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iPhone Tips

There are dozens of cool features hidden within the iPhone that you may not even know they existed. Here I 'm bringing some of the best iPhone hacks you didn't know about, and exactly how you can find them.

1. Setting custom vibrations on your iPhone

By assigning a custom ringtone or text tone to a contact you can easily tell who's calling you or what kind of notification you're receiving without even looking at your iPhone. But what about doing it all silently? As it happens, you can do just that by assigning custom vibration patterns or creating your own vibration patterns. Here's how,

Open Phone or Contacts. Then select a contact that you want to customize. And then tap the Edit button in the top-right corner. Scroll down to tap the ringtone field. Then, there is a vibration field. Tap that, and you can see a list of built-in vibration patterns you can choose from.

Further down there is a section to add a custom pattern. To do so, tap Create New Vibration, and you can tap on the screen to create your own rhythm. When you're satisfied (tap the Play button to see what it will feel like), tap Save to set the pattern.

And the same time you can also assign a custom vibration pattern for text messages as well.

2. One-handed keyboard

If you're using iOS 11 or later you can use a keyboard that is designed for use with one hand. One-handed typing mode works on any iPhone that's 4.7 inches or larger. That includes every iPhone 6 and 7 as well as the new iPhone 8 and 8 Plus.

Go to Settings > General > Keyboards, and tap One-Handed Keyboard. Then select Left or Right.

3. Lock iPhone to one app

How do I lock my iPhone or iPad to one app? Use Guided Access! Guided Access limits users to one specific app, preventing them from switching to another program or returning to the Home screen.

Guided Access can even be used to create a "guest mode," allowing you to hand your device to someone so that they can use only a app (Safari, Calculator, Video, or a game) without having to worry that they'll get through your personal information as It prevents them from accidentally exiting to the Home screen or another app.

To enable Guided Access,

Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Guided Access and tap the switch to turn on Guided Access. Then tap on Passcode Settings and tap Set Guided Access Passcode and set a passcode. Toggle Accessibility Shortcut to On, which allows you to triple-click the Home button and enter Guided Access at any time.

4. Create custom iMessage replies for calls you can't answer

Sometimes it's not the right time for a phone call .if a call comes in and you can't answering right then and there, with a swipe and a couple of taps, you can quickly send an iMessage or SMS instead of answering. It's a great feature for when you're busy or in a meeting and want to let someone know you will contact them later.

When you receiving a call tap the button labelled Message above the “Slide To Answer” slider.

By default, you'll get three pre-written options as "Sorry, I can't talk right now", "I'm on my way" and "Can I call you later?", along with Custom option that lets you enter text then and there.

To customise the prepared messages,

Go to Settings > Phone > Respond With Text.

Here you can't have more than three, however: if you want to add a new one, you'll have to sacrifice one of the current options. Tap the one you're willing to lose and type in the new response.

5. Skip calls with Remind Me Later

You're in the middle of a meeting and your phone starts vibrating. It's your mom calling, but you definitely can't talk right now. Instead of just declining or silencing the call — and forgetting to call your mom back later - there's another super-useful way you can handle the situation.

You can tell your iPhone to remind you to call back later.

When you receiving the call tap the button labelled ‘Remind Me’ above the “Slide To Answer” slider and you get two options: to be reminded to call back that contact when you leave your current location or in an hour. Select one of these and you can rest assured that you won't forget to call your mom.

6. How to take photos while shooting videos

When you're using your iPhone to shoot an important moment, you wish you could capture a photo at the same time. Don't stop recording! Just tap the camera button, which appears on-screen in addition to the shutter button.

The screen will blink whenever you capture a photo during video capture.

The ability to take photos while shooting video has been available on iPhones since the iPhone 5.

7. Get your iPhone's flash to blink when you get a message

If the vibration or sound that your phone makes when you get a message is not always enough to attract your attention, there's another element that you can add to the alert: light. By going to Settings > General > Accessibility and scrolling down to the 'Hearing' section, you can turn on 'LED Flash for Alerts'.

Now every time you get a notification, the flash next to your iPhone's rear-facing camera will blink.

8. Switch direction in Panorama mode

You can change the direction of your Panorama photograph in the Camera app by tapping the arrow that appears in the middle of the screen in the Panorama mode.

9. Ask Siri to do maths for you

Siri is Apple's virtual digital assistant. You can get help from Siri to solve simple and complex maths questions. All you have to do is open Siri and tell your equation to it.

10. Night Shift

Nowadays most of us staring at a screen late into the night and it can destroy our sleep patterns. Night Shift can help on that!

With the iOS 9.3 update, Night Shift became an available feature for all compatible iOS devices.

Night Shift dims the white tones of your display manually or automatically, in order to make it easier on your eyes in low-light conditions.

Go to Settings > Display & Brightness > Night Shift. Then switch ‘Scheduled’ to on. If you select ‘Custom Schedule’ option then you can assign a starting time (Tap Turn On At) and an ending time(Tap Turn Off At) . Otherwise you can select the option ‘Sunset to Sunrise’.