Unleash the full potential of your iPhone with this exhaustive guide. From productivity tips to hidden features, this guide will take you through the depths of iOS, helping you optimize your phone for a seamless, enjoyable experience. Whether a casual user or a tech enthusiast, this guide has something for everyone.
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Unsend or Edit an imessage
If you use an iPhone released in 2017 or later, you can edit or delete messages you have already sent. This nifty feature requires your iPhone to run iOS 16 or later.
You have fifteen minutes to edit and two minutes to unsend an iMessage you have already sent. This perk does not work with SMS text messages and only works if the other person you are texting also has iOS 16 or newer.
Recover Permanently Deleted Photos
Photos are the most important and valuable content on people’s iPhones. If you have accidentally deleted them and are looking for ways to get them back, the answer is yes. You can get back permanently deleted photos on your iPhone. One of the methods is to check the Recently Deleted Folder (Photos > Albums > Utilities > Recently Deleted). Deleted pictures stay here for thirty days; after that, they are deleted for good.
Luckily, there are other methods of recovering deleted photos from your iPhone, and you will find the detailed steps at https://setapp.com/how-to/recover-deleted-photos-from-iphone. This blog even mentions some third-party apps you can use to quickly recover deleted photos (and other files).
Delete Duplicate Photos
Duplicate Detection is another cool feature available on iOS 16, which helps to aggregate all the repetitive photos. Use this feature to quickly free up wasted storage space without wasting much time.
On your iPhone, open the Photos app > select Albums > scroll down and tap Utilities > choose Duplicates. You will see all the duplicate matches and an option to Merge the photos. You can Merge to remove all the duplicates from your phone.
Use Focus to Stop Distracting Notifications
If you use iOS 15 or newer, you can use the Focus feature. This feature lets users choose the notifications and alerts they want to receive and let others know they are busy. Thanks to this feature, you can quickly reduce distractions while working, sleeping, or driving.
Go to the Settings app > Focus > tap options such as Personal, Do Not Disturb, Work or Sleep > select Customize > select silenced or allowed notifications from apps and people. This way, if your boss or child is calling, you will still get notified.
You can also turn on Time Sensitive notifications from applications, allowing apps not on your list to send notifications. These will be marked as Time Sensitive.
When Focus is enabled, it will be automatically displayed in your Messages app so that people can see your status when they send you a message. They will see you have silenced the notifications. But if they send you an urgent message, they can notify you.
Do you have an Apple Watch, iPad, or a Mac? Focus settings will be automatically synced and applied across your devices if they all use the same Apple ID.
Dynamic Island
Dynamic Island is an interesting feature introduced by Apple with the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro Mac. Instead of the blank notch that housed the microphone and selfie camera, an interactive pill display can shape-shift.
Suppose you are reading an article. Along with reading, you can also control the music you are listening to by tapping Dynamic Island. There’s no need to switch applications.
The space is even used to show other things, such as AirPod connection status or battery life, directions, etc. You can even split it into separate cutouts so you can see your Lyft’s arrival and a timer simultaneously.
Text Replacements
If there are phrases you type over and over, save yourself the effort and time by creating text replacements. Head to Settings > General > Keyboard > Text Replacement > Tap the plus icon, enter a phrase, and then a shortcut.
After this, whenever you need to use your favorite phrases, use the shortcut, and the full phrase will spring to life on the keyboard’s text preview.
Besides these, Apple has also launched emergency SOS via Satellite for all iPhone 14 users. Knowing this feature and how to use it is essential because security is a growing concern among people. Thanks to this feature, emergency text messaging services are enabled even when you are off-grid. For instance, if you are camping on the mountain or driving in a remote area in the middle of the night, you can use this emergency SOS via Satellite service to stay safe. The service is free for the first two years.
Conclusion
These are some tips, tricks, and hidden features you must know to get the most out of your iPhone. If you have things to add, leave a comment.
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