14 cool issues to strive

In case you’ve received an iPhone 12, and even an older mannequin however with iOS 14 software or later downloaded, there are fairly a number of options to make the most of that’ll assist make utilizing your cellphone a bit extra handy.

So, whether or not you could have the iPhone 12 Pro Max, or a brand new mannequin, there’s loads to sink your tooth into. On this characteristic, we’ll run you thru among the cool ideas and methods we found.

1. Faucet the again for a screenshot

Apple’s iOS software program has lengthy been the supply for a lot of nice accessibility options, one in all which is the power to faucet the again of your cellphone to launch particular capabilities, like taking a screenshot. To allow it, go to Settings, then discover ‘Accessibility’, now choose ‘Contact’ and scroll all the way down to ‘Again Faucet’. Select both double or triple faucet after which choose ‘Screenshot’. Now once you double or triple-tap the again of your iPhone, it’s going to seize a screenshot.

One different cool one to decide on is the notification centre, so you may double or triple-tap to rapidly get to your notification centre. Actually useful.

2. Change your default browser and e-mail apps

One characteristic in iOS 14 (and later) is with the ability to use different apps as default for issues like your web browser or e-mail app. So, if you wish to use Chrome as your default browser, obtain Chrome from the App Retailer after which open your iPhone Settings app and discover Chrome within the listing on the backside. Faucet it after which select ‘default browser’ from the subsequent display, and select ‘Chrome’ on the next one. Now Chrome would be the default browser.

You are able to do the identical with e-mail apps, so if you wish to use Spark or Gmail as a substitute of Mail as your default, you go to Settings, discover your third-party e-mail app, faucet on it, then select ‘default mail app’ on the subsequent display, after which select Spark (or no matter e-mail app you are utilizing).

3. Cease new apps showing on your house display

With iOS 14 (and later), we received App Library, which is nice for storing these apps you do not use on a regular basis. By default, everytime you obtain a brand new app it seems on your house display. In case you’d moderately it went straight to the App Library as a substitute and did not refill your house display, go to Settings > Residence Display after which select ‘App Library solely’ below the ‘newly downloaded apps’ part.

4. See all of your apps in an inventory

By default, App Library robotically types apps into folders for you, however in case you’d moderately see them in an inventory, you simply drag down on the display in App Library, and now all of your apps are listed alphabetically.

You possibly can search utilizing the search bar on the prime if you wish to, or scroll rapidly to the app you need by tapping the tiny corresponding first letter within the column down the appropriate facet (you can even scroll down this column).

5. Add widgets to your house display

With iOS 14 (and later), you may add widgets to your house display. So as to add them, merely long-press on an app icon on your house display and choose ‘edit residence display’. Or, for a faster methodology, simply long-press a clean space on your house display.

Now faucet the plus signal within the prime nook and discover the widget you wish to add. To see all of the apps that assist them that you’ve got put in, scroll all the way in which all the way down to the underside and choose the app from the listing. Now select which measurement widget you need and faucet the ‘Add Widget’ button on the backside of the pop-up window that seems.

If you’d like a extra in-depth information on the right way to use widgets to create your individual customized aesthetic, try our other feature on that course of, or watch the video beneath.

6. Create customized widget good stacks

One of many widgets you may create is a great stack, which helps you to scroll by a number of widgets in the identical widget on the display. To create your individual all it’s a must to do is drag and drop particular person widgets on prime of one another. Now they are often set to auto-rotate, or you may scroll by them manually.

7. Do away with total residence screens

Lengthy press a clean space on your house display, and now faucet the web page indicator on the backside of the display. Faucet the tick or verify mark on the backside of every display you wish to transfer. It would not delete the apps, simply hides them away within the app library.

8. Create a customized darkish mode schedule

Darkish mode has been round for some time, and it is easy to activate by heading into Settings > Show after which selecting the darkish mode on the prime. However if you’d like it to activate robotically to a customized schedule set by you, toggle the ‘Automated’ possibility on after which faucet on the ‘Choices’ tab beneath that. On the subsequent display, choose ‘Customized Schedule’ and set a light-weight and darkish time. Now it’s going to activate and deactivate once you’ve set it to.

9. Edit your Right this moment view

In addition to having widgets on your house display, there’s the ‘Right this moment’ view that lives to the left of your first residence display. To customize this, simply swipe over to it after which scroll down till you see the edit button. Faucet that and now you may take away any widgets from the highest, to edit the window on the backside of the display that has the old-style widgets in it, faucet ‘customise’ on the backside of the display so as to add and take away widgets from there

10. Seek for your emoji

Utilizing Apple’s built-in keyboard, you may seek for emojis simply. Simply launch the emoji keyboard and faucet the ‘search emoji’ discipline to seek for eggplants, smiley faces and poops. Or no matter else you are after.

11. Pretend eye contact in Facetime

So it is a cool trick. In case you head to Settings > Facetime > Eye Contact, you may allow that toggle and everytime you’re making FaceTime calls, it will make it seem like you are wanting straight on the digital camera or individual on the opposite facet of the decision, even once you’re wanting on the display.

12. Carry up digital camera controls

Once you load up the digital camera app, the controls are fairly primary, however if you wish to, there are others hidden and simply revealed.

Launch the digital camera app after which in case you’re holding it vertically, swipe up on the digital camera capturing modes row. In case you’re holding it horizontally, swipe left. Now you will get a complete new set of controls, which adjustments relying on the capturing mode you are in.

In case you’re within the common stills mode you will see an evening mode possibility (relying in your iPhone mannequin), live photos, picture side ratio and publicity in addition to flash. To alter publicity, as an illustration, simply faucet on the little plus/minus signal after which slide the slider on-screen till it is uncovered the way in which you need.

13. Shortly scan a QR code

If you wish to rapidly launch the cellphone’s inbuilt QR code scanning characteristic, simply swipe down from the highest proper of the display to launch Control Centre. Right here yow will discover the small QR code button. Faucet on that, and you may rapidly scan a code.

14. Burst picture button

You should use your volume-up button to take a burst picture. Simply head to Settings > Digicam after which toggle on the ‘Use Quantity Up for Burst’ possibility and once you maintain the amount up button down within the picture mode, it’s going to robotically shoot a burst of pictures.