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As you know, with every major iOS version comes a bunch of brand new features on the iPhone. While users like to pounce on the features well advertised by Apple, many innovations in the depths of the iPhone settings remain undetected. However, these hidden, less well-known features usually have a lot to offer. We’ll show you 10 hidden and useful iPhone features that you may not know about!
Two-finger gesture – open links in new tab
If you tap a link in Safari, it will always open automatically in the same tab. This is always a problem if you discover an interesting link, but want to continue reading the current text and do not want to leave. Fortunately, there is a touch gesture with which you can open the link in a new tab without overwriting the current content. So you can finish reading your text and pick up the other link later in a separate tab. How does it work?
Simply tap the respective link with two fingers and the content will open in the background in a new tab.
Answer iMessage messages faster
If you don’t have time (or desire) to reply to an iMessage message excessively, you will appreciate this function. In the message overview you can simply press a new message firmly or hold it down a little longer. A window will appear with various pre-made answer options. Depending on the context, the suggestions can also vary. Simply tap on the answer that suits you or choose “Own” to answer the iMessage with your own message.
Change homescreen pages faster
As you know, you can jump from one homescreen page to the next by swiping from right to left (and vice versa) across the screen. But it is also easier. Just tap next to the dots above the iPhone Dock bar at the bottom of the picture. In this way, you can change the homescreen pages even more conveniently and navigate faster from level to level.
You can even skip a page with a double tap. Practical: A swipe from the bottom to the top of the screen quickly brings you back to the first homescreen page.
Reduce movement and prefer crossfading
By default, controls on the iPhone are inserted, e.g. B. if you click through from one level to the next in the Settings app. You can now replace this insertion effect with a crossfade effect. Many users find this more pleasant because it reduces the movement on the iPhone screen. Just give it a try, the feature definitely makes the transitions smoother.
To do this, go to the Settings app under Accessibility → Movement and (if not already done) activate the “Reduce movement” option. Then activate the “Prefer cross-fade” item with a tap on the switch.
Clear text input with touch gestures
Surely you know the age-old shaking trick with which you input, e.g. B. when writing in iMessage or in the Notes app. But there are also other little-known touch gestures that you can use to undo text input.
If you want to delete a word, e.g. B. because you made a mistake, you can simply double tap the display with one finger. The last word written is then marked and you can remove it by tapping the delete button. If you tap the screen three times in succession, the entire paragraph is marked. You can also delete this very easily.
If you want to delete the entire last entry, you can tap the display with three fingers and select the arrow button in the context menu. This is even faster if you wipe the screen from right to left with three fingers. You can tell that the entire last entry has been deleted from the revocation notice at the top of the screen. With a swipe from left to right, you can restore the deleted text (recognizable by the repeat message).
Create retrospective videos for individual days
Flashback videos should be familiar to most of you. As a reminder: The iPhone automatically creates small clips with the highlights from your photos and videos and displays them in the “For you” tab in the Photos app. You cannot influence when and for what reason the system compiles such a review video for you.
However, if you took a lot of pictures on a certain day, you can have a retrospective video created for that day. Simply go to the “Photos” tab in the Photos app and scroll through to a specific date. Then tap the three dots at the top right and select the “Play” option in the context menu to play the review video.
To save the clip as a video on your iPhone, go to the Share button at the bottom left and select “Save video”. You can find it in the “Albums” tab under “Recent” or in the “Videos” section.
Protect data volume with data saving mode
In times when cheap data tariffs with at least 2 GB inclusive volume are no longer unusual, the saving of mobile data volume has moved somewhat into the background. However, if you stream music, films and series on the mobile network often and for a long time, sooner or later you will reach your limit with a lot of data.
In order not to burn additional mobile data on the iPhone, there is a useful feature that many do not know: the data saving mode. With the function deactivated by default, e.g. B. the background update of apps and the synchronization of photos in the mobile network is paused. So you do not run the risk of wasting valuable data on the go for data-hungry functions. Simply go to Settings under Mobile network → Data options and activate the option “Data saving mode”.
Add appointments faster
If you regularly use the calendar app to plan your appointments, you probably know that creating events requires a little click work. But it is also easier and faster.
First, open the calendar app and tap on any date. In the day view, you just type next to a time and hold it down. A new event will be created immediately, which you can move in 15-minute steps. As soon as you let go, you will land in the familiar event view, where you can make “title”, “location” and other entries.
Mark iMessage messages faster
News, pictures, photos or links: There is a lot of content that we receive every day in the iMessage app. To z. For example, to forward or delete a message, you can hold it down, tap “More” in the context menu, etc.
But there is also a more convenient and faster way here. Simply tap a message (or photo, video, etc.) with two fingers and it will be marked immediately. You can then forward it using the arrow at the bottom right or delete it using the trash bin at the bottom left.
Alternatively, you can double-tap anywhere on the white area on the screen with two fingers to open the selection list without a message being selected.
Switch between apps more easily
To switch between open apps, you will surely use the multitasking view (also called app switcher). Depending on the iPhone model, you press the home button twice or swipe from the bottom to the center of the screen to access the menu. But did you know that you can just swipe to jump between apps?
Simply swipe from left to right or vice versa across the home bar at the bottom of the screen. If you are running several apps in parallel, you can switch between them even more conveniently.
Source: iPhone Tricks