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1. Taking pictures without using the touch screen
Just call Siri with a long touch on the Home button and ask it to turn on the camera. To take a photo, press any volume button on your smartphone or headphones.
2. Emergency reboot
In those rare cases when the iPhone freezes or needs to be freed RAM device, an emergency reboot will help. Just hold down for 10 seconds Home button and a lock button.
3. Triple press the Home button
Go to " Universal Access» in the main iPhone settings. Scroll down to the “Keyboard Shortcuts” tab - a list of functions will open in front of you. By triple-clicking the Home button you can launch VoiceOver, color inversion (useful for reading), some display settings, screen magnification, as well as Switch Control or AssistiveTouch.
To turn on the magnifying glass by triple-clicking the Home button, simply select the appropriate item in “Universal Access.”
4. Double tap the Home button sensor
Perhaps all iPhone users know that double tap on mechanical button Home opens the application selection window. But not everyone is aware that double tapping on the button sensor slightly “lowers” the screen, allowing owners large smartphones easily reach the top icons.
5. Using 3D Touch
If you have an iPhone 6s or later, using 3D Touch can make your life a lot easier and save time. This technology will speed up movement between applications, make typing more convenient and...
6. Reassigning volume buttons
The iPhone has two volume settings: the first is for calls and notifications, the second is for music and applications. Turning off the “Change with buttons” toggle switch in the sound settings will fix the ringer volume in its current position and transfer control of music and applications exclusively to the side buttons.
Working with text
7. Undo last action
Just shake your smartphone and iOS will offer to cancel last action, be it typing, inserting or, conversely, deleting text.
8. Quickly enter a domain
In cases where the keyboard prompts you quick input domain.com, hold your finger on this button. A list of popular domains will open in front of you, where you can quickly switch to cherished.ru.
9. Removing the microphone icon from the keyboard
The microphone icon between the space bar and the language change button is intended for voice input text. You can remove the icon by moving the “Enable dictation” slider to the inactive position in the keyboard settings.
10. Listening to the text
iOS supports Screen Speak. To enable it, activate the slider in the speech settings: “Settings” → “General” → “Universal Access”. To have iPhone speak text on the screen, swipe down with two fingers in any app.
Safety
11. Create a letter password for unlocking
If you don't trust four or six-digit passwords and don't love Touch technology ID, you can set long .
Go to the password code settings and select “Change password code”. The system will require you to enter the old combination first, and then the new one. On the screen for entering a new password, click on “Passcode Options” and select an acceptable option.
12. Improve Touch ID accuracy
To help iPhone recognize you more confidently and quickly, create multiple prints of the same finger.
13. Create hidden photos
If you take photos in standard application cameras, they will be saved in the media library. To protect a photo with a password, you need to resort to a trick. Turn off photo exporting and set a password in the Notes app settings. To take a secret photo, go to create a new note and tap on the camera icon. Once the photo is taken, click on "Export" and select "Lock Note."
14. Guided access
We often give our smartphone into the wrong hands to “pass a level in a game,” “read an article,” or “watch a video on YouTube.” If you don't trust who will be using your iPhone, turn on Guided Access in Settings: General → Accessibility → Guided Access.
When handing over an iPhone to someone, triple-click the Home button to turn on Guided Access, and the person will only be able to use the open app.
Siri
15. “Whose iPhone is this?”
If you found lost iPhone, Siri will help you contact its owner without entering a password. Ask her “Whose iPhone is this?” or “Who owns this iPhone?”, and a window will open in front of you with the name of the owner of the gadget.
To allow someone who finds your iPhone to find you using this method, go to Siri settings and in the “Data” tab, assign a contact with information about yourself.
16. Male Siri voice
Not everyone knows, but our trusty electronic assistant can talk pleasantly male voice. This option is available in Siri settings.
Calls
17. Calling the last number dialed
To repeat the last call, it is not necessary to go to the “Recent” tab. Tap the green handset on the screen with keys, and iPhone will offer to call back the last number dialed.
