iPhone Hacks 20-Year-Olds Know From TikTok That Boomers Should Learn
June 26, 2022 by Lisa Cupido
It’s a fact of life: younger generations often possess tech savvy skills that more mature (ahem) folks sometimes lack. Feeling ashamed of this is a waste of time — a better approach if you’re interested in learning more about what your smartphone can do is to borrow some of their best tips. Get ready to save time and do even more with your iPhone. These are the iPhone hacks 20-year-olds know from TikTok that boomers should learn.
Pinch, Copy, Paste!“I found this trick on TikTok on one of the tech accounts I follow, and it’s really helpful,” says Jason Wise, the chief editor at Earth Web. “If you have an iPhone and want to copy and paste any content, text or pictures or files, just pinch the content with three fingers to copy, and perform a reverse motion to paste where you want. This would be like opening up the pinch on the screen you want to paste on. How simple is that?”
Use The Apple LogoPeter King, the co-founder of Authority Builders, reminds us that the Apple logo on the rear of your iPhone is something beyond a plan. “On account of the Accessibility settings, you can contact it to return to your home screen — similar to the old home button,” Wise says. “This is the way to set this up: Go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Back Tap > Double Tap. Pick what you’d like a twofold tap on the logo to do, including carrying you to your home screen or muting. I used this hack after I found a TikTok video and for me, this is one of the best features of the iPhone.”
Change Your iPhone’s Color SchemeThere are all kinds of ways to customize your iPhone experience, including changing its colors.
“You can easily alter your iPhone’s color scheme with a very easy approach,” says Steve Anderson, CEO of Junk Yards Near Me. “Ambre Skye, a TikTok user, used this method to turn their phone pink and rendered all emojis pink. Go to Display & Text Size under Settings > Accessibility. Then activate Color Filters and select the desired filter. There are four color filters and a pink-tinted option among the available color filters.”