Getting a new iPhone is a special occasion. And if you've just unboxed a new one for these Kings, pay attention. Here we offer you a selection hidden tips and features for your new iPhone which will be good to know.
and here It doesn't matter if you are new to the platform or if you are a user renewing your iPhone.Even if you're old school, we've got a whole bunch of tips here that don't hurt to know. In fact, you may discover many iPhone tricks that are little-known, even to the most expert.
The Best Tips and Hidden Features to Launch Your New iPhone
Organize, search, and more in Photos
Apple Photos is one of the key apps on your new iPhone. All photos will be saved here that you created or imported to iPhone. And now that you have them there, it's time to enjoy this application:
- Add a caption for those you want to give more context to. Just drag any photo up. Think of it like adding a pen to the back of a physical photo.
- in the search engine You can enter keywords to find exactly what you want. You can try searching for “dog” or directly typing in a specific breed like “Jack Russell Terrier.”
- By following the animals' thread, you can also create albums with the name of each animalsince iOS is able to differentiate them just like people.
- In the “Photos” tab at the bottom left, you have them all organized by days, months and years. Pinch your fingers to zoom in or out and quickly find different moments in your reel.
- Check the For You tab from time to time, there you will find memories, reflections and effects to apply to your best photos.
- In Albums > People, create one for every important person in your life. Firstly, the most repeated people will appear in your reel to whom you can assign a name based on your contact files.
- Remember that you can convert HEIF images to JPEG from an iPhone very easily.
- Hide photos in your camera roll so only you can see them.
- You can hide photos and password protect them using the Notes app.
- If you don't like editing a photo, you can always go back to the original photo after editing it.
- Remove background from one or more photos at once It's as simple as selecting them in the “Photos” app, saving them to a folder in the “Files” app, going to said folder, selecting them again and choosing the ” Remove background”.
Night mode, grid and more with the camera
How logical, The camera is one of the most important apps on iPhone. In addition to allowing you to immortalize memories, it has a series of tips to make them even more memorable:
- On iPhone 11 and later models, you will see a new icon to help you take photos in low light conditions. If you tap it, you can choose how many seconds this mode will use to capture a better photo.
- In Settings > Camera, you can enable the grid to help you take more proportional photos.
- From this application you can take the opportunity to scan a QR code simply by focusing on it. A Safari notification will appear to confirm the link has been opened.
- Don't miss it editing possibilities offered by ProRAW on iPhone 12 Pro and later models. Enable it from Settings > Camera > Formats, but be careful, keep in mind that these photos take up 25 MB each.
- Neither the ProRes format of the iPhone 'Pro', but be careful of the space it consumes.
- You have a button in the iPhone 'Pro' settings to control macro mode so it doesn't automatically exit.
- Press and hold your finger where you want to lock focus. You can also manage brightness by sliding your finger up and down, when doing so near focus.
- Take photos in 1:1 aspect ratio without having to edit them after removing them. To do this, display the options by swiping up on the screen.
- When you take a photo, you can now adjust exposure independently of focus lock from this same setting.
- With the camera open, you can take photos without having to press the button on the screen. Use the volume up button to take photos or hold it down to record a video.
- If you prefer, in the camera settings you can choose to use this same button to do burst mode photos.
- Take advantage of the iPhone's camera level, which is a yellow bar that appears in the center to indicate whether you're framing straight or not.
Personalize your iPhone with widgets of iOS 18
Los widgets They've been on iOS for a few years now. Are a kind of tiles that serve to provide more information on the application they represent. With them you can do the following:
- Create a widget weather, to see what is the current weather condition, with location, temperature and status.
- There is a smart battery that runs the widget shown according to a series of parameters of our usual use. You can customize what widgets you want them to appear or not.
- Third-party apps can also create their own widgets. Check which apps already offer you.
- There are apps like Widgetsmith that allow even more customization this type of function. Take a look to see what the possibilities are.
Use Shortcuts to Automate Functions on Your iPhone
Shortcuts are one of the most versatile apps on your new iPhone. Give it a chance to create automatic functions that require a multitude of intermediate steps and they are finished in no time. Among the most useful we have the following:
- Create a timer which activates Do Not Disturb mode to help you disconnect. Get it here.
- Create a GIF with the camera. Get it here.
- Generate a PDF from almost anything. Get it here.
- Create your own models with screenshots from your iPhone automatically, essential for making tutorials or view your app. Get it here.
13 More Tips and Extra Features to Get the Most Out of Your New iPhone
- In Messages you can now leave one or more conversations pinned up. This way you can have easy access to those you speak with most on a daily basis.
- Ask your iPhone to alert you to certain noises such as a car siren, an alarm, the doorbell and even breaking a window. You can do this from Settings > Accessibility > Sounds and enable “Sound recognition”.
- On an iPhone with Face ID, swipe down from the bottom edge to zoom in on the top of the screen.
- Night mode is great, but it's even better if you alternate it with light mode. There is a button in Settings > Display & Brightness to personalize your automation. You can choose a time or do it with sunset and sunrise.
- sleep better thanks to iPhone background sounds configurable from the accessibility settings panel.
- Enable and monitor apps' privacy report to see what data they use about you.
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