18. Quick access to favorite contacts
For speed dial important numbers, add them to the “Favorites” tab in the standard “Phone” application. Swipe right on the desktop to go to the widget panel. Scroll down and click “Edit”, and then tap the plus sign next to the “Favorites” widget. Now you can call your loved ones faster and even when the screen is locked.
19. Detection of an incoming call in headphones
Answering calls using headphones is sometimes much easier than reaching for your phone. To find out who is calling you without taking your iPhone out of your pocket, turn on the “Call Announcements” toggle switch in your phone settings.
Messages
20. Deleting old messages
Deleting irrelevant messages will help bring order to your correspondence and free up precious megabytes of memory. Find the “Leave messages” item in the settings and set the required time after which the messages will be deleted.
21. Saving traffic in “Messages”
To avoid wasting traffic on heavy investments, turn on the mode low quality in message settings.
22. Time of sending messages
One of the non-obvious functions of “Messages” is viewing the exact time of sending. Just swipe from the right side of the screen.
Alarm
23. Setting up a call from Apple Music
The ability to set your favorite song as an alarm is not a trick, but a basic one iPhone function, which many people don’t know about. When creating a new alarm, click on the Sound tab. Rewind the list to the very beginning, before the standard ringtones, find a panel with familiar names and click on “Select song”.
24. Snooze alarm
To reschedule the alarm to a later time, you don’t have to look for the corresponding button on the screen. Press any side button and iPhone wakes you up again in nine minutes.
This interval was not chosen by chance: old mechanical alarm clocks could not count exactly 600 seconds. They did not take into account the current minute and began counting nine minutes from the next one.
Safari
25. Search by word on a page
Enter the right word V address bar. In the drop-down menu under the search engine suggestions, select “On this page.”
26. Recently closed tabs
Go to the screen that shows previews of open pages, and hold your finger on the “+” button. A list will open in front of you recently closed tabs. This is useful if you accidentally closed it a long time ago open page, which is difficult to find in the browser history.
27. Convert a Safari page to a PDF file
28. Opening links in the background
Other basic applications and services
29. Spotlight as a converter
Swipe down on anyone iPhone screen opens Spotlight. Its use significantly reduces the time spent searching for something on a smartphone. Spotlight provides results from many applications: it will help you find the desired podcast episode, message by keyword or a person on Twitter. Also, a standard search engine can act as a converter. Just search for "1 usd" or "15 inches in cm".
30. Convert slow motion video to regular video
If you've been playing around with the slow motion feature and accidentally shot something in slow motion that would look better at natural speed, it's easy to bring the video to the original tempo without additional applications. Open the video editing section and adjust the values on the speed bar. This strip is located above the timing field, where we usually cut the videos.
Level 31
The compass in the basic application is practically useless in the city. But if you swipe the screen to the left, you can get a level - indispensable device for repair and installation.
32. Optimizing Apple Music storage
Turn on Storage Optimization in Music Settings and iPhone will automatically delete songs you rarely listen to. This will only happen when the device’s memory runs out.
To set the minimum amount of music that will not be deleted from iPhone, you can set the storage size.
33. Geolocation reminders
Task managers in App Store offer a lot of functions, but standard “Reminders” are also capable of a lot. For example, basic application can remind you to buy milk not only at 15:00, but also when visiting the store. To enable this function, select “Remind me by location” and find the desired geolocation in the task settings.
Battery
34. Turn on power saving mode
If your iPhone has more than 20% charge left, but the nearest outlet is still very far away, it makes sense to switch to power saving mode. To enable the mode, just ask Siri about it or find the corresponding item in the battery settings. In these settings, you can also find a list of the most energy-consuming applications and close them in a timely manner.
35. Silent charging connection
You can avoid vibration when connecting the charger to your iPhone by opening the Camera app before connecting the Lightning cable. The device will begin to charge, and your light-sleeping relatives will not be awakened by a sudden sound.
On September 12, Apple introduced the futuristic iPhone X. The public has already expressed its “fie”, rightly noting that we have already seen the main innovation, namely a frameless screen, from Samsung. However, the iPhone X has many other innovations that are implemented on the smartphone market for the first time.
