The 15 Best IPhone Hidden Features You Never Knew Existed
If you've installed iOS 11 on your iPad, then you've probably come face-to-face with the operating system's new keyboard feature, Key Flicks. The iPhone supports Bluetooth keyboard just like the iPad. However, if you're like me, it makes the iPad keyboard a bit more crowded than I want it to be and I want it to go away. Quicktype keyboard may not be as flashy as some of the third-party keyboards. Add this feature by going to Language and Input > Physical Keyboard > Show Virtual Keyboard.
Now head to the keyboard, tap the key with the globe icon, and feast your eyes on all the emoticons. To access these effects, press and hold the send icon after you've written a message. The keys on the keyboard will turn blank, and the cursor will appear. Go one-handed:Â The QuickType keyboard lets you type one-handed, which is great on the bigger devices.
Tap and hold the 123 button, slide your finger to select the symbol you want to insert, then release. Set a quick timer: Instead of heading to the timer app, you can force press on the timer icon, then slide up or down on the full-screen to set a timer anywhere from one minute to two hours long.
This also works for the "#+=" set of characters as well, though one must release the?123 key and then tap and hold on the #+= key to be able to slide-enter figures from the latter Domains set. Using tapbacks from the Lock screen in iOS 12. On 3D Touch iPhones, you even get this really cool Taptic feedback for each character… which kinda feels like it should be an option, like keyboard sound, for every key by now.
How to find top music charts: Go to the Browse tab in the menu bar along the bottom, and then tap "Top Charts" to see a regularly updated list of the most popular songs on Apple Music. Tap the left or right biased keyboard button. Although this is not a much-touted feature by Apple, it can let you handle cursors while typing a breeze.
Google's keyboard now supports iOS 10 emoji, and you can quickly share someone's contact info directly from Gboard once you've enabled contact sharing in settings. Press the Spacebar (or Cmd-Y). To send a kiss, go to the black canvas (see above) and tap with two fingers where you want the kiss to appear.