A TOP TECH buff has highlighted a handful of top iPhone features you “need” to start using.
In a TikTok post on Wednesday, influencer and Apple guru Katrina Mogus shared three time-saving tips with her 2.4million followers.
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Pinch to copy and paste
Katrina, who posts on TikTok under the username @katamogz, first highlighted a hidden iPhone gesture you probably don’t know.
If you’ve ever copied and pasted on an iPhone, you’ll know that it can sometimes be frustrating.
The route most people take is by tapping and holding on text or a photo and then selecting copy or paste.
However, there is an easier option that works by pinching and spreading your fingers.
To try it for yourself, find a photo or highlight some text that you’d like to copy.
Pinch three fingers together on the display to copy, and then splay them out to paste.
Hide Home Screens
Want to tidy up your Home Screen? As well as removing apps, you can now hide pages that are littered with stuff you rarely use.
The iPhone has been out since 2007, and over that time the number of apps we’ve downloaded has ballooned.
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Even if you keep them organised in folders, it’s likely you still have several Home Screens filled with games, social media apps and more.
Hiding a Home Screen page is simple.
First, hold your finger down on the Home Screen until your app icons start wiggling.
Next, tap on the pill-shaped bubble at the bottom of your screen – the one that usually shows which Home Screen you’re on.
This will bring you to a page that lets you hide individual Home Screens by “unticking” the checkboxes beneath them.
Once you’re finished, just click Done in the top right-hand corner.
These pages aren’t gone forever and are perfectly preserved should you wish to unhide them.
Of course, you can also leave them hidden, if you wish.
The apps on your hidden page are not deleted from your device. They can still be found in your iPhone’s App Library, which you can access by swiping left to the very last page.
Magnifier effect
When you take a screenshot on iPhone, you can add a magnifying glass effect to highlight important parts of the image.
Take a screenshot and tap the image that appears in the bottom left corner of your display to open the screenshot editor.
Once you’re there, select the plus icon in the bottom right and tap Magnifier.
You can move the magnifier around by tapping and holding it, and change its size using the coloured dots around its circumference.
When you tap on the magnifier, a colour palette will appear at the bottom of your display, allowing you to change the circle’s hue.
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