These iPhone tips and tricks will help you to use your iPhone in a most efficient way.

1. Your headphone can capture your photos

Yes, if those shaky hands fail to capture good photos , you can use the volume up and down buttons on your headphone to do the work for you.
Here’s how to capture an iPhone photo with your Apple EarPods or older earbuds.
  1. Plug your Apple earbuds into your iPhone.
  2. Launch the Camera app. …
  3. Choose a photo subject and steady your hand. …
  4. use either the volume up or down button on your earbud cable to capture the photo.

2. Save your data by deleting it

Do you know the iPhone feature that automatically deletes its data if an incorrect passcode is entered 10 times in a row? Sounds good, right? Simply follow these steps to enable this feature:

  1. Start the Settings app on your iPhone
  2. Scroll down and tap Face ID & Passcode
  3. Enter your passcode
  4. Switch on Erase Data

3. Set timer for Music

Don’t you sometimes fall asleep before turning off the music? Here’s how your Clock can set a timer to turn off anything you’re watching or listening to on your iPhone and iPad:

  1. Start the clock app on your iPhone
  2. Tap on Timer tab located at the bottom of the screen
  3. Choose the length of time
  4. Tap on When Timer Ends.
  5. Scroll down and tap Stop Playing.
  6. Tap Set in the upper right hand corner of the display

4. Stop Apps asking for Feedback

Disable those annoying Rating & Review Popups for App on your iPhone. Head over to Settings> Tap iTunes & App Store> Switch off App Ratings & Reviews

5. Stop Apps asking for Feedback

Disable those annoying Rating & Review Popups for App on your iPhone. Head over to Settings> Tap iTunes & App Store> Switch off App Ratings & Reviews

6.Customize text messages when you ignore a call

We get it — you’re busy and sometimes you may want to ignore a call. But instead of leaving your friends or family members hanging, the least you can do is send
a text message. Sometimes you don’t have time for that. Thankfully, your iPhone has three pre-written options (“Sorry, I can’t talk right now,” “I’m on my way,” and
“Can I call you later?”), and of course the button that lets you type your own text. You may not have noticed you can customize and overwrite the other three
options. Simply follow these steps:

  1. Start the Settings app on your iPhone
  2. Scroll down and tap “Phone”
  3. Tap “Respond with Text”
  4. Choose the field you want to edit
  5. Type in new text
7. Measure objects with your iPhone
It seems like every time you need to measure something, you can never find the tape measure to do it. Fortunately, you can use the built-in measurement tool on your iPhone to measure rooms and objects. It is not completely accurate, but it is a useful tool to use when you need to measure an object or the distance between two things in a hurry. Just follow these steps:
  1. Launch the Measure App
  2. Move your iPhone around so the device can scan the area
  3. Hold your iPhone so the camera is aiming at the object you want to measure
  4. Move your iPhone around until a white circle with a dot appear in the middle
  5. Line the white dot up with the edge of the item you want to measure
  6. Press the white button with the + sign
  7. Drag to opposite edge of item
  8. Press the white button with the + sign
  9. The app will show the approximate measurement

8. Write to Siri
Talking to Siri in public is crazy. Fortunately, you can use your finger instead of your voice to ask Siri questions. That's how:
  1. Start the Settings app on your iPhone
  2. Now, tap Accessibility
  3. Scroll down and tap Siri
  4. Toggle on Type to Siri

Also ensure your phone is on silent mode, or Siri will announce your answer to everyone.


9. Use the document scanner in the notes app

Want to scan a document quickly right from the Notes app? Simply follow these steps:

  1. Launch the Notes app
  2. Now, start a new note or open an existing one
  3. Next, tap on the + icon that’s located above your iPhone’s keyboard in the center
  4. Next on, tap Scan Documents
  5. Use the shutter button or one of your iPhone’s volume buttons to take a picture of your document
  6. Adjust the corners of the document by tapping and dragging them, if the need be
  7. Finally, tap Save


10. Download unused applications
You've probably received a "Storage Near Full" popup several times, and you may even have removed some apps and photos to free up space to install iOS
13, especially if you are running a 16GB device. If you're one of those people, this little trick will save you a lot of stress and space over time. Automatically remove apps that don't use without deleting your documents and data. Just follow these steps to download unused apps and save valuable storage space:

  1. Start the Settings app on your iPhone
  2. Scroll down and tap on iTunes & App Store
  3. Switch on Offload Unused Apps
  4. The deleted apps will be grayed-out on your home screen, and they can be reinstalled with a simple tap
11. Customize the control center
Did you know that your Control Center settings are fully customizable? You can easily put the settings and functions you use a lot

right where you want them. Just follow these steps:
  1. Start the Settings app on your iPhone
  2. Now, tap on Control Center
  3. Next, tap on Customize Controls
  4. Next on, tap the green “+” icon next to any item you want to add and the red “-” icon to delete items you want to remove from control center
  5. Tap, hold, and slide the icon with three bars to reorganize the controls
  6. When you are finished, tap Back button at the top left hand corner of your screen
  7. Finally, swipe up from the bottom of your screen to view your customized Control Center

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An article by Munna Suprathik