You paid a premium for your iPhone, but chances are you are only using about 20% of its actual capabilities. Apple hides some of its best, most time-saving features deep inside the Settings app.
Whether you want to type faster, save battery, or look like a tech wizard in front of your friends, you need to turn these 4 secret iOS features on right now:
- 1. The Magic “Back Tap” Button
Did you know the Apple logo on the back of your iPhone is actually a hidden button?
- Go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Back Tap.
- You can set a “Double Tap” or “Triple Tap” to perform almost any action.
- Set it to instantly take a screenshot, turn on the flashlight, or open your camera without ever touching the screen!
- 2. Text Replacement (Typing Shortcut)
If you are tired of typing out your long email address, home address, or bank account number every time you fill out a form, use this trick.
- Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Text Replacement.
- Click the “+” icon. For the “Phrase,” type your full email address. For the “Shortcut,” type something simple like “@@” or “mymail”.
- Now, anytime you type “@@”, your iPhone will instantly expand it into your full email address.
- 3. Visual Look Up (The Background Eraser)
You don’t need a third-party app to make professional-looking PNG stickers. Open any photo in your gallery. Tap and hold your finger directly on the subject (a person, a dog, or a coffee cup). A glowing white line will outline the subject, lifting it right out of the background.
- 4. Optimized Battery Charging
Leaving your phone plugged in overnight degrades the battery health faster because it holds it at 100% for hours.
- Go to Settings > Battery > Battery Health & Charging and turn on Optimized Battery Charging.
- Your iPhone will learn your sleep schedule. It will charge to 80% and stop, waiting to finish the final 20% right before your alarm goes off, saving your battery’s lifespan.
