Your iPhone Has a Secret Button That Can Run Hundreds, Even Thousands of Actions — But You Have to Unlock It First

Your iPhone Has a Secret Button That Can Run Hundreds, Even Thousands of Actions — But You Have to Unlock It First

blognet   Monday, November 18, 2024   Comment  

An invaluable button on your iPhone can do hundreds, even thousands, of amazing things, but most iPhone users don't even know it exists. You can't push it. You can't click it. You can't press it. But it's the largest button on your iPhone, more powerful than the versatile Side button, and it's hiding in plain sight. This mystery button, which gives you complete control over its actions, hasn't always been available on Apple's smartphones. It first appeared on iOS 14 and only works on iPhone models with an A11 Bionic or newer chip. That means it'll work on any iPhone since the iPhone 8 series... more

How to Change the Default Web Browser App on Your iPhone to Open Links in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and More

How to Change the Default Web Browser App on Your iPhone to Open Links in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and More

blognet   Thursday, November 07, 2024   Comment  

Safari is an excellent app for all your web browsing needs, but Apple gives you the freedom to choose a different default web browser on your iPhone to open links in. If you primarily use a third-party web browser like Chrome or Firefox on your computer or tablet, changing your default iOS web browser allows you to have a synced web browsing experience across all your devices. Whether you're a fan of Chrome's seamless sync with your Google account, Firefox's privacy features, or another browser's unique tools, you can set it as your default for all hyperlinks across your iPhone. Recent... more

Experience Music on Your iPhone Like Never Before with Music Haptics, Which Lets You Feel Every Beat

Experience Music on Your iPhone Like Never Before with Music Haptics, Which Lets You Feel Every Beat

blognet   Friday, November 01, 2024   Comment  

Feel your music on iPhone like never before with Music Haptics on iOS 18, a feature that syncs vibrations to every beat, bass drop, and melody for an immersive, tactile experience that brings music beyond sound. Apple's latest accessibility innovation transforms your iPhone into more than just a music player — it becomes a haptic instrument, using the Taptic Engine to translate each audio element into rhythmic taps, pulses, and vibrations you can feel as you listen. By recreating the immersive vibrations that humans naturally feel with deep bass and sub-bass sounds, Music Haptics enhances... more

How to Easily Record Phone Calls on Your iPhone and Get Auto-Generated Transcripts and Summaries

How to Easily Record Phone Calls on Your iPhone and Get Auto-Generated Transcripts and Summaries

blognet   Thursday, October 24, 2024   Comment  

Recording phone calls has always been tricky due to legal, ethical, and technical considerations. With iOS 18.1, Apple brings your iPhone a native call recording feature that simplifies this process while addressing privacy concerns. There are a few things to know about call recordings on iOS 18.1. For one, Apple's new call recording feature is designed to comply with local and international privacy laws. When a recording is initiated, all participants on the call will receive an automatic notification that the conversation is being recorded. You won't be able to disable this notification, so... more

How to Find the Version Number for Any App on Your iPhone or iPad — Even Stock Apple Apps

How to Find the Version Number for Any App on Your iPhone or iPad — Even Stock Apple Apps

blognet   Tuesday, October 22, 2024   Comment  

From time to time, you may need to locate the version and build number for a particular app on your iPhone or iPad, but it's not at all obvious where you can find the information. Well, there's more than one place to look on iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, but none are perfect solutions. Knowing each method will ensure you can always find any app's real version number. Android shows the version number for every app in the "Apps" settings menu; all you need to do is open the list, tap the app you want, and scroll to the very bottom. On iOS and iPadOS, the equivalent of that would be going to the app's... more

Everything You Can Do with the Camera Control Button on Your iPhone 16 or 16 Pro

Everything You Can Do with the Camera Control Button on Your iPhone 16 or 16 Pro

blognet   Tuesday, October 01, 2024   Comment  

The devices in the new iPhone 16 series lineup have one feature no other iPhone models have: a physical Camera Control button. If you use your iPhone to take photos or record videos, the Camera Control speeds up the process and gives you immediate control over adjusting settings and values using intuitive gestures. But what exactly can you do with it? As its name suggests, Camera Control first seems like just another addition to the stock Camera app, but dig deeper, and you'll find that it packs more power and potential than just that. So, let's take a closer look at what this button can do... more