1. Face ID
The idea of facial recognition to unlock a device is not new, but no technology has ever been perfect. Known for always doing everything smartly, Apple introduced the TrueDepth ultra-precise 3D scanning system in the iPhone X, which, together with machine learning, guarantees 100% recognition, even if you haven't shaved or are wearing glasses and a hat. At least that's what Apple said.
2.True Tone
This technology first appeared in iPad Pro and she does very simple thing- Adjusts screen colors and white balance to suit ambient lighting conditions. As a result, the image on the device always looks as it should. Now True Tone available on iPhone X.
3. 4K at 60 fps
For the first time, Apple implemented 4K video recording in the iPhone 6s. By that time, there were already many smartphones with the same function, but only the iPhone could make videos of unlimited length, and even with cool image stabilization. But the iPhone X became the first smartphone that learned to record smooth 4K video at 60 frames per second - just what you need for dynamic scenes.
4. Slo-mo in Full HD and 240 fps
Yes, there is one smartphone that can shoot slower video - this Sony Xperia XZ Premium, which can handle 720/960p. However, when it comes to Full HD resolution, the iPhone X is ahead of everyone with 240 frames per second. This is not just slo-mo, but ultra-quality slo-mo.
5. Animoji
Funny animated emojis in Apple Messages. The TrueDepth camera, which is also responsible for Face ID, creates a mask of your face based on the movements of 50 muscles. iPhone X then applies this mask to a virtual animated character, so it mimics your facial expressions exactly. You can even record audio messages this way.
6. Portrait lighting
When taking portraits, iPhone X brightens or darkens areas in the frame in real time. This is how a smartphone imitates different types lighting: stage, backlight and others.
7. TrueDepth Camera
Such front cameras it hasn't happened yet! Yes, the resolution is only 7 megapixels, but the camera can blur the background, so selfies look like they were taken on a DSLR.
8. True Tone Quad-LED Slow Sync Flash
The True Tone Quad-LED flash was already present in the iPhone 7, but in the iPhone X it received the Slow Sync mode, which is necessary for night and evening photography in order to accurately illuminate the subject and at the same time work on the background. Here's how it works: the camera shutter fires a long shutter speed, and the flash sends out a short pulse of light.
9. Chipset with neuroprocessor
Apple included a dual-core neural processor in the A11 Bionic chipset, capable of performing up to 600 billion operations per second. It is thanks to him that such innovative features of the iPhone X as Face ID, Portrait Lighting and Animoji became possible.
10. Truly solid screen
Apple was not the first to create absolutely frameless smartphone with a full screen. However, it was she who managed to occupy the maximum possible area of the front panel with the display, getting rid of areas both above and below it.
Updated smartphone models from Apple. Each generation of devices has useful features And additional features. The eighth series smartphones that have recently gone on sale have their own features, for example, the new features of the iPhone 8 are special photography modes when using a portrait frame, the ability to charge the phone wirelessly, an updated body shape and increased shock resistance.
Camera
Smartphones of this generation have new camera matrices installed - this allows you to take pictures with additional settings and capabilities, and also improves image quality when working with applications using augmented reality. An updated processor is also used to work with images. Its functions include recognition of people's faces and movements occurring in front of the camera against the background. The processor manages to do this before pressing the shooting button.
Updating the hardware has improved the quality of shooting, for example, the available video resolution has changed to Full HD. The smartphone has learned to smooth out frame fluctuations caused by hand tremors, so the video is recorded smoothly (without sharp transitions between shots and without shaking within the frame).
For lovers of artistic photography, there is an interesting opportunity to take photographs with the effect of depth of field. Thanks to this, photos taken in portrait mode will have best quality than pictures taken on previous models, since the pictures are much clearer and contain more details. At the same time, the blur in the frames will be closer to its natural appearance; this is done to add naturalness to the photographs.
When shooting in Portrait mode, the Flash function is now available (iPhone 8 Plus only). Both models have a True Tone Quad-LED flash, which illuminates more evenly and prevents highlights from appearing on the face when taking selfies.
