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40 Best iPhone 14 Pro & iPhone 14 Pro Max Tips and Tricks

Monday January 2, 2023 10:52 pm EAT by GeeksModo Staff

If you’ve just purchased a new ‌iPhone 14 Pro‌ or ‌iPhone 14 Pro‌ Max, you may be slightly overwhelmed or simply interested in what new tips and tricks you should try out. To try and help, we’ve outlined forty of the ‌best iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max tips and tricks that will help you to get the most out of your new device.

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If you haven’t heard yet, Dynamic Island and Always-On-Display are two of the big-ticket features on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, but those items are just the beginning. You’ll be excited to learn that there are several new hidden iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max tips and tricks that could completely change how you use your phone.

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If you want to take a closer look at some of the hidden iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max tips and tricks, like using Emergency SOS via satellite, here’s what you need to know.

Best iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max tips and tricks

Here is a list of the Best iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max Tips and Tricks you need to try first:

1. Use Apple’s Dynamic Island Feature

Dynamic Island is Apple’s new “notch” for the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. Instead of looking like a blacked-out dead space at the top of the screen, it can morph into different shapes and sizes. You can even interact with it. It can change to show you incoming calls, alerts, notifications, Face ID authentication, turn-by-turn navigation, music playing, and so on. You can tap or long press on the area to access different functions or launch apps. Think of it as a multi-tasking shortcut – one that still hides iPhone’s TrueDepth front camera as well as the sensors that enable Face ID.

Dynamic Island isn’t just limited to notifications or alerts, but also ongoing activities such as directions in the Maps app, music that might be playing, or how much is left in your timer. Those remain visible at the top of your phone in Dynamic Island, and they’re interactive, so you can tap, swipe, or long-press. Say you order a Lyft and then proceed to browse the web or play a game. The Dynamic Island will show your Lyft ride’s estimated time of arrival at the top of your screen as you use other apps. At any time if you want to open Lyft, tap Dynamic Island. Or, say you’re in an ongoing call and then minimise it, Dynamic Island will elongate horizontally and show the call duration on the left with a voice waveform on the right.

If you have two apps running in the background, Dynamic Island can split into two sections, so you’ll see a smaller pill on the left for one app and a small circle on the right for another app. For instance, if you have a song playing from the Music app and a timer set on the Clock app, you’ll see the song’s art on the left pill and the timer icon inside the circle on the right. You can only see a maximum of two apps appear on Dynamic Island when they’re running in the background.

The most impressive thing about Apple’s Dynamic Island feature is how it can intuitively morph into different shapes to display all sorts of glanceable info. For instance, when you put your phone on silent, connect your AirPods, access Face ID, or plug your charger, the cutout will expand and display the activity and then immediately go back to normal.

Also, if there’s an ongoing background activity, such as a call, playlist, podcast, or timer, the cutout will stay expanded until it ends. You can tap it to go to the app or long-press it to explore options, allowing for better multitasking.

For instance, if you get a call while scrolling through your Instagram feed, the cutout will expand to show you who’s calling and the option to accept or deny it. Once you pick up the call, the cutout will stay expanded during the duration of the call. You can long-press the cutout to access various options to cut the call, switch to FaceTime, mute yourself, and more.

Similarly, if you’re listening to music while reading an e-book, you can long-press the cutout to see options to pause the song, skip forward or back, or jump to a particular part in the song. And if there are multiple ongoing background activities, the iPhone 14 Pro’s Dynamic Island will form a new circular bubble beside the pill-shaped cutout. All of this without leaving the app you’re in.

2. Use Always-On display with your iPhone 14 Pro or iPhone 14 Pro Max

With Always-On display, your iPhone 14 Pro or iPhone 14 Pro Max dims the Lock Screen while still showing helpful information, like the time, widgets, and wallpaper, all while using new technologies that make the display incredibly power efficient.

This can be useful when you just want to glance at the time or see relevant information from your Lock Screen widgets without unlocking your ‌iPhone‌ and going directly into an app.

The display always remains on by intelligently lowering its brightness and refresh rate to as low as 1Hz to save battery life. Always-On display is on by default on iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. To turn Always-On display off or on, follow these steps:

Go to Settings > Display & Brightness.
Scroll down to Always On and turn Always-On display off or on.

3. Capture steadier video with Action mode

With Action mode on iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro models, you can capture smooth hand-held video even when you’re moving around a lot.

Open the Camera app and swipe to Video mode.
Tap the button to turn on Action mode.
Tap the Shutter button and record your video.

Action mode works best with lots of light, and the Camera will show “More light required” if things are too dark. You can change your settings to use Action mode in lower light.
In the Settings app, tap Camera.
Tap Record Video.
Turn on Action Mode Lower Light.
Action mode can capture video at either 1080p or 2.8k resolution up to 60 frames per second. It supports Dolby Vision HDR or, on iPhone 14 Pro models, Apple ProRes video formats.

4. Manage Crash Detection on your iPhone 14 Pro

When your iPhone 14 Pro detects a severe car crash, it will display an alert and will automatically initiate an emergency phone call after 20 seconds unless you cancel. If you are unresponsive, your iPhone will play an audio message for emergency services, which informs them that you’ve been in a severe crash and gives them your latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates with an approximate search radius.
When a crash is detected, Crash Detection won’t override any existing emergency calls placed by other means.

Crash Detection is on by default. You can turn off alerts and automatic emergency calls from Apple after a severe car crash in Settings > Emergency SOS, then turn off Call After Severe Crash. If you have third-party apps registered to detect crashes on your device, they will still be notified.

5. Use Emergency SOS via satellite on your iPhone 14 Pro

With this iPhone 14 Pro trick, you can use Emergency SOS via satellite to text emergency services when you’re out of cellular and Wi-Fi coverage.

Emergency SOS via satellite can help you connect with emergency services under exceptional circumstances when no other means of reaching emergency services are available. If you call or text emergency services and can’t connect because you’re outside the range of cellular and Wi-Fi coverage, your iPhone tries to connect you via satellite to the help that you need.

If you need to contact emergency services, follow these tips to help connect your iPhone to a satellite:

Hold your phone naturally in your hand. You don’t need to raise your arm or hold your phone up, but don’t put it in a pocket or backpack.
Make sure that you’re outside with a clear view of the sky and the horizon.
Be aware that trees with light foliage might slow down the connection, and dense foliage might block it. Hills or mountains, canyons, and tall structures can also block the connection.
In case you need to turn left or right or move to avoid a blocked signal, your iPhone provides guidance—just follow the onscreen instructions.

To text emergency services via satellite

First, try calling emergency services. Even if your normal cellular carrier network isn’t available, you might be able to make the call.
If your call won’t connect, you can text emergency services via satellite:
Tap Emergency Text via Satellite.
You can also go to Messages to text 911 or SOS, then tap Emergency Services.
Tap Report Emergency.
Using simple taps, answer the emergency questions to best describe your situation.
You can also choose to notify your emergency contacts that you contacted emergency services, along with your location and the nature of your emergency.
To connect to a satellite, follow the onscreen instructions.
After you’re connected, continue following the onscreen instructions to stay connected while you send your message to emergency services.
Once you’re connected, your iPhone starts a text conversation with emergency responders by sharing critical information like your Medical ID and emergency contact information (if you have set them up), the emergency questionnaire answers, your location (including elevation), and remaining battery life for your iPhone.

6. Hidden and Recently Deleted albums protection

The Hidden album in the Photos app is clearly not hidden, seeing as you can easily find it, making it impractical for adequately hiding private photos and videos. While Apple does have an option to make the Hidden album “invisible,” anyone with access to your phone can make it visible again and view everything inside.

Thanks to an iPhone 14 Pro trick, you can now lock the Hidden album. You don’t actually need to do anything to toggle this feature on. If you want to check it out, launch the Photos app and go to the Albums tab at the bottom of the screen. If you scroll down, you’ll see a tiny lock next to the Hidden and Recently Deleted albums. To view what’s inside, use Face ID or your passcode.

7. View and share saved Wi-Fi passwords

Apple has allowed iOS users to share Wi-Fi passwords for a while now, but only by placing two Apple devices near each other. And if that feature didn’t automatically work, you couldn’t just dig out the password from your settings. Plus if you wanted to share a saved Wi-Fi password with someone else, like an Android user or someone on a computer, you had to know the password. Until now.

In Settings, go to Wi-Fi and tap the tiny information icon to the right of the network you want the password for. To view the network password, tap the Password section and then use Face ID or enter your passcode to view it. You can then tap Copy to copy the password into your clipboard and share it.

8. Find and remove any duplicate photos and videos

Maybe you’ve saved the same photo multiple times or downloaded a video more than once, and so you’ve got duplicates littered in your photo album. It may not be a problem if you’ve got the storage to spare, but if not, it might be a good idea to go back and remove every single duplicate — which is now easy to do thanks to an iPhone 14 Pro trick.

In Photos > Albums, you should now see a new Duplicates album under Utilities, where Apple scans through all of your photos and shows you any photo or video you’ve saved more than once. From there, you can either delete any duplicates, or simply press Merge, which will keep the photo with the highest quality (and relevant data) and then move the others to the trash.

Although you’ll probably want to go through each set of duplicates, to ensure that they’re actually exact copies and not similar photos, you can also hit Select > Select All > Merge to remove every single photo and video that Apple thinks is a duplicate, all at once.

9. Pin your favorite tabs in Safari

Safari caps your open tabs at 500, and if you’re nearing that limit, it might be pretty darn hard to find the exact tab you’re looking for. You could scroll endlessly, but there’s now an easier way to find the exact tab you’re looking for.

In Safari, if you press down on an open tab, you now have the option to hit Pin Tab. This will move that tab to the top of Safari, where it will exist as a tiny tab preview, permanently pinned there, which you can then tap to view.

If you press down and unpin a tab, it will move to first in your grid of open tabs.

10. Pair Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons with your iPhone

Apple has long allowed you to pair third-party controllers, like the PS5 Sony DualSense and Xbox Core Controller, to your iPhone and iPad, in order to more comfortably play mobile video games like the Apple Arcade library, Minecraft and Call of Duty. And you can add another console controller to that list.

If you own a Nintendo Switch, you can now pair your Joy-Con controllers to your iPhone 14 Pro. To start, hold down the little black pairing button on the Joy-Con, until the green lights start running back and forth. This means the device is in pairing mode. Next, open your iPhone and go to Settings > Bluetooth and select the Joy-Con from the list. Repeat this step with the other Joy-Con.

