The iPhone had revolutionized the smartphone industry back in 2007. But when it comes to cool tricks, there is not much that the iPhone can offer, except when you jailbreak it. However, the iPhone does have a few less known cool features that can be handy in a number of situations. While some of them help to enhance the iOS experience, some are simply for fun. In this article, we’ll list down some of these little known native iOS tricks. Check them out below, you might come across a useful one that you didn’t know about before.

Snooze an alarm using Volume keys Have you ever mistakenly turned off the alarm on your iPhone or iPad, while intending to only snooze it off? You can actually snooze the alarm by pressing one of the Volume buttons, instead of tapping on the on-screen button. Instantly mute an incoming call with Lock button If your iPhone starts ringing suddenly in the middle of a meeting, you can quickly mute it by pressing the lock button or volume keys. Quick way to switch between multiple keyboards If you have more than three keyboards added to your iOS device, tap and hold the Globe key on the left side to reveal the list of added keyboards. Select one from the list to switch the keyboard. Take photos using the volume buttons If it’s difficult for you to snap a picture using the on-screen button of the Camera app, an alternative way is to use the volume buttons instead. This trick works with both the volume keys. Take screenshots on your iPhone This might be a known trick, but it’s handy for new users. On any screen, press the Home button and Lock button together, to take a screenshot. You might also like: How to Record iPhone screen Alternate way to navigate through multiple Home screens If you have multiple Home screens, one way of navigating through them is to swipe across the pages. But repeated swiping may be inconvenient for some users. An alternative solution is to tap on the bottom left and bottom right corners of the screen (above the dock) to navigate to the previous and next the Home screen respectively. Search for text on a web page in Safari Sometimes, you might want to search for a text on a web page. For doing this, just open the particular web page in Safari, tap on the Search field (address bar) and enter the text you want to search. Scroll down through the list of suggestions and tap on “Find <search phrase>” under “On This Page” section. Search matches will be highlighted and you can navigate through them on the current page using the up and down arrow keys provided at the bottom. On iOS 9, Apple has added a Find On Page option in the Action Extensions list in Safari, which makes it easier to search within a web page. After enabling the extension, navigate to the web page in Safari where you want to perform the search. Tap on the Share button in the bottom of the page and scroll through the Action extensions (bottom row) in the Share menu. Select “Find On Page” and type the word or phrase you want to search. Search matches will be highlighted and you can navigate through them on the current page using the up and down arrow keys. Delete the last digit in Calculator When you are performing a series of mathematical operations using a calculator, it’s quite frustrating when you mistakenly type a wrong digit and have to start all over again. Fortunately, a simple trick on the iOS Calculator app can save you the hassle. You can just swipe left or right over the Calculator’s display to clear off the last digit instead of the entire number. That way, you can retype the last digit and continue with your calculation. Reject a call when the screen is locked On iOS, when a call comes in, the lock screen only gives you the option to “slide to answer”. If you want to reject the call instead of answering it, all you have to do is press the lock button twice from the top. The incoming call should get rejected. Switch shooting direction in Panorama mode If you want to shoot a panorama from right to left instead of the default left to right direction, tap the Arrow in the Panorama screen to switch the direction. iPhone tricks using Apple EarPods The Apple EarPods have three different buttons that help you to perform several tasks in handsfree mode. Here are some of the things you can do when you connect Apple EarPods to your iPhone or iPad. Fast forward and rewind audio or video While playing an audio or video, press the middle button of the EarPods twice and hold it down after second press, the audio or video will fast forward. To stop fast forwarding, just release the middle button. Similarly, you can also rewind an audio or video using the EarPods. To do so, press on the middle button thrice and hold it down to begin rewinding the currently playing media. To resume normal playback, release the middle button. Skip to Previous and Next tracks While playing music, press the middle button twice to skip to the next track. Press the same button thrice to skip to the previous track. Capture photos If your hands are a bit shaky when taking photos, you can set the iPhone on a stand and use the volume keys of the (connected) EarPods to capture photos. Activate Siri You can activate Siri without taking your iPhone out of your pocket. Just press and hold the middle button of the connected EarPods and listen for the familiar chime from Siri. You can then tell it to do anything you’d like it to do. Answer or reject incoming calls If someone calls you when your EarPods are connected, simply press the middle button once to answer it. If you want to reject the call, press the middle button and hold it for two-seconds.