Master iOS 18's T9 Dialing for Lightning-Fast Contact Searches on Your iPhone

Master iOS 18's T9 Dialing for Lightning-Fast Contact Searches on Your iPhone

blognet   Thursday, September 26, 2024   Comment  

Tech tends to move forward without looking back, but that doesn't mean new is always better. One feature that dominated mobile phones in the late '90s had made a comeback thanks to Apple, and you can take advantage of it on your iPhone when making calls. Text on 9 keys, known better as T9, is a predictive text technology that makes texting possible on old-fashioned phones with physical keypads. On these cell phones, letters occupy digits 2 through 9, with the 1 key used for punctuation, the number sign or pound sign key (#) as shift, and the star key (*) used as a space. Since you had to... more

Your iPhone's Action Button Has Way More Actions to Choose From — Here's What's New and Changed with iOS 18

Your iPhone's Action Button Has Way More Actions to Choose From — Here's What's New and Changed with iOS 18

blognet   Thursday, September 19, 2024   Comment  

If you have an iPhone 15 Pro or 15 Pro Max, your Action button has even more actions it can perform thanks to the iOS 18 software update. These actions are also available on the iPhone 16 series lineup — the iPhone 16, 16 Plus, 16 Pro, and 16 Pro Max — all of which have the Action button. As of the latest iOS 17 update, you can assign the Action button to any of the following tasks. For any selected action besides No Action, just hold down the Action button on the side of your iPhone to have it perform the task. Accessibility: Quickly use an accessibility feature. Choices include Apple Watch... more

Your iPhone's Hidden Back Tap Button Has 6 More Actions Available with iOS 18

Your iPhone's Hidden Back Tap Button Has 6 More Actions Available with iOS 18

blognet   Wednesday, September 18, 2024   Comment  

There are more actions available for the Action button, but only a handful of iPhone models have that button. However, there is another button with new features you can use, and you can access all the fresh features on any iPhone model that can run iOS 18. The button in question is Back Tap, which isn't technically a button since there isn't a physical mechanism to press or click or an onscreen item to tap. Instead, Back Tap lets you tap the back of your iPhone two or three times to trigger whatever action you assign to its double-tap and triple-tap gestures. It can detect these gestures... more

Your iPhone's Clock App Just Got a Big New Feature with iOS 18

Your iPhone's Clock App Just Got a Big New Feature with iOS 18

blognet   Tuesday, September 17, 2024   Comment  

When iOS 17 first came out, the iPhone's Clock app received a giant new feature, one that lets you set multiple timers and keep track of them on the Lock Screen, Notification Center, and Dynamic Island. Now, the iOS 18 software update gives us something just as exciting for the stopwatch. In an early iOS 17.4 beta build, Apple previewed what Live Activities for Clock's stopwatch tool would look like. Unfortunately, the Live Activity never showed up in the stable iOS 17.4, nor any future iOS 17 software updates. But it's finally useable with iOS 18, released on Sept. 16. On iOS 18, as well as... more

22 Features the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro Models Have That Other iPhones Don't

22 Features the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro Models Have That Other iPhones Don't

blognet   Thursday, September 12, 2024   Comment  

While many of the features in the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro series build on what we've seen in previous iPhone models, Apple has packed the 2024 lineup with iOS 18 and plenty of fresh upgrades worth considering. The iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max boast several groundbreaking features, like a 6.9-inch display and ProRes video recording at up to 120 fps, and the standard iPhone 16 and 16 Plus still deliver notable improvements over last year's models. Features exclusive to the Pro versions are noted, but most of these exciting additions are available across the entire iPhone 16 lineup. The four new... more

21 iPhone 16 Pro Features You Won't Find on Apple's iPhone 16 or 16 Plus

21 iPhone 16 Pro Features You Won't Find on Apple's iPhone 16 or 16 Plus

blognet   Tuesday, September 10, 2024   Comment  

The new iPhone 16, 16 Plus, 16 Pro, and 16 Pro Max are worth upgrading to, but if you want more advanced features, especially for the camera, you may want to take a closer look at the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max. While all four 2024 iPhone models have the new Camera Control button, 48 MP Fusion cameras, spatial photo and video capture, new Photographic Styles, a stronger Ceramic Shield front, faster MagSafe charging, USB-C connectivity, and iOS 18, there are still quite a few areas where the Pro models have a leg up over the non-Pro models. Some of the features below are exclusive to... more