11. Recover recently Deleted Chats in Message

If you have the habit of deleting messages in the Message app and happen to require them at a later point in time, you can recover the deleted messages on your iPhone 14 Pro. The deleted messages are moved to the Recently Deleted folder in the Message app itself. Here’s how to access the Recently Deleted folder in Message,

Open the Messages app.
Tap the Edit button at the top left.
Select the Recently Deleted folder.
Select the chat you want to Recover the messages from.

Note: Deleted messages will be available in the Recently Deleted folder for 30 days, after which the messages will be deleted permanently.

12. Easily Delete contacts

With previous versions of iOS, deleting a contact on iPhone was a tiresome process. You had to go to the detailed information of the contact, select the Edit option, and then scroll down all the way to finally select the Delete Contact option. Apple has finally heard the requests of its users as it has made the process of deleting a contact easier in iOS 16. You can now simply tap and hold on a particular contact to delete it from your list.

13. Disable ‘Lock to End Call’

One of the quirks that iPhone users (especially the new users who switch from Android) complain about is that pressing the lock button ends the call. You can finally disable the ‘Lock to End Call’ feature with this iPhone 14 Pro trick.

Open the Settings app.
Go to Accessibility.
Select Touch.
Toggle off Lock to End Call.

14. End call using Siri

With iPhone 14 Pro, other than tapping the on-screen end call button or side button of the device to end a call, you can have your virtual assistant, Siri, hang up a call for you in a very high-handed way. While you are on a call, just say “Hey Siri, hang up” and the assistant will do it for you.

While this is a convenient and hands-free way to end a call, it is recommended to use it with caution as the caller on the other end will be able to hear your command to Siri.

15. Restart your iPhone 14 Pro with Siri

Another iPhone 14 Pro trick is rebooting your device with Siri. Just wake your assistant up with a “Hey Siri” call and say “reboot ” or “restart”. When Siri asks for confirmation, reply with a “Yes” or “No” and that’s it! You don’t even have to unlock your device to complete the action using Siri, so it can be done entirely remotely.

16. Dictate emojis with Siri

You could previously dictate texts with Siri, but if you’re the type who thinks emojis are worth a thousand words, your iPhone’s digital assistant couldn’t really helped you. Dictate a lovely message to your sweetie that ends with a heart emoji, and Siri will quite literally type “heart emoji” in the text. It really kills the mood.

iOS 16 makes Siri smarter about dictated emojis, and now, telling the assistant “heart emoji” will yield a nice red heart right there in your text message.

17. Skip Siri confirmation

Previously, if you ask Siri to send a message to a contact and dictate the content, it asks for confirmation. The positive side is that you can check if Siri has transcribed your message correctly.

Nonetheless, it is another added step and takes more time. With this iPhone 14 Pro trick, you can turn it off and send messages automatically with Siri. Here’s how,

Open the Settings app.
Go to Siri & Search.
Tap Automatically Send Messages.
Toggle on Automatically Send Messages.

18. Make Siri listen longer

While we’re on the subject of Siri improvements, let’s talk about an accessibility feature that Apple actually revealed back in May, a month before its iOS 16 preview. Back then, Apple promised a host of accessibility features was coming to the iPhone, and one of the promised additions that caught my eye was the ability to the adjust Siri’s pause time.

Adjusting the pause time will make the digital assistant wait longer before responding to your request. It’s ideal for anyone with impaired speech, but really if you find yourself rushing to complete a Siri command before the assistant leaps into action, you’ll appreciate this iOS 16 addition as well.

Go to Settings.
Tap Accessibility.
Tap Siri.

19. Merge Duplicate Contacts

If your Contacts app is riddled with duplicates that you haven’t been able to fix, then this iPhone 14 Pro trick is for you. The update includes a dedicated feature for merging duplicate contacts, solving problems with multiple contacts once and for all.

In the ‌iOS 16‌ Contacts app, if you have more than one contact card for the same person, the app will automatically detect the duplicate and let you know that duplicates were found.

The “Duplicates Found” interface is at the top of the app, and if you tap it, the Contacts app is able to merge all of the duplicate contact cards into one.

Prior to now, there was no built-in way to quickly manage duplicate contacts in the iOS Contacts app, so the new ‌iOS 16‌ feature should be a relief for those dealing with Contacts issues. This feature did previously exist on the Mac, but it was not available on iOS devices.

20. Copy and Paste Photo Edits

Want all of your photos to have the same aesthetic, or have improvements you want to make to an entire batch of images? That’s possible with this iPhone 14 Pro trick, which lets you copy edits from one photo and apply them to another photo with a tap. Here’s how:

Open Photos and select the edited image.
Tap the Three Dots at the top right.
Tap Copy Edits.
Go to the image you want to paste the edit and tap the Three Dots at the top right.
Tap Paste Edits and done.

The same edits are now applied to the selected image too.

21. Sort Playlists in Apple Music

Playlists are great, but in Apple Music, they’re fixed in the order you created them. If you want to change things up, you’ll have to open the editor and do it by hand. Now, with this hidden iPhone 14 Pro trick, you can easily sort Playlists by title, artist, album, or release date.

22. Use Face ID in Landscape Mode

The iPhone 14 Pro models ‌ support Face ID in landscape mode, making it easier to unlock the ‌iPhone‌ when it’s not held in the standard portrait orientation.

23. Lock Notes with a Passcode

Rather than creating a new password for a note, you can now simply use your device passcode or Face ID/Touch ID to lock a note, which is much easier.

Open the Notes app.
Tap and Hold the note you want to lock.
Select Lock Note.
Tap Use iPhone Passcode.

24. Enable haptic feedback on the Keyboard

There’s a keyboard setting in ‌iPhone 14 Pro ‌ that lets you enable haptic feedback that can be felt when you’re typing. The vibrations are for each key tap, offering users a physical confirmation that a letter has been pressed. Here’s how to enable it:

Go to Settings.
Tap Sounds & Haptics.
Select Keyboard Feedback.
Toggle on Haptic.

25. Add Quick Note to Control Center

Apple introduced Quick Note as one of the best new iPadOS 15 features earlier last year. What makes this a useful feature is its ability to let you start taking notes from anywhere on your device. So whenever an interesting idea strikes, or if you wish to pen down important points in a meeting, you need not open the Apple Notes app and use the Quick Notes instead. Now, with the release of iOS 16, Apple has extended this productivity-centric feature to provide a quick and simplified note-taking experience on iPhone as well. Here’s how to add this tile to your Control Center:

First, open the Settings app on your iPhone and select “Control Center“.
Under the “More Controls” section, find “Quick Note” and tap the green “ ” button next to it. That’s it! The Quick Note icon will now show up in the control center.

Note: If you want the Quick Note icon to appear higher in the control center, touch and hold the three horizontal lines next to Quick Note to drag the icon to your desired location in the Control Center.

Once the Quick Note icon is available in your device’s Control Center, taking a Quick Note is merely a tap away. Here’s how it works:

First, bring up the control center on your iPhone.
Then, tap on the Quick Note icon (sticky note with a squiggly line).
Now, a Quick Note window will appear on the iPhone screen to let you jot down your thoughts or anything that you want to take note of. Since it provides all the familiar formatting tools and features, including a document scanner and markup, so you can take notes with the desired efficiency. Make sure to tap “Save” at the top-right corner to save your note.

26. Schedule Emails in the Mail App

Have you ever tried to remember to email someone about something on a particular date in the not-so-distant future, but ended up forgetting to send it when the day eventually came around? If that sounds familiar, scheduling emails could be the perfect way to ensure it doesn’t happen again.

Whether it’s a birthday or other celebration, or maybe something business-related that you need to bring up on a specific future date, This iPhone 14 Pro trick offers you the ability to schedule emails ahead of time. Here’s how to schedule emails in the Mail app,

Open Mail app.
Tap Add New icon located at the bottom right corner and draft your mail.
Press and hold the Upwards Arrow, representing Send.

27. Convert currency through the Camera

Currency conversion is a convenient tool to save your pocket from taking any heavy losses in over-priced deals especially if you travel abroad a lot. Usually, we browse the web to convert currency. Following this method can get hectic, especially if you’re traveling abroad. However, with this hidden iPhone 14 Pro trick, you can convert currency directly from your Camera and no longer need to manually enter the currency values online.

Here’s how to convert currency directly through your iPhone’s camera:

Open the Camera and point it to the text.
Tap the Scan icon at the bottom right corner.
When done, tap the Convert icon at the bottom left.

You can now see the currency value converted!

28. Get Translations Directly From the Camera App

Apple in iOS 16 has brought its system wide translate feature to the Camera app, allowing the iPhone to be used to translate signs, packaging, and more in real time.

Using the translate feature is as simple as opening up the Camera app and pointing it at the text you want to translate. Tap on the text selection button in the app to select the detected text, and then choose the translate option to get an instant translation.

You can pause the view to get translations overlaid on text, and zoom in for a closer look. It’s a useful feature that’s perfect for signs and other wording that you might not understand when you’re traveling.

29. Edit messages in iMessage

I think it’s safe to say that everyone has relied too much on autocorrect when sending an iMessage, leading to potentially embarrassing typos. Prior to iOS 16, you had to own the mistake and accept that it would exist on the recipient’s phone, forever. However, with this iPhone 14 Pro trick, you have the ability to edit a message within 15 minutes after it was sent.

You’ll need to act fast after you realize your mistake. But once you do and you’re still within the 15-minute window, all you need to do is long-press on the message, then select Edit from the list of options.

The text field will show back up, letting you fix your error and then save it.

On the recipient’s end, if they’re using iOS 16 as well, a small “Edited” label will appear below the message that no longer shows any signs of wrongdoing.

For those on older versions of iOS, they’ll receive a second message with the corrected text.

30. Unsend messages in iMessage

The process for completely deleting a message you’ve sent within the last 2 minutes — helpful if you send it to the wrong contact or thread — is nearly identical to editing a message.

Once you realize the error of your ways, long-press on the message until you see a menu pop up. From that menu, tap Undo Send. There’s a small animation that shows the message disappearing, followed by a line of text in the thread letting everyone know a message was removed.

Easy-peasy, right?

31. Create a sticker from images

With this iPhone 14 Pro trick, you can create stickers from images and share these stickers with other applications. It is shared as a sticker in iMessage and as a PNG image in other instant messaging services. Here’s how to do it,

Open the Photos app.
Select the image you want to create as a sticker.
Tap and Hold the image.
You can copy the image and paste it as a sticker in iMessage or any other service you want. Or you can share the image from the same page. You can also save the sticker in notes.

32. Personalize Lock Screen

One of the things you look at the most on your iPhone is the lock screen. iOS 16 brings the most substantial update to the iPhone’s lock screen yet. Press and hold to edit your lock screen. You can swipe to try out several different styles. Each style changes the color filter for the background photo and the font on the lock screen so everything complements each other. This feels a bit like Apple’s take on Google’s Material You, which launched with Android 12.

