iOS 9.3 aims to help you sleep with Night Shift
Plus improvements to Notes, News & more.
After all the talk, we've finally got a glimpse at the latest update to iOS -
iOS 9.3.
And as those rumours suggested, the main focus of iOS 9.3 is to help you sleep
better, through a new feature known as Night Shift.
No it's not just for doctors and nurses, instead, it's for everyone that uses
their phone in bed just before they go to sleep.
Studies show that using your phone in bed and exposure to too much blue light
can actually make it harder to sleep. So, Night Shift allows your iPhone or
iPad to automatically shift colours to the warmer end of the spectrum, reducing
your exposure to that insomnia-inducing blue light.
But Apple isn't just obsessed with your sleep patterns. It's also pretty
occupied with your privacy - as it proved with that FBI request.
Notes is actually one of the most used apps on iOS, but it's not exactly
private. But, with iOS 9.3, Apple is adding password-protection to Notes,
allowing you to look all your innermost thoughts away behind your fingerprint.
Apple is also adding App Suggestions to its Health app, and Apple News is
getting Top Stories and Editors' Picks, as well as Trending Stories.
There are also a few tweaks to CarPlay, with Maps now featuring Nearby -
letting you search for interest points within a local radius. Apple Music has
New and For You sections in CarPlay too.
iOS 9.3 is available now as a free upgrade on the newest iPhone & iPad models.
iPhone SE launched as new 4-inch Apple smartphone
It's the iPhone 6S in the 5S's body.
âFans of smaller smartphones, it's time to rejoice. Apple just launched a
stunning new 4-inch iPhone.
Built around the same design as the out-of-date iPhone 5S, the new iPhone SE
throws in a mass of hardware updates, and a few iPhone 6S-inspired tricks to
bring the ageing device up to scratch.
Acting as the company's new entry-level smartphone, the iPhone SE is being
tipped as 'the most powerful 4-inch phone ever' thanks to running the same A9
processor as its big brother, the iPhone 6S Plus.
That's not where the iPhone 6S similarities end either. The SE runs the same
stunning 12-megapixel iSight camera as its high-end sibling.
That's enhanced by a True Tone flash for well-lit selfies, and the arrival of
Apple's GIF-esque Live Photos which stitch still images into a short, video
clip.
Despite featuring no major design refresh, the iPhone SE doesn't look exactly
the same as its 5S predecessor. Again echoing the company's flagship line, rose
gold (pink) and gold models are now available alongside the standard silver and
space grey models.
Set to be made available for pre-order later this week, the iPhone SE release
date is just around the corner, with the handset to hit retailers on March 31.
Coming in both 16GB and 64GB storage options, the iPhone SE models will set
wannabe owners back £359 and £439 respectively.
Apple wants its iPhone CareKit to help you care for yourself
Including checking symptoms and monitoring medicine intake.
Apple has announced a brand new tool designed to help people care for
themselves.
Since launching the ResearchKit last year, Apple has seen its iPhone and Apple
Watch products aid various research projects and assist with the diagnosis of
illnesses including Parkinson's and epilepsy.
However, Apple's iOS about to get even more helpful with a new feature called
CareKit.
Although it's mainly for developers, it will allow them to "build apps that
empower people to take an active role in their care".
For example, there's a special Parkinson's disease app inbound that takes
Apple's touchscreen tap test to another level, monitoring your response rate
and marking it on a graph that you can feed to your doctor.
This can also feed into a new Care app that monitors your medicine intake, diet
and other factors, which you can share with your family and your physician.
Apple has also today announced its new 4-inch smartphone, the iPhone SE.
This girl's iPhone burst into flames mid-flight
Although it was promptly put out.
âPassengers on a flight got a rather shocking surprise when a girl's phone
caught fire mid-air.
According to KOMO News, a passenger on a flight to Hawaii was watching a movie
when her iPhone 6 started shooting out flames.
Anna Crail said that she thought the plane was on fire, when she noticed
"8-inch flames" coming from her phone.
