Tips & Tricks You Might Have Missed - Personalized vibrations, Live Captions, Reply button

In this episode of iOS Today, hosts Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard unveil a treasure trove of hidden features and advanced tips for iOS and iPadOS devices. From transforming your on-screen keyboard into a precision text-editing tool to customizing contact notifications, the hosts cover many practical tips to enhance your Apple device experience. They also explore photo editing tricks, Wi-Fi password sharing, live captions in FaceTime, and creating shortcuts for health management.
• Keyboard tricks:• Using the spacebar as a trackpad for precise text editing
• Quick-switching between letters, numbers, and symbols without changing keyboards
• Contact customization:• Setting personalized vibrations and ringtones for important contacts
• Managing emergency bypass settings to prioritize notifications
• Photo management:• Copying text from screenshots when apps don't allow selection
• Applying consistent edits across multiple photos
• iOS 17 features:• Streamlined two-factor authentication with automatic code-filling
• Customizable home screen layouts and focus modes
• Communication enhancements:• Live captions in FaceTime calls
• Replying to specific messages in iMessage threads
Feedback:
• Discussion on authentication for the new iPhone mirroring feature
Shortcuts Corner:
• Medication reminders:• Creating a shortcut to set alarms for medication schedules
• Nutritional tracking:• Developing a custom shortcut to log dietary information in the Health app
Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard
iOS Today episode 711
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