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iOS 12.2: iPhone tips, tricks, and shortcuts you need to know

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  • Revamped About screen

    Revamped About screen

    Apple has revamped the About screen (Settings > General > About), consolidating the important information about your iPhone at the top of the page, and also giving easier access to warranty AppleCare+ information.

    Published: April 4, 2019 -- 15:18 GMT (08:18 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • Downtime gets more controls

    Downtime gets more controls

    Now the Downtime page gives you more granularity, allowing you to customize the settings for each day.

    Published: April 4, 2019 -- 15:18 GMT (08:18 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • Air quality information in Maps

    Air quality information in Maps

    Apple Maps now displays Air Quality Index (AQI) for towns and cities, allowing you to keep an eye on how clean -- or not -- the air is!

    Published: April 4, 2019 -- 15:18 GMT (08:18 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • Settings app: Quick access

    Settings app: Quick access

    One of the things that annoys me about iOS is how much tapping I have to do to get to things that I use all the time. Then I discovered a number of 3D Touch shortcuts!

    3D Touch gives you a quick and easy way to access Battery, Cellular, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth in the Settings app.

    Press and hold until the pop-up appears and then choose where you want to jump to.

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    Published: April 4, 2019 -- 15:18 GMT (08:18 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • Timer hack from the Control Center

    Timer hack from the Control Center

    I don't know about you, but I make use of timers a lot on my iPhone and Apple Watch.

    Here's another cool 3D Touch feature. If you have the Timer app added to the Control Center panel (I'll show you how to add items to the Control Center panel shortly), press and hold to bring up a nifty way to set a quick timer.

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    Published: April 4, 2019 -- 15:18 GMT (08:18 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • Camera app: Quick access

    Camera app: Quick access

    One thing about photography is that that perfect shot can come and go in moments, so having quick access to the camera features you want can make the difference between getting the shot, and telling people about that cool shot you missed.

    3D Touch gives you a quick and easy way to access Take Selfie, Record Video, Record Slo-mo, and Take Portrait in the Camera app.

    Press and hold until the pop-up appears and then choose where you want to jump to.

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    Published: April 4, 2019 -- 15:18 GMT (08:18 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • App Store: Quick access

    App Store: Quick access

    3D Touch gives you a quick and easy way to access Search, Redeem, Update All, and Purchased in the App Store app.

    Press and hold until the pop-up appears and then choose where you want to jump to.

    I find this especially useful for quickly updating apps.

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    Published: April 4, 2019 -- 15:18 GMT (08:18 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • One-handed keyboard

    One-handed keyboard

    Sometimes being able to type one-handed is a must.

    Press and hold on the Emoji button to bring up the options for a left or right-handed keyboard.

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    Published: April 4, 2019 -- 15:18 GMT (08:18 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • Stop apps harassing you for feedback

    Stop apps harassing you for feedback

    I know that feedback is important to app developers, but sometimes it gets a bit overwhelming for users. This is probably one of the things in apps that annoys me the most.

    Fortunately, Apple now offers users a way to put an end to it. Unfortunately, the setting is buried and unless you know where to look for it, you'll probably never come across it

    Here's how to access it:

    Settings > iTunes & App Store and then toggle In-App Ratings & Reviews to off.

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    Published: April 4, 2019 -- 15:18 GMT (08:18 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • Customize Control Center

    Customize Control Center

    I promised earlier I'd show you how to customize the Control Center panel in iOS.

    Go to Settings > Control Center > Customize Controls and add or remove the features you want available.

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    Published: April 4, 2019 -- 15:18 GMT (08:18 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • Find out what's eating your battery

    Find out what's eating your battery

    Is your battery draining faster than usual? Is your iPhone not making it through the day? Chances are there's an app that's gone rogue and is running in the background.

    First, go to Settings > Battery and look at the Battery Usage list. Tap anywhere on the list to change it from showing percentages to also showing you a breakdown of how much screen time and background time the running apps are taking.

    Remember that while some apps -- the Music app for example -- are designed to work in the background, most apps are not and could be the cause of the problem.

    If you notice an app with unexplained high background usage, then you may have solved your problem. Go into Settings > General > Background App Refresh and turn off background refresh for that specific app.

    Also look to see if you have No Cell Coverage on the list. If this is responsible for high battery usage, then you've found your problem -- being out of cell coverage or in an area with poor coverage. If this figure is high, try putting the iPhone into Airplane Mode when cell coverage is poor (you can still turn on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth independently) to see if that helps.

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    Published: April 4, 2019 -- 15:18 GMT (08:18 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • Reset your dictionary suggestions

    Reset your dictionary suggestions

    Are you getting odd words suggested to you when you type? Maybe you've been typing foreign words, or maybe you've allowed a mistake to creep in.

    Unfortunately, Apple doesn't give you a way to edit the dictionary, so the only way to fx this is to reset the dictionary completely.

    To do this go Settings > General > Reset and choose Reset Keyboard Dictionary.

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    Published: April 4, 2019 -- 15:18 GMT (08:18 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • Turn the iOS keyboard into a trackpad

    Turn the iOS keyboard into a trackpad

    Moving around a lot of text can be problematic, but once again 3D Touch comes to the rescue, this time allowing you to turn the keyboard into a trackpad to allow you to more easily move the cursor on the screen to navigate around documents.

    All you do is press down firmly on the keyboard and when the keys turn blank you can slide your finger around the keyboard, moving the cursor at the same time.

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    Published: April 4, 2019 -- 15:18 GMT (08:18 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • Enhanced Do Not Disturb

    Enhanced Do Not Disturb

    Make it easier to get time away from your iPhone by getting better control over the Do Not Disturb feature. You can now set Do Not Disturb specifically for events such as meetings or while you're at a particular location.

    Press and hold down the Do Not Disturb icon in Control Center (the one that looks like a crescent moon) to bring up this menu of options.

    What's more, iOS 12 will turn it off automatically as soon as your event ends or you leave that location.

    Published: April 4, 2019 -- 15:18 GMT (08:18 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

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Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes for Hardware 2.0 | April 4, 2019 -- 15:18 GMT (08:18 PDT) | Topic: iOS

  • Revamped About screen
  • Downtime gets more controls
  • Air quality information in Maps
  • Settings app: Quick access
  • Timer hack from the Control Center
  • Camera app: Quick access
  • App Store: Quick access
  • One-handed keyboard
  • Stop apps harassing you for feedback
  • Customize Control Center
  • Find out what's eating your battery
  • Reset your dictionary suggestions
  • Turn the iOS keyboard into a trackpad
  • Enhanced Do Not Disturb

iOS 12.2 is out and it's packed with loads of useful features. The only problem is that if you don't know about them you might never know they are there! Here's a compilation of my favorite features. Some make use the 3D Touch feature, and this is present on all iPhones from the iPhone 6S to the latest iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, however it is not available on the iPhone XR.

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Timer hack from the Control Center

I don't know about you, but I make use of timers a lot on my iPhone and Apple Watch.

Here's another cool 3D Touch feature. If you have the Timer app added to the Control Center panel (I'll show you how to add items to the Control Center panel shortly), press and hold to bring up a nifty way to set a quick timer.

Featured

  • Nadella's acquisitions: How Nuance stacks up
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  • The best VPN services: Safe and fast don't come free
Published: April 4, 2019 -- 15:18 GMT (08:18 PDT)

Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

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By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes for Hardware 2.0 | April 4, 2019 -- 15:18 GMT (08:18 PDT) | Topic: iOS

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