"I flipped it off onto the ground and it got under someone's seat, and the
flames were just getting higher and a bunch of people stood up," she said.
However, the Alaska Air crew were trained for such scenarios, and the fire was
very swiftly put out.
Lithium-ion batteries have been known to explode if put under pressure and the
heat gets too much.
Hoverboards can catch fire for this reason, which is why they are banned on
major airlines.
Are these the new iPhone 7 headphones? Lightning connector EarPods leak online
Apple's new phone looking increasingly likely to drop traditional audio port.
âWord on the street/internet is that the iPhone 7 will ditch the traditional
3.5mm audio jack, rendering your pricey headphones all but useless - cheers,
guys.
Instead of bundling its future phone with a Bluetooth-bolstered pair of cans
though, it looks like Apple is about to add a Lightning connector to its
traditional EarPods - at least, according to a newly-leaked image on Weibo.
By switching out the traditional 3.5mm jack in favour of its own Lightning
connector, it is believed Apple will be able to make the iPhone 7 significantly
slimmer than its predecessor, the iPhone 6S.
It will come at a cost though. Unless you own a pair of Bluetooth headphones,
or are willing to rough it with these bundled Lightning EarPods, you're going
to have to fork out for a new pair of audio enablers.
There's plenty of time to get saving though. Despite tonight's (March 21) Apple
event, the Cupertino-based company isn't expected to unveil the iPhone 7 until
September.
It is believed the missing audio port will be part of an all-new design refresh.
Is this what Apple's new iPhone SE will look like?
It will apparently be identical to the iPhone 5S.
âWe've already seemingly had Apple Pay support for the iPhone SE confirmed,
and now it seems its design has been confirmed.
Mobile accessories retailer Mobile Fun has apparently got their hands on the
cases for the upcoming iPhone SE, and they reckon there's enough evidence to
suggest it will look almost identical to the old iPhone 5S.
The video notes that the iPhone 5S fits perfectly into the supposed SE case and
the charging ports and volume buttons for the 5S line up directly with the case
cutouts.
Apple Watch price cut introduced as new models & strap options land
Significant smartwatch savings.
âEarly adopters, you've been had again. Apple just announced a significant
Apple Watch price cut less than a year after the wearable first went on sale.
With the entry-level Apple Watch Sport having previously set wannabe owners
back £299 for the 38mm model and £339 for the 42mm device, Apple has slashed
£40 from the asking price of all models.
Now, the 38mm Apple Watch Sport can be snapped up for just £259, while those
after a bulkier model will have to hand over just £299.
"We want even more people to be able to enjoy Apple Watch and the features it
can bring to their lives," Apple CEO Tim Cook said in announcing the price cut.
It's not just pricing that changed on the Apple wearable front. The
Cupertino-based company has introduced a number of new Apple Watch strap
options.
"People also love changing the bands and how it gives the watch an entirely new
look," Cook said. "About a third of Apple Watch owners regularly change their
band.
"Our new woven nylon bands feature a unique four-layer construction, and it
comes in a variety of vibrant colours."
Alongside the woven nylon straps, Apple has added new yellow and apricot Sports
straps, a black milanese loop band and new leather options.
The new price and strap options are available right now.
Apple Watch 2 release date, rumours, price, features, design & everything you
need to know
No circular screen, but inbuilt camera is tipped to feature on second-gen
wearable.
Plans for an imminent Apple Watch 2 release date look increasingly likely, as
continues leaks suggest we won't have to wait too much longer for the next wave
of wearables. Now, yes, the original Apple Watch might still be less than a
year old, but it appears we're going to have to get used to updating our
smartwatches as regularly as our phones - at least if Apple has its way.
A raft of new features are set to be bestowed on the Apple Watch 2, rendering
the wrist wear of early adopters obsolete. They might not be the additions you
were hoping for, however. While dreams of a circular screen look set to be
dashed, the addition of an integrated camera could revolutionise the wearable
experience, for better or worse.