You can also customize the fonts for the time and date, and add lock screen widgets like temperature, activity rings and a calendar. The widgets are akin to complications on the Apple Watch lock screen.

You can even set up multiple customized lock screens with different widgets and easily swipe to switch between them. There’s also a photo shuffle option that automatically changes the pictures on your lock screen.

33. Skip CAPTCHAs using Private Access Tokens

The CAPTCHA — which stands for Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart — has been a necessary evil across the internet. CAPTCHAs are designed to make sure that a person is accessing a website or service, and not a bot. I find them annoying, as they often involve reading strangely written letters or having to find all the images that have a truck. Tapping on images of traffic lights or deciphering squiggly text to prove you are human is now a much less common nuisance for iPhone users, as this iPhone 14 Pro trick lets you bypass CAPTCHAs in supported apps and websites.

This cool iPhone 14 Pro trick can be found in the Settings app under Apple ID > Password & Security > Automatic Verification. When enabled, Apple says iCloud will automatically and privately verify your device and Apple ID account in the background, eliminating the need for apps and websites to present you with a CAPTCHA verification prompt.

34. Transfer an eSIM Between iPhones via Bluetooth

This iOS 16 trick allows an eSIM to be transferred between iPhones via Bluetooth while setting up cellular service.

In the Settings app on an iPhone running iOS 16, tapping on ”Set up eSIM” brings up an option to transfer an eSIM and its associated phone number from another iPhone via Bluetooth. To transfer an eSIM from another iPhone, Apple says to make sure the other iPhone is nearby, unlocked, has Bluetooth turned on, and is running iOS 16 or later.

Open the Settings app on your new iPhone.
Tap Cellular.
Above the Cellular Data section, tap the Set Up eSIM button.
When prompted, tap the Transfer From Another iPhone button.
From there, you’ll be prompted to the next screen which provides the following message: “To transfer a phone number from another iPhone, make sure your other iPhone is passcode protected, nearby, unlocked, has Bluetooth turned on, and is running iOS 16 or later.

35. Use Spotlight on the Home Screen

This hidden iPhone 14 Pro trick lets you access Spotlight search from the Home Screen without swiping down or left. You’ll find it right above the dock, which makes it easier to search for apps, contacts, documents, images, and more. Spotlight can fetch results using the information from images stored in Messages, Notes, and Files, like text, objects, people, and so on.

36. Set a Reminder to Check Emails Later

At times, you might want to check an important email later. With this iPhone 14 Pro trick, you can add a reminder to check messages in the future. Simply swipe right on an email and select Later. Ask the Mail app to remind in an hour, tonight, tomorrow, or later.

37. Drag and Drop Subjects With Visual Lookup

Apple’s updated Visual Lookup feature in iOS 16 can separate subjects from the background of an image with a simple long-press action. You can use it to grab an object from a picture and drop it as a sticker into the Messages app, for example. Thanks to machine learning, you no longer need to spend time drawing outlines using third-party apps to get a sticker you want.

38. Use Live Text in video

Live Text was already great with iOS 15. You could grab information from a photo by selecting the text available, a telephone or address, for example.

Now, with Live Text in videos, text is completely interactive in paused video frames, so you can use functions like copy and paste, lookup, and translate.

In addition, Live Text with iOS 16 adds recognition of Japanese, Korean, and Ukrainian text. Last but not least, data detected in photos and videos is actionable with a single tap. Track flights or shipments, translate foreign languages, convert currencies, and more.

Here’s how to use Live Text in a video:

Open the Photos app and open the preferred video.
Scroll the video to the point where you want to extract the text.
Pause the video, tap and hold on to the text on video.
Live Text will automatically recognize text and show you the following options copy, select all, look up, translate, search web and more.
Tap on the desired option to use the text as needed.

Also, the Live Text feature can be used over Map to copy the address.

39. Add the battery percentage to the status bar

With this iPhone 14 Pro trick, you can add the battery percentage back to the status bar. Simply go into Settings, then choose Battery, then toggle on the new Battery Percentage option. It might even be enabled by default, but that only appears to be the case for some users.

40. Track your orders in Apple Pay

Let’s wrap up by highlighting some features in Apple’s existing apps that have gotten overshadowed by other changes. For instance, in the Wallet app, the big change brought about by iOS 16 is Apple Pay Later, in which you can divvy up your purchase into four installment payments. But that’s not the only new capability available when you buy things with Apple Pay in iOS 16.

You’ll also be able to track orders of your Apple Pay purchases directly from within the Wallet app. The feature only works with participating merchants, but considering how widespread Apple Pay has become since Apple introduced it in 2014, you’d imagine that there will be a lot of retailers providing order tracking info to you via Wallet.

Your favorite iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max tips and tricks

So these were some of the best iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max tips and tricks you would love to try today. My favorite iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max tips and tricks include using dynamic island, ability to edit/delete messages, ability to end calls with Siri, and ability to schedule emails in Mail. There’s surely plenty more hidden iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max tips and tricks to discover, so I’ll keep tapping, swiping and noting anything I find. Did we miss out on something important that needs to be added to the list? Which are your favorite iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max tips and tricks? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.

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When should you build an app for your business?

Tuesday January 3, 2023 5:38 am EAT by GeeksModo Staff

An app can create a lot of value for a business. Developing an app can create new possibilities for your business. You can offer new features to your customers and connect more easily with them. But it’s important to consider whether your business is ready before investing in an app. Read more here.

There are many advantages to having an app. If you have a loyal customer base, it’s much easier to connect with them through an app. An app makes you able to offer your customers new and convenient features. A strong brand is completely built on good communication with your customers. For this, an app can be a valuable asset. Customers that use your app can easily set their own preferences which allow you to meet their needs and demands. It will also give you a better basis for targeted ads. If you want to start developing an app, you can find different softwares that can help.

But even though there are many advantages of having an app, the timing for it needs to be right. Developing an app is an investment that takes a lot of time and money. If you’re not ready for an app, it can be a better idea to build a receptive website. Read more about when to build an app for your business here.

1. If you have a loyal customer base

One of the best things to look at when deciding whether or not to build an app is your customer base. If you already have a loyal customer base, you can be pretty confident that they will make use of the new possibilities that an app brings to your business. If you’re still in the early days and building your customer base, it might be a bit too soon to invest in the development of an app.

2. Your business requires a smartphone feature

If you are sure that your business needs a smartphone feature to grow, developing an app is usually a good idea. If your products or services are elevated with the use of a smartphone feature, this is a good indication. This could be the use of a GPS location or a camera. Think about how much value this will create for your business and your customer. If you find that it will create a sufficient amount of value, an app could be worth the investment.

3. If you need an interactive feature

As mentioned, interacting with your customers is the essence of creating a successful business. So even if you don’t necessarily need a smartphone feature, an increased interaction with your customer can be grounds enough for building an app. An app can be a good way to introduce new interactive features to elevate your business’ service or product. The same thing goes if your platform has an interactive content-based involvement with customers, an app can be a valuable asset. If you do decide to build an app, you also need to have the time and money to maintain it and optimize it for SEO.

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Top 10 Disadvantages of Wireless Charging for your iPhone

Friday January 6, 2023 7:25 am EAT by GeeksModo Staff

Even though wireless charging is advantageous in many situations, it isn’t necessarily useful all the time. In this article, we’ll talk about the disadvantages of wireless charging for iPhone.

It’s been almost five years since Apple first announced wireless charging capabilities in its iPhones. Apple diehards were buzzing at the news. Apple wasn’t the first company to build Qi wireless charging into smartphones, but as the most iconic smartphone company in the world, they received a lot of attention about it. Although there are many advantages of getting a wireless charger for your iPhone, there are also many disadvantages. Compared with wired charging, iPhone wireless charging has the following disadvantages.

Disadvantages of wireless charging for iPhone

1. Can’t play with your iPhone while charging

“One thing, one thing, yes.” As far as the current commercial technology is concerned, when using wireless charging, the iPhone must be placed on a fixed wireless charging board. According to my observation, this is also the “main force” in the current complaints about wireless charging.

Most of the iPhone wireless chargers on the market are placed flat, and the iPhone must be close to the charger. In this charging position, you can barely use your phone while it is charging. You can’t pick it up, move it, or do anything besides use it while it remains flat on the charger. With a normal wire, you can use your iPhone for sustained periods while it’s charging. In my living room, I love having a long cable with a wired charger because it allows me to scroll Twitter while I watch TV. As long as you’re close enough to an outlet, a wired charger means you can keep using your iPhone even at the end of a long day. That’s especially true with long cables; a 10-foot Lightning cable should let you reach any outlet without having to be right next to the wall.

2. Wireless charging is not compatible with metal back cover

Metal phone cases will definitely disrupt the connection between your phone and a wireless charger. Aluminum phone cases are very durable and robust, keeping your phone safe, but they’re no good for wireless charging devices. This is why Apple’s new iPhone models no longer feature an aluminum shell. Instead, they offer a solid glass back that helps conduct the charge efficiently. In other words, it’s not just about aesthetics.

3. Wireless charging is slow

Qi wireless chargers are slower than wired chargers, full stop.

There’s a reason we normally plug devices in to charge them. It’s just faster and more efficient to transmit energy over a wire.

The fastest chargers we’ve measured in our testing recharged a fully drained iPhone 13 to only 50 percent battery capacity in an hour, around half as fast as a wired charger. But any wireless charger can still fully charge any phone overnight. That’s why I also use one on my bedside table. If I wake up in the middle of the night and want to check my phone (bad habit, I know), I don’t have to worry about waking up my partner when I’m fumbling to plug my phone back in.

One thing I didn’t realize about the MagSafe Charger is that it charges much slower than a lightning connection. I assumed that the magnetic alignment would make it charge super fast, but this is not exactly the case. The MagSafe Charger can only charge the iPhone at 15W, which takes about an hour to charge an iPhone 13 to 50% battery capacity. Considering a lightning-connected 20W adapter can charge an iPhone 13 to 50% in 28 minutes, that’s quite a bit slower.

If you value getting the most charge to your iPhone as fast as possible, like those precious few minutes between when you get home from work and when you have to run back out the door, stick with a wired charger.

4. There is electromagnetic radiation

Wireless charging of mobile phones is carried out by electromagnetic induction, so the charger generates electromagnetic waves all the time. This electromagnetic wave is generally in the frequency range of tens to hundreds of MHz. Although it may not cause much harm to the human body, it is still much more harmful than wired charging.

