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Log out. Smart Home. Social Media. More Button Icon Circle with three vertical dots. It indicates a way to see more nav menu items inside the site menu by triggering the side menu to open and close. Dave Johnson. You can use iPhone keyboard shortcuts to access alternate characters, insert web domains, switch to all-caps, and more. For instance, you can insert a single number without switching to the number keyboard by holding your finger on the "" key and swiping.
You can add any number of custom keyboard shortcuts, which will make your iPhone automatically insert phrases or symbols when you type a certain phrase. If you have other AirPlay devices on your networklike an Apple TV or HomePodselect them from this screen to quickly switch playback to those devices. Control Center also features handy sliders for Brightness and Volume. Tap and hold on either of these sliders to see more shortcuts. If you have AirPods Pro, expanding the Volume slider lets you choose the noise cancellation mode to use with them.
The bottom of Control Center has rows of icons for extra shortcuts, like Calculator and Timer. A cool iPhone trick not everyone knows is that you can tap and hold some of these icons to jump to certain functionality inside these apps. Use this to quickly set a Timer , adjust the Flashlight brightness, copy your last Calculator result, or access Camera functions like selfie mode and video. When you want to return to the top of a web page, list, note, or any other kind of scrolling content, tap the time at the top of the screen to shoot back up to the top.
This is by far the quickest way to return to the start of whatever you're looking at. For more precise control, use the scroll bar. To do so, scroll a little bit to make the scroll bar appear at the right edge of the screen, then drag and drop the bar to your desired location. One of the most useful iPhone tips and tricks not everyone takes advantage of is to start using Spotlight. Swipe down from the middle of the Home Screen to reveal a search bar you can use to find almost anything on your iPhone.
This is the quickest way to open apps, check contact details, find an email, or even search the web. Shake your iPhone vigorously to undo an action. This iPhone shortcut is most useful when you're typing and make a mistake.
But you can also use this trick in apps like Mail to undo actions such as archiving or moving messages. If shaking your iPhone feels too dramatic, swipe left with three fingers to undo instead. Then you can swipe right with three fingers to redo. Use this iPhone keyboard shortcut to accurately control your cursor. Simply tap and hold on the space bar, then slide your finger around to move the cursor. It's super-accurate, and a real life-changer when you consider how tedious cursor manipulation once was.
Tap Keyboard Settings, then tap Text Replacement. Create a text replacement for word and input pairs When using certain Chinese or Japanese keyboards, you can create a text replacement for word and input pairs. Tap Reset Keyboard Dictionary.
More expensive options, like the well-regarded Breevy and feature-rich PhraseExpander , will allow for dynamic information, text fields, easy form filling, and support for code and scripts. Write to Patrick Lucas Austin at patrick. By Patrick Lucas Austin. Related Stories. America Needs to Get Back to Facts. Already a print subscriber?
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