So, exactly what can we expect from the new smartwatch? Read on to find out.
Who updates their watch every year? Well, Apple seemingly wants us all to. The
Apple Watch 2 release date has reportedly been pencilled in for April,
following a formal unveiling a couple of weeks earlier in mid-March.
That's according to claimed insider sources who have suggested the second-gen
Apple Watch will be the star of a high-profile launch event that will also see
a smaller, 4-inch iPhone 6C smartphone land as well as an updated MacBook Air
range. Such a launch would put the watch on retailers' shelves a year after its
predecessor.
This isn't mere speculation, either. Quanta, the company responsible for
piecing together the original Apple Watch, has even let slip that the
second-gen wearable will be coming earlier than many will have expected.
"Quanta and Apple are currently developing the second-generation of the Apple
Watch, expected late next year in the second quarter," company Chairman Barry
Lam stated recently.
With Q2 2016 running between April 1 and June 30, this would put the mooted
Apple Watch 2 release date bang within this three-month timeframe. According to
further leaks, the wearable has already entered production too.
Apple Watch 2 design: Slimmer but no circle expected
Only squares wear square watches. Or at least that used to be the case, before
the Apple Watch brought the unconventional watch shape to the fore. Now it's
cool to be square. Well, maybe. OK, not really.
We all still not-so-secretly covet circles on our wrist, and certain rumours
have suggested that Apple will oblige with its next-generation wearable. We
wouldn't advise putting too much stock in these claims, though.
This smattering of spherical speculation is being heavily outweighed by claims
that the Apple Watch 2 will stick with the four-corner approach. So, if you've
got your heart set on a circular smartwatch, you should probably turn your
attentions to the Moto 360 and Samsung Gear S2 instead.
While new shapes might not be on the agenda, design tweaks certainly are. The
Apple Watch 2 has been tipped to feature a slimmer screen in order to make
space for a larger battery. Leaked patents have also shown the company is keen
to put a second screen in the Watch's strap, although we don't expect that to
happen this time around.
Apple could have completely new Apple Watch models in mind, though. For those
not content with the standard, Sport and Edition devices, it has been suggested
further Watch options could be in the works. Platinum, titanium and even
Liquidmetal-hewn models have been tipped. You can still expect two sizes,
though, with the 38mm and 42mm options having proved a hit with both the slight
and beefy of wrist.
Apple Watch 2 features: Inbuilt camera to up your selfie game
Early adopters often get shafted when it comes to second-gen features boosts.
So, if you're currently sporting Apple's original wearable on your wrist, get
ready for a good ol' shafting. The new model is set to add a number of key
additions including improved health tracking and the ability to monitor your
sleep patterns.
One big new feature addition that's been repeatedly tipped is the addition of
an integrated camera.
Now, we can't really see the benefit of awkwardly angling our wrists to take a
crap, grainy snap when our smartphone will be in our pockets anyway - but hey,
when has a lack of practicality ever put off a major tech manufacturer?
What's more likely is that Apple will squeeze a small user-facing snapper above
the wearable's display. And no, this isn't so you can further boost your
already overcrowded selfie album. Instead, it will let you make and receive
FaceTime video calls from your wrist, building on the current audio-only
options.
What's more, if, as suggested, the Apple Watch 2 is going to keep tabs on your
sleep, it will need a better battery life. With the device's current staying
power needing recharging less than 24 hours after you strap it to your wrist,
without a battery boost you'd have to trade nighttime tracking for daytime
usage. Some of these battery enhancements won't be down to hardware changes,
though. Oh noâ¦
Apple Watch 2 software: Behind-the-scenes tweaks to boost battery life
Apple's first wearable has already changed a lot over the past year thanks to a
number of major software updates. The Apple Watch 2 is expected to take things
to another level and act as the launch platform for a reworked watchOS 3
release.
Don't expect any radical design changes, though. The refreshed software will
keep the bubble-based app icons and still work around the Digital
Crown-friendly interface. Along with a new processor, however, it will allow
the new Watch to ditch its reliability on the synced smartphone.
