Last updated for iOS 16 ### General - Touch and hold the back button on a navigation bar to view the entire navigation history. - Tap the status bar at the top of the screen to scroll to the top of the current page. - Touch and hold the scroll bar to drag it to a new scroll position. - In a list with selectable items (e.g. Mail, Messages, Notes), tap with 2 fingers to select an item, and then keep dragging with 2 fingers to select more items. - Touch and hold items in Control Center to access more options. - In the print dialog, pinch outward from the print preview at the bottom to create a PDF of the printed content. - Double tap on a Picture-in-Picture (PiP) video to change its size. - Touch and hold on the flashlight icon in Control Center to change the flashlight brightness level. - Touch and hold on a time input wheel to bring up a number pad to enter an exact time. - Tap and hold on a screenshot preview to directly bring up the share sheet. ### Keyboard - Touch and hold the Space bar to move the cursor. While still holding the Space bar, tap the keyboard area with another finger to create a text selection. - Touch and hold the emoji icon to switch to a one-side keyboard for one-handed typing. - Pinch in with three fingers to copy the selected text. Pinch in twice to cut. - Pinch out with three fingers to paste. - Tap with three fingers to bring up the text toolbar. - Swift left and right with three fingers to undo and redo. - Touch and hold the 123 key to automatically go back after selecting a character. Swipe to a number after pressing the 123 key to automatically select a single number. - Double tap on text to select a word. Triple tap to select a sentence. - To temporarily enable caps lock, use one finger to hold the shift key while using the other finger to type letters. - Tap on the original text box to exit emoji keyboard search mode. - Long press on a letter key to insert an accented variant. Long press on the 0 key to insert a degrees symbol. ### Home Screen - If an app within a folder has a notification, long press on the folder to quickly open the app with the notification. - Instead of dragging an app icon across multiple home page screens, use one finger to select the app icon and use another finger to swipe across home screen pages. - Move multiple app icons simultaneously by tapping on the other icons to create a drag group. ### Safari - Touch and hold the new tab button to see recently closed tabs. - In the tab viewer screen, swipe up to get a search control, and press down on the Cancel button to close all tabs matching the search text. - In the tab viewer screen, long press on any tab to change how the tabs are arranged/sorted. - Tap on a link with two fingers to open it in the background. - To take a screenshot of the entire webpage, take a screenshot like normal and then switch to the Full Page tab at the top of the screenshot preview. - Touch and hold the bookmarks button in the bottom bar to add the current webpage to the Reading List. - Touch and hold the tabs button in the bottom bar (the double square icon) to switch between tab groups and access tab management actions. - When the address bar is at the bottom (Settings > Safari > Tabs > Tab Bar), swipe horizontally across the address bar to move between tabs. Swipe up on the address bar to view all tabs. - Touch and hold on the reader icon in the address bar to toggle reader mode. ### Camera - Touch and hold the shutter button to quickly start taking a video (without having to first switch to video mode). - Drag the shutter button to the left to take a burst of images. - Touch and hold on part of the picture preview to lock auto-focus. - Enable `Settings > Camera > Mirror Front Camera` to have the front-facing camera preview the same orientation as the picture will be taken. ### Clock - Timers can be configured to stop playing the current audio source (YouTube, Spotify, etc.) when the timer expires. ### Mail - Touch and hold the Compose mail icon to view drafts. - Touch and hold an email and select `More > Notify Me` to get notifications for that specific email thread. - Touch and hold on the Trash icon when viewing a message to archive the message instead of deleting it. ### Messages - When sending a message using iMessage, long press on the send button to add an animation. - Swipe to the left in a conversation to see exact timestamps. ### Notes - Tap on the timestamp at the top of a note to toggle between Created At and Edited At. - In a bulleted or numbered list, swipe left or right on a list element to indent or unindent. ### Calculator - Delete the last digit by swiping horizontally. ### Apple Maps - To zoom with one finger, double tap and keep pressing after the second tap, and then move the finger up and down to zoom in and out. ### Siri - Say "Learn to pronounce [name of contact]" to teach Siri to correctly pronounce a particular name. - Say "Remind me about this" to create a reminder that is linked to whatever is currently on the screen. - Say "[Name of contact] is my {husband,wife,boss}" to be able to refer to them by that moniker. Alternatively, assign the contact a nickname in the Contacts app to refer to them to Siri with that nickname. - Say "Split a check [number] ways" to have Siri help split a bill and calculate tip. - Ask "What flights are overhead?" to get flight numbers and altitudes of overhead planes. ### App Store - Turn off `Settings > App Store > In-App Ratings & Reviews` to stop getting nagged about app reviews. ### Phone - Tap the green dial button to re-dial the previous number. - To end a call without making it look like you hung up, switch to Airplane Mode which will show the call as failed. - Dial `*3001#12345#*` to access advanced cellular data diagnostic info. - Touch and hold `0` to input a `+` to enter a country code. - Long press on the Mute button to put the call on hold. ### Settings - Touch and hold the "Download and Install" button on the software update screen to view an additional option to install the software update later that night. [source](https://saurabhs.org/ios-tips)