3 Life-Changing Features You Never Knew Your iPhone Had, According To Apple Experts

Your iPhone is full of surprises — including features that, unbeknownst to you, can make your user experience so much better. Whether you would love to add a boost of style to the videos and photos you take or simply love having a time-saving hack or two under your hat, these are the three life-changing features you never knew your iPhone had, according to Apple experts.

Here’s a simple way to give your videos a fun edge: play background music while you’re shooting your pup running around the yard or filming yourself showing the world how to whip up pasta primavera. “The music will stop as soon as the video pane is opened if you attempt to capture a video normally with Spotify or Apple Music playing in the background,” says Tech Expert Nely Mihaylova, a content executive at Scooter. guide. “However, there is a clever iPhone trick to get around this limitation. Open the Camera app after a song is playing in the background from Apple Music or Spotify. Simply tap the white camera button and drag that to the right to exit video mode at this point. The music will now continue to play in the background as your iPhone begins to record.”

Here’s a time-saving hack: rely on your Apple logo to do much more than you originally thought it could do.

Apple included a feature that allows users to double- or triple-tap the rear of their iPhone to start a specific activity with iOS 14, according to Harry Hughes, CEO, and co-founder at Dangler.co.uk. “This back tap functionality makes it simple to mute your iPhone or even take a screenshot by allowing you to tap the back of the device,” Hughes says. “Go to Settings > Accessibility to start using this function. Next, select Touch under Physical and Motor. Scroll down until you find the ‘Back Tap’ option from there. After that, you can choose between Double Tap and Triple Tap. Select the action you want a back tap to start after that. You’ll see that a few options include changing the volume, opening the Notification Center, and—possibly—taking a screenshot. Be aware that the majority of iPhone cases ought still to support the feature.”