Sure, you'll still need a phone to be close by for most things, but the
wearable looks set to add some basic standalone messaging options - when
connected to a Wi-Fi network anyway.
The big software changes won't be ones you see. Enhanced algorithms will up the
device's fitness and health-tracking skills, while software refinements will
help better manage the Watch's power usage, adding a couple of hours to its
staying power. Nice.
Apple Watch 2 price: Expect another bank-breaking wearable
Now, as you might expect this far out from launch, Apple has yet to share any
formal Apple Watch 2 pricing plans. If you're holding out for a cut-price,
wallet-friendly offering, however, you should probably uncross your fingers now
and start making an appointment to remortgage your house.
Prices for the original Apple Watch ranged from £299 (38mm Apple Watch Sport)
to an eye-watering, pension-troubling £13,500, 18-carat Rose Gold Apple Watch
Edition with Modern Buckle strap. We'd expect the new model to line up with
pricing parity to its predecessor.
That's all we know for now, but stay tuned for all the latest Apple Watch 2
news and rumours as addition details emerge.
Apple Watch Tips & Tricks: 19 ways to master your smartwatch experience
Delayed no more: watchOS 2 is finally here - and this is how best to use it.
The Apple Watch badly wants to be the ultimate in limb-bound gadgetry after a
short buggy delay, unleashes the free, feature-laden watchOS 2 update, boosting
the cause for iWatch-wearing wrists.
And while everyone knows the swish smartwatch can fling email alerts at you,
track your activities and tap out the actual time impatiently with Mickey
Mouse's foot, there are some sharper tools in its wearable box.
1. Properly personalise your watch face with photos
A surprising omission from day one, watchOS 2 now lets you set your favourite
snaps as your background watch face a la the iPhone or, well, any smartphone,
laptop or tablet actually. If you simply can't pick one shot - cute cat or the
partner? Hmmm - you can set your photo album to pitch in different shots every
time you lift your wrist.
When the iPhone 6S lands with Live Photos capture later this month, the
animated images will also be supported.
2. Control the world (of Apple TV) from your wrist
Your actual TV is off limits, but you can turn your wrist into your telly
controller if you have an Apple TV set-top, with the watch face acting as a
touch panel to move around the menus, as you tap to select or play/pause with a
dedicated button.
Open the Remote app and add a device (your iPhone will need to be connected to
the same Wi-Fi network, but it no doubt already is). You'll get a passcode
which you then need to whack in on your Apple TV in Settings >> General >>
Remotes (select your Apple Watch, obvs). Huzzah! No more worrying about losing
that tiny Apple TV controller down the side of the sofa ever again!
3. Use your watch to pay for lunch
Apple Pay isn't restricted to your iPhone; if you've left your wallet at home,
you can run around town paying for goods and services by mashing your wrist
against till ends - handy.
Double tapping the watch's side button will launch your digital Wallet's
pre-loaded bankcard of choice, then all you need to do is move your wrist in
the direction of the terminal.
4. Turn your watch into a bedside clock
You need to charge your Apple Watch nightly, so you might as well get something
from it while it's plugged in. Placing the timepiece on its side when connected
to a charger auto-enables watchOS 2's Nightstand mode.
Displaying the time when you tap the screen or either of the watch's physical
buttons, once your alarm sounds the power button will end the shrill awakening
while the Digital Crown doubles as your beloved snooze control - just 5 more
minutes, yeah.
5. Use Siri to call anyone in your address book
Hold the Digital Crown in, say "call" and the name of the lucky individual you
want to contact, and your Watch will find them in your iPhone's contact book
and ring them (if you know lots of people with the same name, you get a tap
menu).
Want to go freebie and make a FaceTime call when appropriate? Then say so, and
it will. Got someone's digits at a party and don't know their name? Read 'em
out and it will still ring (though by this point it may just be easier to get
your phone out).
