**********Intro**********
Your iPhone is an amazing piece of technology, but as amazing as it is, there are still some
really annoying issues that users face, common problems that are actually really easy to
fix, provided you know what to do.
In this video, I’ll show you how to fix 10 of those common problems.
Stick with me until the end of the video, you never know, I might just be able to solve
an issue that’s been driving you crazy for ages.
OK, let’s get into it.
******************************************************Change videos from landscape to portrait******************************************************
I reckon we’ve all had this happen to us on our iPhones before.
You shoot a video, thinking that you’ve been holding your phone in landscape mode,
but for whatever reason, when you review the video, it’s showing in portrait mode.
You tilt your phone to try and straighten the video out, and the video flips with you.
It’s a pain, and essentially what you have now is a landscape video, that’s been flipped
to portrait dimensions.
Thankfully, the fix is really quick and easy, and you can do it right from your iPhone.
Open the video in the Photos app, and tap the Edit button up here at the top right of
your screen.
Then down at the bottom of the screen, tap this crop icon with the arrows around it.
That will then open up these new options up at the top of the screen, and we want to tap
this one, the square with the curved arrow next to it.
Tap this as many times as you need to until the video is showing the way that you want
it to, and then tap Done down at the bottom of the screen.
Your video will now be saved in such a way that, each time you open it, you’ll immediately
be able to view it the correct way.
**Stop automatic Live Photos**
I like Live Photos.
If you aren’t aware, they’re the photos that you take where your iPhone also captures
a couple of seconds of video, and you can view that footage by holding on the photo
you’ve taken, or even use it to create cool effects like Long Exposures or Boomerangs.
Problem is, they’re kind of a novelty, and most of the time I don’t want to take a
Live Photo, but a lot of the time, even if I choose not to take a live photo, the next
time I open the camera app, Live photo is on by default again.
It’s annoying, always having to disable this feature, but there is a really easy fix.
Head to Settings, then choose Camera, and then tap into Preserve Settings.
Essentially, anything that you enable in this menu, your choice will be remembered by your
phone, the next time you’re using the camera app.
So, if I scroll down and toggle on Live Photo for example, this means that, if I then go
to the Camera app and disable Live Photos, even if I close the camera app and open it
again, even if I restart my phone, my phone will remember the setting that I had selected
for Live Photos, which in this case would be off.
You can of course manually toggle it on if you want to, but then remember to toggle it
back off before you close the camera app down again, as whatever you choose will be remembered.
You can see all of the other options that are available to you on this screen, so if
there are any other settings you think you’d benefit from changing here, you can go ahead.
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********************************Running out of storage space********************************
A common issue for iPhone owners is running low on space, and this usually only rears
it’s head at the time when you need it most, perhaps when you’re trying to download the
latest iPhone update file for example, and find that you can’t.
Clearly, if you’re running an especially old phone with very little storage, this issue
is going to be much harder for you to resolve than anyone else, and you might have to consider
upgrading to a phone with more space in the near future.
But in all instances, the first thing you can do is perform a storage audit, and see
if you can get rid of some junk.
Here’s how we do that.
Open Settings, then choose General, and then tap on iPhone Storage.
Up here at the top of the screen, you can see a chart displaying your current storage
situation.
This will show you how much space your iPhone offers, how much space you’re currently
using, and how that usage is broken down.
From here, it’s up to you how you decrease the amount of storage that you’re using.
A good place to start is to scroll down the list of apps here, and see if there are any
apps that you don’t really use, or haven’t used in a really long time.
Anything like that could be a good candidate for deleting, and therefore freeing up some
space on your phone.
Another method of clearing up space is to look for any apps that are using way more
space than they should be.
It’s typically media apps that take up a lot of space, things like video or music streaming
apps where you might have downloaded content for offline consumption, or perhaps you’ve
built up a cache of data over time.
Your apps will be listed in order of size here, so it should make this job pretty easy.
**************************************************************Unable to use
Face ID with a mask or sunglasses on**************************************************************
FaceID is great, but it can be a real pain if you’re wearing a face mask, or if you’re
wearing sunglasses, both of these situations can, on occasion, cause FaceID not to work.
