8 Things You Didn¡¯t Know Your iPhone Could Do
iPhone is one intelligent machine. From making calls to talking back (Siri), the iPhone packs in amazing features. The phone has so many features, be it amazing or small time, that it's hard to be aware of all of them. So here is a list of certain features that you probably didn't know about.
1. Siri Can Read Out E-mails
iPhone is one intelligent machine. From making calls to talking back (Siri), the iPhone packs in amazing features. The phone has so many features, be it amazing or small time, that it's hard to be aware of all of them. So here is a list of certain features that you probably didn't know about.
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Siri might be one of the least used features on the iPhone, and probably, the most underrated as well. But actually, it is very intelligent. Apart from reading texts, voice tagging contacts and talking back, Siri can also read e-mails, and this is not widely known. Every time you receive a mail, you can command Siri to read it, and it will obey. It will read out the sender's name, the date/time of the message, and the subject line. You can also ask her if you have a new mail or not.
2. Shake To Delete Text Messages
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Backspace deleting is too mainstream. On the iPhone, you can just shake your phone to delete what you just typed. When you want to undo what you have typed, just shake your phone and an undo option will appear. And same goes for redoing what you deleted by mistake.
3. iPhone Charges Twice As Fast On Airplane Mode
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This is one of the least known facts about the iPhone and can actually save you a sticky situation. Just in case you are in a hurry and running out of battery, switch your phone to the airplane mode to charge your phone twice as faster.
4. You Can See Timestamps On Texts
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Having a hard time figuring out how to check the timestamps on your messages? Look no further. Just open your inbox and swipe from right to left on the screen, and the timestamps will appear.
5. Double Tap "Shift" To Turn On Caps
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So you have been hitting the shift arrow every time you wanted to type in capital letters. Well, majority of iPhone users do that. But here is how you don't have to do that. Next time you want to type a whole sentence in upper case, just double tap the shift key and caps would switch on. You can single tap the shift key to come back in lower case.
6. Turn Off In-App Purchases With Just One Button
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In-app purchasing is defined as paying to advance to higher levels in a game/app. Example -Candy Crush. In-App purchasing can get a bit out of control if you are into mobile gaming as the app lures you into paying money in order for you to advance onto more challenging levels. And if you too end up paying more than often and feel bad about it, then you can switch it off. Yes, just Go to Settings > General > Restrictions, Enable Restrictions, and scroll down to disable In-App Purchases. And the spending stops!
7. Click Photos With The Volume Rocker Or The Ear Phones
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Yes, it's possible. You can use the volume buttons to click photos instead of using the on-screen button. Also, the volume control button on the ear phones can be used to click photos.
8. Designated Vibration
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Assigning different ring tones for different contacts is very commonplace, but did you know that iPhone can even assign different vibration patterns? Well, yes it can. In your contacts there is an option which lets you designate custom vibration for different contacts. This can be pretty useful if you keep your phone in the pocket, mostly.
