So you got yourself a shiny new iPhone, but it’s all…. different.
Apple’s 2018 iPhones, along with iPhone X, are a huge departure from
everything that came before, and we’re going to tell you how to use
them.
You don’t need to have been keeping the closest of eyes on the iPhone
over the last couple of years to know that Apple has been changing
things up. The iPhone X ushered in a new wave of iPhones that are sans
Home button, and that changes the way the iPhone works in many more ways
than just how you back out of an app. The removal of Touch ID and the
arrival of Face ID is one of the biggest small changes the iPhone has
seen, and it impacts how iOS works from authenticating purchases to
entering passwords. The loss of the Home button was huge, and that
changes much of the muscle memory you built up over the years.
But boy oh boy, is having to relearn some gestures a small price to
pay for what you get in return. We know that there’s a learning curve to
deal with, no matter how great the new iPhones are. That’s why we’ve
put together a collection of the most useful how-tos that we have, all
aimed at helping you get to grips with your new phone. By the time
you’ve read everything here, you’ll be an iPhone-toting ninja warrior.
With that said, let’s get started.
Tap the Screen to Wake Your Phone
With the removal of the Home button, waking your iPhone up is now a
matter of just tapping its screen and watching it spring into action.
Phones have been doing this for years, but it’s great to be able to do
it with an iPhone. There’s some fancy tap detection going on to try and
avoid accidental touches waking the screen, too.
Swipe the Bottom of the Screen to Switch Apps
The new iPhones have plenty of gestures to get around iOS, but entering the app switcher can be a little fiddly. Here’s the
easy way to switch between recently used apps.
This is a feature that a lot of people don’t take the best advantage
of, but when you add it to your repertoire of swipes, you’ll never want
to go back.
Learn All the Useful Gestures
There are plenty of other things you can do with a quick gesture, and
we cover them all right here. Who knew that there were so many different ways to wave a finger at a screen?
Turn Your New iPhone Off
You’d be amazed at how different some very basic things are with the arrival of the new iPhones. Like, for example, just
turning the thing off. You might not need to do it often, but when you do, it would be handy if you knew which buttons to press.
Take a Screenshot Without a Home Button
Taking a screenshot hasn’t gotten any more difficult with the refreshed, but without the Home button,
it works differently. Screenshots are great ways to show people apps or how to do something, and we use them
a lot!
Use Trackpad Mode to Select Text
Apple made a really poor job of making this feature apparent, but did
you know that you can turn your iPhone’s keyboard into a trackpad?
You do now. There are some bonus tips that might be of use if you own an iPad, too.
Set Up and Use Apple Pay
Apple Pay
is still an unsung hero of the iPhone and the Apple ecosystem as a
whole, and things changed a whole lot with the arrival of Face ID. With
no Touch ID to authenticate, you now need to give your iPhone attention
before it allows you to pay. It sounds clumsy, but it isn’t.
Set Up and Use Siri
Siri is often the butt of jokes, but it’s more than serviceable if
you work within its limitations. But how do you use it if you have no
Home button? Don’t worry,
we’ll give you the lowdown.
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