6. Send colourful finger drawings to a fellow Apple Watch owner
All those mates you've been sending sketches to are in for a treat - now you
can do them in multiple colours at the same time!
If you're new to this slightly awkward fad, tap the side button to bring up
your contacts wheel, tap your mate of choice, then the finger symbol below
them, and sketch away (the colours are chosen by that dot top right). But be
quick - they don't hang around for long before auto-sending, so there's no
turning back from that ill-advised wang doodle.
7. Time travel to the future (sort of)
Always running late? Think you can fool yourself into being prompt by building
in a 10-minute safety buffer by setting your watch to run fast? Well, just
because it's digital doesn't mean you can't do the same on the Apple Watch.
By going to Settings >> Select Time, you can turn the Digital Crown to make
your timepiece run anywhere from 1 minute to 59 minutes fast. Alternatively,
you could set the device to the correct time and just make sure you're ready
come 9am.
8. Protect your Watch from pesky thieves
When your carrying your contacts book, photo album and wallet around on your
wrist, security is important. For those fearful of prying eyes and unwanted
access, a security-boosting Activation Lock can be, well, activated.
Set in the accompanying app, this requires your iCloud Apple ID and password to
be entered every time the Watch starts a new session. If your wearable is lost
or stolen, that light-fingered Larry won't be able to do anything with it.
9. Enjoy smartphone-free tunes
Remember when people added watch straps to the old iPod Nano? Well, the Apple
Watch has replaced that in more ways than one, letting you store tracks
remotely on the wearable's 2GB of internal storage.
Songs can be dragged across using the 'Music' section of the handset-locked
Watch app, although they'll need to be in playlist form first. There's now a
dedicated Beats 1 button for additional music options, too, and you'll need a
pair of Bluetooth headphones to actually listen to anything.
10. Capture proof of your greatness
If you've just hit a weekend run PB and want to share it with the world, you
don't have to resort to pulling your synced smartphone from your pocket.
Proving your fitness abilities can be handled by a screen grab. Creating a
screen capture is simple. Holding the power button and Digital Crown
simultaneously for a second or so will do the trick.
And now in watchOS 2, you can screen grab your weekly Activity Summary whenever
you want, too - not just incredibly quickly when Apple decides you should see
it. Force Touch through in the app and you can save the snapshot.
11. Create your own custom message replies
With no teeny-weeny keyboard crammed into the Apple Watch, your message reply
options are limited, especially if you're not in a Siri-suitable location - no
one wants to start dictating messages in a meeting.
You can set a number of custom, stock message replies, however. These can be
broken out whenever relevant - "I'm on my way", "Can you pick up dinner?",
"Running late, had to charge my watch", that sort of thing. These custom
retorts are set on the accompanying app.
12. Feng Shui your homescreen
That honeycomb mishmash of bubble-based app icons doesn't need to be a
cluttered mess of colour to harsh your mildly OCD buzz. Instead, you can
customise the app set-up.
Sadly this can't be done directly on the watch, but Apple's accompanying Watch
app will let you reorganise and reposition till you've got your set-up just
right.
13. Stop your apps from changing size
Once you've nailed down where you want your apps to go, you can stop them
whizzing around, getting larger and smaller as you scroll across the home
screen. If you struggle with your eyesight, or your hangover is hating that
animated sense of movement, you can make all the app shortcuts big, and keep
them that way.
To reduced the Watch's animated motion go to Settings >> General >>
Accessibility >> Reduce Motion. This should help give your battery life a mild
boost too.
14. Tell the world where you are
Lost, or know someone who is? The Apple Watch lets you share your exact
location via a few screen presses and your iPhone's GPS chip. In the Messages
app, open a conversation and give the wearable's Force Touch panel a firm
press. This should bring up a trio of options, including 'Send Location'.
Tapping this will drop a map pin in a message, letting people know where in the
world you are. It's perfect for when you're stranded on the side of a mountain
or simply trying to help navigate your mate to that pub you're waiting at.
