Mark; I have to say that this post that you forwarded to the list is probably one of the best posts I have ever had the pleasure to read. As a moderator you do a wonderful service to this list by posting articles like this. Keep them coming. God bless Anthony
Sent from my Verizon iPhone 10R!!! > On Mar 9, 2019, at 9:20 PM, M. Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > > 5 hidden iPhone features even power users probably don't know about, BGR > > Remember when Android phones first started to get popular? People who chose > Android over iOS would constantly brag about how much more capable and > versatile their smartphones were compare to iPhones. And back in those days, > they were right. Apple's iPhone prioritized simplicity over versatility and > many features that had been available for years on other smartphone > platforms were omitted. Of course, plenty has changed since the early days. > The iOS platform has grown over the years into one of the most > feature-packed software platforms that has ever existed. In fact, there's so > much packed into modern versions of iOS that it's impossible to remember all > of the nifty features and functions that are available to users these days. > > We regularly round up cool iOS features to share them with readers so that > they can get the most out of their iPhones and iPads. After all, there could > be great functionality hiding in there that will make your life easier, but > it's obviously useless if you don't even know it exists. This time around, > we've put together five wonderfully useful features that are buried so deep > in iOS, even power users probably don't know about them. We're not talking > about 3D Touching the keyboard to turn it into a trackpad here. No, we've > got some awesome features for you that are so well hidden, we guarantee even > the most hardcore Apple fans will learn something new before they leave. > > Location-based DND > This first tip might be my favorite, and I have to be honest: I had no idea > this feature was available until I came across a post about it on Reddit. > > Do Not Disturb is a wonderfully useful feature that silences any and all > unwanted notifications while you're sleeping at night. Sure it would be nice > if you could set different scheduled for weekdays and weekend days, but > that's neither here nor there. DND lets your phone continue to receive all > those emails, Facebook messages, and everything else that floods your phone, > but it remains silent so as not to disturb you. > > There are a few nifty options to be found in the DND section of the iOS > Settings app, but there's one fantastic feature you'll only find if you look > elsewhere: location-based Do Not Disturb. Using this hidden feature, you can > silence notifications on your iPhone while in a certain location, and then > DND will automatically be disabled when you leave. How will your iPhone know > you've left? It uses the same GPS and cell-based positioning tech needed for > all of the iPhone's location-based features. > > Next time you go to the movies, swipe down to open the Control Center on > your iPhone and then 3D Touch the DND icon that looks like a sliver of the > Moon (press firmly). You'll see the menu above pop up, and then you can just > tap on "Until I leave this location." > > Rearrange apps more efficiently > Tap lightly and hold on any app icon, and your apps will begin to jiggle. > You can then drag them around as much as you want to rearrange them, your > hold one app above another to create a folder. Most iOS device users are > probably aware of this functionality, but you might not know that there are > a bunch of different things you can do to make your life easier while > rearranging apps. > > As seen in the GIF above, you can grab multiple apps at once to move them as > a group to a new page, for example. Tap lightly and hold on one app, and > then continue to hold it while you tap with another finger on other apps. > You can also use another finger to swipe between home screen pages while > holding onto one or more apps. > > Getting apps into folders can sometimes be a pain because the folder jumps > from side to side as you try to hover over it. Instead of doing it that way, > just tap any fold with another finger while you're holding onto one or more > apps. Presto, it's open! > > Pump up the volume > This is another nifty feature I wasn't aware of until I found it on Reddit. > > If you use your phone's stereo loudspeakers to listen to music and you find > that it doesn't quite get loud enough, there's a setting buried in your > iPhone that will crank the volume up to 11. Open the iOS Settings app and > scroll down to Music. Then tap on EQ, and select "Late Night." > > App notifications in folders > Do you keep lots of your iPhone apps in folders? Do you get annoyed when > those apps get new notifications and you have to dig around through a folder > to figure out which apps have new notifications? Don't worry because there's > a much easier way. Simply 3D Touch (press firmly) on any folder that has a > new notification indicator and a menu will pop up listing all the apps > inside with unchecked notifications. Tap on any app in the list to launch it > without even opening the folder. > > Do you like to fall asleep while listening to music, watching movies, or > streaming video from services like Netflix and YouTube? Well there's a > simple way to set a timer so that any and all media will stop playing after > any amount of time you choose. Just open the Clock app on your iPhone and > tap the Timers tab in the bottom-right corner. Set a timer for however long > you'd like, then tap the "When Timer Ends" button. Now just scroll all the > way to the bottom and select "Stop Playing." > > Original Article at: > https://bgr.com/2019/03/05/iphone-xr-vs-xs-max-features-5-hidden-tricks/ > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. 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