10 iPhone tricks to save time every day

Save time by effectively doing some tasks on the iPhone, here we give you 10 tricks for situations to improve on a daily basis

He iPhone is the center of our daily livesboth for the personal and sometimes the work. Proof of this is that almost the first action we take when we wake up is to check our notifications, although it can also be your daily alarm clock. Apple makes some renewals and launches new features in terms of functionssome may go unnoticed. That is why in this article We list 10 iPhone tricks with which you can save time.

Crop your images efficiently

Previously, to crop images it was necessary to go to the Photos app, open the image to be cropped, press the Edit button and do the procedure as you wish. There is a faster way to make cuts to the image without having to do these previous steps..

Now it’s a matter of zoom with your fingers on the image you want to crop. At the top right of the screen The Crop button will appear. Click on said button and now you can crop according to current view. If you made a mistake with the crop size you can make previous adjustments before pressing Done.

Don’t write notes anymore, record yourself live

In iOS 18 it is possible to record from the Notes app so that you can now generate voice notes. Instead of you typing, you can record directly and the iPhone will do the transcription for you. This way you can save time typing with the keyboard.

1. Open the Notes app and generate a new note
2. Touch the clip icon what’s on the keyboard
3. Select the option of Record audio
4. Hit the red button when you’re ready
5. Make your recording, you can pause it and resume or click Done when you’re done.

The app will transcribe everything it has detected with the voices. Tap the recording to see the full transcriptyou can tap on a word to start playback from there.

Get more controls on some Control Center features

For several versions of iOS, it has been possible to use the Control Center with some interesting functions. What’s amazing is that you can have additional options in a function. These are just a few examples of some options:

• Flashlight: Press and hold the icon to control different intensities
• Timer: long press the icon to change the time and start it
• Screen recording: Long press the icon to activate the microphone and record the screen at the same time

Schedule an iMessage

If you use iMessage with your friends, family, and other contacts, Please note that now in iOS 18 it is possible to schedule messages. It is excellent for scheduling birthday messages, anniversaries or simple reminders for a person. To do so, follow these steps:

1. Open the Messages app and go to a conversation to schedule a message
2. Touch the More icon
3. Select the option of Send later
4. Write the message naturally
5. After Tap the timestamp at the top of the text field to schedule the sending of the message
6. Select the day and timeclick Send to schedule it.

It is then possible to edit the message or send it at that moment if you have changed your mind. The recipient will not know that you have scheduled a message.

Return to the top of any page

This trick is incredible and there are many users who are still unaware of it because Apple never confessed to having it activated. If you are reading an article on iPadizate, browsing the Photos app, Facebook, X or any app where you have already swiped enough, you can go back to the top with just one touch.

Just tap near the top of iPhonejust before the edge of your iPhone with Dynamic Island or notch. You will see how the magic happens and everything will return to the beginning.

The next time you read or watch something on your iPhone and you’ve scrolled as far down as possible, try returning to the top with this tap.

Return multiple pages of an app

This trick is useful in any browser or if you’ve already navigated too deep in the Settings app. The natural way to go back is by pressing back several times but it is not the only way.

Press and hold the Back or Return button for a few seconds. You will see how activate a new dropdown menu where a list will be displayed with the recent pages or sites where you were with the iPhone. Just touch one of them to return without effort.

Another little trick that works to avoid pressing Back is to return to the previous page by sliding your finger from left to right, right on the edge in the middle of the screen.

The iPhone keyboard has a built-in trackpad

This trick is very interesting and It will be especially helpful to users who write a lot of text on their iPhone. It is very natural to click on a part of the text to correct or revise it. This process can take a long time, especially if you can’t find the right touch on the word you want.

To avoid mishaps, do it faster thanks to your keyboard that can become a trackpad. With the keyboard open in a text note, press and hold the space bar until the letters disappearimmediately afterwards move your finger all over the keyboard until the iPhone cursor is where you want it. Yesrelease your finger from the screen and the keyboard will return to normal ready to edit.

Set a timer for music or videos, especially if you’re going to sleep

He iPhone timer Not only does it serve to remind you of a particular countdown, it also can help you pause Apple Music content or a video. How is it possible? The secret is within the Clock app, you don’t need to resort to any third-party app.

1. Open the Clock and go to the Timers section
2. Change the timer to the time you want the content to stop
3. Click on the option When finished and select the Stop playback option
4. Confirm on Ready
5. Start the timer.

Now it is a matter of starting music or video content, when the time is up said content will stop. If you want to set it up faster, you can add the timer to Control Center by making sure the end option is Stop.

Activate two secret buttons on your iPhone

We have discussed this tip in depth in a special article. However, it is possible to activate two buttons on the iPhone thanks to the Tap Back function.

Double or triple tap the back of your iPhone to activate specific functions.

1. And ala Accessibility section inside Settings
2. Go to the option Tap
3. Then in Play behind
4. Customize the buttons according to double or triple touch
5. Choose a corresponding action

For example, you can set your iPhone’s scrolling or taking screenshots so that you’ll never have to tap buttons to take a screenshot or tap your iPhone’s screen to scroll down again.

Add your favorite web pages to your iPhone home screen

This trick will be useful to more than one, for set a Safari widget to show you what you’ve saved to your Reading List. A proactive way to visit websites without returning directly to the browser.

1. Open Safari and Find a web page you want to include
2. Tap Share and then Add to reading list
3. Repeat the procedure with the web pages you want (including iPadizate of course).

Just add Safari widget by long-pressing home screentap the More icon, then tap Safari. Confirm Add widget and place it where you want. If you have multiple web pages, we suggest adding the larger expanded widget.

This way you will be able to save time for daily chores on your iPhone. It is a way of demonstrate to Android’s staunch competitors that iOS has certain advantages and that can be used in most everyday cases.

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