We’re going back to basics to highlight the iPhone features that changed the world.
The iPhone has completely changed the way we use cell phones. It marked a before and after in the technology industry and brought us great changes both socially and at work. His performances went around the world amazing millions and millions of users.
In this article we will try to forget everything that we have experienced and go back in time to rediscover all those functions that at the time seemed magical and that 15 years ago, no one would have imagined this would be possible. These are the functions of the iPhone that marked an era.
Touch screen, touch a screen like magic
Young man showing his iPhone screen inside a vehicle
We couldn’t begin to talk about the features that changed the world we live in without mentioning the touchscreen. To this day, I still remember the first time I saw the touchscreen. It was at my brother’s, he showed me his tablet and it seemed magical to me. This image of such a bright screen to interact with showing the Google search engine will forever be etched in my memory.
Apple did not invent the touch screen, this technology has been available for years in other companies such as IBM or Hewlett-Packard. But it’s true that Apple’s iPhone popularized its use in other mobile phoneswhich were immediately renamed smartphones or smartphones.
Touch screens have undoubtedly marked our time. A few taps on the screen and we download an application. A few more taps and we know the state of our finances, we increase the brightness of the screen, we send a message or visit a web page. Today it seems very natural and everyday, but 20 years ago it was practically unthinkable. Especially for users who spent their childhood pressing tiny physical keys to interact with their cell phones.
Hey Siri, turn on the living room light!
Using voice commands to activate Siri features
Another of the functions of the iPhone which marked an era resides in the use of its virtual assistant, Siri. Thanks to this function, we can access applications, search the Internet, send messages automatically and a thousand other actions through the use of voice commands.
At first, the virtual assistant Siri was a bit limited and only allowed to execute a series of commands. Years later, the assistant is much more proactive thanks to artificial intelligence. Today, Siri is capable of performing all sorts of functions such as controlling home automation accessories and has even made its way into smartwatches and smart speakers.
If I had been told a little over a decade ago that I could come home and ask a virtual assistant to turn on the lights, put on my favorite song, or start a video call with a member of family, my head would surely have exploded. How wonderful technology is! Too bad sometimes we don’t stop to think about how lucky we are to live in those times.
Wireless charging, the future is now
Belkin wireless charging station
Another of the most legendary features of the iPhone and any other smartphone is wireless charging. There is no doubt that it is one of the most useful features of the world of technology. Place a smartphone on a surface and immediately start charging the battery? It looked like something out of a sci-fi movie, but no, today it’s something we’ve grown accustomed to.
Apple didn’t invent wireless charging, but it’s unequivocally one of the most incredible iPhone features of the past decade, and one for which Apple is leading a movement for change under the banner of a wireless future with market strategies as aggressive and controversial as the removal of the 3.5mm headphone jack. In addition, the signature bitten apple logo has managed to evolve this technology with the launch of its MagSafe accessories, with charging bases that attach magnetically on the back of the iPhone to charge its battery. Useful, right?
Wireless charging has allowed us take a step further into the future. A future in which, of course, even wireless charging will seem old and unnecessary. In the future, it will be enough to place all our electronic devices near a device capable of recharging their batteries remotely thanks to electromagnetic signals. In the meantime, we will be content with wireless charging.
The evolution of emoticons
Animoji of a rabbit on an iPhone X
Oh… emoticons! What would we be without them! Capable of allowing us to show our emotions and feelings through the internet, emoticons have had a fantastic history, a long endearing journey that has kept them alive until today.
The first emoticons were invented by SoftBank, and did you know that many of these emoticons still exist after more than 20 years? With a few tweaks, yes, and the thing is, the first emoticons in 1997 were black and white. But, for example, the cup of coffee, the broken heart or the poop emoticon already existed back then.
Then they landed in our time – and in all of our hearts – software like MSN Messenger and chats like Terra and emoticons went viral. Shortly after, after the arrival of the iPhone, emoticons have evolved into emojis, which in turn have also transcended to become Animojis and Memojis, which are still large, dynamic three-dimensional emoticons. Undoubtedly, another of the elements present in the iPhone that marked an entire era.
These are just a few of the features of Apple’s iPhone that marked a before and after in the tech industry. But smartphones are packed with features such as widgets, control center, low battery mode and dozens of other features which are of course also available on Android smartphones. So far our look at the past, now it’s up to you, what are the technological functions that have marked your life?
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