Summary of "10 AMAZING things your iPhone can do RIGHT NOW"
Summary of the iPhone tips (“10 amazing things”)
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Annotate a webpage in Safari and share it
- From a Safari article, tap Share → View More → Markup to add notes (pens/highlighter).
- To share the marked-up result, use this workaround:
- Tap ellipsis (top-right) → Done → Save to Files
- Then swipe down to close the Files integration, returning to the marked PDF so the Share button appears.
- Share the annotated PDF normally.
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Manage app notifications directly from Notification Center
- In Notification Center, swipe right-to-left on an app notification.
- Options include:
- Mute notifications (e.g., for 1 hour / for the rest of the day)
- Add to Notification Summary
- View settings
- Turn off the app’s notifications completely
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Find favorited songs and favorited albums in Apple Music
- Favoriting a song adds it to the Favorite Songs playlist.
- Favorited albums are less obvious:
- Go to Library → Albums → Filter → Favorites to view only favorited albums.
- Similar filtering works for playlists.
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Training platform promotion (iPhone Essentials Plus)
- Described as a structured learning tool with:
- 250+ lessons
- Each lesson includes a short video, step-by-step guide with screenshots, and a downloadable PDF
- Features include search, module-based learning, a one-time purchase (no ongoing subscription), and future updates included.
- Examples mentioned: an iPhone battery course and ad/sponsor-free versions of videos.
- Note: promotional content, not a feature tutorial.
- Described as a structured learning tool with:
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Use Calculator history to restore previous calculations
- Open Calculator and tap the clock icon (upper-left) to view history.
- Long-press items to:
- Copy expression or copy result
- Delete history entries
- Tap values to insert them back into the calculator.
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Create a one-tap Home Screen shortcut to call (or FaceTime) a person
- Use the Shortcuts app:
- Create a new shortcut (+)
- Search for “phone” (or FaceTime) → choose Call
- Select a specific contact
- Customize:
- Rename
- Add to Home Screen
- Choose a photo for the button tile
- Result: one-tap calling directly from the Home Screen.
- Use the Shortcuts app:
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Show Wi‑Fi password in large readable text
- Works when the Wi‑Fi password is saved on the device.
- Steps:
- Open the Passwords app → Wi‑Fi → select network
- Long-press the password → Show in Large Type
- iPhone uses different colors for uppercase/lowercase, numbers, and symbols to help input correctly.
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Create a Reminders item from selected email text
- In the Mail app, select text in an email.
- Use the quick menu: tap Share → choose Reminders.
- The reminder includes the selected text and a link back to the email.
- Save/confirm with the blue tick.
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Create text hyperlinks on iPhone via paste
- Copy a URL from Safari:
- Tap the address bar → tap URL → Copy
- In another app (example: Notes), select the text you want to link and paste the URL.
- The selected text turns into a clickable hyperlink.
- Copy a URL from Safari:
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Get flight status natively with Spotlight (and reverse image search alternatives)
- Flight lookup
- Open Spotlight and type a flight number
- Spotlight often shows flight status immediately; tapping reveals more details (sometimes including a baggage claim carousel)
- Reverse image search
- With Apple Intelligence: screenshot → in preview tap the search button
- Without Apple Intelligence: install the Google app, then use Share on a screenshot and choose Search with Google Lens
- Flight lookup
Main speaker / sources
- Main speaker: The video narrator/host (not explicitly named in the subtitles)
- Promoted sources/tools:
- Daily Swipe (email tips newsletter)
- iPhone Essentials Plus (training platform)
- Shortcuts app
- Passwords app
- Google app (for Google Lens)
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