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    iPhone 13 and 13 Pro tips


    and tricks: 15 iOS 15
    features to try
    Cam Bunton, Contributing editor · 24 October
    2021 · Explainer

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    Why you can trust Pocket-lint

    (Pocket-lint) - With iOS 15 Apple may not


    have change up the visuals all that much, but
    there's still plenty in there that's worth
    getting accustomed to and tinkering with.
    Whether you've got yourself a new iPhone 13
    or you just updated your existing iPhone.

    Most of the features highlighted are available


    for all iPhone models running iOS 15, but
    there are one or two that are limited to the
    iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 series that won't be
    applicable to older models. So, make sure
    you're running iOS 15 on your iPhone - or get
    out your iPhone 13/13 Pro - and work your
    way through some of our favourite, less-
    obvious features.

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    You can watch the video guide directly below


    or follow the written steps beneath that.
    Whichever you find most convenient.

    iOS 15 + iPhone 13 tips and t…

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    1 - Stop apps from tracking you

    Lots of apps want to track various patterns


    and usage data from you while you use their
    apps. In most instances it's so they can serve
    you more relevant advertisements or get to
    know how people use their software to help
    them improve it. However, there's good
    reason to block all tracking, especially if that
    company has a reputation for not respecting
    your right to privacy.

    If you want to block apps from tracking just


    open Settings > Privacy and now tap
    "Tracking". Right at the top there's a toggle
    that says "Allow apps to request to track". If
    you don't want any apps to request tracking
    information, just toggle this off. Or,
    alternatively you can manually toggle
    tracking on or off for apps individually in the
    list below.

    2 - See which apps access what data

    On a similar note, this is just a quick tip:


    scroll down to the bottom of the Settings >
    Privacy screen and tap "Record App
    Activity". Toggle it on, and now wait for a
    week or so. After a few days go back to that
    menu option and you'll see a breakdown of
    how various apps have been using
    permissions on your phone, and you can see
    if any of them are accessing things like your
    location or other personal information far
    too regularly. You can also opt to save a
    report as a blank binary file that you can
    share and save.

    3 - Bring the old Safari back

    In iOS 15 we got a new Safari with a search


    bar and tab switcher at the bottom. It's
    actually quite convenient for one-handed use
    and lets you easily swipe between tabs.
    However, if you want the old layout back -
    with the URL bar at the top - you can switch
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    There are two ways to do it. Either go to


    Settings > Safari and scroll down until you
    see the two tab icons. Now select "Single
    tab". When you relaunch Safari it'll now have
    the bar at the top.

    The other quicker way to switch is opening


    Safari itself, open any webpage and tap the
    "AA" icon in the search bar. Now you'll get a
    pop-up menu appear. Tap the option that
    says "show top address bar".

    4 - Bundle non-important
    notifications

    iOS 15 has a feature called "Scheduled


    Summary" that lets you bundle all the less
    important notifications together and deliver
    them at the same time, rather than getting
    lots of random pings through the day.

    To enable it, go to Settings > Notifications


    and tap "Scheduled Summary". Now toggle it
    on and go through the setup process. Now
    you choose the apps you want to include in
    your summary and tap "Add Apps" at the
    bottom.

    On the next screen - choose the times you


    want the first and second summaries to
    appear. You can also tap the "+" to add more
    frequent summaries through the day. So you
    could have one appear at breakfast time,
    lunch time and one in the evening if you
    want. When those are chosen just hit the
    "Turn on Notification Summary" option at
    the bottom.

    Now you'll only be notified by direct


    messages or apps not included in your
    selection through the day, until the time you
    choose to have the summary appear.

    5 - Announce notifications on
    AirPods

    If you have a pair of AirPods Pro you can


    have Siri announce notifications through
    them whenever you have them in your ears
    and connected to your iPhone. To switch that
    on, go to Settings > Siri and Search and now
    tap "Announce notifications" and then toggle
    the option on at the top of the page. And
    toggle on the "Headphones" switch on as
    well.

    6 - Switch off HDR video

    By default the newer iPhone 13 Pro models


    record video in HDR or Dolby Vision which
    not only takes up lots of space, but also isn't
    compatible with a lot of other devices. To
    switch it off, go to Settings > Camera and tap
    "Record Video". Toggle off the option that
    says "HDR Video".

