Five useful features of your iPhone that you didn't even know about

Despite how long some of us have been iPhone users, phones are now so feature rich thanks to Apple's recurring iOS releases that we don't even fully know what our gadget is capable of. BGR.

Photo: Shutterstock

Apple launched the first iPhone 15 years ago, ushering in a new chapter in the mobile revolution and cementing the consumer hardware preeminence that will dominate for the next decade and beyond.

What's more, Apple doesn't always put a lot of emphasis on telling every single iPhone feature tucked away in new iOS releases. Some of them you either find by chance, or you manage to hear from someone or get information from somewhere else.

On the subject: Airline lost Florida passenger's luggage: he knows exactly where his bags are thanks to AirTags, but they won't return them to him

Here are five really useful iPhone features that you may not have known about yet, but they will all be very useful to you nonetheless. Starting with the ability to scan text on photos.

Scan photo text with your iPhone

If you're using iOS 15, open the Camera Roll. Do you see text on any of the photos you've taken that are now stored on your iPhone? Maybe it's a picture of a street sign, a restaurant exterior, or any paper with words on it. What you may not know is that you can click on the text in this image and select it to copy and paste it somewhere else.

Hide your email address

It sometimes seems like almost every website you visit asks for your email address at some point. Of course, they do this if you want to keep up to date with the site's news. However, to add a layer of privacy between you and this site, Apple has a feature available via iCloud+ that allows you to "hide" your email from the site. In a prompt where you would otherwise enter your email address, Apple should recognize and give you the option to let the iPhone manufacturer generate a random email address instead.

Apple then forwards that company's emails to that randomly generated address and then to the actual email address that Apple has for you.

Additional iPhone features

We also have a way to quickly undo something in a text box, turn off spammers, and improve FaceTime sessions. We'll quickly run through each one, starting with a quick "undo" trick.

Three fingers to undo: shaking your iPhone to undo something is pretty well known by now. But did you know that you can also simply tap a text field with three fingers to quickly bring up the "undo" option?

Enable portrait mode during FaceTime calls: if you're worried about how your interior looks before your next FaceTime call, fear not. In fact, you can use your iPhone to subtly blur the background, similar to how portrait mode does photos. If you'd like to use this feature, tap your picture tile during a FaceTime call. You will then see an option of four icons to click on. Select the one in the top left corner.

You may be interested in: top New York news, stories of our immigrants, and helpful tips about life in the Big Apple - read it all on ForumDaily New York.

Silence all spammers: don't want to be harassed or interrupted by spammers? All you have to do is open the Settings app, select Phone and then Turn Off Unknown Callers.

Read also on ForumDaily:

Top 25 Free Programs and Scholarships at US Universities for International Students

Free treats for US Independence Day: promotions and discounts in restaurants on July 4

Californians will receive checks worth about $ 1000: the state compensates residents for inflation

Do you want more important and interesting news about life in the USA and immigration to America? — support us donate! Also subscribe to our page Facebook. Select the “Priority in display” option and read us first. Also, don't forget to subscribe to our РєР ° РЅР ° Р »РІ Telegram  and Instagram- there is a lot of interesting things there. And join thousands of readers ForumDaily New York — there you will find a lot of interesting and positive information about life in the metropolis.