Thankfully the fix for both of these issues is really straightforward.
Head to Settings, then FaceID & Passcode.
Input your passcode if you need to, and then there are two options that we need to look
at here.
The first is ‘Face ID with a mask’, we need to toggle that option on.
This will solve the mask issue, although do be aware that in order for this to work, you’ll
need to ensure that you’re looking at your phone when you try and unlock it, your phone
needs your attention in order for this option to work.
The second option is ‘Require Attention for FaceID’, and this is the option that
you’ll want to toggle off, if you’re having issues with FaceID recognising you when you’re
wearing sunglasses.
Now, it might be obvious to you but just in case you’re unaware, if you’re wearing
a mask and wanting to wear sunglasses, you might be out of luck as the mask option needs
your attention for Face ID to work, and sunglasses requires you to switch attention off, so it’s
worth keeping in mind that both of these options can work, but separately.
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********iPhone Overheating********
There isn’t one specific fix for an iPhone overheating.
In most cases, the best thing to do is to get to the root cause of why the phone is
overheating, and then eliminate that issue.
But, here are a few things you should definitely try, when dealing with an iPhone that’s
getting a bit too hot.
1.
This might sound really obvious, but think about any external factors that might be making
your iPhone too hot.
Clearly, if you’re leaving your iPhone in the direct sun, that’s going to do it, but
it could even be things like using those car vent clips that allow you to use your phone
as a sat nav, or leaving it on top of other electronic devices that get too hot, or even
the phone case that you’ve got it in.
Try and use process of elimination to figure out if anything outside of the iPhone is what’s
causing it to overheat. 2.
Restart your phone.
Honestly, I always feel like a bit of a charlatan when a friend or family member asks me for
help with a problem, and the very first thing I have them do is restart their phone, but
you’d be amazed how often this works.
Restarting your phone closes down all of your apps.
It also removes any data caches that might have been created that could be causing an
issue, and stops any processes that could be running in the background that could be
causing a problem.
It’s by no means a guaranteed fix, but it should be one of the first things you try.
3.
See if removing any recent apps helps.
Most apps are designed to strict design codes by software engineers that know what they’re
doing, but that’s not always the case.
If you noticed that the overheating started right after you downloaded a specific app,
try deleting that app, and see if the issue goes away.
You could then of course download and use the app again, and if the problem persists,
you know that this is your issue.
4.
Update your iPhone.
This one comes with a bit of a caveat.
Because in general, my advice is always to keep your iPhone as up to date as possible,
to ensure that you’re running the most secure software that’s been optimised for your
phone, but the annual iOS update is actually when most people notice that their phones
get quite hot, temporarily.
This is normal, it’s down to your phone running lots of background tasks related to
the update, and it usually calms down by itself after a day or so, but it’s just something
to be aware of.
5.
Avoid over-using really intensive apps.
Again, most apps have been designed to work effectively with your iPhone, but it’s logic
that a graphically intensive game or a video editing app for example, is going to use way
more CPU and GPU than a regular note taking app or something like that.
That shouldn’t stop you from using those kinds of apps, but if you’re playing the
latest and greatest game on your iphone all the time, your iphone is probably going to
get pretty hot, and if that’s an issue for you, you may want to cut down on how much
you’re using those kinds of apps.
**********************************************************************Screen too dark (unable to brighten)**********************************************************************
So, your iPhone’s screen is dark, almost so dark that you’re unable to see it, and
because of this you’re struggling to get the brightness turned back up to a normal
level.
There’s a few ways you can fix this.
First of all, it’s worth pointing out that the brightness control IS available to you,
so if you’re able to see the screen, even the tiniest amount, the quickest and easiest
way to fix this is to swipe down to enable control centre, and then swipe up to bring
your screen brightness back.
But, if you really can’t see enough to do this, you’ve got a couple of other options.
If you’ve enabled Siri on your phone, you can activate Siri like you usually would,
and then say “screen brightness to 100%”, and Siri will turn the brightness right up
for you.