In smartphones of the eighth model, the portrait lighting function, which qualitatively improves photographs, has become popular. A special option built into the program recognizes the contours of a face in a photo, separates it from the background, and then allows you to make various changes to the background and lighting. For example, you can change the depth of field, make it daylight or studio lighting.
The Camera app has an updated Slow Motion video mode. In the eighth model, it supports work with a resolution of 1080p and 240 frames per second.
Wireless charging
iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone 8 introduce a technology feature never seen on any model before Apple smartphones- wireless device charging. These gadgets have a back wall made of glass, which allows charging using the latest technology. international standard(Qi), because of this, the smartphone charges faster than before.
The process of charging the device has become not only faster, but also easier; now the smartphone just needs to be placed on any (not necessarily Apple) wireless docking station.
New building
The eighth generation smartphones are made in the same sizes and proportions as the devices of the seventh model, but they received new design housings. Now devices are made of special stainless steel and special impact-resistant glass (in older models for back cover aluminum was used).
New materials make the iPhone more pleasant to the touch and less slippery. The glass used in the screen is reliably protected from chips and scratches, since the protective layer built into it has become 1.5 times thicker. A special coating is applied to the front and rear glass, which makes it easy to erase fingerprints or dirt stains (the dirt should be wiped with a soft cloth).
One of the main features of the iPhone 7 Plus is its dual camera, which allows you to shoot in . When shooting in this mode, the entire focus is on the subject, and the background is blurred (bokeh effect).
Which devices support Portrait Lighting mode?
The functionality is present only in the iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X models. It is unlikely that this opportunity will appear in the iPhone 7 Plus, since the device uses the A10 processor.
In addition, it should be noted that the Portrait Lighting mode works on both cameras of the iPhone X (main and front), while on the iPhone 8 Plus it works only on the main one.
The Portrait Lighting feature uses machine learning. An infrared sensor is used for focusing, and a screen is used for illumination, which creates the necessary shade of light.
In the application "Camera" select option "Portrait", compose your shot, and then select the desired effect using the button at the bottom of the screen and take a photo.
How many styles does Portrait Lighting mode offer?
This mode offers five styles: “ Daylight"(soft natural light), " Studio light"(illuminates the subject's face), " Contour light"(allows you to manipulate highlights and shadows to highlight the details of a person's face in a portrait), " Stage light" (places the face (in color) of the model on a black background), " Stage light - mono”(works on the principle of the “Stage Light” filter, but the photo turns out to be black and white).
Can I cancel the Portrait Lighting effect after the photo is taken?
Yes, but shooting must be done in portrait mode. You won't be able to add a lighting effect if the photo was taken in standard mode. To change the effect, open the Photos app and select the photo you want to edit. To start editing, click the slider icon. Above the bottom row of editing tools, you'll see a "dial" that lets you control the Portrait Lighting effects. Spin the wheel until you find the effect you want and click the Done button in the bottom right corner.
Is portrait lighting just a filter?
As Apple's senior vice president of marketing Phil Schiller explained, "Portrait Lighting is not just filters, it is an analysis of the lighting on the model's face in real time."
Portrait lighting creates a depth map that separates the subject from background. Artificial intelligence identifies the facial features of the subject and changes the lighting, adding soft light, shadows or darkening the background.
Can I use Portrait Lighting mode when taking selfies?
Only iPhone owners X will be able to take selfies using portrait lighting mode. iPhone model The X features a TrueDepth camera system housed in a tiny module at the top of the display, which allows you to take great photos and use Face ID.
Is Portrait Lighting stable?
It is worth noting that the portrait lighting mode is still in beta testing, so the functionality may not work flawlessly. By the way, the original portrait mode in the iPhone 7 Plus was in the testing stage for 10 months.
Augmented Reality (AR)
In fact, all AR chips have long been used in Sony smartphones, but Apple, as always, managed to make “innovation” out of old-new technology.
Shown at the presentation game The Machines. When launched, the camera opens, a flat surface nearby is scanned, onto which a virtual battlefield is projected. Robots walk around and beat each other to pieces.
