Phones are no longer rudimentary devices solely designed for sending texts, making calls and taking photos. With the iPhone, Apple developed a technological marvel that is more than just a smartphone — it’s a pocket-sized sidekick that facilitates our daily tasks seamlessly and efficiently. Need to add your ID to Apple Wallet to clear TSA? You can do that. Want to hop on FaceTime with a friend while simultaneously watching HBO Max? SharePlay makes it possible. Feeling compelled to record your iPhone screen with a simple press of a button? Your wish is Apple’s command. You’ve likely heard about the aforementioned iOS features, but aren’t you curious about all the iPhone features you likely don’t know about? Let’s dive into some unpopular, ultra-useful iOS perks that are guaranteed to save you time.
1. Your iPhone can automatically enable “Do Not Disturb” at work or school
1. Your iPhone can automatically enable “Do Not Disturb” at work or school
Think about how embarrassing it is to have your phone go off during a college lecture or a work meeting. Save for the person speaking, it’s so quiet you can hear a pin drop. And then — wham! — everyone is suddenly jolted awake by your loud ringtone. As you scramble to turn off the cacophony, you can feel others’ judgmental glares burning a hole through your back. Yikes! Well, you don’t have to worry about humiliating yourself any longer with this cool iPhone perk that lets you set up your device to automatically turn on “Do Not Disturb” the moment you step inside your work or school building.
2. Shake your iPhone to undo mistakes while texting
2. Shake your iPhone to undo mistakes while texting
Make a mistake while typing in the Messages app? No worries! Give your iPhone a good ol’ shake — yes, it’s that easy — to undo your faux pas. 4. Tap Undo and your last input will disappear. Note: If you delete something by accident, you can also use the shaking mechanism to restore it.
3. Take a screenshot of a full web page (as opposed to a cropped version)
3. Take a screenshot of a full web page (as opposed to a cropped version)
If you’ve ever taken a screenshot of a web page, which I’m sure you have, you’ll notice that it will only capture the content visible on your display. Everything else on the page gets “cropped out” so to speak. Fortunately, with this perk, you can save the whole web page in a snap.
4. Sign docs in a flash
4. Sign docs in a flash
Need to sign a document in record time? Use the following time-saving tip to add your John Hancock in a jiffy.
5. Long-press the Notes app to quickly scan photos and docs
5. Long-press the Notes app to quickly scan photos and docs
You don’t even need to open the Notes app to scan photos and documents to your iOS device — all you need to do is tap and hold.
6. Capture video with the music that’s playing in a background app
6. Capture video with the music that’s playing in a background app
Here’s a time-saving trick that content creators will love. Music adds pizzazz to your videos, but who wants to spend time using an editing app to add songs to them? Not I! Instead, use the following hack to ensure that the music playing in a background app ends up in your video.
