Just when you think you already know your way around the iPhone, new insights are just around the corner. A former employee revealed three tricks that the Apple smartphone still has.
Tricks that make using the iPhone easier are becoming known again and again. Rarely, however, do they come from internal circles. But in the case of Sabrina Badin, yes. On the TikTok platform, the former Apple employee shares her iPhone tricks in short videos under the name “Genius Bar”. These are mainly functions in Apple’s iOS operating system. Anyone who thinks that these are known anyway could be wrong. Our three examples are likely to surprise many iPhone users. And not only that. They are also quite useful and make it easier to use the smartphone.
Trick 1: Record videos with music
The first trick from the list surprised us the most. If you don’t feel like laying songs over videos afterwards, you finally have a solution to your problem. Music playback, for example via Spotify, usually stops as soon as you swipe on “Video” in the iPhone camera app. But there is a very simple way to keep it running.
To do this, open the iPhone’s camera app while the desired song is playing. But instead of swiping left to Video, just press and hold the shutter button on the Photo tab. The icon will then change and look like it did when the video was recorded. The same is already running and can also be determined with a small swipe to the side. Otherwise, the recording ends as soon as you stop holding down .
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Trick 2: Move files between apps
The next trick is an innovation that Apple introduced with iOS 15. Many have probably overlooked them. Users of Apple’s “Files” app in particular must have been waiting for this for a long time. Namely, it is possible to easily drag and drop files from one app to another. In the small sample video you can see how this works. Just press and hold file, for example a photo. Then you can move the file freely. While holding , you can swipe up with your other hand to switch to another app, or you can also do this from the home screen. The file continues to stick to your finger and can be dragged directly into a new e-mail.
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Trick 3: Recognize songs quickly
Most of you probably know the app “Shazam” for recognizing music. But if you want to do it very quickly, it may take a few seconds too long to first select the app on the home screen and then open it. Did you know that you can also simply pack the Shazam music recognition into the iPhone settings under the item “Control Center”? It can be started at any time with quick access.