iPhone 14
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You might have gotten Apple’s iPhone 14 as a present for the vacations. If you are upgrading from a a lot older iPhone mannequin, there’s going to be a little bit of a studying curve relating to navigating your brand-new iPhone.
If you had been gifted the iPhone 14 Pro or Pro Max, chances are you’ll be questioning what a Dynamic Island is (that little floating graphic on the prime of your display screen). If you had been gifted any of the iPhone 14 fashions, you may need to know what emergency SOS by way of satellite tv for pc is and how one can use it. There are additionally little hacks it is best to learn about, comparable to enhancing or unsending iMessages, which I take advantage of on a regular basis and may actually come in useful.
Here are some iPhone 14 suggestions and methods to get you began.
How to edit or unsend an iMessage
How to edit an iMessage in iOS 16
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You can now edit and delete iMessages you have already despatched. This subsequent function works for anybody who has an iPhone launched in 2017 or later. Just make sure that your iPhone is working on iOS 16 or newer. (You can examine by going to Settings > General > About.)
You’ll have solely two minutes to unsend an iMessage and quarter-hour to edit an iMessage. This perk does not work with SMS textual content messages, the kind that reveals up as inexperienced bubbles as a substitute of blue ones. And it solely works if the opposite individual you are texting additionally has iOS 16 or newer put in.
To edit an iMessage:
- Open iMessage.
- Press and maintain the message you need to edit.
- A Quick Actions menu will seem.
- Tap Edit.
- Choose Edit to alter the message.
- Once you are achieved enhancing, hit the blue examine mark.
- You can edit a single message as much as 5 occasions.
- You’ll have quarter-hour from the time you despatched it to alter your message.
To unsend an iMessage:
- Open iMessage.
- Press and maintain the message you need to unsend.
- A Quick Actions menu will seem.
- Tap Undo Send.
- Undo Send works as much as two minutes after sending.
- When you attempt to unsend iMessages that had been despatched to somebody working iOS 15 or earlier software program, they might nonetheless be capable of see them.
- If the individual you might be texting has iOS 16, a message will seem saying you unsent a textual content message. The individual you are texting will not know what that message was, so long as they did not see a preview of that textual content when the unique iMessage was despatched.
How to delete duplicate photographs
A brand new function known as “duplicate detection” helps to combination your entire repetitive photographs. It’s solely accessible on iOS 16, which you’ll obtain so long as you’ve gotten an iPhone 8 or newer. Using this new function will help you release wasted space for storing.
To delete duplicate photographs:
- Open the Photos app in your iPhone.
- Tap Albums on the backside of your display screen.
- In Albums, scroll all the way down to the part titled Utilities.
- Under the Utilities part, choose Duplicates.
- You’ll see duplicate matches and an choice to Merge.
- Tap Merge to delete duplicate photographs.
- To undergo your duplicates sooner, select Select within the prime proper nook to decide on a number of photographs directly. You may even select Select All to merge all the duplicate photographs iOS 16 detects.
How to activate the battery share indicator
Apple’s iOS 16 Beta 5 reveals battery share
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You can now see your battery share within the battery icon on the prime of your display screen. It’s helpful if you’d like extra particulars on how a lot battery life you’ve gotten left. Knowing you’ve gotten a 60% cost is loads simpler to see than attempting to gauge it from an icon. So, activate the battery share indicator.
How to activate the battery share indicator:
- Open Settings.
- Tap Battery.
- Toggle on Battery Percentage.
You’ll now see that little quantity indicating your battery life contained in the battery icon on the highest right-hand nook of your iPhone display screen.
How to make use of emergency SOS by way of satellite tv for pc
Emergency SOS by way of satellite tv for pc on iPhone 14.
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In November, Apple launched emergency SOS by way of satellite tv for pc for all iPhone 14 customers, which permits customers to textual content emergency providers after they’re off the grid, whether or not tenting within the mountains or driving in a distant space at night time. The service is free for the primary two years.
How to make use of emergency SOS by way of satellite tv for pc:
- In the occasion of an emergency, strive calling 911. If you do not have cell service, your cellphone will strive to connect with one other provider’s tower. If that does not work, an possibility to make use of “Emergency Text via Satellite” will pop up.
- You may also go to iMessage to textual content 911 or SOS, then faucet Emergency Services.
- An possibility will populate, permitting you to faucet to report an emergency.
- Emergency questions will populate that will help you finest describe your state of affairs. The first immediate will say “What’s the emergency?” You’ll then be capable of choose from choices comparable to “Car or vehicle issue” or “sickness or injury.” Next, you may be led by way of a collection of extra in-depth questions.
- You’ll be given the choice to inform your emergency contacts to allow them to know you reached out to emergency providers, alongside together with your location and the character of your emergency. You may also use the Find My app to share your location with family and friends by way of satellite tv for pc.
