Hey friends!
I’m Tasia and these are the top 10 hidden iPhone features to save time.
What can iOS 14 do?
A whole lot, actually.
In fact, your iPhone has never been more powerful.
So let’s jump into 10 hidden iPhone features to save time.
First up, I want to start with a couple iMessage features that were specific ioS 14 updates.
Number 1: at mention someone in your message.
That’s right, you can tag your friends in your chats.
So next time you’re in a group chat and want to direct a message specifically to one
member of the chat, simply type the @ symbol followed by their name, hit space and voila,
their name will shine and turn blue so that they will be tagged in your message.
Second on the list when it comes to iMessages is to reply directly to a specific message.
So you know if you’re talking about 3 different things at once, but you want to reply to the
first thing?
Well you can thanks to iOS 14.
Simply tap and hold the message you want to reply to and then select reply.
Type and send your message and just tap anywhere on your screen to close out of the reply thread.
Now you’ve responded specifically to that thought.
If you love these iOS14 updates and you want even more, I’ve got a link in the description
below to some of the best iOS 14 features.
I’ll add the video to the end of this video as well.
So, number 3 on the list: add captions to photos and videos.
This is great if you like a little more context or want to be able to easily search for something
using a keyword.
So, head to your photo album and select a photo or video.
Then just swipe up on the image or video.
Here, underneath, you have the option to add a caption.
Now, when you want to find your specific images you can do so from your library, by selecting
the search button, then typing in your keywords.
How neat is that?
Fourth on the list: Improve Siri’s pronunciation.
Ya, if you have a different name like me, Tasia, you know the pain of Siri never saying
your name right.
So next time Siri mispronounces something, simply tell her that’s not how you pronounce
that.
Here’s an example.
Hey siri, what’s my name?
(siri repy).
Hey Siri, that’s not how you pronounce Tasia Custode.
(Siri: OK, let me hear how you say (Tasia).
Tasia.
So then I’ll pick her pronunciation that I like best.
And I’ll go through the exact same process for my last name.
And now listen.
(siri: OK thanks, it’s Tasia Custode from now on).
By the way, this trick works for any of your contacts' names, or addresses, or anything
she might mispronounce.
So moving on to number 5 on the list: use backspace in the calculator app.
Random, I know, but how many times have you been nearly done a calculation and you type
in the wrong number?
Worry no more - all is not lost.
Just swipe left or right over what you just typed, and look, each swipe removes a number
from what you typed.
So, then you can just add in the proper number and finish your calculation from where you
left off!
Woo!
Talk about a time-saver.
Number 6 on the list of iPhone features to save time is to undo typing or redo typing
with the shake of your wrist.
I use my Notes app a ton, and this is a major time-saver.
So here we are in notes, and I added a sentence that I don’t like.
So with a simple shake of the wrist, boom, a popup appears asking if I want to undo the
typing.
But what happens if you accidentally cut a big paragraph of text you were working on
and you want it back?
No worries, if you’ve just gotten rid of what you just typed, the same trick works.
Shake your wrist and boom, a pop up asks if you want to redo typing.
Heck ya!
If you just missed a call from someone and want to call them back with just one touch,
you can do that too.
Number 7 on the list: easily redial the last number to call you.
From your phone keypad, just tap on the green phone icon and your iPhone will dial the last
number that called you - no more digging around in your recents.
Number 8 on the list: master keyboard shortcuts.
Specifically, stop toggling between your alphabetic and numeric keypads.
From your keyboard, just hold your finger on the 123 button in the bottom left, and
drag it over to the number or symbol you want, then let go.
When you’re done, you’ll still be in your original keyboard.
Amazing.
Number 9 on the list is one I’ve talked about before and that’s to hide unused apps,
rather than delete them entirely.
If you’ve got an app you don’t use too much, tap and hold down on that app icon to
bring up the app’s quick actions, then tap ‘remove app’ then select ‘move to app
library’.
This will move the app to your app library screen after your last home page.
It’ll still be searchable and you’ll still have it and it’s data there - but it’s
tucked away for safekeeping.
I like to say like a winter sweater that you don’t need all year, but it’s there for
when it gets cold out.
OK we have made it to number 10 on my list of iPhone features to save time.
Open your apps quicker!
There are a couple ways to search for and open an app.
You can either search via your app library or using your search functionality by swiping
down on your home screen - not from the top, but just mid way on the home screen.
As you type in the name of the app you want, your iPhone will put the most realistic one
at the top.
But notice now how your keyboard now says ‘go’ in the bottom right?
Simple hit ‘go’ and your app is launched - before you even finish searching.
It’s like Google auto-complete but for your app library.
So remember, you can click up here to learn all that iOS 14 can do for you.
So those are my picks for the 10 hidden iPhone features to save time.
What are your favorite features?
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