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We have compiled the 40 best tricks for new iPhone users, the best tips you will find.

If you are launching a new iPhone, the first thing we are going to say is congratulations, you have a great device that It will give you many doses of happiness. And the second, are all these tricks and tips so that you learn to use it at the highest level. We have collected the best tricks that might interest someone with a new iPhone.

Transferring your data

The first step as soon as you start your new iPhone is to transfer all your data from your old smartphone, if you already had an iPhone, the process is very simple.

Simply make sure that both iPhones are nearby and connected to the same Wi-Fi and as soon as you sign in with your Apple iD on the iPhone 12 a window will appear to migrate all your data to the new iPhone from the old one.

Transfer data from one iPhone to another

If you had an Android and you bought the new iPhone 12, firstly congratulations, and secondly to transfer your data we recommend this guide.

Closing apps

Closing apps on the iPhone is very easy. If you have an iPhone X, XS, XR or the new iPhone 11, you just have to swipe from the bottom up to the middle of the screen. On the iPhone 8 and 7 you must press the Home button twice.

Now that multitasking is open, all you have to do is swipe up the apps you want to close. Although, a word of advice, you don't have to do it. Although it may seem otherwise, you will save battery if you leave them open.

Move several apps at the same time

To move an application we must keep pressing on the icon until it starts to vibrate, now we can move it freely. But if you use two fingers, you can pick up an app and with another finger tap on more apps, so you can move them all at once.

Easy reach

A function released when Apple introduced the iPhone 6 Plus and that continues today. This iOS option allows you to zoom in on the screen, lower it halfway, so that we can easily access the upper area. An option that we recommend you have activated if you have an iPhone with a large screen.

Easy reach, an iPhone option

Knock Back

One of the best tricks Apple has pulled up lately. We have a kind of "back button" on the iPhone that allows us to quickly execute certain actions. Simply by touching the Apple apple two or three times, we can activate it, and it is also completely customizable. A very useful trick especially on large iPhones.

Quickly access Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

From the Control Center we have access to a large number of shortcuts and functions and from there you can activate and deactivate a large number of options. But you can also change the Wi-Fi network or the Bluetooth device you are connected to very quickly. Simply access the Control Center, long press on the square for connections and then long press on the Wi-Fi or Bluetooth icon and select which one you want to connect to.

Camera filters

The iPhone camera has several built-in filters, you can access it by clicking on the button that appears on the top right when you are taking a photo. But what very few know is that you can also access these filters by sliding the photo you are taking up.

Play background sounds

In iOS 15 we can play background sounds to focus. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Audio/visual > Background sounds, flip the switch and select between pink noise, white noise, brown noise, ocean, rain and stream.

Get more details from your photos

The Photos app now knows much more about each photo. With just a swipe up we can see details such as the device that took the photo, the date, the time, sensor details, the location or even the app with which the image was taken or imported.

Activate offline location

With this option you can locate your iPhone even if it does not have an internet connection, from Settings click on your name, just above everything and then enter Search and click on Search my iPhone. Make sure Find Offline is turned on.

Take a screenshot

If you have an iPhone without a home button, you can take a screenshot by pressing the lock button and the volume up button at the same time. On an iPhone with Touch ID, press it at the same time you press the lock button. When doing so, the screenshot will appear on the screen, if you touch it you can edit and save it.

Share screen on FaceTime

In a FaceTime video call we can now share our iPhone screen. At the top you will see an icon with which you can share the screen, the other user must accept it and they can start seeing the same thing that appears on the screen of your iPhone.

Making a list in Notes

The iOS notes app has a lot of potential, one of its star features is the ability to make lists. Lara, we open a new note and press the icon with a circle and a tick that is above the keyboard.

Press hard or hold to clear all notifications

One option to clear all notifications at once is by pressing hard on the "x" that appears in the notification center, which you will reach by sliding the screen from above.

Select several emails or messages quickly

If you want to select several emails, messages or notes very quickly, there is a definitive trick to do it, all you have to do is press with two fingers on the screen and drag down. You will select all the emails, messages or notes that you touch.

Don't move, mark, or delete emails one by one. Swipe down with two fingers over your messages to select multiple items in iOS 13 and iPadOS. Like this. pic.twitter.com/BYuXd3pTqO

Spacebar Select

This is one of the best iOS tricks. If you press hard on the keyboard while writing a message or hold down the space bar, the keyboard will turn into a trackpad and you can move the cursor to easily edit the text.

Shake your iPhone to undo

Another of the lesser-known features. If you just deleted a word, or deleted an email or deleted a photo, nothing happens. You just have to shake your iPhone to undo what happened. Simple and effective.

Select several photos

With this trick you can select several photos that you have in the gallery in case you want to share or delete them. We just have to enter the Photos app and select an Album, in the upper right part click on select and now slide your finger through all the photos you want to select.

Take photos while recording a video

This is one of the newer features that Apple added to the camera software on its devices and is available on most of the latest versions of the mobile operating system from the signature bitten apple logo. It is a function that, basically, is used to take pictures while you are making a video.

Camera button.

We'll explain how you can do it, simply start recording a video as you normally would and press the circular white button that appears in the upper right corner (landscape mode) or in the lower right corner (portrait mode) to take pictures of this video.

Configure the emergency call

By default, your iPhone includes a function to call emergencies quickly: we only have to press the lock button and one of the volume buttons. This can be configured from Settings > SOS Emergency where you can select your emergency contacts and if you want to call faster.