- To connect with a satellite tv for pc, your cellphone will ask you to level it towards the sky. As lengthy as you’ve gotten a transparent view, it is best to be capable of connect with a satellite tv for pc, but it surely may take as much as 15 seconds to your messages to undergo. If you do not have a transparent view of the sky, due to timber or one other obstruction, the texts might take a minute to undergo. And as a result of satellites orbit the earth shortly, you may have to maneuver your cellphone barely to remain linked all through the dialog.
- Once you have linked to emergency providers by way of satellite tv for pc, they will instantly know your location and the character of your emergency, however you may be requested a number of extra questions to assist emergency personnel find you and to come back ready.
- If you’ve gotten your medical ID arrange by way of your iPhone’s well being settings, emergency providers will be capable of see necessary private data, like what medicines you are taking and the names of your emergency contacts.
How to establish a tune
Tap this button to establish songs out of your iPhone.
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This subsequent trick works with all iPhones, however many individuals do not learn about it and it is tremendous enjoyable and helpful. You can establish the tune that is taking part in on the radio at a bar, in your automobile, or at a buddy’s home, all with out having to open an app. All it’s a must to do is swipe down and faucet a single button.
Apple acquired the music recognition service Shazam in 2018 and setting it up in your iPhone is straightforward.
- Open Settings in your iPhone.
- Tap Control Center.
- Scroll down underneath “More” and faucet the inexperienced ‘+’ button subsequent to Music Recognition.
That provides the music recognition operate to Control Center, which you entry by swiping down from the top-right of your display screen, or from the underside of the display screen when you’ve got an iPhone with a Home button.
Once you have achieved that, you need to use your iPhone to establish a tune by swiping down from the top-right of the display screen to open Control Center after which tapping the Shazam button. Your cellphone will hear for a number of seconds, then present the artist and title on the prime of your display screen. And it will save a historical past of the songs you have recognized so you’ll be able to return and see them later. To try this, simply press and maintain the Shazam button.
How to make use of widgets
Widgets in your iPhone allow you to see information out of your favourite apps with out having to really open these apps. You can use widgets on your private home display screen and lock display screen, or you need to use widgets from Today View by swiping proper from the house display screen or lock display screen.
To see widgets on your private home display screen:
- From the Home Screen, contact and maintain a widget or an empty space till the apps jiggle.
- Tap the Add button within the higher left nook.
- Select a widget, select a widget measurement, then faucet Add Widget.
- Tap Done.
To add widgets from Today View:
- Touch and maintain a widget or an empty space in Today View till the apps jiggle. You can entry Today View by swiping proper from the house display screen or lock display screen.
- Tap the add button within the higher left nook.
- Scroll down to pick out a widget, then select from three widget sizes.
- Tap Add widget, then faucet Done.
How to scrub up your private home display screen
The App Library organizes your entire apps for you.
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To hold your iPhone’s dwelling display screen organized, you’ll be able to clear issues up by including and deleting apps.
To save area and declutter your iPhone, here is how one can delete apps you do not use:
- Go to the App Library and faucet the search area to open the listing.
- Touch and maintain the app icon, then faucet Delete App.
- Tap Delete once more to substantiate.
To hold an app downloaded, however take away it from your private home display screen:
- Touch and maintain the app.
- Tap Remove App.
- Tap Remove from dwelling display screen.
You’ll discover that while you swipe on your private home display screen from proper to left, there are a number of pages that home your apps.
To take away a complete web page from your private home display screen:
- Touch and maintain an empty space on your private home display screen.
- Tap the dots close to the underside of your display screen.
- Tap the circle underneath the web page that you just need to cover.
- Tap the Remove button, then faucet Remove.
To cover a complete web page, however not delete it:
- Touch and maintain an empty space on your private home display screen.
- Tap the dots close to the underside of your display screen.
- Tap the circle underneath the web page that you just need to cover.
- Tap Done.
To unhide a web page, repeat the steps above. Then use the App Library to shortly discover apps hidden on completely different pages.
How to show off 5G to save lots of battery life
The iPhone 12, by default, will save battery by switching between 5G and 4G LTE as wanted.
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5G cell service works with all carriers and iPhone fashions 12, 13, 14 and SE 3. On the iPhone, Apple makes use of a 5G Auto Setting as a default. This permits Smart Data mode. When 5G speeds do not present a greater expertise, your cellphone will robotically swap to LTE, saving battery life.
If your cellphone just isn’t on 5G Auto and as a substitute on 5G On, you can be draining your battery. That’s as a result of it doesn’t matter what connection is finest, your iPhone is at all times attempting to connect with 5G.
To optimize your battery life, here is how one can flip off 5G:
- Go to Settings.
