The Last digit In Calculator
When you are performing a series of mathematical operations using a calculator, it’s quite frustrating when you mistakenly type a wrong digit and have to start all over again. Fortunately, a simple trick on the iOS Calculator app can save you the hassle. You can just swipe left or right over the Calculator’s display to clear off the last digit instead of the entire number. That way, you can retype the last digit and continue with your calculation.
Customize Vibrations
You can set up customized vibrations on your iPhone so that you know who’s calling or texting just by the particular vibration. Go to Contacts and select a contact, then tap the Edit button at top right. Then scroll down to the vibration selection and tap it. You can then choose from a number of different built-in vibration patterns or you can create a new one by tapping Create New. Then tap on the display to create a new rhythm. Tap the Play button to see if it’s what you want, and if so, then tap Save.
Search Any Word On A Webpage
If you want to find a specific word or phrase on a web page, enter it into the search bar. As you do, the screen will show the usual list of automatic suggestions. At the very bottom of that list is the option “On This Page.” Tap that, and Safari will zoom to the word or phrase you’re searching for and highlight it. If there are multiple occurrences, you can scroll through them by tapping the up and down arrows in the lower left corner.
Open up tabs you've closed by accident
We all close down things by accident, perhaps dumping the wrong person or quitting a job which turns out to be much more fun than languishing on the dole queue. Something similar happens in iPhone Safari if you close down a tab and then forget what you were looking at. To see the tabs you've closed, just click the the tabs icon in the bottom right and then hold the little plus symbol to see every tab you've shut down recently.
No comments: