iPhone Hidden Features: 27 Features You Might Not Know About

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Here are 27 tricks to improve your iPhone experience.

1. Take a screenshot of a long web page in one go

If you've ever done research on your phone and found it tiresome to take screenshots of multiple parts of a web page, this is the trick for you.

When you take a screenshot on your iPhone, a thumbnail for editing will appear in the lower left corner of the screen. Tap it to expand it to full screen and you'll see the "full page option". Touch the mini box and you can select the entire webpage with the sliding tool on the right side.

2. Sign documents

If you've ever been in a hurry when you urgently need to sign something without access to a pen or printer, don't worry. This trick provides an easy way to digitally sign a document on your iPhone.

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To do this, take a screenshot of the document and tap the thumbnail in the lower left corner of the screen to edit. In the lower right corner, click on the plus sign and you will see the "signature" option. Touch it to create, sign and add to the document. Resize and save.

3. Disable unknown callers

Frustrated by the flood of unknown numbers calling your phone at the wrong time? This handy trick will silence them forever.

Open settings on your iPhone, go to "Phone" and enable "silence unknown callers". Once this is enabled, any number that isn't in your Contacts, Siri Suggestions, or Recently Called Numbers list will go directly to voicemail. A silent notification will let you know that the call has been disconnected and you can view the number in your list of recent calls.

4. Create an emergency contact

Maybe you're traveling with a partner, or you just want to make sure the right people are contacted if you're ever in danger. This iPhone trick lets you do just that.

First, make sure your most important people are saved in your contacts. Go to the application “Medical ID”, “Edit”, “Emergency Contacts”. This will allow you to add an emergency contact and a red asterisk will appear next to their name in your contacts.

If you ever send an SOS by holding down the power button and one of the volume buttons, an alert will be sent to emergency services as well as your emergency contacts.

5. Quickly switch WiFi or Bluetooth connection.

This handy shortcut will make the process of changing your Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connection less cumbersome. You can even do this without unlocking your phone.

To do this, swipe down from the top of your iPhone screen to open the control center. On the top left side, there are connection buttons for Airplane Mode, Mobile Data, WiFi, and Bluetooth. Hold down a group and a pop-up menu will appear showing each button in more detail.

Hold down WiFi for a quick menu of all available networks. Do the same with Bluetooth to get a list of possible connections.

6. Automatically share your Wi-Fi password

Can't find the piece of paper you thought you stuck to the fridge? Can't find the password on the back of your WiFi box? This iPhone trick will make sharing your password with friends much easier.

Make sure you and your friends have Bluetooth turned on. If they are saved in your contact list, they can go to their Wi-Fi settings and a pop-up window will appear on your screen asking permission to share your password with them.

7. Tag your contacts in group messages

You can tag contacts in an iMessage group chat by typing the @ symbol followed by the name you saved them under. The mentioned person will receive a direct notification as soon as you send them a message.
8. Add captions to photos and videos from your camera roll

You can keep track of all your photos and videos by easily adding captions to them. Just swipe up on an image or video, tap the “add a caption” field and enter a caption. With that done, you can search for images by keywords using the iPhone's search bar.

9. Change the default website and email to your preferred app

Do you have a preferred email and web browser instead of the default Safari and Mail on iPhone? This simple trick allows you to set your phone's default preference, which means your phone will automatically open those options instead of stock iOS apps.

To do this, open settings and scroll down to find your preferred web browser or email app. This will give you the option to click "Default Mail App" or "Default Browser App". Select this and check the desired option.

10. Hide unused apps

Are you tired of unused apps taking up precious space on your phone screen? This trick allows you to hide them without completely removing them from your phone.

To do this, press and hold the application, press “remove app” and select “move to app library”.

11. Reply to single messages in iMessage

If you ever see a particular message in an iMessage group thread, you can easily reply to it by long-pressing on the message you want to reply to, selecting "reply" from the options drop-down menu. This will start a new topic in the chat.
12. Add widgets to your home screen

This trick will put an end to your endless and frantic search for some of your favorite apps.

You can add Widgets to Today View by tapping and holding your favorite apps. Click the plus symbol in the upper left corner of the screen and add it to the widget page.

13. Search the Internet without a browser

This is a neat trick that saves your web browser load and can come in handy when looking for a shop or cafe on a busy street.

To do this, simply swipe right on the widgets page and the search bar will appear. Enter your search terms and click the top option. This will return the search results to your default browser.

14. Speed ​​up phone charging time

This is an invaluable tip to help maximize your phone's battery if you're short on time to connect.

To do this, turn on airplane mode while charging your phone. This will disable your phone's background activities such as GPS roaming and data transfers that would normally drain your battery.

15. Maximize storage space

Have you been feeling like your phone is slowing down lately? This trick will clean junk files and speed it up.

To do this on an older iPhone, press and hold the Power button and then press and hold the Home button. This will remove junk files from your phone's RAM.

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If you have a newer iPhone, enable "Assistive Touch" in Settings by selecting Accessibility, Touch, Assistive Touch. Once this is enabled, hold down the Power button and the Volume Up button. Then press "Assistive Touch" and hold the "Home" button.

16. Make your keyboard smaller

Lying in bed using your phone with one hand and starting to feel like it hurts? This tip reduces the screen size and makes it easier to use with one hand.

First, make your keyboard smaller by sliding it to the left or right. You can do this by holding the world icon at the bottom of your keyboard. The right and left keyboard will appear. Press one of them and you'll have a smaller keyboard that's comfortable to use with one hand.

17. Find out what location data your phone has saved and how to delete it.

By turning on location services, your phone can cache popular locations for you.

To view this, go to “Settings”(“Settings”), “Privacy”(“Privacy”), “Location Services”(“Location Services”). Click on System Services and scroll down to “Significant Locations” to see the places your phone has saved and how long you spent there.

You can clear your location history by tapping “Clear History” and you can disable this feature by toggling the service to the “Off” position.

18. Customize your notifications

How many times have you been in bed when your phone rang on the other side of the room? Is it text from your data provider or could it be a loved one?

With this trick, you can make each text notification unique by selecting a person in your contacts and clicking "Edit". From here, navigate to “Vibration” and click “Create New Vibration” to select a customized notification for that person.

19. Set a timer for your music

To do this, click the Timer icon in the Clock app and select “When Timer Ends” at the bottom of the screen. Scroll down the alarm ringtones, tap the 'Stop Playing' option and press ''set''.

You can then choose the amount of time your music will play and hit "Start". Then your phone will stop playing music in both Apple Music and Spotify when the timer ends.

20. Use your phone to take measurements

Maybe you just moved into a new house or started renting a new apartment. You want to hang a framed poster, but you forgot your toolbox and your dad isn't around.

Opening the Measure app on your iPhone can give you a digital level and a tape measure. It uses augmented reality to measure the size of objects and can take measurements with your iPhone's camera.

21. Take a photo without hands

To do this, turn on your iPhone's voice command feature in Settings by selecting Accessibility, Voice Control. From here, you can ask Siri to open the camera and lower the volume.

22. Use the backspace key in the calculator app.

If you've ever entered the wrong number in your iPhone's calculator, don't worry. You can swipe left or right to delete what you just typed, so you don't have to delete the whole amount and start over.

23. Erase text by shaking your hand

To erase text you've written in notes or messages, shake your phone and tap Undo. This will remove the text for you. If you decide you want the text back, shake your phone again and select Retry to make the text reappear.

24. Speed ​​up the pace of text messaging

If you're in a hurry, you can speed up your texting by stopping jumping between keyboards to enter numbers or symbols. Instead, just press and hold the "123" button and drag it to the desired number or symbol.

25. Lock the camera's focus and exposure settings.

To do this, open your iPhone's camera app. Press and hold the screen until the "AE/AF Locked" box appears at the top. The camera will not lose focus or exposure settings. Don't forget to unlock settings after use.

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26. Use one button to make a phone call

To do this, simply open the keyboard and tap the green phone icon. This will enter the last number you called.

27. Take a photo while recording a video

This is a simple trick that allows you to take pictures while recording a video. Just tap the white circle next to the red record button.

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