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    7 - Reachability

    Back in the day when iPhones had buttons,


    you could bring stuff down from the top of
    the screen to make them easier to reach by
    lightly double tapping on the home button.
    And you can actually do it on the new phones
    without buttons too, but you have to activate
    it first.

    Go to Settings > Accessibility and tap


    "Touch". Toggle on the Reachability option.
    Now when you swipe down on the bottom of
    the screen, it drops the stuff from the top of
    the screen further down, making it easier to
    reach.

    8 - Double tap the back to


    screenshot

    With the right accessibility function enabled


    you can simple tap twice on the back of your
    phone to take a screenshot. Rather than
    fiddling with the button combination.

    Just go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch


    and now select "back tap". Choose the
    double-tap option and find Screenshot in the
    list. Now when you double-tap your phone's
    back, it'll take a screenshot. You can - of
    course - choose other functions like dropping
    down notifications or control centre, which
    can be hard to reach.

    9 - Use Live Text

    One cool new feature is Live Text, and it


    allows you to use your camera to read and
    display text in real-time. You could - for
    instance - use it to instantly send a sentence
    from an article or document in a message.

    Open a messaging app. Double-tap on the


    text field and then tap the little icon that
    looks like text in a box. It will now open up a
    camera view and start scanning text and will
    then display it in the field as you show it to
    the camera.

    To be more precise, just tap the little capture


    icon in the corner to take a quick still of the
    text you want. You can now highlight the
    specific block of text you want to include by
    just dragging your finger across the text you
    want.

    Another way you can do it is just opening the


    camera app and making sure you're in Photo
    mode. Now point at the text you want, or tap
    to focus on the text manually, and tap the
    live text icon in the corner. It will take a scan
    of the text, and you can now highlight text
    within popup image to share with someone.
    Copy and paste to wherever you want it.

    10 - Live text in a screen shot

    There is another way to use Live Text. With a


    screenshot. Take a screenshot and tap on it
    to open up the editor view. Tap on the
    markup/pen icon in the top and now tap the
    live text icon in the bottom corner. NOw you
    can drag to highlight the text you want to
    copy and paste it to any app you like.

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    11 - Focus mode

    Focus mode could easily be its in depth


    feature and video. However, briefly, if you
    head to Settings > Focus you can create
    dedicated scenarios where only specific apps
    and people can interrupt you at specific
    times or locations.

    You can set up one scenario for Personal


    mode and another for Work mode. Going
    through the process might take a bit of time,
    but essentially just involves adding dedicated
    people who can contact you and choosing
    which apps to allow. It's really
    straightforward.

    Once that’s set up you can schedule when


    you want it to come on. Whether it’s time
    and date based or location based. You can
    even customise the home screens that appear
    during each focus time.

    12 - Limit the screen frame rate

    By default the iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max


    have their screens set to go to a maximum of
    120Hz refresh rates. If - for whatever reason
    - you would like to limit that you actually
    can, but you won't find it in the Display
    settings. Go to Settings > Accessibility >
    Motion. Now toggle on the "Limit Frame
    Rate" option, and it won't go over 60fps.

    13 - Create your own Photographic


    Style

    One other camera feature on the new iPhone


    models is something called Photographic
    Styles. Unlike a simple filter, this adjusts
    things like warmth, brightness and contrast
    to create an aesthetic that will be applied to
    all of your photos when you snap them. Open
    Settings > Camera, and scroll to
    "Photographic Styles". Swipe through the
    options until you find a look that you like.
    Once you've found one, hit the blue tap at the
    bottom.

    14 - Change the music on your


    Photos Memories

    In the new Photos app, Apple automatically


    sticks a backing track on the photo and video
    memories it creates for you in the "For You"
    tab. But you can change that. Open up
    Photos and tap "For You" and choose one of
    the Memories at the top.

    Once open, tap on it again and tap the little


    music icon in the corner. Now you can swipe
    across and it changes the filter and the music
    as you do. Or you can tap the musical note
    icon in the bottom right to see a larger
    selection of options, including a search
    button which - when pressed - lets you go
    through your entire library for a specific
    song.

    15 - Trackpad keyboard

    Last but not least. This is an old, old


    favourite, but it's a must. If you want to
    precisely move your cursor when typing, you
    can turn your keyboard into a trackpad by
    just long-pressing the space bar and then
    swiping your thumb around. Now place the
    cursor on screen in the exact place you want
    it to go.

    Writing by Cam Bunton. Editing by Britta O'Boyle.

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