Releasing a new iPhone is quite a special occasion. And if you’ve just unboxed a new one, be careful. Whether you are new to the platform or a user who is renewing their terminal, even if you are from the old school, we have here a whole series of tips and hidden features for your new iPhone. It never hurts to know them all, so we recommend that you watch them carefully.
The best tips and hidden features to get your new iPhone out
Organize, search and more in Photos
Photos is one of the key applications for your new iPhone. All photos will be saved here that you created or imported on iPhone. And now that you have them there, it’s time to squeeze this app:
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Add a caption for those you want to give more context. Drag any photo up. Think of it like adding something with 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 to search for “dog” or directly enter a specific breed such as “Jack Russell terrier”.
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In the “Photos” tab at the bottom left, you’ve organized them all by days, months and years. Pinch your fingers to zoom in or out and quickly find different moments on the reel.
Night mode, grid and more with the camera
As is logic, 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:
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On iPhone 11, iPhone 12 and iPhone 13, you will see a new icon to help you take pictures in low light. If you press it you can choose how many seconds this mode will use to capture a better photo.
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In Settings> Camera, you can enable the grid to help you take more proportioned photos.
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From this application, you can take the opportunity to scan a QR code by simply focusing it. A Safari notification will be displayed to confirm the opening of the link.
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Don’t miss the editing possibilities offered by ProRAW on the iPhone 12 Pro with iOS 14.3. Activate it from Settings> Camera> Formats, but be careful, keep in mind that these photos take 25 MB each.
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The ProRes format of the iPhone 13 Pro either, but be careful of the space it consumes.
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You have a new button in the iPhone 13 Pro’s settings to control macro mode and it doesn’t come out automatically.
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Press and hold your finger where you want to lock the focus. You can also manage the brightness by sliding your finger up and down, when you do it near the focus.
- Take 1: 1 photos without retouching after taking them out. To do this, display the options by sliding the screen upwards.
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When taking a photo, you can now adjust the exposure independently of the focus lock from this same setting.
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With the camera open, you can take photos without having to press the onscreen button. Use the volume up button to take photos or hold it down to record a video.
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If you prefer, in the camera settings, you can choose that this same button is used to make burst mode photos.
Personalize your iPhone with widgets from iOS 15
The widgets They’ve been on iOS for a few years now. They are a kind of tiles that serve to provide more information on the application they represent. With them you can do the following:
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To create a widget weather, to see what the current weather state is, with location, temperature and status.
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There is a smart battery that runs the widget displayed according to a series of parameters from our usual use. You can customize this widgets you want them to appear or not.
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Third-party applications can also create their own widgets. Check what apps you have that already offer it.
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There are apps like Widgetsmith which allow further customization that kind of functions. Take a look to see what the possibilities are.
Use shortcuts to automate functions on your iPhone
Shortcuts is one of the apps with the most possibilities on your new iPhone. Try it out to create automatic functions that require a multitude of intermediate steps and they’re done in a jiffy. Among the most useful we have the following:
- Create a timer that activates do not disturb mode to help you sign out. Get it here.
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Create a GIF with the camera. Get it here.
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Generate PDF from almost anything. Get it here.
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Create your own models with captures from your iPhone automatically, essential for tutorials or show your app. Get it here.
13 more tips and bonus features to squeeze your new iPhone
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In Messages you can now leave one or more conversations pinned at the top. So you can easily access who you talk to the most every day.
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On an iPhone with Face ID, swipe down from the bottom edge with one finger to zoom to the top of the screen.
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Night mode is fine, but it’s even better if you alternate it with light mode. There is a button in Settings> Display and brightness to customize your automation. You can choose a time or do it with sunset and sunrise.
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Turn on and monitor the apps privacy report to know what data they are using from you.
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