Or, if you’d prefer, you can hard reset your iPhone.
On an iPhone like mine with a full screen, simply tap the volume up button, then the
volume down button, then press and hold the power button.
You’ll likely need to hold for around 10 to 15 seconds, but you’re waiting until
you see the Apple logo appear, at which point you would let go of the power button.
Your iphone will restart, with the screen brightness turned up.
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**************************************************************************iPhone taking random screenshots**************************************************************************
If you find that your iPhone is often taking random screenshots, this is usually down to
you, or someone you’ve given access to your phone in the past, setting up an accessibility
shortcut, which you might then have forgotten about.
The shortcut in question is where a double tap of the back of your iPhone will automatically
take a screenshot, and it can be really helpful, but it can also be a pain if it’s either
a bit oversensitive, or if you’ve maybe set it up, forgotten about it and don’t
use it all that often.
So, to check if you’ve got it setup, tap on Settings, then Accessibility, then Touch.
Then scroll all the way down to the bottom of the screen, and tap into where it says
Back Tap.
You can see that on my phone, under Double Tap I’ve got screenshot set up.
This means that every time I double tap the back of my phone, a screenshot is going to
be taken.
This is a great feature for those who struggle with the normal method of taking a screenshot,
but it can be a little oversensitive.
So, you’ve got two options.
First, disable it altogether, just set this back to None.
The second option is to go back a page and change screenshot to a triple tap, where you
have to tap the back of your phone 3 times in a row.
The reason this can work better is you’re less likely to accidentally do something to
trigger a triple tap on your phone than you are a double tap, so it makes the entire process
a bit more deliberate.
Oh and just as a reminder, if you struggle with taking screenshots but you don’t want
to set a double or triple tap, one other method is to use Siri to take a screenshot instead.
Simply activate it, and say ‘Take a screenshot’, and your iPhone assistant will oblige.
**Get Full-Screen Call Alerts Back**
One complaint I often hear from iPhone owners is that they get frustrated when a call comes
in, and only appears as a banner up at the top of the screen, rather than a full screen
call alert, which is how it used to be.
This is actually a feature that Apple have added in over the years in iOS updates, as
a lot of people prefer it this way, but it’s fair to say that I think just as many people
don’t.
If you’re one of those people, here’s how to set it back to how it was.
Head to Settings, then tap on Phone.
Then tap on Incoming Calls, and if your’s is currently set to Banner, change it to Full
Screen.
Now, no matter what you’re doing on your phone, call alerts will come in full screen.
**Use with one hand**
Remember when all the major phone companies were competing with one another to try and
make the smallest phones possible?
It’s definitely not like that anymore, it’s all about screen real estate, but the downside
to this is that if you have small hands, you might struggle to use your phone effectively
with one.
Thankfully, there’s a really easy fix for this.
Head to Settings, then Accessibility, then Touch, and ensure that Reachability is enabled.
Once done, on a phone like this with no Home button, you’re going to swipe down at the
bottom of the screen, I find that if you do this around where the dock is, a confident
little swipe down should be enough to trigger the action that we want, which is that the
display will move almost halfway down the phone, bringing the top of the screen well
within reach of your thumb, if you’re using this with one hand.
You could then tap into whatever it is that you’re trying to access here, and once you
do that, the phone will return right back to normal.
Also, note that on a phone like this, with a Home button, the action to get this to work
is a double-tap of the Home button, rather than a swipe down.
**Can’t find your iPhone**
The final tip only works if you’ve got an Apple Watch as well as an iPhone, but I’m
including it here regardless, as I know so many people who own both an iPhone and an
Apple Watch, and have absolutely no idea about this one.
If you ever can’t find your iPhone, let’s say that you know it’s in the house but
you don’t know where, you can use your Watch to help you find your phone.
Simply swipe up on your Watch to get access to Control Centre, and tap this little phone
button here.
Or, you can use Siri on your Watch and say ‘Where’s my phone’.
Either way, your phone will begin playing a chime sound nice and loud, which you can
then use to find your way to your device!
******End******
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