30 Hidden iPhone Hacks You Never Knew About

You’ve been missing out on these iPhone hacks!

Most likely, you have only begun to explore everything that your iPhone is capable of. Your faithful friend has dozens of iPhone tips and tricks that will improve the speed, simplicity, and efficiency of using your smartphone. It's crucial to remain up to date since new features are added with each new iOS version. Otherwise, you run the risk of losing access to the greatest iPhone tips, like how to screen record, remove applications, and even unlock your iPhone without a passcode.

Tag contacts in group messages

Next time you want to draw someone's attention in a group conversation, tag that person by entering @ before their name. The person's name will then display bold and the @ symbol will vanish if you press the space bar or add a punctuation mark. When you send the message, a notice will be sent to the contact you choose. Here's how to recover lost text messages on an iPhone if you erase something by mistake.

Change your default web browser and email app

You may replace Safari with Google Chrome, Firefox, or any other web browser if your phone is running the most recent version of iOS. You may modify your default email as well. You may now choose an app like Microsoft Outlook or Gmail as your default instead of launching Apple Mail automatically to create a new email or filter spam emails.

Add captions to photos and videos

Simply swipe up on any image or video you want to caption, press the "Add a Caption" area, then enter a caption or keyword. Once you're done, it will instantly save to your iCloud Photos. By entering the caption or search term into your iPhone's Search box, you may locate the image later. In addition, private images that you don't want others to see can be hidden.

Respond to single messages

By touching and holding the message you wish to answer to, choosing "Reply" from the menu of choices, and then entering and sending your message, you may reply to particular messages in a group thread. As soon as you respond, a new thread will be started in the conversation, and you will have successfully adhered to the rules of group texting.

Hide unused apps

Want to get rid of any unneeded applications from your home screen without uninstalling them entirely? Instead, keep them in Apple's App Library. Simply hold down the app button while tapping "Remove App" from the pop-up menu, then choose "Move to App Library." On an iPhone, you can remove applications if you want to do more than just conceal them. However, be sure to complete these four steps in order to delete an app.

Add widgets to your home screen

Good news: It’s now possible to see your favorite apps, like Weather, Reminders, and Apple News, at a glance. Just drag and drop widgets from the Today View onto your home screen, or add widgets from the home screen’s edit menu. Aside from using widgets, you’ll want to steal these brilliant iPhone hacks from highly organized people.

Launch apps faster

Your phone will forecast the best match when you search for applications using the App Library or the built-in Search function, and it will display it at the top of the results. You may access that app right now by hitting "Go" on the keyboard if that's what you want to do. See how to lock applications on an iPhone for additional iPhone hacks involving apps.

Search the Web without a browser

You can do web searches without using Safari or another browser. Instead, swipe left to see your Search box, enter your search criteria, then click on any result to view it in full. You will save time by using these iPhone hacks, but you shouldn't waste time on these Internet hacks that are just ineffective.

Get a faster charge

As you charge, activate Airplane Mode for a rapid recharge. This will stop the background noise on your phone, which usually drains the battery as it charges (such as Web-based alerts and GPS roaming). As a heads up, you can avoid future incidents like this by learning how to conserve battery life on your iPhone.

Quickly launch a website

By entering the URL into Safari and then holding down the period key on your phone's keypad to display a selection of URL endings, you can speed up your web surfing. Options vary from the usual (.com and.net) to the less common suffixes (.edu and .gov). Speaking of iPhone keyboard hacks, your iPhone's keyboard also has a concealed mouse.

Get more storage space

Want to utilize all of the storage on your iPhone? Clean up the RAM on your phone to free up some space that your apps may be using. This is quick and easy if you have an older iPhone with a home button: Hold down the "power" button first, then the "home" button when you see the slide-out menu for turning off your phone.

There is an additional step for newer iPhones that use Face ID. In the Settings menu, select Accessibility, then scroll down to Touch and toggle Assistive Touch on. Hold down the "power" and "volume up" buttons together until you see a slide-out button to turn off your phone. Hold the "home" button while tapping the Assistive Touch icon (a gray circle). Try doing a factory reset on your iPhone if you still require extra space.

Correct Siri

If Siri pronounces a name or location incorrectly, for example, correct her by saying, "That's not how you pronounce...," and Siri will ask for the proper pronunciation. She will repeat it back to you once you deliver it to her to make sure she understood it correctly. Here's how to encourage Siri to joke around with you as well.

Make the screen smaller

If you type with just one hand, consider holding down the emoji button and choosing one of the keyboards on either side to move the iPhone's keyboard closer to your left or right palm. To move the entire top of the iPhone screen down, slide downward at the bottom of the screen, in the middle, where you'll see a horizontal line. (You can do this on older phones by touching the home button twice.) The full screen will be considerably easier to use for a hand of average size thanks to both iPhone hacks.

