Hidden features of iPhone will simple make you say WOW!

Each of Apple’s iPhone series handsets have always come with highly advanced and powerful technology, with a beautiful body to boot. Whichever iPhone model it is that you have, you know it can work fast, answer all your queries and even click awesome pictures and videos.

As we always tell there are tons of hidden features and tricks available on iPhone which need to be explored. These features are designed by Apple to make your life easier and with each new iPhone launch the list just keeps getting bigger.

While some of the iPhone features are hidden in plain sight, some really require you to dig deep into the iOS software to spot them. They’re all quite rewarding at the end of the day though; so, it’s all worth it.

Today in this article we are going to talk about the five such hidden features which can change the way you use your device.

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Lock autofocus and exposure

To access this cool iPhone feature, you need to first decide upon the point where you want the iPhone camera to focus. You must then long-press on that point, and the focus as well as the exposure will get locked instantly.

To undo this iPhone feature, or to set another point for focus and exposure, you can tap anywhere on the screen again. As you can see in the picture accompanying this tip, an icon saying AE/AF Lock will be on the screen for as long as you have decided to keep the lock on.

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Shake to undo

Here’s one of the best iPhone tips for texts, emails, WhatsApp and so on. Did you know, there’s a much simpler way of getting rid of the words you just typed than pressing backspace? All you need to do is shake your phone a little to bring up a box that will ask you whether you wish to undo your typing. If you change your mind after erasing it, don’t worry!

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Just shake your iPhone once again to redo your typing. This iPhone feature has a downside though as it can work involuntarily when the device gets shaken accidentally. So if you’re not keen on using it, we’d suggest you switch it off by going into Settings > General > Accessibility and turning off the Shake to Undo option.

Keyboard Shortcuts

One of the most handy and best iPhone feature is the keyboards shortcut function which allows you to set a small phrase which you can type in order to avoid typing a large one all the time. For instance, if you find yourself often texting ‘Feed the dog’ to your other half, you can set up your keyboard shortcut for that phrase as ‘ftd.’

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You can access this iPhone feature via Settings > General > Keyboard > Shortcuts. While one of them will ask you to insert the exact phrase you wish to save, the other one requires you to put in the shortcut for it. Once you hit save, you can access this shortcut inside any app that uses the default keyboard.

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Use Word as a password

The fingerprint scanner feature comes in all latest iPhone models but most people avoid using the fingerprint scanners on their iPhones in favor of numbered passcodes. But if you wish to avoid them both and go for a word as your passcode, you can do so as well. You will need to enter Settings > General > Passcode Lock and turn on the Simple Passcode option.

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It is particularly useful for those who own old iPhone models that did not come with any fingerprint scanners on them, it’s good that Apple has included the fingerprint scanner feature in all the latest iPhone models. But for old iPhone handset users, the passcode is the only native security feature that can be taken advantage of.

Forgot iPhone Passcode?

Part 1. If I Reset My iPhone What Will I Lose?

After encountering a major setback in your device and the only available solution is to reset, then you need to know that you will lose some data and files (if not all). However, different reset leads to different results.

There are different kinds of reset method, these methods determine the outcome of your device and answer the question: “If I reset my iPhone, will I lose everything?”. These methods include:

A Reset Through Settings on iPhone

This is a conventional method and it is very easy. It involves only your device and tapping a few buttons in order to restore the phone. In this method, there are 2 approaches to this;

1. If you reset all settings, it will only be temporary and not all files or data will be lost. In fact, some junk and temp files i.e. it keeps your apps and data but will reset all personal preferences and network settings.
2. If you erase all content and settings, it will delete all data on your iPhone, including songs, videos, images, etc. It is somewhat similar restoring back to factory settings.

B Reset Through iCloud and iTunes

One of the available methods Apple has put in place for iPhone users to reset their phones. It involves making a connection with a PC and logging into iCloud or launching iTunes respectively. This method is however complicated but resets through iTunes and iCloud will make you lose all your files and data; more like restoring back to factory settings. If you need to get back your data you may need to get help from some professional recovery tool.

Part 2. How to Restore iPhone after Reset via iTunes

When you reset iPhone with any of the method listed above, no doubt, some important files could be deleted or lost and you would want to restore them. In order to do this, you can restore iPhone from an iTunes backup if you have backed up before. Apple set up this method so the maximal use of iTunes can be put into action and one can be able to backup devices in case of future problems.

Step 1: Connect your iPhone to a PC.

Step 2: Make a quick launch of iTunes and go to File menu, select “Devices”.

Step 3: Choose “Restore Backup”.

Step 4: Pick a recent backup on the basis of size and date, and click on “Restore”.

After all these steps, you now have your iPhone restored via iTunes, and this is also very useful also after reset.If you ever lost or accidentally deleted data from your iOS device, you can use the professional Gihosoft iPhone Data Recovery software to retrieve important data from iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch even without backup.

Jihosoft iPhone Backup Extractor Extract and recover all types of data from iPhone backup files, such as camera roll photos, videos, SMS, contacts, reminders, WhatsApp, and etc.