[For Seniors] Hidden Useful iPhone Features: Practical Trivia & Fun Facts Quiz

Turn on Airplane mode before charging.

A recommended way to charge your iPhone quickly is to switch to Airplane Mode before charging. In Airplane Mode, apps stop running, so it can charge faster than usual. However, be aware that you won’t be able to receive calls or emails while Airplane Mode is on.

Ask Siri, “What song is this?”

If you say “Hey Siri” to your iPhone and ask, “What’s this song?” Siri will listen to the music playing around you and tell you the song title and artist. If the music is hard to hear and Siri can’t respond, it can even search using your humming. Give it a try!

Reminder

The Reminders app is a convenient tool that notifies you at specified times or locations when you register tasks and appointments. It’s also helpful for seniors to manage schedules and prevent forgetting things. To set it up, open the Reminders app and enter the title, memo details, and due date. Then you’ll receive a notification at the date and time you set.

Aim for around 80% instead of fully charging.

Apple officially states that enabling Optimized Battery Charging can extend your battery’s lifespan. Battery longevity is influenced not only by aging since the manufacturing date, but also by a complex combination of factors such as temperature history and charging patterns. To set it up, open Settings, then select Battery, Charging, and set a charging limit.

Double-tap the Up Arrow key

When typing with romaji, having to press the Shift key every time you want a capital letter is a hassle, isn’t it? In such cases, on the iPhone keyboard, double-tap the Shift key (the “↑” icon) to enable Caps Lock, which lets you type consecutive capital letters. Tap it again to turn it off.

The unboxing experience is carefully engineered.

The iPhone box is meticulously engineered so that the lid opens slowly with just the right amount of air resistance. Even the moment of opening the box is designed to feel special. By the way, the target duration is seven seconds—it’s said to heighten the excitement of opening it for the first time.

On the tab screen, press and hold the square icon in the bottom-right corner.

If you press and hold the button at the bottom right of Safari’s tab view—the one that looks like two overlapping squares—you’ll see an option that says “Close All (number) Tabs.” Tapping this option lets you close all open tabs at once. There’s no need to swipe them away one by one.