- Tap Cellular.
- Tap Cellular Data Options.
- Tap Voice & Data.
- To flip off 5G, faucet LTE for higher battery life.
Or let your iPhone determine so that you can optimize battery:
- Go to Settings.
- Tap Cellular.
- Tap Cellular Data Options.
- Tap Data Mode.
- Tap Low Data Mode while you need to preserve your battery life.
How to cost your iPhone sooner and preserve battery
Apple’s 18W quick charger for iPhone 11.
If you are upgrading from a a lot older mannequin iPhone, do not use your previous charger. As lengthy as you’ve gotten an iPhone 8 or newer, you’ll be able to cost your cellphone by 50% in half-hour utilizing a 20-watt energy adapter with a USB-C to lightning cable charger. But there are another battery methods it is best to learn about.
Turn on Low Power Mode to preserve battery:
- Open Settings.
- Tap Battery.
- Toggle Low Power Mode on.
You’ll see underneath this selection a proof from Apple that claims: “Low Power Mode temporarily reduces background activity like downloads and mail fetch until you can fully charge your iPhone.”
Turn down your display screen brightness to preserve battery:
If your display screen is on most brightness, it is draining your iPhone’s battery. To flip it down:
- Swipe down from the higher left nook of your iPhone.
- There’s a rectangle icon the place you may see a picture of a solar. Swipe down on the icon till the display screen’s brightness is decreased.
Check your iPhone’s battery well being:
Apple has a instrument that is robotically constructed into your iPhone to assist forestall your battery from dropping efficacy. This function additionally makes your iPhone cost slower primarily based in your routines. Here’s how one can flip it off:
- Open Settings.
- Tap Battery.
- Tap Battery Health & Charging
- Toggle off Optimized Battery Charging.
How to make use of Focus so you aren’t getting notifications all day
Apple’s new Focus function in iOS 15
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As lengthy as you’ve gotten iOS 15 or newer, you’ll be able to arrange a function known as Focus which lets you select the alerts and notifications you obtain and let others know you are busy. This will help you keep away from getting distracted by your entire cellphone’s notifications whilst you’re attempting to work, sleep or drive.
- Open Settings.
- Tap Focus.
- Tap choices comparable to Do Not Disturb, Personal, Sleep or Work.
- Tap Customize.
- Select allowed or silenced notifications from folks and apps. This manner in case your baby, or boss, is asking, you may nonetheless get notified.
- You can additionally allow Time Sensitive notifications from apps, which permits apps not in your allowed listing to ship notifications marked as Time Sensitive.
- You can swipe down from the top-right of your private home display screen to activate Focus.
When you are on Focus, your standing will robotically be displayed in your Messages app so when folks attempt to ship you a message, they will see that you’ve got silenced your notifications, however they will nonetheless select to inform you if it is pressing.
Also, when you’ve got an iPad or Apple Watch, or some other Apple system arrange, Focus will robotically be utilized throughout all of your Apple gadgets which can be signed in with the identical Apple ID.
How to customise your lock display screen
Apple iPhone lock display screen
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There are some new cool lock screens on the iPhone 14.
To change up your lock display screen:
- Touch and maintain the lock display screen till the Customize button seems on the backside of your display screen.
- Tap Customize.
- Tap Add Widgets so as to add views of your favourite apps, comparable to upcoming calendar occasions, your Apple Watch battery life, the climate, the news, a countdown, or your upcoming alarms.
Use Dynamic Island on the iPhone 14 Pro
Apple’s new Dynamic Island function on the iPhone 14 Pro Max.
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Dynamic Island is the best function Apple launched this yr. Instead of that clean notch that used to deal with the selfie digicam and microphone, there is a new interactive capsule show that has the flexibility to shape-shift on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max.
Let’s say you are studying an article. You may also management the music you are listening to by tapping Dynamic Island as a substitute of switching purposes. It’s helpful.
The area can be utilized to point out different issues, comparable to instructions, AirPod connection standing and battery life, or a timer. It may even cut up into two separate cutouts, so you’ll be able to see a timer on one aspect and monitor the arrival time of your Lyft concurrently, for instance.
How to show off the always-on show on iPhone 14 Pro
Always-on show toggled off on the iPhone 14 Pro Max.
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The iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max have a function known as an always-on show, which Android telephones have had for years. The benefit is that you could see your widgets, such because the date and the climate, in addition to the time, in a low-light mode when your cellphone is locked. The function is not presupposed to be a drain in your battery.
But, in the event you’re like me and need extra peace and quiet with out the urge to look over at your cellphone, here is how one can flip off the always-on show.
- Open Settings.
- Tap Display & Brightness.
- Scroll all the way down to Always On and toggle it off to deactivate the function.