1. Use the document scanner in the notes app
- Open the Notes app
- Create a new note or open an existing one
- Tap the + icon above your iPhone’s keyboard in the center
- Tap Scan Documents
- Use the shutter button or one of the volume buttons on your iPhone to capture a photo of your document
- Adjust the corners of the document by touching and dragging them, if necessary.
- Tap Save
2. Silence unknown calls
- Open the settings app
- Choose Phone
- Choose Silence unknown calls
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3. Receive messages and calls on your other Apple devices (MacBook, iPad and Apple Watch)
- Tap Settings
- Tap Phone (or Messages)
- Tap Allow calls on other devices (or text message forwarding)
- Toggle which devices you’d like to receive and send phone calls or messages on
4. Prevent audio messages via iMessage from expiring
- Tap Settings
- Tap Messages
- scroll down
- Under “Audio Messages,” tap Expire.
- touch never
5. Make your iPhone self-destruct
- Tap on Settings
- Scroll down to Touch ID & Password
- Enter your access code
- Toggle the Wipe data setting to the on position
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6. Take a slow selfie (slow shot from iPhone 11)
- With the camera app open
- Play SLO-MO
- Tap the camera switch icon to use the front camera
- Hit the record button
7. Change your profile picture
- Open the Messages app
- Click on the ••• button on the right of the screen
- Select Edit name and photo
- Tap the profile icon to change your picture
- You can take a photo with the camera, upload a photo from your image library, or even use an Animoji or Memoji.
8. Take better leveled and framed photos
- Settings
- scroll down
- Tap “Camera”
- enable the grid
- When you rest your phone on a surface to take a photo, two crosshairs will appear: one white and one yellow. When they line up, your photo is level
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9. Use Siri to play listen to the radio
- Activate Siri by pressing and holding the power button or with the “Hey Siri” command
- Say “Siri, play radio station (radio station name)”
- Enjoy
10. Automatically close browser tabs
- Open your settings app
- Tap Safari
- Tap Close tabs
- You can configure it to close your tabs every day, every week, every month, or leave it in manual mode
11. Extend battery life
- Tap Settings
- scroll down
- Choose Battery
- Choose Battery Health
- Flip the switch to the on position
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12. Make your battery last longer between charges
- Open the settings app
- Tap “Battery”
- Enable low power mode
13. Start a Group FaceTime Call
- Open the FaceTime app on your iPhone
- Tap the + button in the top right corner of your screen
- Enter the name or number of the person you want to call first
- Enter up to 30 additional contacts
- Tap Video or Audio to make your FaceTime call
14. Make your iPhone flash when you get a notification
- Open your settings app
- Tap “General”
- Tap “Accessibility”
- Scroll down a bit
- Press “Turn on LED flash for alerts”
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15. Prevent apps from asking for feedback
- open settings
- Choose iTunes & App Store
- Switch ratings and reviews to “Off”
16. Customize text messages when you ignore a call
- open settings
- Go to Phone
- Tap Reply with text
- Click on the field you want to edit
- Enter a new message
17. Add multiple faces to Face ID (as of iOS 13)
- go to settings
- Tap on Face ID and password
- Enter your password
- Tap Set up an alternate appearance
- Scan your face and follow the prompts
18. Measure objects with your iPhone
- Open the Measurement app
- Move your iPhone so the device can scan the area
- Hold your iPhone so the camera is pointed at the object you want to measure
- Move your iPhone until you see a white circle with a dot in the middle
- Align the white dot with the edge of the item you want to measure
- Press the white button with the + sign
- Drag to the opposite edge of the element
- Press the white button with the sign
- The app will display the estimated measurement.
19. Add effects to your photos from the messaging app
- Open the messaging app
- Tap the camera icon at the bottom left
- Take a photo or a selfie
- Click on Effects
- Click on Shapes, text or filters
- Drag the objects in your photo
- Press the send button to send the edited image
20. Type to Siri
- Tap Settings
- Tap General
- tap Accessibility
- Touch Siri
- Tap Type to Siri
- Also make sure your phone is on silent, or Siri will blurt out her answer out loud.