There's a good chance you've only scratched the surface of what your iPhone can do. Your trusty companion has many iPhone hacks that will make using your phone faster, easier, and more effective. It's essential to stay up-to-date on all the latest iPhone tricks, or you risk falling behind on all the best ones.
Tag contacts in group messages
The next time you want to grab someone's attention in a chat, follow their name with the @ symbol. Then, to make the person's name bold, use the space bar or add a punctuation mark. A notification will be sent to the chosen person when you send the message.
Add captions to photos and videos.
Swipe up on any image or video you want to caption, press the “Add a Caption” field, and enter a caption or keyword. Once you're done, it will instantly save to your iCloud Photos. You can locate the image later by entering the caption or search term into your iPhone's Search window; you can find the image later.
Launch apps faster
Your phone will select the best match and display it at the top of the results when you search using the default Search tool or the App Library. If that's the app you want, tap “Go” to launch it immediately.
Get a faster charge.
Turn on Airplane Mode as you charge for a quick way to top up. This will stop the background noise on your phone, which usually drains the battery as it sets (such as Web-based notifications and GPS roaming). As a quick reminder, you can avoid future incidents like this by learning how to save battery life on your iPhone.
Take a hands-free photo.
By choosing Voice Control under Accessibility in the Settings menu, you can enable voice control on your iPhone. Once it's all set up, you can tell Siri to turn down the volume and open the camera, and your iPhone will take a picture of the moment. You can also capture photos by opening the Camera Remote app on an Apple Watch and pushing the shutter button; you can also capture pictures.
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