5. It’s wasteful

While the normal person might not care, wireless charging is an inherently inefficient form of power transfer. (Take this as an exaggerated example: a wired charger will transfer, let’s say 80% of the power it gets at the wall to the phone. thus to charge a theoretical 1000ma battery, it will use 1,250ma. If a comparative wireless charger is able to transfer 40% of the energy to the phone, the same amount of charge will take 2,500 ma at the wall. This extra energy is wasted as heat.)This wastes energy, which is bad for the environment and our energy grid.

6. Not true wireless

When people hear the term wireless, they immediately think that they can move around pretty freely. Unfortunately, this isn’t the case with wireless charging. Wireless charging requires a charging pad. The charging pad must be plugged in. Already not so “wireless”. The iPhone must sit on top of the charging pad (perfectly) to receive a (trickled down) charge. Meaning, when you lift your iPhone off the charging pad to use it, it’s no longer receiving a charge.

True wireless charging would mean that beam-shaped power would be directed at the device from across the room. The power source finds all devices in the room and magically squirts microwave juice into them.

There are a number of patents about which describe this sort of true wireless power. But the stray microwave issue might be a source of concern. Your devices might magically recharge on your bedside, but no one wants to wake up with a half-cooked face.

Maybe the biggest disadvantage that is often overlooked by people is the need to pay closer attention to charging your phone. This is because, you have to get the iPhone centered just right, or buy a $50 plus pad with multiple coils. Then you STILL have to get the iPhone centered just right. And the charging pad still has a wire attached to it, so it won’t help wire clutter that much. So it’s a solution looking for a problem.

7. Wireless charging usually causes iPhone to overheat

There are many discussions around whether or not ” wireless charger heat harms your battery” amongst those who have started charging their iPhones wirelessly. Wireless charging usually generates a bit of waste heat and can even make the iPhone battery overheat compared to conventional cable charging. Some of that wasted power transform to heat, and the extra heat will cause more wear and tear on the battery, speeding up the aging of your battery every time your iPhone’s battery gets exposed to high temperatures.

8. Wireless charging pads cost more than cable chargers

The charging pad is much more complex than a standard USB wall charger power supply and cord. That means they are more expensive.

Check the price for cables and wireless chargers on Amazon, and you will find that most of the cables are less than $10 while usually, a wireless charger costs $20 more or less. That’s quite a big difference.

For example, at my office I might need another charging pad. Do I really want to drag one charging pad around with me? No. Do I want to buy multiple, expensive charging pads or cradles? No. Plug-in cords are so much cheaper, and only represent about 3 seconds of extra effort to connect and disconnect versus placing a phone on a pad.

9. Wireless chargers are less portable

In addition to being more expensive, they are also less portable. They require a surface on which to rest, preferably flat and level. For example, there’s not a spot in my car that is either flat or level, so I can’t reliably use a charging pad in my car. I probably could get a cradle that holds the phone firmly, but the cradle wouldn’t be useful outside of my car.

10. Compatibility

Although the same charging stations can be used for different Apple devices, there are people who have witnessed an issue with the same. There are cases where people have reported to have faced problems with regards to charging varied Apple devices.

There have also been compatibility issues with some iPhones not being attracted to draw in power from the power station.

Conclusion

The dream of wireless charging is great, of course. If only we could have some sort of wireless power device in our home that would charge our iPhones as we use them without having to press them against it. If only our iPhones would charge automatically when we placed them down on a table at a restaurant. But we’re a ways from that.

Wireless charging is a new technology in the world of gadgets; hence it certainly will require some time for more development to be truly wireless and also to gain popularity with all.

With so many disadvantages of charging iPhone wirelessly, if I had to recommend a single charger, I’d still say go with a wired charger. It’s more versatile and almost always smaller, which makes it more convenient if you need to bring it along to work or school or when you’re traveling.

But it’s a luxury to have different charging options in different areas of the house. Think about how you use your phone in each spot — use wired where you want to keep your phone in hand or you need a faster charge, and choose wireless where you’ll get more out of the simplicity of dropping it and leaving it. Charging, both wired and wireless, is going to continue to get both faster and less expensive over the next few years, making it even easier to optimize your setup.

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10 Amazing Advantages of Wireless Charger for iPhone

Friday January 6, 2023 7:22 am EAT by GeeksModo Staff

There are plenty of convincing reasons to get a wireless charger for your iPhone. In this article, we look at the best advantages of wireless charger for iPhone.

If you’re looking for a way to upgrade your iPhone experience, picking up a wireless charger could be a great option for you. Choosing wireless charging and finally ditching the cord on your iPhone is easier than ever. If you’ve picked up a new iPhone in the last couple of years, it more than likely already supports wireless charging. And unlike the early days of wireless charging, you don’t have to make a big sacrifice when it comes to charging speed.

Now, for those with iPhones compatible with wireless charging, we’ll discuss the benefits of wireless charging.

Advantages of wireless charger for iPhone

Here are ten advantages of getting a wireless charger for your iPhone:

1. Wireless Charging Has Gotten a Lot Faster

Although many Android phones had wireless charging for years already, Apple didn’t bring it to the iPhone until 2017 with the release of the iPhone 8. Even though wireless charging was a long-awaited feature for the iPhone, it didn’t catch on like a lot of people thought it would.

That’s because when compared to traditional wired charging, wireless charging was a lot slower. To make things worse, even though 7.5W fast-charging Qi wireless chargers were already on the market, at launch the iPhone 8 was limited to only 5W of power when using a wireless charger. It wasn’t until later that software updates finally let the iPhone 8 access a full 7.5W wireless charge.

These days, Apple’s entire iPhone lineup supports standard Qi wireless charging, and there are tons of wireless chargers to choose from. On top of that, with the iPhone 12 series Apple brought MagSafe from the MacBook to the iPhone.

Unlike the MagSafe MacBook chargers, MagSafe for iPhones is completely wireless. Better yet, MagSafe is the fastest way to charge your iPhone wirelessly. MagSafe can deliver up to 15W of charging speed directly to your iPhone. That’s double the power of a Qi charger.

2. It’s Perfect for Your Desk or Nightstand

One of the best places for a wireless charger is at your office or workspace. There are tons of wireless chargers specifically designed for your desk. Many of them even prop your iPhone up, so it’s easy to glance at incoming alerts and notifications. Better yet, because your iPhone isn’t tied down with a cable, you can quickly grab it when you need to get up to chat with clients or make a personal call.

Equipping your nightstand or bedside table with a wireless charger can add another layer of convenience to your life. It means the end of waking up to a dead phone because you forgot to plug it in before you dozed off.

Having a wireless charger on your desk or nightstand can help you make your workspace more organized, and it means the end of having to hunt down your iPhone’s charging cable in the dark.

As almost no cabling is required, cable clutters are not present. This in turn provide you more space and electrical hygiene.

3. It Also Works With Your iPhone’s Accessories

Even though the original AirPods debuted without wireless charging, a wireless charging case was brought out as an optional extra for the AirPods 2. Since then, every version of AirPods has shipped with standard wireless charging that’s MagSafe compatible. That means a wireless charger for your iPhone also works with your AirPods.

AirPods aren’t the only iPhone accessories that you can charge wirelessly. If you’ve got an Apple Watch Series 6 or newer, you’ll be thrilled to know it’s also got wireless charging built in.

4. Convenience

Another benefit of having wireless charging is that you will not have to deal with cords again. It leaves the need of messy cords and makes it much simpler by just letting you drop your iPhone at the charging station.

How many times do you charge your device in a day? Probably at least two times in the case of a smartphone, depending on its age. It’s no secret that smartphone batteries have a short life. But since that is a given at the moment, you can at least make the process of juicing up your device less frustrating. And that’s where you’ll appreciate the convenience of wireless chargers.

Even though wireless chargers are slower, they offer a different kind of convenience: they’re dead simple to use. Just drop your phone onto the charging pad and it’ll start charging. I love having a wireless charger at my desk and in the kitchen, two places where I know I’ll pick up my phone to glance at it a lot. Instead of having to physically unplug the phone every single time, I can just pick it up and put it back when I’m done. As a bonus, stand-style Qi chargers let me see notifications or check recipes at a glance when I don’t have a free hand.

No more hunting down cables, fiddling with them, a wireless charger saves you all of this trouble by only requiring you to just drop and go. It’s that simple. Forget about fumbling with cords and adaptors when you need some power—wireless chargers are as intuitive to use as they are easy to set up.

While wireless charging is not (yet) truly wireless as you would expect from its name, it’s still way more convenient than regular cables. Of course, you still have to connect the charging dock to a power outlet, but that’s nothing compared to the struggle of untangling cables.

5. Charge Multiple Devices Simultaneously

One of the best advantages of wireless chargers is the ability to charge multiple devices at once. This is all thanks to the ability of certain charging docks to support two or three devices simultaneously.

Such functionality is becoming standard for charging pads and mats where you can charge your Apple Watch, AirPods, and iPhone all at once. With this, you can reduce the amount of cables and international power adapters at your home and workplace.

6. MagSafe Might Make You Ditch Cables Altogether

One of the biggest reasons wireless charging hasn’t taken over the world quite yet is the speed. When compared to wired charging, most wireless chargers just can’t keep up. But that’s changing quickly. If you’re using a standard Qi charger, iPhones can only support up to 7.5W, but if you pick up a MagSafe charger, that speed can be amped up to 15W.

Advances in fast-charging technology mean that a MagSafe wireless charger can actually charge your iPhone faster than using a lightning cable with a 5W charging brick.

While the fastest charging solution for your iPhone is still going to be a 20W charging brick paired with a USB-C to Lightning charging cable, MagSafe isn’t far behind. Depending on your needs, the convenience factor that comes with MagSafe might make it worth the slightly slower charging speed.

7. No Wear and Tear

You may not know it yet but wear and tear is one of the reasons you’re constantly shopping for charging cables. Naturally, cables wear and tear over time. Heck, even charging ports, too. And good genuine cables don’t come cheap, especially iPhone cables.

Because iPhone wireless charging does not require frequent plugging and unplugging of the charging cable, the wear and tear of the data interface of the iPhone will be reduced a lot. At the same time, the coil for wireless charging of iPhones is not exposed to the air, which can also reduce the oxidation and corrosion of the charging unit. The wired charging is often plugged and unplugged, which will easily lead to wear and tear, and the interface is exposed, which is prone to oxidation and corrosion.

Since using frayed cables isn’t an option due to the different risks they pose to your device, a sure-fire way to stay out of this trouble is to get a wireless charger. Unlike with charging cables, you only place your device atop the charging dock, and that’s it.

8. Wireless Charging Is the Future

Back in the day, when you bought a new iPhone it was a given that it would come with a few accessories, most importantly a charger. That all changed in 2020, when Apple controversially decided to start shipping new iPhones without any accessories at all. iPhones now come without earbuds and without a charger.

