Business -- 16 days ago
10 Things you Didn’t Know Your iPhone Could Do
Words: Violet
Ah the iPhone. A wonderful piece of technology that has made it come to be that no one can go 10 minutes without checking them and needs them permanently attached to their hip. Yet, despite us all being obsessed with our iPhones, we really don’t know all they can do very well at all. Here are 10 things might not know about what your iPhone can do.
Take a Burst of Photos at Once
, Hold down the shutter and it will take lost of photos in quick succession.
The Power of Airplane Mode
, Put your phone in airplane mode and it will charge at double the speed!
Shake to Undo
, If you type something you want to delete, just shake your iPhone and it will come up with a message to undo typing. If you shake it again, you can redo what you undid.
Ensure the Camera’s Autofocus
, If you press and hold on the screen for a second when taking the photo, a yellow icon that reads “AE/AF Lock” will show. This maintains the exposure and focus until you shoot your picture., Have Siri Read Your Emails
, It you ask Siri to read your emails to you, she of course will announcing the sender, the date/time of the message and the subject line., Enter your Own Shortcuts
, Got a certain abbreviation that you frequently use in text? No problem. Just go to Settings->General->Keyboard->Shortcuts->Add New., Set your Music to End on a Timer
, Want to fall asleep listening to your music but don’t want it to play all night? Open Timer->When Time Ends->Stop Playing->Set a Time, Siri Will Correct Her Pronunciation
, If Siri mis-pronounces something you can say, “Siri, you pronounced that wrong” and she will offer alternatives., Set a Word Password
, To change your password from numerical to alphanumeric, simply open Settings->General->Passcode and turn off Simple. Then follow the procedure to change to a world password., Find out what Planes are Flying above You
, Just ask Siri, “What flights are overhead” and she will show you with the flight name, number, altitude and angle.
By Victoria Gardiner Twitter @vicky_gardiner
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