Create automatic replies for when you can't take a call

There may be times when you can't answer a call, Apple implemented a long time ago an SMS that you can send to that person when you hang up so they know the reason why you can't answer. Some are predefined by default but we can edit them from Settings > Phone > Reply with message.

You can take a photo while making a video

Few know it but it is a very useful trick, if you are recording a video but you also want to immortalize the moment with a photo you can do it, just click on the white button that appears next to the red stop recording button.

Configure the one-handed keyboard for right-handed or left-handed users

The iPhone includes a quick function so that we can type with one hand, to adjust it to our we can select if we are left-handed or right-handed in the settings . We go to Settings > General > Keyboard > One-hand keyboard and select our hand.

You make the most of 5G

5G technology allows us to browse much faster and download and send information like never before, which is why Apple has added a feature to make the most of it.

If you have an unlimited or high GB data rate, go to Settings > Mobile data > Options and turn on Allow more data on 5G. You will be able to download updates or improve the quality of Face Time.

Close all tabs at once

With this trick you can close dozens of open tabs in Safari with one click. You just have to press and hold the tabs icon in the lower right corner and select the option “Close the X tabs”.

Select the perfect resolution of the recorded videos for you

It is possible that you record a lot of videos but your iPhone does not have much capacity, in that case it is best that you do not record at 4k and 60 frames per second. However, if you have a device with a lot of capacity and you love that your videos look their best, it is better that you use the highest quality possible.

You just have to go to Settings > Camera > Record video and select the right quality for you. If you have an iPhone 11 or 11 pro you can do it from the camera app directly by clicking on the upper right corner where the video quality appears.

System-wide drag and drop

In iOS 15 we can easily drag and drop between apps. For example, you search for an image on the internet, with one finger you hold down and with the other hand you exit the app, enter another and release it. You will be able to do it between many applications quickly.

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Access the desktop version of a website in Safari

If you don't want to use the mobile version of a website there is an option to load the desktop mode on your iPhone. Just click on the letters that appear above in the address bar and select Website in desktop version, the website will reload and you will see it as on a computer.

Activate low power mode and save battery

For some versions of iOS we have available a low power mode on the iPhone, and it is something that can be essential if you are going to spend a long time away from home using the device. You can activate it at any time by telling Siri, from Settings > Battery or from the Control Center if you have included this button.

Change the payment method in the App Store

Apps and applications are the heart of the iPhone, and many of them are paid, and they are worth every penny. You can manage the payment method in the App Store from the App Store, the small circle with your photo, in Manage payments and in Add payment method.

Scanning the text of a photo

Live Text is a new feature in iOS 15, and it allows us to scan any photo to read the text that appears and be able to copy and paste it. You can do it from any photo in the gallery just by holding down on the text that appears. You can copy and paste it into another app.

Enable portrait mode in FaceTime

FaceTime now has a portrait mode that blurs the background. To activate it you can slide the Control Center during a call and you will see a button called effects. By pressing it you can activate the portrait effect in the video call. This option is also available in other video calling apps.

Portrait mode comes to FaceTime

Record Dolby Vision HDR video

If you have one of the latest iPhone 12 or iPhone 13, you can record extremely high-quality video with Dolby Vision HDR. To do this, go to Settings > Camera > Record Video > HDR video. By activating this function, you will enliven Dolby Vision.

Swipe to reload a web page in Safari

Safari has implemented a function that we find in dozens of apps: we can reload the web page by swiping down from the top. We will see a small reload icon and the web will reload.

Show battery percentage

On iPhones with Face ID, the battery percentage won't appear on top, but there are several ways to display it. The easiest is to swipe down from the top left corner to see the Control Center, next to the battery icon the percentage will appear.

Battery percentage of an iPhone.

Using Dark Mode

Dark mode on the iPhone is great, and something you can highly recommend if you want to use less battery. It has been shown that if you use it by default you will save battery, and the more you use it, the more you will notice its effect. To activate it you can do it from Settings > Display and brightness > Dark, or do it from the Control Center icon, if it does not appear you can configure it from Settings > Control center.

Activate Apple ProRaw

The latest iPhone Pro has a new format, which can help you when editing photos to achieve much more interesting effects. It is a function for advanced users, and it is activated from Settings > Camera > formats. When you open the camera app you will see a new button in the upper area to activate the RAW format.

Apple ProRAW format can be very interesting in certain circumstances

How to create your Memoji

Memojis are available on all iPhones and we can share them from any application. To create one you must enter the Messages app, open a chat and click on an icon with several faces. Now click on the 3 points and on New Memoji. Memoji Stickers can be shared in different apps.

Don't have a charger?

One tip, if you don't have a charger you should get one since it's not included in the box of your new iPhone. Fortunately there are very good and very cheap ones, these are our recommended chargers, with enough power and very good prices.

Alert when you separate from the Apple Watch or an AirTag

With iOS 15 we can configure an alert on the iPhone so that a notification appears when we move away from an AirTag, an Apple Watch, some AirPods or any other Apple device connected to the iPhone.

To do this you must enter the Search app, tap on Devices or Objects, select it, raise the tab and tap on Notify when I don't have it with me. We can select safe places where we can leave the device without notifying us, such as our home.

You will never forget your Apple Watch or your keys

Let's hope you enjoy your new iPhone for a long time, now you'll get to know it a little better. And if you still have doubts, in our tutorial section we will solve them all for you.

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