The iPhone has always been a tribute to minimalism, and Apple hasn’t been shy about cutting out features to achieve its vision of a perfect phone. Just like how Apple removed the headphone jack from the iPhone 7, rumors are circulating that the next leap forward might mean getting rid of the Lightning port altogether.

Although we haven’t seen a portless iPhone just yet, it’s possible we might see one in the near future. Picking up a wireless charger means you’ll be able to charge your iPhone now, and you’ll be ready for a portless future, whenever it does come. And, who knows, with the speed and convenience of MagSafe wireless charging, you might not miss the lightning port at all.

9. It is more safer than conventional charging

As there is less cabling involved, and that too need not to be in open space, the chances of common electrical hazards like low insulation, cable wear and tear or cable cut, sparks etc are very low. Hence, it can be said that the absence of open cabling reduces the chances of electrical accidents.

10. Faster to connect and disconnect

It is faster to connect and disconnect your iPhone from charging as you only have to place/lift your phone on/from the charging pod. No need to connect jacks or plugs.

Benefits of Wireless Charging on iPhone

Wireless charging has many advantages. First, wireless charging has no wear and tear. Additionally, it allows you to charge several devices simultaneously, helps you maintain a clean desk environment, and is very convenient. While it has its disadvantages, these reasons are good enough for you to switch to the wireless side.

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20+ Disadvantages of iPhone in 2025

Tuesday January 14, 2025 3:22 pm EAT by Moses Johnson

No one is perfect in the world. If God cannot make a perfect creature, how can humans? Everything in the world has its advantages and disadvantages. there are a lot of people who love iPhones but there are also many who would never like to own an iOS device due to some of its most annoying drawbacks. In this article, we are going to talk about the Disadvantages Of iPhones.

The vast majority of people dislike iPhones. Mostly it’s because of the few options of hardware and software customization that they have. If you happen to ask someone to recommend a good smartphone for you, they will probably ask you to buy another type of phone apart from an iPhone. So the big question is, what are the disadvantages of iPhone? In this article, i’m going to explain 21 disadvantages of buying an iPhone in 2024.

If you traverse across the Internet, you are likely to come across loads of Apple lovers making some pretty good things about iPhone. But frivolous altercation aside, what are the disadvantages of iPhone?

The short answer: The iPhone is expensive, have few apps in Apple Store, lack of headphone jack and more.

Top 21 disAdvantages of an iPhone

The disadvantages of using an iPhone are mostly subjective to an individual’s needs, but the general ones are as follows.

1. iPhones are expensive

iPhones are exorbitantly priced. Even a two-year-old iPhone is more expensive than a new high-end smartphone. Yes, the user interface and hardware integration with the apps on the iPhone are superior to those on other smartphones. However, this does not excuse the exorbitant iPhone costs.

2. Few free apps and games in Apple store

On iPhone, you can only install applications from Apple’s App Store. If Apple doesn’t want to approve an app or they have removed it from the app store, you just can’t use it. For example, Apple store do not allow video games emulators, BitTorrent clients and many other types of apps that they consider controversial.

3. Radio is not in-built

Unlike devices running on other platforms, Apple phones do not come with radio pre-loaded on them. Users wanting to listen to radio on the iPhones have to do so by downloading radio apps.

4. iPhone apps are usually big, consuming too much space.

With specific features and characteristics made specifically for the iPhone, apps made for the platform become very heavy, taking up a lot of storage space of the device. Thus, when you want to play games on the device using an iPhone, you have to make way for apps that come in several gigabytes.

5. Limited widgets even after upgrades on iPhone

With minimal variation in user interface and design, the platform offers very little to look forward to in terms of trending designs in upgrades. Even when the users buy a higher version with the same icons as before, Home screen continues to look the same. Those looking for an exciting new look have to stay satisfied with the previous look and feel of the platform.

6. Too simple and doesn’t support computer work as in other devices

When using the iPhone, the platform has its limitations in terms of offering a computer -like experience. As compared to other platforms, iPhone offers comparatively simpler performance options.

7. Lack of Headphone Jack

If you have ever used an iPhone, I know there is time you have gone to insert a pair of headphones into your phone only to realize that you have forgotten your headphone dongle somewhere. This feels so bad because an iPhone can’t be connected with standard headphone due to absence of headphone jack. Thus the absence of headphone jack is one of the major disadvantages of the iPhone.

8. Use of iTunes is a bloated mess.

Apple is a pioneer of hardware and software design, but iTunes – which is required to transfer music between your iPhone and computer – is a bloated mess. Uninstalling it is a nightmare, to the extent that Apple publishes an extensive guide for how to fully remove iTunes from your PC.

9. Absence of physical back button

Physical back button allows you to go back from one application to another seamlessly. Like if you hit a link in Facebook and get transported to the Chrome browser, you can return to the social media app when you hit the back button. This is not the same case in iPhone because there is no back button, however, you can get contextual back buttons within apps or a back button that appears when you click a link that takes you from one app to another.

10. limited Launcher

With minimal variation in user interface and design, the platform offers very little to look forward to in terms of trending designs in upgrades. Home screen continue to look the same even when users buy higher versions with the same icons as before. Those looking for an exciting new look have to stay satisfied with the previous look and feel of the platform.

11. Expensive Accessories.

It goes without saying that iPhone accessories are expensive. Airpods, phone cases, Apple pencils, lightning cables, and anything else made by Apple is expensive.

12. No External Storage.

The iPhone does not support SD cards. There is no SD card slot on any iPhone. Even if you attach an SD card reader to your iPhone and insert an SD card, your iPhone will only allow you to move images and not other documents or media files.

13. Overheating

One of the most common problems in iPhones is overheating. Sometimes an iPhone will just feel a little warmer than it should, and other times the back of the iPhone will be too hot and it feels like it might burn your hand. Either way, if you have got a hot iPhone, it means there’s something wrong.

14. Limited storage

Apple only offered iPhone users 5GB of free iCloud storage, which is enough space for about 1,500 photos. While that may sound like a lot, most users found themselves burning through their 5GB allotment within one year of device ownership. And to make matters worse, Apple only supply’s 5GB of free space for each iCloud account, rather than for each device you own. So you could be taking photos and videos on your iPhone, creating iWork documents on your iPad, and storing important files on your Mac with iCloud Drive, and you’d still be supplied with just 5GB of space.

15. Apple Ecosystem

The Apple Ecosystem is mostly a curse. Once you get in, it’s really difficult to get out. The ecosystem is essentially there to make consumers purchase more Apple products. You’re likely to purchase a MacBook if you have an iPhone rather than a windows laptop. This way you won’t be able to see if other brands have better devices and you’ll have to wait until Apple makes one or updates the previous model.

16. Battery Life

The iPhone battery life is not that great when compared to other smartphones. While many people will be happy with the performance of their batteries, especially if it lasts all day long, some may find this a problem for them.

17. Less choices in iPhone Hardware

When it comes to Apple, it releases a maximum of four types of iPhone in every generation in a year. That is iPhone Pro Max, iPhone Pro, iPhone and iPhone mini. You will only be needed to choose between the four types in that year.

18. Lightening cable charger is hard to find

The chip inside lightening cable charger is encryption protected. Third-party manufacturers also need to authorize MFI and other technical certification to allow production, thus making it hard to be found and when found it becomes expensive.

19. No customization

iOS supported devices are not customizable and all the code is private. You have to jailbreak your phone to make it customizable. But if you jailbreak your iPhone then the privacy of your phone comes at a risk.

20. No multitasking

Multitasking is achieved by splitting the screen and using two apps simultaneously. For example, you can be watching a YouTube video and replying to your WhatsApp messages at the same time. It’s unclear why Apple hasn’t added this feature to the iPhone yet, but perhaps it has something to do with the size of the app windows on the iPhone’s display as compared with the larger iPad.

You can argue iOS does multi-tasking all you want. And it’s true, you can do multiple things at once by switching apps back and forth, but that doesn’t even come close to the level of multi-tasking some devices offer.

21. No sideloading of Apps

Sideloading of Apps means, installing apps from outside the authorised place to bypass some restrictions. Apple does not let you do that on an iPhone. It has even faced criticism and pressure from regulators for this, but Apple has always maintained its stance that its iPhone is secure this way. Thus you can not install an app that is not in the Apple Store.

Disadvantages of an iPhone? Now you know!

With numerous disadvantages of having an iPhone, it’s easy to figure out why iPhones are not preferred more. Before buying an iPhone, it’s good to read the above cons of iPhone.

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20+ Best iPhone SE 3 Tips and Tricks to Try First

Tuesday January 3, 2023 8:08 am EAT by GeeksModo Staff

If you were lucky enough to get a new iPhone SE 2022, we’ve got a series of useful tips and tricks for you that will help you get the most out of your new device. Here are the best iPhone SE 2022 tips and tricks that will help you to get the most out of your new device.

From checking your iPhone’s Warranty to using Siri offline, we’ve got an assortment of iPhone SE 3 tips and tricks you probably didn’t know your iOS device could do. These iPhone SE 2022 tips and tricks will have you showing off your abilities to your friends and having them ask you where you learned it all – you can link them here and share the knowledge, of course!

Without any further ado, here are the best iPhone SE 2022 tips and tricks you should try first.

Best iPhone SE 2022 tips and tricks

Here is a list of the Best iPhone SE 2022 Tips and Tricks:

1. Check Your iPhone Warranty

If you need a repair, want to pick up AppleCare for your new ‌iPhone‌, or just want to see your warranty status and what’s available to you, you can do it right on your device.

Open up the Settings app.
Tap on “General.”
Tap on “Limited Warranty” or “‌AppleCare‌ ” to see your device

If you have ‌AppleCare‌ , the section will be labeled with ‌AppleCare‌ and will let you know your ‌AppleCare‌ expiration date. If you don’t, it will say “Limited Warranty” and it will let you know when it expires.

‌AppleCare‌ is good for two years or indefinitely if you renew it monthly or yearly, and it covers manufacturer issues and two incidents of accidental damage per year so long as you pay the deductible. It’s generally a good idea if you’re accident-prone and want to make sure you can get an affordable fix if you drop or otherwise damage your phone.

The Limited Warranty is Apple’s manufacturer warranty that lasts for a year after purchasing your ‌iPhone‌. It entitles you to hardware support for any manufacturing issues, and it allows for a year of chat and phone support.

With the Limited Warranty, once that year is up, your ‌iPhone‌ is considered out of warranty. If you didn’t purchase ‌AppleCare‌ when you bought your phone and want to get it, you have 60 days to do so.

2. Auto Schedule Low Power Mode to Save Battery

Using the Shortcuts app, you can create an automation that will cause Low Power Mode to come on automatically at a certain battery percentage, so you won’t need to turn it on manually.