15. Enjoy exclusive, animated emoji
We all love emoji and the Apple Watch has a couple of exclusive offerings
scurried up its - well, your - sleeve. When responding to a message, an emoji
shortcut can be found in the bottom left corner. Opening this menu offers all
the usual favourites - winky face, smiley poo - as well as a couple of
oversized, animated offerings.
16. Fit your watch face to your fashion
You're probably fully aware that you can choose between dozens of watch faces
for your Apple wearable, from classic chronograph styling to the likes of
Mickey Mouse and our humble planet.
You don't just have to settle for these stock screens though. Many can be more
intimately customised to suit your tastes. From switching up the colours of the
watch hands to adding customisations including step counts and weather reports,
you can intimately tweak the device to your ever-changing whims.
17. Travel the world in watch faces
Who doesn't love a good watch face? Well, watchOS 2 has thrown a whole heap of
new time-tellers into the mix, and these ones move. A series of time-lapse
backgrounds sit alongside your existing watch face options, filtering through a
day in some of the world's most stunning and iconic locations, from London's
Houses of Parliament to Mack Lake in the US.
18. Enjoy some basic multitasking
OK, so the Apple Watch's compact panel might not be following the iPad into
split-screen views anytime soon, but that doesn't mean basic multitasking
options aren't available. Saving you the hassle of jumping in and out of
endless apps, simply double pressing the crown will auto-launch the last app
you were in.
19. Perform a hard reset
Occasionally, your Apple Watch is going to betray your trust and go a little
wayward. This won't happen often, but when it does you'll need to be prepared,
so listen up and make space in the memory bank, you're going to want to
remember this one.
Like taking a screen grab, you're going to want to depress the power button and
Digital Crown to perform a hard reset. Unlike capturing a screen copy, however,
you're not going to let go, not right away anyway. Instead, you'll need to keep
the controls pressed for a good few seconds, releasing only when that
reassuring Apple logo makes an appearance.
3D Touch guide: 12 essential iPhone 6S features to make the most of your
mobile's pressure-sensitive screen
This screen will transform how you use your smartphone.
The iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus have landed with familiar designs and
unfamiliar 12-megapixel cameras, but it's the mighty mobile duo's innovative 3D
Touch displays that have really been turning heads and entrancing thumbs.
The pressure-sensitive panel can tell how hard you're pushing and attribute
different menus and functions to your varying levels of finger force. It's a
screen that has the power to transform how you use your smartphone and these
are the ways it can do so from day one.
1. Preview U R Ls sent in messages & texts
If you're a little dubious of that URL your mate's just sent you - this is the
friend who plagues your WhatsApp with NSFW images after all - you don't need to
taint your browser history by clicking the thread. Instead, 3D Touching the
link will open the webpage in a pop-up window, letting you take a sneak -
non-committal - peek.
Decided you're happy opening the link for real? Apply a bit more pressure and
the page will go full-screen. This feature isn't limited to shared URLs either.
A firm press of any online webpage link lets you preview the page at two-thirds
size.
2. Transform your keyboard into a trackpad
Smartphones went from a mere means of sending texts to a device to control your
whole social presence, out-of-office work and business management a long time
ago. Sadly, though, with the ungraceful demise of BlackBerry, phone keyboards
failed to keep up with the increased usage demands.
Navigating your way through text, a formerly fiddly foe, can be made a breeze
now with a light press of the digital keyboard, transforming it into a
MacBook-style trackpad. It might sound basic, but give it a try - you'll
quickly wonder how you managed without it.
3. Find your way home instantly
Had a few too many tipples? Struggling to find your way home? 3D Touch is your
new bleary-eyed, unsteady-legged best friend. Instead of a painful 25 minutes
trying to enter your postcode into Maps with double vision and a fuggy memory,
a firm press of the homepage-locked Apple Maps app will bring up a handy
'Directions Home' shortcut.
With transit mapping now joining road and walking routes, you should be home
well before your buzz wears off and the hangover lands. Assuming Apple Maps
hasn't transformed your street into a melted mess or relocated it to just south
of Tanzania, that is.
