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Other What is the most underrated feature of the iPhone?
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Not an iPhone exclusive feature, but the universal clipboard is one of the features that make the Apple ecosystem worth it. Such a minor addition in the grand scheme of things, but I use it constantly
AirDrop for photo sharing. When out with friends, we all take pics using whoever has the best camera and then airdrop it to everyone in the group.
Auto fill of OTP codes sent to phone which I can click and fill in on the Mac without batting an eyelid; instead of having to unlock the phone, read the number and type it in like my Android/Windows acquaintances do.
Yes, I call the green people acquaintances; and blue people friends!
Auto fill of OTP codes sent to phone which I can click and fill in on the Mac without batting an eyelid; instead of having to unlock the phone, read the number and type it in like my Android/Windows acquaintances do.
Yes, I call the green people acquaintances; and blue people friends!
The most underrated feature is the sheer perplexing weight of the iPhone 14 Pro. Since carrying that thing around daily I have not been to the gym once but I have become more fit than ever and certain health symptoms seem to have disappeared.
This has been a feature ever since iPhone X, and works in conjunction with Face ID (consequently it doesn’t work on iPhones without Face ID). Observe it the next time. I use an android phone as well (Z flip 4) as a second phone, and I throughly miss it every time I get a phone call on that phone.
Blocking numbers/people/spam calls.
I noticed it yesterday! Was amazing. I mostly have mine in silent mode. Never rings. Noticed it on Dad's phone when I called him from 5 feet away.
Apple really needs to integrate this into the Camera app, though — just like it’s got “Portrait” and “Panorama,” you should be able to swipe to “Scan,” which uses the same scanning interface from Notes and auto-saves the PDF to a “Scanned Documents” folder in your top-level iCloud Files directory.
I don’t remember the last time I used anything other than Notes to scan a document, but man is it annoying when the point is just to scan something to send to somebody else.
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Yes! It really was underrated and unappreciated and unfortunately many casual users in my personal life never knew about it and never used it!!!! I asked my friends and family about it and they’re like, “huh” what”? Which is the main problem, Apple didn’t do a good job of educating the public on 3D Touch.
Apple sneaks many useful functions into every release of IOS. I was surprised how easy it is to change the "Displayed" live photo. Editing the live photo allows me to select a better 'key photo' than Apple may have chosen.
Universal back button…. oh sorry wrong phone.
But seriously though, the silent switch, its so convenient. Also back up and restore from iPhone to iPhone. Makes life so easy.
But seriously though, the silent switch, its so convenient. Also back up and restore from iPhone to iPhone. Makes life so easy.
I think people take for granted how seamless keychain is (even though it's not technically a iPhone exclusive feature).
Reduce White Point. I have mine set to automatically do this after 10:30. Even on the lowest setting the phone is still way to bright at night. You can set it to come up with a tripple power button tap with any other accessibility features. Also, loving the new audio control on iOS 16. Oh and find my phone from the Watch is the best.
Being able to copy and paste between iOS and macOS. I use it constantly.
