Virtual volume buttons:
The volume rockers on the side of the iPhone are quite hard to press. You need to apply a lot of force to do so.
Wouldn’t it be nice if the phone had virtual, on-screen volume controls? Well, it does.
Once you hit any of volume keys on the side, the indicator showing the audio level appears on the left of the display.
Simply slide your finger upwards or downwards on this virtual scale to adjust the audio level. No need to keep pressing the volume hard keys for this.
Manage messages better:
The iPhone is a texting-friendly phone in every way possible. It has only gotten better with time. We’ve already mentioned editing and “undo send” above.
One of the biggest improvements was SMS filtering, it’s availability depending on where you live.
Messages are now sorted into All Messages, Known Senders, Unknown Senders and much more.
Another handy option in is the ability to have your old texts deleted automatically so they don’t pile up.
Head to Settings > Messages > Keep Messages to select from how many days you want to keep them — a month, one year or forever.
Type much faster, add shortcuts:
Another deeply buried texting-friendly function in iOS is the period shortcut which allows you to double tap the space bar to insert a full stop and space.
To activate this, go to Settings > General > Keyboard and toggle on “.” Shortcut.
You will no longer have to cycle between the number, alphabet and special character icons just to add a full stop.
The seconds it takes off your typing add up to minutes when you’re writing a long email or message.
You know that swipe to type function which has long been available on Android phones? Your iPhone has it too.
It’s concealed in the same section we’ve just talked about. Just enable Slide to Type from Settings > General > Keyboard.
- For yet another time-saving trick, tap Settings > General > Keyboard > Text Replacement. Click the ‘+‘ icon on the upper right side.
- It will ask you to fill in a Phrase and Shortcut. You can add ‘I just left from home’ and ‘ijh’ in these boxes, for example.
- Now whenever you swipe ‘ijh,’ it will be replaced by ‘I just left from home.’
This comes in extremely handy for those frequently used phrases (or excuses) you send friends, family and co-workers.