I don’t even understand what’s going on in the game, but everything looks cool, of course! Literally a minute later, like a child, I was crawling on the floor with a smartphone, looking behind virtual mountains, crawling under bridges and looking at robots from all sides. The entertainment is extremely entertaining, but only for 10 minutes if you are over 16 years old.
The next application is IKEA Place (not yet available in the Russian App Store). It scans the surface of the apartment and places virtual furniture on it. You can select items from the current catalog, move furniture back and forth, twist, twirl, and so on. It sounds cool, but in practice the application is glitchy and often objects end up on the ceiling, too large for your apartment, or jumping around on their own, as if at the behest of a pike.
In general, AR is a cool and promising thing. But not now.
Oh yes! 20 minutes of playing The Machines ate up about 20 percent of my iPhone 8 Plus. One percent per minute is augmented reality, baby!
Cameras
The most important thing why people buy the plus versions is the double rear camera at 12 Megapixels. Now I’ll tell you what’s what.
Keep in mind, the main plus camera with wide-angle lens is exactly the same as in , so please go to iPhone review 8 , where I tested the new product in detail.
Here I will share a few more examples and make a brief conclusion:
Apple iPhone 8Plus shoots great! This is absolutely one of the best camera phones on the market. Everything works simply and elegantly, according to the “point, shoot, get an excellent result” principle.
By the way, there is an HDR function in the settings. It's enabled by default, and rightly so. Here are examples:
If anything, we take all examples in original quality.
Portrait mode
The most important advantage of the Plus over its younger brother is the portrait mode. Dual camera iPhone 8 Plus can blur the background, unlike single .
However, the background of the iPhone 8 Plus does not lather well. I couldn't get anything good off. Pay attention to the hair - the rough work of software algorithms is visible.
There were more successful situations, mostly not with people.
However, even here the automation does not always work and this is what happens...
And now, just to expand your horizons, here are some shots from, which can do the same thing.
I hope all the bugs will be fixed in the near future iOS updates and the new super smart processor will finally begin to evaluate the frame more intelligently.
Portrait lighting
New exclusive feature for Apple iPhone 8 Plus. It's still the same portrait, only Apple added some cool filters.
For clarity, let’s look at what the company is proud of on its official website.
Now let's look at the examples that I came up with.
After a couple of dozen frames, I understood how to shoot in order to create something more or less worthwhile.
We turn on, for example, “Stage Light”, tap on the model’s face, the smartphone focuses, but we don’t click on the final button yet, we immediately lower the exposure slider with our finger, the picture becomes darker, but the subject is still visible and only after that we can press the shutter .
However, only one frame out of ten is suitable. What can I say? No wonder Apple warned that the function is in beta testing mode.
By the way, portrait lighting does not work with subjects - the face must be in focus.
Optical zoom
I haven’t seen a smartphone yet that makes the second camera just as cool and high quality photo, as well as the main one. iPhone 8 Plus is no exception.
On the screen of the device, the frames turn out bomb. You download it to your computer and it’s immediately clear that the notorious “Optical Zoom” is just a feature, not a serious tool at all. They can only remove the ad at the entrance if they don’t want to come closer.
Regarding the second camera, only the lens aperture is known - f/2.8. This is a lot, less light hits the matrix, and the picture turns out to be of lower quality.
But optical stabilization works on both modules. This is, of course, cool. You can safely zoom in on the image while recording a video and it will not shake.
Front camera
Exactly the same as in number eight. Moreover! It is the same as in 7 and 7 Plus. It takes good pictures, there is no problem with the exposure, in the dark the face turns into mush, but the flash Retina screen Flash saves the day.
Video recording or video blogger's dream
Both new iPhones shoot amazing 4K videos.
Among the innovations, we have access to shooting at a frequency of 60 frames per second. The end result looks amazing and this iPhone characteristics 8 Plus does it the best smartphone on the roar. And period!
Even at night, the videos are of quite decent quality.
I was particularly pleased with the work optical stabilization. It’s not what you expect - the picture is vibrant, it’s clear that it was taken handheld and not from a tripod. But at the same time, the “stub” eliminates the smallest hand tremors - the most important thing. In addition, there is no “jelly” when all the images distort every second, as is the case on almost all Android flagships, including the .