Find out what your phone knows about you

Go to Privacy and then Location Services under Settings. To view the areas you've gone and how much time you spent there, tap System Services, then scroll down to Significant Locations. By selecting "Clear History," you can delete your location history. You can also disable the function by selecting the Significant Locations toggle at the top. (For additional information on how to stop location tracking on an iPhone, see this.) But you're still not safe—learn how cunningly Facebook is tracking your whereabouts as well.

Customize notifications

By choosing a contact in your Contacts and hitting "Edit," you may customize each text message you receive. From there, pick a unique vibration for that person by going to "Vibration" and tapping "Create New Vibration." If you want to keep your chats secret, another brilliant iPhone hack to learn is how to conceal text messages on an iPhone.

Set a timer for your music

Click the Timer icon in the Clock app, followed by the "When Timer Ends" section. Once you've reached the very bottom, select "Stop Playing" and press "Set." After deciding how long you want the music to play, click "Start." When the timer expires, your phone will cease playing the music (on both Apple Music and Spotify). Additionally, there is a quick way to increase the volume of your phone's music.

Use the Measure app as a household tool

A digital level and a tape measure are two highly useful features that are activated when you open the Measure app on your iPhone. The software makes use of augmented reality to measure things' lengths and widths, display how curved a surface is, and even take measurements using the phone's camera.

Take a hands-free photo

By selecting Voice Control under Accessibility in the Settings menu, you may enable voice control on your iPhone. Once everything is set up, you can tell Siri to turn down the volume and open the camera, and your iPhone will take a picture of the occasion. By launching the Camera Remote app on an Apple Watch and pushing the shutter button, you can also capture pictures. Find out more about the capabilities of your Apple Watch.

Backspace on the Calculator app

Simply swipe left or right to erase what you just wrote in the Calculator app on your iPhone if you input the incorrect figure. The remainder of your input will be remembered by the calculator, saving you the time and effort of starting anew.

Erase text with a shake of your hand

Give your phone a solid shake, then press "Undo" in the window that appears to swiftly remove the last thing you entered in the Messages or Notes applications. Want the text sent back? The text may always be made to reappear by shaking your phone one more and choosing "Redo." You may also use three fingers to swipe left to delete text and three fingers to swipe right to restore it.

Boost your texting pace

Simply hold your finger down on the "123" button, move it over the desired number or symbol, and then release it to input numbers and symbols without switching between keyboards. Once you get the hang of it, each text message you send will take less time to compose.

Lock the camera’s focus and exposure

When the "AE/AF Locked" box shows at the top of the screen, try holding your finger there. Now, no matter which way you twist and spin, the camera will maintain its focus and exposure settings. But be careful not to use this app for too long, as your iPhone's camera is one of the cunning things that drains your smartphone's battery.

Press one button to make a call

Simply open your keypad and press the green phone symbol to redial the previous number. If you're looking for a stolen iPhone or a misplaced iPhone, this might be useful. A buddy might call your number again to test whether it rings if they previously phoned it. Knowing how to view (and remove) your iPhone call history is also helpful.

Record a video and take a picture at the same time

Just hit the shutter symbol next to the video button to take a picture while recording a video. One word of caution: The image won't be as high-quality as your other photos because it was captured by the video camera's sensors. Learn how to edit images on your iPhone to make them appear even better if that's the type of thing you care about.

Take a photo when your storage is full

You may avoid the annoying "Storage Full" alert by taking a snapshot using the Facebook or Twitter app. Simply start a new tweet or post, click the camera icon, and then snap a picture. Your Camera Roll will get the finished image. Next, see how to retrieve lost iPhone images.

Get flash notifications

You may set the camera flash to blink every time your phone goes off if you have hearing loss or are simply sick of loud, obnoxious iPhone notifications. Scroll down to Accessibility in Settings and select Audio/Visual. To utilize this function, turn on "LED Flash for Alerts."

Write on email attachments

Believe it or not, you can add notes, text, a magnification window, and more to your email attachments straight from your iPhone. Open the PDF in your Mail app and tap on the pencil icon in the top right corner to write on it. You can also tap the + symbol in the bottom right corner to add text, a signature, or use the magnification tool.

Convert currency

Simply swipe left from your home screen and input "20 Euros to USD" in the Search bar at the top of the screen to rapidly convert a currency (for instance, euros to U.S. dollars). The solution will appear directly below where you wrote.

Sign a document

Download the PDF document to your iPhone, then tap the pen symbol in the top right corner to sign it. When you are through signing the document, select "Done" in the upper left corner of the screen. Your phone will then give you the option to email the signed file. If you know how to utilize AirDrop, you can exchange signed documents across your Apple devices, which may be quite useful in an emergency.

Find an iPhone’s owner

Simply ask Siri, "Whose phone is this?" while holding down the home button if you ever come across someone else's lost iPhone. She will provide you with the owner's information so you can return the item. By the way, if your iPhone gets into the wrong hands, it might get infected with a virus, so keep your iPhone secure to stay protected.