iPhone Tips

from Jim H

If you own an iPhone, here's some tips to consider. Since I have an iPhone, I'm gonna

have to browse these tips as well....Jim
7+ genius iPhone gestures Apple doesn’t tell you about

Swipe your way into all kinds of new navigation shortcuts.

With the lack of a Home button, modern iPhones are more gesture-based than ever before. Everyone knows about swiping up to go back to the Home screen or dragging down from the top-right corner to access Control Center, but there are lots of other iPhone gestures Apple doesn’t make so clear.

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I haven't gone through this yet -- but plan to -- here is an article on things your iPhone can be used for.

Might be interesting to see what I'm missing....Jim

Start here: 18 things you didn’t know your iPhone could do

Hannah Schwob for NYT Wirecutter

There are countless phone settings that I would have never known about if not for Wirecutter’s tech experts. Here are just a few of the somewhat hidden features that they rely on all the time — hacks that make their lives easier or simply delight:

  • Do your laundry better: If you’re confused about how to launder an item of clothing, just take a photo of a laundry-care label. Then, tap the Info button at the bottom of the screen (or sometimes a washing machine icon with sparkles) and tap Look Up Laundry Care. Woah.

  • Go touch grass — then learn more about the plants or animals you see:Your iPhone can help identify photos of plants, flowers, trees, or animals — just tap the Info button (or “i”) on the bottom of the screen and wait for a symbol with stars to appear. Tap that to learn about what’s in your photo. Like a mini zoologist in your pocket.

  • Live language translation: One of the brand-new features on iOS 26 is automatic language translation over text message, on FaceTime, and on phone calls. It’s not perfect, but it’s pretty great.

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