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New\u00a0iPhone tips and tricks\u00a0are some of our favorite things to discover, and believe it or not, we\u2019re always finding new ones.<\/p>\n
Whether it\u2019s retrieving deleted messages,\u00a0adding widgets\u00a0or learning how to use your\u00a0iPhone\u2019s hidden mouse pad, we love an\u00a0iPhone trick\u00a0that promises to make our lives easier.<\/p>\n
This most recent one involves your iPhone\u2019s volume buttons, which can do much more than adjust sound.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019ve only ever used your iPhone\u2019s volume buttons to toggle the volume up and down, you\u2019re missing out on the many shortcuts for which they can be used.<\/p>\n
Not sure where to start? Here are the best ways to use those volume buttons for more than just music.<\/p>\n
If you need an extra hand to take photos, this handy hack can help.<\/p>\n
It works with portrait, traditional photo and panorama modes when shooting from the rear camera, and with portrait and traditional photo modes for the front camera.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Just open the Camera app and press either volume button to take a photo or start a panorama.<\/p>\n
You can end the panorama with another tap of the button, or you can hold the button down the entire time to take the panorama.<\/p>\n
Accidentally delete one of those photos? Don\u2019t fret. Here\u2019s how to recover deleted iPhone photos.<\/p>\n
You can use the same trick to take a video. Just switch to video mode in the Camera app, then press either of the volume buttons to start taking a video.<\/p>\n
You can press it again to stop, or you can hold down the button the entire time to take a video\u2014it\u2019ll stop recording once you release the button.<\/p>\n
A photo burst makes\u00a0editing iPhone photos\u00a0easier because it gives you more options to choose from.<\/p>\n
If you have an iPhone XS, iPhone XR or newer, you can press and hold the volume up button to take burst shots.<\/p>\n
\u00a0To allow for that, go to Settings > Camera, then turn on \u201cUse Volume Up for Burst.\u201d<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re using the burst mode already, learning how to delete duplicate photos on your iPhone is important.<\/p>\n
Your iPhone\u2019s built-in document scanner will work in apps such as Files, Mail, Notes and\u00a0Reminders. Since this function uses the Camera app, you can press either volume button to snap a scan of the document you need instead of pressing the shutter button on the screen.<\/p>\n
For those who use their iPhone instead of a\u00a0traditional alarm clock, this is the trick you need to know.<\/p>\n
\u00a0If you\u2019re half asleep and can\u2019t be bothered to find the \u201cSnooze\u201d on your phone screen in the morning, just press either volume button to snooze your alarm\u2014just make sure you have the \u201cSnooze\u201d function enabled for that particular alarm.<\/p>\n
If you have toggled off the \u201cSnooze\u201d option for your alarm, clicking either volume button will turn off the alarm.<\/p>\n
When you\u2019re in an actual emergency and can\u2019t spend time unlocking your iPhone to call 911, Apple has made things easier. To quickly get ahold of emergency services, just hold down the side lock button and either volume button (or all three buttons) until the \u201cEmergency Call\u201d slider pops up. Swipe the SOS icon to the right to place the call.<\/p>\n
If your phone is frozen and there\u2019s no way to restart it, you might be forced to complete a factory reset. To do so, press the volume up button, then volume down button, then the side lock button until you see the Apple logo on a black background. Once your lock screen reappears, it means a hard reset has been performed. Unlike a regular restart, which happens at the software level, a hard reset happens at the hardware level, which can help when your phone is frozen or buggy. Keep in mind that a\u00a0factory reset\u00a0wipes your entire phone, so make sure you have backed it up on the cloud recently.<\/p>\n
You can temporarily prevent Face ID from unlocking your iPhone. Press and hold the side lock button and either volume button for two seconds. You\u2019ll see the same screen as when you\u2019re calling emergency services. After the sliders appear, press the side button to immediately lock your iPhone, which will lock automatically if you don\u2019t touch the screen for a minute or so.<\/p>\n
Want to quickly silence a call when you\u2019re busy? Pressing either volume button will silence incoming regular calls as well as FaceTime calls, and will also stop vibrations if your phone is on vibrate mode.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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