Table of contents:
- 5 essential tricks for new iPhone owners
- Trick 1. Hide notifications on the lock screen.
- Tip 2. Select a piece of text with ease.
- Trick 3. Change the way in which the names of our contacts are shown.
- Tip 4. Take photos while recording a video.
- Tip 5. Mute a call.
Each mobile operating system has its peculiarities, and going from Android to iOS (the operating system of the American manufacturer Apple) can be a major change for a user who has never tried this operating system. Therefore, this time we have decided to compile the five iPhone tricks that every user who plans to try a smartphone of this range for the first time (be it the iPhone 5S, the iPhone 5 or even the iPhone 4).
This collection of useful tricks for the iPhone is designed for everyday mobile use, and the tricks are so simple that they do not require any advanced knowledge in mobile telephony to carry them out. In fact, anyone who has ever tried an iPhone will probably already know these little shortcuts meant to make life easier for Apple mobile owners.
5 essential tricks for new iPhone owners
Trick 1. Hide notifications on the lock screen.
The fact that the iPhone shows notifications on the lock screen comes in handy to be able to read them without having to unlock the mobile, but… what if we want to keep our privacy safe by making sure that no one reads our notifications unless unlock the screen? To do this, we simply have to enter the Settings application, click on the " Notification Center " section and deactivate the " Notification display " option that appears in the " Access with locked screen " section.
Tip 2. Select a piece of text with ease.
Probably all users will know the traditional method of selecting a piece of text by clicking several times on the text to be highlighted. But in the case of the iPhone, to select a specific portion of text we can press the screen with both fingers at the same time to instantly mark the text we want to copy.
Trick 3. Change the way in which the names of our contacts are shown.
If we have a large number of contacts on the agenda, it is more than likely that some of them share the same name. Since the way an iPhone shows the name of our contacts may not be to everyone's liking, we must know that by accessing the Settings application, entering the " Mail, contacts, calendar " section and sliding the screen down we can customize the way in which the mobile will show us the name of our contacts ( Name and Surname , Surname and Name and other combinations).
Tip 4. Take photos while recording a video.
When recording a video from the iPhone, the best way to make sure we are immortalizing in detail the scene before our camera is taking pictures at the same time we recorded the video. To do this, while we are making a video recording, we simply have to click on the upper part of the screen that appears above the record button, wait for another white button to appear and click on it as many times as snapshots we want to take while we continue recording the video.
Tip 5. Mute a call.
The fifth trick is the most intuitive of all, but perhaps some users who are using an iPhone for the first time may have found it shocking that there is no quick access button to silence an incoming call. In exchange, Apple decided to include an even simpler method: we simply have to press once on the lock button on the screen to silence any incoming call without having to navigate through the call options.