4. Get your art on with pressure-sensitive drawing
With the death of pen and paper, the rise of the machines has seen doodling
slip into the dusty shadows of forgotten art forms. Well, no more. 3D Touch
lets you doodle on your iPhone's screen as if you were using, well, a good ol'
analogue pen and paper.
In the iOS 9-enhanced Notes app, a selection of digital pens and pencils let
you doodle till your heart's content. As with a physical pen, pressuring harder
on the screen creates, thicker, darker, bolder lines.
5. Read emails without opening them
If, like us, you've currently got 787 unopened emails clogging your inbox,
separating the integral reads from those spam-filter dodgers can be a long,
laborious process. 3D Touch though lets you quickly skip through what needs a
deeper read and what can be swiped away in the direction of your trashcan.
A firm press of the email opens it in a pop-up window. From here, an upward
swipe offers a number of options including reply and forward shortcuts, while a
further firm press opens the email full screen and a right swipe lets you
delete its inbox-filling ways.
6. Let your Live Photos live
Live Photos - you know, those GIF-style image animations Apple has pilfered
from the likes of Nokia and rebranded as its own - are 'new' to the iPhone 6S
and require a 3D Touch to bring to life.
Auto-enabled in the camera, Live Photos capture a 12-megapixel still image,
bookended by 1.5 seconds of video footage. In the gallery, making use of the
pressure sensitive panel, a hard press will see these images become animated.
Think a Harry Potter, Daily Prophet-style moving photo and you're on the right
lines.
7. Bring your wallpaper to life
Live Photos aren't limited to your gallery roll, either. Set them as your
wallpaper and lock screen background and you can bring them to life with a 3D
press, even when your handset is locked.
What purpose this serves other than trying to convince your friends you're a
witch is unclear, although it looks pretty cool, and sometimes isn't that
enough?
8. Gain instant access to Beats 1
The sultry tones and endless enthusiasm of Zane Lowe is now just two quick
presses away - that's a whole one press less than before. Instead of jumping
into the Apple Music app, select the radio tab and clicking play on Beats 1,
you can 3D Touch the app's home screen icon to gain 'quick' access.
A firm press on the Apple Music logo offers a 'Play Beats 1' shortcut. Pressing
this kicks the online, global radio service into action straight away. Just
think of the time you'll save cutting out that additional press middleman,
literally seconds per year.
9. Become a multitasking master
Double tapping the physical home button to view shortcuts to all your open
programmes is so 2014. Now, a firm press on the left of the homescreen will let
you slide over any apps running in the background, swiping between them to
select the one you're after.
It's not much quicker, but it's slightly more elegant than the multitasking
solution we've grown used to.
10. Look at photos without leaving the camera
You've been able to skip to your image gallery from your phone's camera app for
years, but now you can simply open up your shots directly over the snapper.
Putting an end to fiddly, frustrating back and forths, a deep press of the
image preview in the lower left corner of the camera will see your most recent
snap pop up full screen while left and right gestures while holding the press
let you scroll through your back catalogue of images. Releasing the press takes
you directly back to the camera while increasing the press pressure fully
launches the gallery.
11. Easily save & copy images
Not content with Apple's catalogue of wallpapers or the content you've managed
to create with the phone's impressive camera? Pilfering photos for the web is
easier with 3D Touch, too.
A hard press on any web-locking photo or graphic pulls it out in pop-up form.
From here, swiping up give you two option, 'Save Image' and 'Copy' making it
easy to fill your gallery with great imagery â just don't be a photo pirate,
yeah?
12. Highlight text without the faff
Just like getting the cursor in the right place, accurately highlighting text
has been something of an iPhone frustration in recent years, with the copy and
paste procedure proving fussy and fiddly.
Now though, simply adding an increased amount of pressure to the panel lets you
promptly highlight desired passages of text. The days of faffing around with
those bulbous text box bookends are over - thanks, guys.
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