There were some downsides too. The flow rate in these videos is so high (109 Mbit/s) that they can only be safely played on powerful computers. For example, on my iMac 27 2011 with an SSD drive from Samsung video slows down, impossible to watch. But last year's MacBook 12 easily copes with this task.
We continue to praise Apple, fortunately there is a reason for it. Eights shoot excellent Slow Motion video: resolution 1920 x 1080, frequency 240 frames per second. Not a single smartphone can do this, and many flagships still produce pitiful 720p at 120 FPS.
A tale of glitches in iOS 11
iOS 11 is great! Finally I really like it appearance operating system. I don’t know why, but for the first time since the release of iOS 7, the new operating system looks and works like a full-fledged, complete system.
Should owners of 7s update to it? Of course yes! Those using the 6S and 6S Plus should do this too. Nothing bad will happen.
Owners of sixes, just sell your smartphones and buy yourself a seven or something on Android. For example, .
However, like any other release of Apple's operating system, it was not without glitches. This is what I managed to catch.
Skype doesn't work at all. It won’t start, it crashes, so we wait new version. If anything, the jamb assembly is 8.6.
Next, I decided to measure the volume of the speakers on both eights, and almost simultaneously the Music application closed itself. I had to restart it. If anything, the Music crashed the moment I decided to turn on airplane mode - I just didn’t want to be distracted by external notifications.
I didn’t notice any more problems and that’s a victory!
This is the first time we have such a highly optimized system right out of the gate.
Autonomy
Nothing new in terms of time battery life No. A freshly baked “apple+” works as long as the previous one. Even despite the reduced battery capacity. The new A11 Bionic chipset is built on a 10-nanometer process technology, which means it consumes less energy than its predecessor (16 nm).
If you do not use AR applications, the new product will last one day from dawn to dusk.
The huge advantage of the Plus version over it is that when you leave home, you don’t need to take it with you. portable battery. “Powerbank” for its younger brother is the first accessory to buy, after the case, of course.
Almost the main feature of the new device is support for wireless charging. Thank you, Apple, for taking the industry standard - Qi technology. Thanks to this, you can charge your iPhone using any compatible docking station, even from Samsung.
I specifically bought it in Apple Store charging from Belkin and here are the results of my measurements.
The smartphone was charged from zero to one hundred percent in 3 hours and 40 minutes.
This is quite strange. After all, it took only ten minutes less to charge. And the difference in battery capacity is huge: 2675 mAh for the plus and 1821 mAh for the 8.
Moreover! From the included charger, the new plus takes 3 hours and 57 minutes to charge. It turns out that wireless charging is faster than traditional charging.
A few more facts about wireless charging. Energy is supplied in medium-thick plastic cases, and the device itself heats up just a little. Not critical at all.
Bottom line
iPhone 8 Plus is very cool and powerful smartphone. However, if you go down to earth, you can conclude the following:
“Everything is very cool, powerful, but there is no point in buying it at all.”
Let me explain. Never copes with all, literally all tasks outdated iPhone 7Plus. Yes, the predecessor shoots a little worse, but the difference is not so critical as to make you drop everything and rush headlong to the store for a new product.
If we compare the iPhone 8 Plus with its Android competitors, then at the moment he's better than most of them in almost every way. Of course, if you do not take into account the outdated and not very successful design. The hefty dimensions of the case, the wide frames - in the universe of the “green robot” they can simply be laughed at.
Last but most important is the cost.
In the USA, a smartphone costs 699 bucks for a basic 64 GB configuration (there are states where they don’t charge VAT, so don’t bother me about tax) or 40 thousand rubles. In Russia, a smartphone costs $990 or 64,990 rubles in US currency. AND buy iPhone 8 Plus we have the official price... sorry, but this borders on madness and lack of minimal respect for yourself and your money.
Okay, let's skip the question of money. In any case, you need to very clearly understand why you need the iPhone 8 Plus, if in a month the iPhone X comes out, which is in every way better than plus. Even I, a tech blogger, can’t imagine why I need an 8 Plus when I can get an iPhone ten. We think and reflect...