10 hidden essential features of iOS 10 for iPhone and iPad
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10 hidden essential features of iOS 10 for iPhone and iPad |
Notify
You can ask Mail in iOS to tell you when a new message comes through in a key conversation. Just tap the flag icon and choose “Notify Me...” in the options that appear.
Use Mail’s mailboxes
There are numerous Mailbox views you can set up in Mail that make it easier to find what you need. Review those available in Mailbox>Edit. Enable those you want to use by ticking the circle beside their name; tap Done and they will appear.
Draft control
To save an email you are working on as a draft to finish later, just tap the message subject line at the top of the window and swipe your finger down until the subject appears at the bottom of the screen. Tap on it again to open it and finish the mail. You can have multiple messages in draft status. To access them all tap and hold the Compose icon to see them in list view.
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Flash
Make your iPhone’s torch flash when a call or notification comes through in Settings>General>Accessibility, toggle LED Flash for Alerts to on.
Clickety-click — shut up!!
You type the keyboard clicks. You may not mind, but someone else might. Sort it out: Settings>Sounds>Keyboard Clicks, toggle to off.
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Low Power Mode
Maximize battery life by manually switching to Low Power Mode. You lose some background features but gain much better battery life. Enable this in Settings>Battery>Low Power Mode.
Fickle Fingers
Improve Touch ID finger recognition by registering the same fingerprint two or more times in Settings>Touch ID & Passcode. (Add cold and damp versions for even better accuracy.)
Peek
Press and hold any URL in any app to see a preview. Swipe up for four useful tools: Open in Background (without leaving your current app), Add to Reading List, Copy and the Share pane.
Triple Tabs tips
Lots of open tabs, but can’t find the one you need?Turn your iPhone to landscape view and tap the Tabs button at the lower right. At the top left in the next view, there’s a search bar to explore the pages and their contents.
Make a PDF almost anywhere
To make a PDF from many iOS apps, tap Share and choose Print. In the subsequent Printer Options screen, you will see an image of what you want to print. Use two fingers to expand the image and you’ll enter a preview mode with its own Share button. Now you have a usable PDF.
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