Latest IPHONE tips and tricks secret

Google Maps as a Free GPS

While traveling abroad, you can use Google Maps as a free GPS without an international data plan. While offline, simply zooming to a map area you want in the maps app, and type “ok maps” into the search box. This data will be available even when you do not have data connectivity.

Stop Music with Clock

You can stop music playback after a certain time. This is especially helpful if you like to fall asleep to music, but not wake up to it. Go to the Clock, then Timer, and set the duration. Select the option “Stop Playing” When Timer Ends.

2. Tricks in Usage

Signal Strength Displays with Number

A. Type *3001#12345#* and then hit Call in keyboard

B. After you tap the Call button, you will see the Field Test as follow. Now you’ve got a negative number indicating the decibels referenced to one mill watt (dBm) rather than a signal bar.

Close the Multitasking Bar

When closing apps in iOS 7 in the multitasking bar (after double click), you can close up to three apps at once. You just have to use three fingers.

Take Photos & Videos with iPhone Headphones/Volume Up Button

Click the volume + button on the remote on your Apple or Apple-compatible earbuds while in camera mode to click and shoot, or the middle button (play/pause), while in video mode, to take selfies.

Check Recently Closed Tabs in Siri

On the iPad, when you press and hold the + button for new tabs in Safari, you get a list of recently closed tabs.

Spotlight Search

When you type anything on Spotlight Search, it can bring up and access almost anything that’s stored within your phone, your contacts (can be searched by name or number), apps, messages, calendar events, songs, videos and a lot more (if all else fails, your phone will offer to do an Internet search for you). You can customize it to your requirements by going to Setting > General > Spotlight Search. You can head straight to Spotlight Search when you need to make a call, send a message (instead of going to contacts list), find an app that you might have misplaced among hundreds of apps, or to locate a song (you can search by title, artist or album), instead of scrolling through all playlists.

Delete/Recover the Last Digit with Swiping Across with Calculator

If you wish to delete or recover the last digit you inputted, simply swipe across the readout from left to right, or vice versa.

Scientific Calculator

Turn the calculator sideways, and it becomes a scientific calculator.

Banish a Banner Notification

You can just swipe right to left to banish a banner notification. It’s very important to know this when that embarrassing text shows up suddenly on your screen.

Another Function for Earbuds

With the remote of your earbuds, you can go to the next track or the previous track while listening to music or podcasts.

Scroll to the Top with One Click

When you’re way down on the page, tap the top bar of any app, you will scroll back to the top immediately.