Ever wondered how to save on your iPhones battery life, protect it with a password or take better photos? Weve collated 10 top tricks and tips for Apples mobile to help you out.
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1) Quit multiple apps at once
Quitting apps on iOS 7 is a matter of double-tapping your iPhones home button and swiping the unwanted app upwards. This works for several apps at the same time. We managed a three-fingered kiss off for Safari, Spotify and Candy Crush Saga.
2) Email an attachment
Adding an email attachment is a hidden trick in iOS. To use the feature, hold your finger on the body copy of the email and a menu will pop up allowing you to insert a photo or video.
3) Stop the motion sickness
If you find iOS 7s swooping animations between apps a bit much its easy to turn them off. Just head over to Settings > General > Accessibility > Reduce Motion > Off.
4) Adjust your screen brightness and more
The new Control Center in iOS 7 allows you to adjust a range of several through one easy-to-access menu. Swipe upwards from the bottom of your iPhones screen to switch wi-fi on or off, play music and finesse your screens brightness.
5) Keep your phone quiet for meetings
The iPhones Do Not Disturb mode stops you from receiving notifications at certain times of the day. It will save you from all sorts of embarrassment during office conference calls or your daughters ballet recital. To block selected calls tap Settings > Do Not Disturb and then adjust the options as you please.
6) Take better photos with burst mode
Thanks to a handy Burst mode, iOS 7 now allows you to take multiple photos at once and then choose the best shot from those youve taken. Just hold down your finger on the shutter or the volume-up button on the side of your iPhone.
7) Add a new fingerprint
The easiest way to protect your mobile from any unwanted intrusions is by creating a password. Thanks to the iPhone 5s Touch ID technology, you can now use a fingerprint to unlock your phone as well as the usual string of numbers. Youll be prompted to store a print on your 5s as soon as you turn on for the first time, but you can add more via Settings > General > Passcode & Fingerprint > Fingerprint > Add a fingerprint.
8) Save battery with App Refresh
Apps that constantly check for new emails and notifications can gradually run down your battery life. To limit how often apps refresh their content when connected to wi-fi head over to Settings > General > Background App Refresh.
9) Film slow motion movies
If you fancy recording the perfect moonwalk on your iPhone, then its now possible to do this in the 5s camera settings. Just swipe to Slo-Mo in the reel of camera settings to capture an 8 second video.
10) Set your text auto-reply
A text message auto-reply is useful if you want to politely reject a call. Unfortunately, it doesnt quite work if you give a standardised Im busy. Call you later. By going to Settings > Phone > Respond with Text you can customise a more personalised message like: Been abducted by aliens. Send for help.
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