Open up the Shortcuts app.
Tap on “Automation.”
Tap on the ” ” button.
Tap on “Create Personal Automation.”
Scroll down to “Battery Level.” low power mode
Tap on the parameter that you want. Options include “Equals x%,” “Rises Above x%,” and “Falls below x%.” You’ll want to use “Falls Below” or “Equals” for this Shortcut.
Use the slider to select a specific percentage.
Tap “Next.”
Tap “Add Action.”
Search for “Low Power Mode.”
Tap on “Set Low Power Mode.”
Tap on “Next.”
If you want your ‌iPhone‌ to ask you before turning on Low Power Mode, leave the “Ask Before Running” toggle activated. If not, turn it off.
Tap “Done.”

From there, your Shortcut will run any time your ‌iPhone‌ hits the threshold that you set for Low Power mode. You can adjust the setting in the Automation section of the Shortcuts app.

If you want to set Low Power Mode to come on at a certain time, follow the above steps but use “Time of Day” as the first parameter, choose a time, and then follow steps 8 through 14.

Low Power Mode is designed to cut down on background processes to preserve battery life when your ‌iPhone‌ is low on battery, and your ‌iPhone‌ will automatically present a Low Power Mode pop-up suggestion when the battery dips below 20 percent. Using the Shortcuts app to create the Low Power Mode automation is a useful way to get Low Power Mode to come on when your battery is at a higher percentage.

3. Customize Your Safari Start Page

You can change what’s displayed on your Safari start page, opting in to (or out of) sections like Frequently Visited, Shared With You, Siri Suggestions, and more, plus you can pick a custom wallpaper.

Open up Safari.
Open up a new blank page.
Scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page.
Tap on “Edit.”
Toggle on the sections that you prefer.
Toggle on “Background Image” if you want to pick a custom background for Safari. You can choose from the available Apple-designed backgrounds or use your own photo by tapping on the ” ” button.
If you want the same Start Page on all devices where you’re signed into iCloud, toggle on “Use Start Page on All Devices” at the top of the page.
When you’re all done customizing, tap on the “X” button in the upper right hand corner.

Options that you can toggle on or off include Favorites, Frequently Visited, Shared With You, Privacy Report, ‌Siri‌ Suggestions, Reading List, and ‌iCloud‌ Tabs.

4. Change Your Safari Design

Apple attempted to introduce an overhauled Safari design in ‌iOS 15‌ with floating tabs and an interface that merged the tab bar and the URL bar, but the changes were not well received and Apple ultimately reverted to the standard iOS 14 Safari design.

There are still remnants of that new Safari design, though, and you can elect to move your Safari Tab Bar to the bottom of the Safari interface, and you can chose to activate “Allow Website Tinting,” a feature that blends the background color of the website with the URL bar when it’s positioned at the top.

Open up the Settings app.
Scroll down to Safari.
Under Tabs, select the “Tab Bar” option for a tab bar located at the bottom of the Safari window. Choose “Single Tab” for the top bar.
Toggle on “Allow Website Tinting” if you want to have the color blending feature when using the top bar, and choose “Landscape Tab Bar” if you want to see your open tabs when the ‌iPhone‌ is held horizontally.

Note that “Allow Website Tinting” is a feature that shows up when using the top bar. It causes the URL bar to turn the background color of the website when you scroll down on a page for a more seamless look.

Tip: You can also swap between the top and bottom navigation bars in Safari itself. Just tap on the “Aa” icon in the URL bar and then choose “Show Bottom Tab Bar” or “Show Top Address Bar.”

5. Rearrange Your Home Screen Pages

If you want to rearrange your various Home Screen pages that house apps, you can do so quickly and easily.

Press and hold in an empty space on the ‌Home Screen‌ to enter “jiggle mode,” where the app icons are wiggling slightly.
Tap on the row of dots at the bottom of the page.
Your ‌Home Screen‌ pages will be shown in a grid view. Put a finger on one page and drag it to move it to a new position relative to your other pages.
Once you have your pages the way you want them, tap on “Done” in the upper right corner.

Tip: You can also delete ‌Home Screen‌ pages using this interface. At the grid view, tap on the checkmark under the page that you want to eliminate, and then tap on the minus (-) icon to delete it.

6. Store Two-Factor Authentication Codes in Passwords

It’s a good idea to set up two-factor authentication for any online account where the feature is available, and with ‌iOS 15‌, you no longer need a separate verification code app like Google Authenticator or Authy for storing one-time passwords. Two-factor authentication codes (or one-time passwords) are the secondary passcodes that you use when logging into a website, with these codes regenerated every 30 seconds, which makes it much more difficult for your accounts to be breached.

Apple now has a built-in feature for storing two-factor authentication codes right alongside your ‌iCloud‌ Keychain passwords. Here’s how to add a code:

Open up the Settings app.
Scroll down to “Passwords.”
If you’re adding a two-factor code for a login and password already stored in ‌iCloud‌ Keychain, search for the entry that you’re looking for. Otherwise, tap the ” ” button to add a new login.
After either accessing your login and password for the account you’re interested in or adding new details, tap on “Set Up Verification Code.”
Initiate the two-factor authentication process for the website or account where you’re enabling two-factor verification.
For many services, you’re provided with a QR code that you can scan to set up two-factor authentication, though this does require two devices. If you have a QR code to scan, tap on the “Scan QR Code” option. Alternatively, tap on “Enter Setup Key” and enter the number that you’re provided from the website.
After the QR code is scanned or the Setup Key is entered, the login will automatically update with the verification key.
Once set up, you can use the verification code found in the Passwords app whenever you need to verify your identity with a one-time passcode for that website or service. If you hold down on the verification code, you can copy it and then paste it into the site where it’s needed, and if you have ‌iCloud‌ Keychain enabled, it will autofill across your devices.

You will need to set this up individually for each website that uses two-factor authentication.

Tip: If you’re setting up two-factor authentication on a website on your ‌iPhone‌, when you see the QR code, long press on it with your finger. You’ll see an option to “Add Verification Code in Passwords,” and if you tap it, you can automatically add the two-factor verification to your site login without needing to scan a QR code.

7. Maximize Your Privacy With iCloud Relay and Hide My Email

‌iOS 15‌ makes web browsing and sending email more secure by cutting down on the ways that companies can track your online behavior. ‌iCloud‌ Private Relay, for example, obscures personal information like IP address and location, which can be used to track your browsing across different websites. ‌

Make sure you have ‌iCloud‌ Private Relay turned on by following these steps:

Open up the Settings app. settings
Tap on your name to open up your Apple ID and ‌iCloud‌ settings.
Tap on “‌iCloud‌.”
Tap on “Private Relay.” settings
Make sure “Private Relay” is toggled on.

Hide My Email, which also requires a paid ‌iCloud‌ account, lets you create different email addresses for each site, so you can disable them if you start getting spam or other unwanted content from someone you’ve interacted with. Hide My Email temporary addresses all forward to your main Apple email address and can be easily managed.

You can use Hide My Email in two ways. If you have iOS 15.2 or later installed, it’s as simple as opening up the Mail app and composing an email. In the From field, tap and then choose “Hide My Email” to automatically generate a random address that will forward to your inbox.

Alternatively, follow these steps:

Open up the Settings app.
Tap on your name. settings
Tap on “‌iCloud‌.”
Tap on “Hide My Email.”
Tap on the ” Create New Address” button.
Choose a label for your Hide My Email address.
Tap “Next,” then tap “Done” and your randomly generated email address is ready to use. settings

This Hide My Email interface in the Settings app is also where you can manage all of the temporary email addresses that you’ve created. You can deactivate any of the temporary email addresses at any time and the company or person that has that email address will no longer be able to contact you.

8. Share Content Using Siri

‌Siri‌ is smarter in ‌iOS 15‌ with improved contextual awareness, and the personal assistant can now recognize what’s on your screen and share it with someone else.

Open up what you want to share, like an Apple Music song.
Say “Hey ‌Siri‌” to activate ‌Siri‌.
Say “Share this with [person’s name].”
At that point, ‌Siri‌ will confirm your request and ask “Are you ready to send it?” Just reply with a “yes” to send the content along.

If you attempt to share something that isn’t naturally shareable, ‌Siri‌ will take a screenshot and send that instead. As an example, if you’re in the Weather app and ask ‌Siri‌ to share with someone, ‌Siri‌ will capture a screenshot and send that.

The ‌Siri‌ sharing feature works with ‌Apple Music‌, Podcasts, Apple News, Maps, web pages in Safari, the Photos app, Messages, and more.

9. Take a screenshot by tapping on the back of your iPhone SE 2022

This is an awesome iPhone trick that went viral on social media a few months back. Put simply, there’s a way to take a screenshot simply by tapping the back of your iPhone. It’s called Back Tap and it’s been around since iOS 14.

You can turn this on by opening up the Settings app. Next, open up the Accessibility preferences. Following that, scroll down to “Physical and Motor” and select “Touch.” You can now scroll down further and select the “Back Tap” option.

Once you do that, you can pick which type of action you’d like a Back Tap to trigger. Some options include taking a screenshot, adjusting the volume, and muting your device.

10. Locate a misplaced iPhone in the dark

If you misplaced your iPhone but know that it’s in your house, there’s a clever way to locate it. Simply turn off all the lights and use the Hey Siri command to turn on the iPhone flashlight. It may not be as useful during the afternoon, but it’s a nifty iPhone SE 2022 trick to keep in mind if it’s later in the day.

11. Use your iPhone as a level

This is another iPhone SE 2022 trick that novice users might be surprised to learn about. You can actually use your iPhone as a level. It can be used on both horizontal and upright surfaces. You can access it by opening the Measure app and then selecting Level.

12. Make sure your headphone volume is at a safe level

This iPhone SE 2022 trick first came about with the iOS 14. In short, there’s a way to gauge the decibel level of your headphones. This is a particularly handy feature if you’re prone to blasting your music and want to avoid causing any type of ear damage in the process.

To use this feature, open up the Settings app and select Control Center. Next, hit the green “plus” icon located next to the Hearing setting. Once you do this, you’ll see the Hearing icon in the Control Center every time you open it up. If audio is playing when you open up the Control Center, you’ll see a color-coded audio level. If it’s green, the decibel level is at an appropriate level and if it’s yellow, you’ll be encouraged to lower the volume.

For more information, you can actually tap the icon and you’ll see the exact decibel level of your headphones.

13. Measure someone’s height with this awesome iPhone SE 3 trick

This is a fun iPhone SE 2022 trick that leverages Apple’s AR technologies. Basically, you can use your iPhone to quickly and accurately measure someone’s height. All you have to do is open up the Measure app and make sure that the person you’re trying to measure is fully within the screen. If done correctly, you’ll see a line appear above the person’s head. This will reveal how tall they are.

