iOS Today with Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

Jul 18th 2024

iOS Today 711

Tips & Tricks You Might Have Missed

Personalized vibrations, Live Captions, Reply button

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Category: Help & How To

In this episode of iOS Today, hosts Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard unveil a treasure trove of hidden features and advanced tips for iOS and iPadOS devices. From transforming your on-screen keyboard into a precision text-editing tool to customizing contact notifications, the hosts cover many practical tips to enhance your Apple device experience. They also explore photo editing tricks, Wi-Fi password sharing, live captions in FaceTime, and creating shortcuts for health management.

  • Keyboard tricks:
    • Using the spacebar as a trackpad for precise text editing
    • Quick-switching between letters, numbers, and symbols without changing keyboards
  • Contact customization:
    • Setting personalized vibrations and ringtones for important contacts
    • Managing emergency bypass settings to prioritize notifications
  • Photo management:
    • Copying text from screenshots when apps don't allow selection
    • Applying consistent edits across multiple photos
  • iOS 17 features:
    • Streamlined two-factor authentication with automatic code-filling
    • Customizable home screen layouts and focus modes
  • Communication enhancements:
    • Live captions in FaceTime calls
    • Replying to specific messages in iMessage threads

Feedback:

  • Discussion on authentication for the new iPhone mirroring feature

Shortcuts Corner:

  • Medication reminders:
    • Creating a shortcut to set alarms for medication schedules
  • Nutritional tracking:
    • Developing a custom shortcut to log dietary information in the Health app

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