You might know that your iPhone has a built-in Level you can use to straighten pictures or shelves, but did you know that it also has an app called Measure that uses Augmented Reality to help you measure distances? Here’s what you need to do: Tap the Measure app to open it. Position your iPhone…
Ever notice that the music on your phone is recorded at different volumes? Old songs are usually quieter, newer songs louder. This can mean that you have to change the volume all the time. Well, we have a trick that makes all of your music play at the same level. It’s called Sound Check and…
If you’re typing a note, a text message, or some other text and decide you want to erase what you’ve just written, you don’t need to use the delete button on the keyboard. If you have this hack enabled, all you need to do is shake your iPhone to delete your writing. Here’s what to…
It’s such a pain to move the little magnifying glass cursor around the screen when you’re trying to select a specific piece of text. We have a trick for you that makes placing the cursor in text much simpler. It works by turning your keyboard into a trackpad, like a mouse on a laptop. Here’s…
As iPhone screens get bigger, reaching icons in the far corner opposite your hand gets harder. Not if you know this trick. The iOS includes a feature called Reachability that pulls the top icons down toward the bottom of the screen to make them easier to tap. Here’s how: On iPhones with a Home button,…
If you have an iPhone with a 3D Touch screen or an iPhone 11 and up, there are shortcuts to common features of some of your favorite apps hidden in the app icons. To access them, hard-press an app icon. If the app supports this feature, a menu pops out from the icon with a…
If you have an iPhone X or newer, you might miss the old hardware Home button. Even if you have another model, you might want the options and functionality of adding a virtual Home button to your screen. This is a great hack because it provides fast access to features that otherwise require gestures or…
Dark modes are a popular feature for people who often use their devices in the dark. With dark mode enabled your bright iPhone interface switches to dark colors that are easier on the eyes in low-light situations (they’re also helpful for people with color blindness). While the iPhone doesn’t offer a true dark mode, this…
Everyone knows they can ask Siri questions, but did you know Siri can make taking photos faster? While it can’t actually capture the photo, Siri can open the Camera app to the setting that you ask for, so you just need to tap the camera button (or click the volume button). Here’s what to do:…
Siri is great, but you can’t speak to Siri and get answers out loud in every situation (and, for some people with disabilities, speaking may not be an option). In those cases, you can use Siri if you have Type to Siri turned on. This trick lets you access Siri and give it commands by…