If you need to save the photo for reference, you can conveniently tap the white shutter button to the right.

14. Scheduling trips with Apple Maps

This feature is new to iOS 15. Essentially, the latest iteration of Apple Maps lets users bring up travel directions while also specifying exact arrival or departure times. This iPhone SE 2022 trick won’t seem great to seasoned Google Maps users, but it’s nice to see Apple Maps finally add it.

15. Use snazzy effects when texting

Apple a few years ago added several visual effects to the Messages app. To access them, simply type your message and long press on the up arrow. Once you do that, you’ll be able to select from a handful of text effects that will add more pizzaz to your messages.

16. Push notifications for rain and snow

There are few things worse than stepping outside and getting caught in a torrential downpour or snowstorm. To prevent this from happening, iOS 15 includes a feature that lets users turn on push notifications for rain and snow. This can be turned on by going to Settings > Privacy > Location Services > Weather. Once there, allow the Weather app to always access your location.

Following that, simply open up the Weather app, tap the hamburger menu icon in the bottom right-hand corner and select the “Turn On Notifications” setting.

17. Set up a Legacy Contact

With all of the sensitive and personal information people store on their devices, it only makes sense to set up a Legacy Contact so that someone can access your device if you pass away. It’s a morbid feature, to be sure, but it’s nonetheless helpful to be aware of.

By setting up a Legacy Contact, Apple notes that this chosen person can “access your account and personal information in the event of your death.”

To do this, open up the Settings app and then tap on your Apple ID profile. Next, select Password and Security > Legacy Contact.

18. Keep unused apps out of sight

This iPhone SE 2022 trick is all about keeping rarely used apps out of sight. After all, sometimes there’s an app that you don’t want to delete because you do use it on very rare occasions.

To hide an unused app, long press on the app in question. Upon doing so, you’ll see a “Remove App” option at the bottom. Once you select that, you’ll see an option to “Move to App Library.” Select that. Following that, the app will be removed from its location. You can still access it by swiping to your last page of apps and then swiping to the left once more.

19. Quickly activate video mode

When you fire up the Camera app, it defaults to the Photo setting. Switching to the Video setting is easy and quick, but there’s an iPhone SE 2022 trick that speeds up the process ever so slightly. If you’re looking to start recording immediately — say your toddler is about to walk for the first time — there’s a solution worth mentioning. Simply open up the Camera app whereupon you’ll see the Photos view. Now, drag the shutter button to the right and it will automatically start recording in Video mode.

20. iPhone SE 2022 tips and tricks: Use your iPhone’s camera to scan any text

Have you ever wished you could point your iPhone’s camera at a sign or piece of paper and have it automatically identify then copy the text into an email or a document? That’s where Live Text comes in – this new iPhone SE 2022 trick lets you scan and copy text from photos and your iPhone camera, even if it’s handwritten. And once you’ve pulled the text, you can paste it into any text field. It’s great for quickly sharing addresses, phone numbers, and anything else you don’t want to type out manually.

To use the iPhone SE scan text feature, long-press inside a text field as if you are going to use the copy and paste prompt. Only, you’ll now see a Scan Text button. You may also see a button that uses just the scan icon, which looks like a piece of paper with brackets around it.

Tap the button, which will then replace your keyboard with your iPhone camera’s viewfinder. Point your camera at whatever you want to scan, and then follow the prompts on the screen. For instance, if you’re moving the camera too fast, you’ll see a “Slow Down” message flash on the screen.

As you’re lining up the camera and text just right, you’ll see a live preview of the text your iPhone is identifying and ready to place in your document. Tap the Insert button when you’re ready.

21. iPhone SE 2022 Tips and Tricks: Quick Take Videos

To capture a QuickTake video, just press and hold the Shutter button.. Release the button to stop recording. Swipe your finger to the right if you want to switch to video recording completely.

Your Favorite iPhone SE 3 Tips and Tricks

So these were some of the best iPhone SE 2022 tips and tricks you would love to try today. My favorite iPhone SE 3 tips and tricks include sharing content using siri, rearranging home screen pages, and iCloud private Relay. There’s surely plenty more hidden iPhone SE 2022 tips and tricks to discover, so I’ll keep tapping, swiping and noting anything I find. Did we miss out on something important that needs to be added to the list? Which are your favorite iPhone SE 3 tips and tricks? Let me know in the comments section below.

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The best iPhone 13 Pro Max Hacks, Tips & Tricks 2024

Monday January 1, 2024 2:58 pm EAT by GeeksModo Staff

Ever thought that there’s more to your iPhone 13 Pro Max than what Apple told you it should be? Well, you’re not mistaken! In this article, we will show you some iPhone 13 Pro Max hacks and tricks that will definitely blow your mind!

As an iPhone 13 Pro Max user, you might want to explore the endless possibilities for getting the maximum out of your iPhone 13 Pro Max. Following the same, we are here with the best iPhone 13 Pro Max hacks and tricks you should know right now. These iPhone 13 Pro Max hacks and tricks will not only make you smarter but also change the way how you interact with your smartphone.

List of Best iPhone 13 Pro Max Hacks & Tricks

Use your iPhone 13 Pro Max camera to scan text

Have you ever wished you could point your iPhone’s camera at a sign or piece of paper and have it automatically identify and then copy the text into an email or a document? With iPhone 13 Pro Max, it’s possible and incredibly cool.

To use the iPhone’s new “scan text” tool, long-press inside a text field as if you’re going to use the copy-and-paste prompt. Only, you’ll now see a Scan Text button. You may also see a button that uses just the scan icon, which looks like a piece of paper with brackets around it.

Tap the button, which will replace your keyboard with your iPhone 13 camera’s viewfinder. Point your camera at whatever you want to scan, and then follow the prompts on the screen. For instance, if you’re moving the camera too fast, you’ll see a “Slow Down” message flash on the screen.

This is a neat and easy way to quickly scan an email address on a business card, a phone number on a sign.

Move Safari’s address bar back to the top of your screen

Apple has made a lot of changes to Safari for the iPhone and iPad. One of the major changes you’ll notice on your iPhone 13 Pro Max is that the address bar with all of its included functionality has been moved to the bottom of the screen.

The idea is that by moving the address bar to the bottom it’s easier to get around Safari and browse the web because all of the buttons are closer to your thumb, but the change won’t be ideal for everyone. And Apple is giving you a choice in the matter by allowing you to move the address bar back to the top of the screen.

When using Safari on your iPhone 13 Pro Max, tap the Aa button on the address bar (don’t long-press, a tap is fine). At the top of the menu that shows up, you’ll see a new option labeled Show Top Address Bar. Tap it to move the address bar up top.

Translate text from anywhere on your iPhone 13 Pro Max

Apple introduced the Translate app back with iOS 14, and while it can only translate to and from 11 languages (very limited, in my opinion), the feature has improved with the introduction of iOS 15.

If you don’t want to use the standalone Translate app, you can instead highlight any text on your iPhone and translate it that way. If you press down on the text to highlight it, you’ll see the editing tools you’re accustomed to seeing. However, if you tap the arrow on the right, you should see a Translate option.

A window will appear at the bottom of the screen, which you can swipe up, showing the word or words you’ve highlighted and the translation. You can choose which language to translate to including Chinese, French, German, Korean and Spanish. You can also listen to the translation, replace the highlighted word with the translation and copy the translation to your clipboard.

Send your iCloud data to someone else if you die

Your photos, messages, notes, passwords and other important information don’t have to be locked away forever if you die and no one has access to your iPhone. A new feature on iOS 15 — Legacy Contact — allows you to choose any contact saved on your phone and give them access to your iCloud data upon your death.

To set up your Legacy Contact, go to Settings > tap your name > select Password & Security > Legacy Contact. Next, tap Add Legacy Contact (twice), enter your credentials and choose someone from your contacts. Apple will generate an access key, which your contact will need in order to access your data.

Note: This feature is on iOS 15.2, which is currently only available to developers.

Get real-time precipitation alerts from the Weather app

When Apple bought the popular weather app Dark Sky, I immediately hoped that the official iPhone weather app would gain the real-time rain and snow alerts I had come to rely on to keep me dry. Those alerts are making their debut in iOS 15, often arriving a few minutes before Dark Sky’s — which is a-OK with me.

On iPhone 13, you can turn on the new precipitation alerts by opening the Weather app, then tapping the three-line icon in the bottom right corner of the screen. Next, tap the circle icon with the three dots in the top right corner of the screen followed by Notifications.

Slide the switch next to My Location to the On position and then tap Done. If you have more cities added to the Weather app, you can turn on alerts for each one.

The next time rain or snow is getting close to you, your iPhone will alert you a few minutes before it’s going to start. You’ll also receive another alert when the rain is almost finished.

Drag and drop between apps on the iPhone

The iPad has long let you drag-and-drop documents, text or pictures between apps. And now, it’s the iPhone’s turn. If you’re going back and forth between Messages and Photos to share pictures from a recent night out with friends, for example, you can now drag them from the Photos app to the Messages app.

To test out the new feature, open the Photos app and view your recent photos. Don’t tap on a picture to open it full-screen; instead, place a finger on the photo and start to drag your finger across the screen. Without lifting your finger when the thumbnail starts to float over the rest of the photos, switch back to the Messages app.

You’ll see a green circle with a plus sign in it show up on the thumbnail indicating that you can lift your finger and the photo will be placed in the text field, ready for you to send.

Pretty easy, right? You can use this same technique to attach a document from the Files app to an email.

More information is available about your photos

I’ve always had to use a third-party app if I wanted to view any of the finer details stored in the EXIF data about a photo I was sent or took myself. Now whenever you’re viewing a photo in the Photos app, you can swipe up on it to open an information view that will detail where you saved the photo from, as well as all of the EXIF information such as shutter speed, location and the camera used.

The added information is a welcome addition even if you don’t care about all of the finer details. At the very least, being able to see where you saved the picture from (including who sent it to you) is enough.

Change the size of text used in specific apps

Currently, you can change the systemwide font size to fit your preference. But with iOS 15, there’s a new tool that lets you change the size of the font on an app-by-app basis. That means for example that you can have the Mail app and Twitter be in different font sizes.

To use the new feature, open the Settings app, then go to Control Center and scroll down until you find the option labeled Text Size by tapping on the green plus sign.

The next time you’re in an app and you want to adjust the size of the text, open Control Center (swipe down from the top right corner of the screen on your iPhone, and tap the Text Size button. Slide the button at the bottom of the screen to the left side of the toggle to indicate that you only want your changes applied to the app you’re currently using, and then adjust the font size up or down.

