17 Great Tips and Tricks for iOS 10
iOS 10, which is the latest update to Apple’s mobile collection, was officially released on the 13th of September. This new update is ...
iOS 10, which is the latest update to Apple’s
mobile collection, was officially released on the 13th of September. This new
update is a bit special. It comes with lots of features, updates,
functionalities as well as tricks that are aimed at refining your iPhone or
iPad experience. The new update will require some time before you can have your
way through all the awesome improvements. Thus, to make this experience easier
and hassle-free for you, we’ll help you with 17 iOS 10 tips and tricks. Enjoy!
1. How You Can Sketch In Messages
This feature, which is fun by the way, was
first introduced on the App Watch. The feature will definitely find more fans
since it is now on iPads and iPhones. To use this feature, open “Messages” and
tap the “Sketch” icon. The icon is heart-shaped with two fingers. Sketch your
drawing on the black rectangle and it’ll be delivered, as an animation, to the
recipient.
2.
How You Can Share Website Links in iMessage
If you place a
website link in one of your messages, the link will be expanded to show the
content’s image. The recipient can tap on the image to read the content. If
it’s a YouTube video, it can be played directly in the iMessage platform.
3. How You Can Prioritize Downloads With 3D Touch
This tip is very useful if you are downloading
lots of apps simultaneously, for instance, when you are setting up your new
Apple device but you want to use some of the apps before the other apps finish
downloading. To do this, force-press the icon of the desired app and select
“Prіоrіtіzе Download.” You can аlѕо ѕеlесt “Pause Dоwnlоаd” оn thе apps that
уоu’rе nоt іntеrеѕtеd іn.
4. How You Can Swipe
You’ll come across a new Home screen when you
install iOS 10 for the first time. Since Touch ID has been entrenched on all
iPhones and iPads, the swipe to unlock feature is no longer needed. All you
have to do now is to swipe right to access a Widgets window. This window is
similar to Notifications seen in iOS 9. You can also swipe left to use your
camera. Although these new features are more intuitive when compared to the
current ones, they’ll, however, require some time for them to become intuitive.
Also, you can now easily unlock your iPhone by
pressing the Home button and keeping your finger held on the Home button for
Touch ID.
5.
Updated Camera Shortcut
We’ve been able to
swipe up from the lock screen to access the camera ever since iOS 7. This is no
more the case with the introduction of iOS 10. You now need to swipe left to
take a picture. Although it’s a basic change, it has the tendency of resulting
in lots of confusion.
6. How You Can Have a Quick Look at Notifications
You don’t need to press any buttons before
looking at your notifications. Thanks to the newly released iOS 10. Just pick
your Apple device and the screen will wake. You саn thеn gо tо “Settings” аnd
thеn “Dіѕрlау & Brіghtnеѕѕ,” thеn tоgglе оn “Rаіѕе tо wake.”
7. How You Can Find Your Parked Car
iOS 10 is a smart feature and can detect when you go out for a drive
and your car is parked at a new location. iOS 10 will recollect where your car
is parked and will help place a pin on the Maps app. This will prevent you from
wasting time while figuring out where your car is parked in the parking lot.
8. How You Can Avoid Toll Roads in Maps
Apart from the redesign of the user interface,
Apple is also helping its users to save money by helping them to avoid tolls.
This feature helps users to retrieve driving directions which bypass routes
with expensive tolls. You can use this feature by going to “Settings,” then
choose “Maps,” “Driving & Navigation” and then toggle the switch to what
you prefer.
9. How You Can Delete Apple’s Built-In iOS Apps
This feature is a life-saver for users that
have been complaining about not been able to delete apps such as Stocks. iOS 10
will enable users of Apple devices to delete any Apple iOS app that is
pre-installed. So, if you’re not a fan of apps like News, Clock, Stocks and
Reminders, you can easily get rid of them.
10. How You Can Stop Annoying Email Newsletters
Although Apple Mail has not experienced huge
updates this year, however, a single little trick makes it useful. With the new
feature, you can easily unsubscribe from pesky newsletters via a tap. Simply
open up one of such mails and tap the “unsubscribe” option located at the top.
11. How You Can Adjust Flashlight Intensity
This feature is a great tweak in the new
update. You can adjust the flashlight intensity between three different
settings if you give the Control Center a call and apply a 3D Touch to the
Flashlight icon. If you are looking for a different flashlight, you can explore
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12. How You Can Send a WhatsApp Message Using Your
Voice
Siri has been opened up to devs in iOS 10 by
Apple. The interesting part is that WhatsApp is now on board. This new update
will enable users to simply ask Siri to send a message without going through
the stress of opening the app.
13. How You Can Use Digital Touch in iMessage
This feature was
first introduced on the Apple Watch. It’s now available on both iPad and
iPhone. This feature will enable you to send sketched messages as well as neat
annotated messages. This feature will definitely become popular with certain
group of people.
14. How You Can Set
Effects for Messages
iOS 10 enables you
to dictate how you want the bubble will animate your message on the other
person’s screen when you compose a message in the iMessage app. To use this
feature, tap and hold on the send icon after writing a message. Then, you’ll
see bubble effects like Slam, Gentle or Invisible ink. These can also be used
with the images that you’re sending.
When the effects
come up, you can switch from “Bubble” to “Screen” via the top and can then
apply full-screen effects with audio. You can achieve this by swiping through
the full-screen effects that you come across.
15. How You Can Send
Photos in iMessage
To send photos in
iMessage, simply tap the camera icon in the iMessage. This will give you the
opportunity to snap a photo to include in your message. You can also select
recent pictures from your gallery. Access the camera or gallery app by swiping
left to right. You can also be provided with options to either “Markup” or
“Edit it” if the photo is tapped in the composition field. This is the ideal
option for quick highlighting.
16. How You Can Use Split View in Safari
If you’re making use of Safari on your iPad
device, then tap and hold on the screen, then from the resulting menu, you can
choose “Open in Split View.” This will enable you to get two different website
pages beside each other. Each of the web pages works on its own without relying
on each other. Each page also has its address bar as well as tabs.
17. How To Ensure You Don’t Run Out of Storage
The new iOS 10 makes it very easy for you to
make room available on your Apple devices. This is due to the new storage
optimization feature which enables users to use of a setting that will delete
songs in the music library if such songs have not been played for a while. This
deletion will be done automatically.
Conclusion
Go ahead and use these features. I’ll love to
know your experience with the features through the comment section below.
