Introduction to iPhone New Phone

If you are tech-geek and crazy about Apple products then the iPhone new phone might be your playbook for testing new features. iPhone new phone from all angle has a specific reason and has hidden features.

Below list shows the generation of iPhone new phone that Apple has launched :

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Category 1 :

– iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus (latest one)

– iPhone 5c, iPhone 5S

– iPhone 4S and iPhone 5

Category 2 :

– iPhone 4

– iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, iPhone (1st generation)

The list of iPhone new phones in category 1 supports the latest iOS version released by Apple i.e. iOS 8.4. On the other hand, the list of iPhone new phones in category 2 is obsolete i.e. they cannot run the latest version of iOS released by Apple since the hardware is not compatible with features released in iOS.

Most of iPhone users might not be aware of features that the latest iPhone new phone offers.

Here are ten new iPhone features in your iPhone can do that common users might be familiar with, but most people have no idea about it.

Helpful Tips & Tricks of iPhone New Phone –

1. Take a screenshot

There may be the situation that requires you to take the screenshot of websites, emails, messages or any app state. It pretty simple to take the screenshot on iPhone new phone. Just hold the home button down and the on/off button at the same time (shown in screenshot 1).

If the screenshot is captured successfully you can notice image being saved in camera roll as well as shutter sound. The screenshot will be saved in your camera roll location.

This method of taking the screenshot on iPhone new phones is applicable to iPad devices as well.

2. Set timer for music at bed-time

If your ears are tuned to music at bed-time then this tip is for you!

It happens to most music lovers to fall asleep while playing music at bed-time. This drains your device battery. You can set the timer to turn-off music during bed-time.

Below are steps to set the timer for music (shown in screenshot 2 and 3):

– Open clock app with the single tap on it

– Select Timer button present in the lower right-hand corner

– Set timer for the duration you want music to play

– Tap “When Timer Ends”

– Scroll down to bottom. Tap on “Stop Playing”

3. Teach Siri how to pronounce words

Siri is an artificially intelligent personal assistant built-in into apple device (iPhone/iPad) that can simplify your task using voice command.

At times it happens Siri to pronounce things incorrectly especially in case of person name. You can now tell Siri how to pronounce a name or phrase correctly. Siri will listen to the way you pronounce a name or phrase and then give you a few pronunciation options based on what you’ve said.

Below are steps (shown in screenshot 4 and 5) to teach Siri to pronounce names or phrase correctly:

– Open Siri.

– Say “That’s not how you pronounce [name/phrase]”. Eg. That’s not how you pronounce Rahul Kumar.

– Siri will ask you to pronounce each word

– Now you’ll need to select a proper pronunciation for each word

– Siri will confirm what you’ve selected by saying the [name/phrase]

4. Multi-Photo shots

There may be a situation where you want to capture multiple photos within a short period of time. For example Press Meeting, Wildlife photography, Amazing moments, etc. You can capture n-number of photos using a built-in camera in the iPhone/iPad device. To take multi-photo shots use below steps (shown in screenshot 6 and 7) :

– Open camera by the single tap on the app

– Hold down the shutter button in your camera

– This automatically activates burst mode

– Release the shutter button when you’re done capturing

Your device (iPhone/iPad) will capture a ton of photos in rapid succession. These photos will be saved in the camera gallery. You can see the total number of photos captured in camera in burst mode itself (shown in screenshot 7).

5. Set letter passcode instead of numbers

The default passcode setting in iOS 7 allows only four-digit numeric string, also known as simple passcode (shown in screenshot 8). If you are really worried about the security of your device then opt for the complex passcode.

Complex passcode includes letters, numbers and special characters. It can be much longer than just four-digit characters.

In order to set complex passcode use below steps (shown in screenshot 9 and 10) :

– Go to Settings -> General -> Passcode Lock (or Touch ID & Passcode)

– Toggle off “Simple Passcode” setting

If you haven’t set up the passcode at all then you’ll have to select “Turn Passcode

On” option present at the top of the settings screen.

You’ll be prompted to enter a complex passcode (includes numbers, letters, and special characters). You’ll be prompted to enter passcode twice, the first time you tap ‘Next’ to continue and the second time you tap ‘Done’.

Once you’ve configured complex passcode, your new passcode lock screen will offer the full text-and-number keyboard for passcode entry (shown in screenshot 11).

6. View Timestamp of text messages

iOS 7 provides the ability to view the timestamps for individual text iPhone tricks message. You can check timestamps of any conversation by simply swipe to the left. Timestamps will appear to the right side of the screen.

This is the really awesome feature of hiding timestamps details from the user and showing only when the user is interested.

As an example, screenshot 12 shows what a typical iMessage conversation might look like. With a quick swipe to left (shown in screenshot 13), you can now see at which time each individual message was sent. In the previous versions of iOS would group these messages together under the same timestamp.

7. Boost device charging using Airplane mode

You can boost device charging by enabling Airplane mode. There are some apps run in background mode (Eg. Facebook, Instagram, System built-in apps, Amazon, etc.) which consumes battery. Also, radios that run Wi-Fi, cell phone signal and Bluetooth are all-consuming battery thus adding time for the device to get charged.

new iPhone features ha Airplane mode feature, Once the Airplane mode is activated, your iPhone turns off both the Wi-Fi and cellular connections. This means you will no longer be able to make or receive calls, texts, or e-mails, or browse the Internet. Hence charging for the device gets boosted by 1.5 times.

You can enable airplane mode from Settings (shown in screenshot 14).

Go to Settings -> Airplane Mode and turn on switch control (turn into green)

In phone’s new phone you can also swipe up from the bottom of the Home Screen to open Control Center and enable Airplane mode (shown in screenshot 15).

When Airplane mode is enabled you can see airplane symbol on the status bar of the screen (shown in screenshot 14).

8. Share current location

Sometimes it becomes necessary to share your current location with someone (for example: traveling to a new place, traveling with strangers, etc. ).

In an earlier version of iOS (7 and below) you can share a location using Maps app only. This doesn’t give constant location information. Maps app is the built-in app of Apple that facilitates apple maps and its services.

With iOS 8 you can share specific location information as well as continuous location data with anyone else who is also using the iMessage app.

Below are steps to share location information using the iMessage app:

– Open Messages app on your device (iPhone or iPad). Note that your device should have iOS 8 or higher (shown in screenshot 16).

– Open message thread that you want to share your location in. It can be an individual person or a group (shown in screenshot 17).

– Now tap on Details in the upper right-hand corner (shown in screenshot 18).

– Tap on Send My Current Location (shown in screenshot 19).

9. Send self-destructing audio and video messages

Apple has included self-destructing messages into the Messages app. You can send audio and video messages with expiration times.

This is really a very important feature that Apple has provided. It makes you send a secure message from a third-person device or confidential messages.

However, this feature works only if both people (sender and receiver) are using iOS 8. If anyone or both are using an older version of iOS then these features won’t work. This provides some sense of security to people’s privacy since the audio/video will be deleted after a period of time.

You set an expiration time for audio and video messages using the below approach:

– Go to Settings -> Messages

– Set Expire time in Audio Messages section

– Set Expire time in Video Messages section

You have two options to set expire time viz, two minutes or never.

10. Add web suffixes easily

You can speed up typing of web addresses by long-pressing the period (dot symbol) key. You can quickly insert frequently used domain like .com, .net, .org, .edu etc.

Simply move your finger to the suffix you want to type and lift your finger to enter it (shown in screenshot 22). This may not work in every application but definitely works in Safari web browser.

This is the great feature that Apple has provided for speedy typing URLs.

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