So that was all for now. We will try to keep the article updated. Let us know in the comment section that how many of the iPhone 13 Pro Max hacks and tricks that we listed above you already knew. Also if you have some other iPhone 13 Pro Max tips and tricks in mind then we will love to include them in the article.

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5 Ways The Way We Use iPhones Could Change

Monday October 24, 2022 2:51 pm EAT by GeeksModo Staff

Using a cell phone has become our primary use of communication that it is hard to live without it. Millions have come to depend on their cell phone operating at the peak of their powers. Even as we speak, the way we use our phones is evolving. Apple, a popular cellphone brand, is constantly innovating its features and designs. Here are 5 of the most notable ways this is happening.

1. Cameras Are Giving You Much More Depth

One of the most exciting new AI trends 2021 has to offer has to do with the way you use your phone to take photos. In the old days, cell phone cameras were pretty touch-and-go. In fact, they really weren’t much better than the Polaroid snaps cameras took in the 1970s.

Things are swiftly taking a turn for the better. iPhone cameras are getting smarter, more accurate, and even more virtual than ever before. You can now use your camera to take pics that give you a full map of the landscape around you through a panorama feature. Apple’s most recent models for the iPhone 13 have three lenses allowing you to take super far away and close up photos without having to worry about pictures being out of focus. You can even use them to help you find items you are looking for in a store.

2. Improved iPhone Batteries Yield a Much Longer Life

The battery in your cell phone is an incredibly advanced piece of tech. Even so, there has always been plenty of room for improvement. As 2022 approaches, you should note that cell phone batteries are getting more efficient and reliable than ever before. Apple has announced that their iPhone 13 models will have an improved battery life compared to the iPhone 12, integrating an A15 bionic chip. This means you can expect to enjoy a much longer service life.

3. Deep Machine Learning Will Become More Prevalent

One of the chief ways in which the way you use your phone will change will have to do with deep machine learning. This is because phones are getting smarter all the time. They are being packed with more AI that gives them the ability to learn and respond. This allows them to function in a normal, real-time fashion.

Deep machine learning of this type is making your phone the handiest thing to have around you in the event of an incident. This means that your phone will become ever more indispensable as a means of ensuring your knowledge and your safety.

Apple is taking advantage of deep machine learning with the iPhone 13 by using a 16-core neural engine. This will allow it to complete faster machine learning computations than ever before. This will drastically improve the capabilities of Siri.

4. Your iPhone Will Gain a Modular Design

One of the handiest and overdue changes that your phone may undergo will have to do with the way that it is designed. At the moment, phones do seem to be getting wider rather than slimmer. There is so much info to be uploaded and only so much space to store it all in. As a result, they are outgrowing your pocket.

This is where a new round of phones that feature a 21st-century style of modular design may come to your rescue. The idea behind a modular design is a simple but very effective one. Modular means that all of the info is there in your phone, which can be bent over to fit your pocket. It’s a semi-return to the old flip phone.

5. Phones Can Soon Enter a Virtual Reality

One of the most exciting new developments that your phone can soon undergo is the transition to even more depth and realism. This is due to being able to enter a sort of virtual reality mode. We’re not quite talking about entering a fully-fledged alternate universe just yet. But the picture is getting better.

For example, the later-day cell phone models have been getting more and more realistic. Motion lag and other discrepancies that take us out of the moment are being slowly but surely done away. We are able more than ever to immerse into a new reality that is turning more concrete and less virtual as time goes on.

Apple is currently working on creating its own AR/VR headset, but due to its complex design, it may be years away. It is unclear whether it will be separate from your iPhone, or have its own integrated console, but it will come at a hefty price tag. Apple hopes that it will take not only in the gaming market but also for remote-based work.

Change is a Natural Part of Communication

In and of itself, change is not something that should be feared. You should look at it as a natural part of the way that things evolve. In the case of being able to communicate with the world, this is something you should welcome. The new round of changes is helping you talk to the world more effectively than ever. Over the years, Apple has made many groundbreaking changes that have changed the way we communicate, work, and live our lives. As technology continues to evolve our lives will continue to change, and create a better, and productive society.

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6 tips for creating a dating site suitable for iPhone

Thursday July 28, 2022 3:47 am EAT by GeeksModo Staff

How people get things done in this present age has taken a new level, much easy, swift, and convenient than the way it used to be. What brought about these tremendous changes is the advent of the internet and technology. Internet, mobile sites, and apps have helped in reducing the stress of getting things done. Most big and renowned companies have been leveraging the internet to meet their customers’ needs and demands.
This has also impacted relationships and dating niches. With online sites and apps, gone are those days of going through the tedious means of finding a love partner. The hopeless romantics, shy and busy personalities, rely on a better chance of finding their perfect match without lifting a stone. As a result, most matchmaking establishments have taken to the online site and app to meet the needs of people in finding love.
Currently, the dating platform has become a booming sector and one of the most profitable sites and apps in the online market. This is because they were able to meet the most sort demands of singles people. In taking advantage of this over 3 billion dollar revenue globally, you need to create the right dating site. There are numerous dating sites for other users, but those that focus on iPhone are fewer. And looking at the rate at which iPhone users are increasing, it will be an awesome idea to create a dating site targeted at locals.dating and suitable for iPhone users to read more from this niche. In creating this dating site suitable for iPhone, what are the things to know?

Tips for creating a dating site

1. Carry out a feasibility study on the niche

before furthering the dating site’s development, do thorough research on the viability of the dating site you want to create. In doing this, you have to take a look at the big fish in this industry. Start by weighing their pros and cons, checking various reviews about them, and leveraging what users are saying negatively about those already in the industry. With this, you can begin creating a better dating site suitable for iPhone, making your site stand above competitors.

2. Research on people’s interest

before creating a dating site that will meet the high demand of users in online dating, research on people’s interest. Doing this will meet the desire of online daters and bring in a good return for you as a developer. To do this, a simple questionnaire that will sample the preferences of users can be created. This questionnaire will guide you to know what people search for most in online dating and how they prefer to match potential partners and likes.

3. Create a user-friendly structure and design

the structure and design of the dating site to create which will be suitable for iPhone must be that which will get users attracted. In doing this, choose an appealing colour that is okay for both genders.

4. Make use of the right matchmaking algorithm

in creating a suitable dating site for iPhone, choosing the appropriate Artificial Intelligence (AI) is paramount. The AI will help users easily matchmake as individual needs on the online dating site differ. Some might be looking for people with common interests, some for attractive people, while others’ needs might be outside this. While thinking of creating a dating site suitable for iPhone, create a site that caters to users’ preferences.

5. Employ a fitting monetization strategy

developing a dating site is hinged on two factors: to meet the needs of people seeking partners and make a source of income as a developer. To generate income, you should find a monetization means that is appropriate and use it on your site. This monetization strategy shouldn’t be what will rip users off their money. You can make your dating site free to use and put in a monetization strategy that can still bring in income.

6. Use the right tools

to bring out all the structured ideas for creating suitable dating sites for iPhone, go for the right tools and supporting site. These tools should guarantee the safety of users that will be making use of the dating site. Don’t use bots; it may get users irritated and opt-out from your site with negative reviews.

Conclusion

One way to be a solution provider for people is to create a dating site where users can find their perfect match with no stress. Make security your top consideration in the development of your site to make it difficult for online fraudsters to creep in. This will increase users’ experience and rank your dating site as a trusted one. iPhone users have many opportunities and access to apps and sites designed primarily for them. So if you want to make your mark with them in the dating industry, you have to give them what they are not already getting from others.

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How to Turn Your iPhone Into a Dating Device

Thursday July 28, 2022 3:49 am EAT by GeeksModo Staff

iPhones are great because they are easy to use and come with a lot of useful apps. The vast majority of people love iPhone because they make a living in the modern world so much easier. It’s easy to stay in touch with important people, learn all the news, read about anything, and have fun. However, some people still don’t know how powerful their iPhone is when meeting new people and dating. It’s time to change that.

If you own an iPhone, you know how much fun it can bring you, but you maybe don’t know that many people use iPhones to keep their love life alive. According to more than one women dating site, seniors are more active (on average) than younger singles on dating sites. And almost all of them use mobile versions or free apps of those dating services.

Another study from 2019 proved that seniors spend more time in front of their screens than ever before. 2 years passed since that study was conducted, and COVID made us all stare at screens more than ever, so numbers are even higher now.

Be on a Wire All the Time

On that note, being online more than other dating sites is a great strategy to get more dates. Thankfully, the iPhone has a fast processor and long-lasting battery, so you can outlast competition wherever you are. Being active on dating sites will let the algorithms know you’re serious about your intentions, so you’ll become more visible to other members. On most dating sites, you’ll appear higher in search results than other members who login every once in a while.

Also, you’ll be the first one who’ll see all the new members by being online. You can send a message and welcome them to the world of online dating. Like all of that isn’t enough, one of the most popular filters on every dating site is “online now”. Members don’t care about people who aren’t there because they don’t want to wait for their messages. That means that staying online on dating sites will certainly get you more attention. Then it’s up to you to capitalize on that attention.

To Use All iPhone Benefits

You may not be aware of the specifications your iPhone has. We’ll explain some of them you can use to be more successful while meeting people online on dating sites. We won’t focus on 1 iPhone because different people use different models. All of the following benefits are obvious on any iPhone anyway.

perfect camera – you’ll bless Apple for providing an iPhone with such a powerful camera once you start chatting with other singles on dating sites. Every dating service enables sending photos and videos in chat. If you use an old phone with a bad camera, you won’t show yourself in the best light. On the other hand, if you use an iPhone, you’ll look amazing in photos and videos. That will certainly boost your chances of getting dates.

fast processor – the worst thing that can happen to you while exchanging messages and photos on a dating site is a long loading time. Imagine the frustration both of you’d feel when you’re expecting a hot message, but your phone can’t load it. If you’re an iPhone user, that will stay in your imagination because your smartphone will never let you down.

you can increase the font size so you can chat without wearing glasses – it may seem like that’s nothing special, but if you aren’t used to wearing glasses, you know how much trouble they can give you. Luckily, Apple makes it easy to increase font size in Safari on iPhone.

Turn on Dating Site Notification

This is one trick a lot of people who use dating sites or apps forget about. They register to date sites, usually more than one, but they don’t turn notifications on, so they miss most of the fun. Logging in once a day to check messages or see who viewed your profile isn’t a good strategy because your potential matches will send messages to other members.

Do you think they’ll wait for your answer while other singles are bombarding them with messages? Of course, they won’t. They’ll arrange dates with other people, and you’ll be sorry you didn’t turn the notification on. By turning on dating site notifications, your iPhone will let you know when somebody sends you a message, so you’ll be able to answer immediately. That will lead to a lot more excitement online and in person.

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