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Your iPhone packs more tricks than you might think. Beyond the basics, there are features tucked away in your Camera app, Notes, Messages, and Settings that can save time, boost productivity, or just make life more fun. Here are 10 hidden gems to try right now.
It’s inconvenient to take a desired screenshot from a video. Fortunately, iPhone can help you take photos even when you're recording a video, lest you miss a wonderful moment.
1. Open the Camera app and switch to Video mode.
2. Tap the white shutter button on the right while recording.
3. The phone captures a full-resolution still without stopping your video.
If you’re in a foreign country and require a translation or need to take notes from a whiteboard, your iPhone camera can assist with these requests.
1. Point your camera at printed text (menus, signs, documents).
2. Look for the Live Text icon (three lines in a box) in the viewfinder.
3. Tap to copy, look up, or translate text instantly—no typing required.
Are you still using third-party apps to scan documents? iPhone’s built-in app, Notes, can help you make it easily for free. It can even export the result as a PDF to share with somebody.
1. In Notes, start a new note and tap the camera icon.
2. Choose Scan Documents, position the page, and let it auto-capture.
3. Tap the Share button and select Send a Copy >PDF to email or AirDrop.
In the Photos app, you can make stickers from the subjects in your photos and animated stickers from the subjects in your Live Photos. Then use your stickers to decorate messages, photos, notes, and more.
1. Open a photo in the Photos app.
2. Press and hold the main subject until it lifts off the background.
3. Select Add Sticker. Then it will be added to the Stickers in your keyboard. You can send it via Messages, Mail, or another app as a custom sticker.
Is it possible to edit and make changes and multiple effects on a photo and then copy those edits onto another? Yes, you can make it by following this:
1. Edit any photo and apply your favorite filter or adjustment.
2. Tap the three-dot menu (…) in the top right and choose Copy Edits.
3. Open another picture, tap Edit >three dots >Paste Edits to apply the same look.
It’s time-consuming to manually clear massive messages. There is a trick to help you select messages quickly to delete:
1. Open Messages.
2. Tap and hold with two fingers on any conversation, then drag to select multiple messages.
3. Tap Delete to finish. Please check whether important messages are selected before deleting.
This is another way to delete messages, which is mainly to help users empty those obsolete messages.
1. Go to Settings > Apps> Messages >Keep Messages.
2. Choose 30 Days or 1 Year instead of Forever.
3. Your iPhone will automatically delete older texts at once, reclaiming storage.
In some countries and regions, Apple allows users to record a phone call when they’re talking to one another. In select regions and languages, you can view the transcript of the call in the Notes app.
1. Go to the Phone app on your iPhone and make a call.
2. During the call, tap the Start Call Recording button in the upper left corner. Then, both call participants hear an audio notice that the call is being recorded.
3. To stop recording, tap the Stop button or just hang up.
4. To see the call in the Notes app, tap the prompt View Saved Call.
Call recordings are automatically saved to a Call Recordings folder in the Notes app for you to edit later.
Users can convert currency or units in the Calculator on iPhone, which is a tiny but practical feature.
1. Open Calculator, then swipe down from its toolbar to reveal the Converter icon.
2. Tap it, select Currency, and pick your currencies.
3. Real-time conversion without leaving the app.
There is a faster way to hop between apps, especially back to the last one.
1. On no-Home-button iPhones, swipe right or left along the bottom edge (the horizontal line).
2. Instantly switch between your two most recently used apps—or keep swiping to cycle through all open apps.
These hidden iPhone tricks help you work smarter, save time, and get creative—no extra apps needed. Try them today and unlock more of what your device can do!
