There are quite a few “tricks” or shortcuts when using your iPhone that you might not have discovered. For this week, I will reveal five of the most useful of these hidden features.
Level Headed
Want to hang a picture on your wall but you don’t have a level handy? Well, if you have an iPhone you do! Launch the “Compass” application and swipe left once it is launched and you have a level. Just place it on the picture frame and you can get it perfectly straight.
I Need a Nap
Tell Siri “Wake me up in xxx hours” and Siri will set an alarm for you.
Get the Vibe
Do you miss calls when your iPhone is on vibrate? Maybe that is because you do not have the right vibe! You can set your own personal vibe pattern by going to Settings > Sounds > Ringtone > Vibration > Create New Vibration. You can also customize the vibration pattern for individual contacts by following the same procedure from your contact list. That way if you can tell who is calling by their vibe.
Get Siri to Smarten Up
You can teach Siri about your relationships. You can say “Grace is my wife” and then when I say “text my wife” or “call my wife” Siri will know who to text. If you enter your home and business addresses in Contacts, Siri can remind you to do things when you leave or arrive, like “remind me to get sweet corn when I leave work” — Siri will set a reminder for you. And, you can teach Siri to pronounce things correctly. Just tell Siri “that’s not the way you pronounce that” and she will ask you for the correct way and then give you three options to choose from.
Insert a Photo in Email
When you compose an email and want to insert a picture or a video, touch and hold anywhere in the message and you will see the “Select, Select All” menu. Tap on the arrow and select insert Photo or Video and then choose the one you want from the camera roll, albums or shared photo streams.