100+ iPhone Tips, Tricks, and Hidden Features for 2025 & Beyond

Enhancements in Messages

• 💬 Copying specific parts of messages is now possible by using the 'select' function and adjusting pins.
• 🎨 Personalize your message conversations by setting custom backgrounds, including photos, colors, or AI-generated themes.
• 🌐 Automatic message translation can be enabled for specific languages, facilitating cross-lingual communication.
• 📊 Group polls can be created directly within messages to easily gather opinions.
• ⏰ Schedule messages to be sent at a future date and time.
• 🗑️ Automatically delete two-factor authentication codes after they are used to keep your inbox clean.
• 🖼️ Send full-quality photos in iMessage by disabling the 'send low-quality photo previews' option.
• ✏️ Edit and unsend messages after they have been sent, with an indicator that the message has been modified.

Audio and Display Customization

• 🎶 Set custom ringtones using MP3 files up to 30 seconds long.
• 🎙️ Utilize Voice Isolation to mute background noise during calls or recordings, and Studio Voice to enhance recorded audio quality.
• ⌚ Customize the Always-On Display by disabling the wallpaper, blurring it, or controlling notification visibility.
• 🔊 Adjust keyboard feedback to use haptics without sound for a quieter typing experience.

Camera and Lock Screen Features

• 📸 Spatial scenes can be generated from photos, creating a 3D effect on the lock screen.
• 🕰️ Extend the clock on your lock screen and reposition widgets to the bottom.
• 💧 Adjust clock transparency for a frosted or glass-like appearance.
• 🌈 Customize liquid glass effects for a clearer or tinted look on the display.
• 🚗 Enable vehicle motion cues in accessibility settings to help with motion sickness during travel.

Advanced iPhone Functionality

• 📁 Customize folders in the Files app with custom colors and emojis.
• 🔒 Block contacts easily, with a clear indicator in messages that a contact is blocked.
• ↩️ Use the shake-to-undo gesture for actions like closing tabs in Safari or deleting typed text.
• ⏳ View estimated charging time to 80% and customize charging habits for battery health.
• ⏰ Set custom snooze durations for individual alarms.
• 🤳 Utilize center stage and dual capture features on newer iPhones for enhanced video recording.
• ⚙️ Preserve camera settings like exposure adjustment and camera modes between uses.
• 📸 Shoot in 48-megapixel resolution and customize default video recording quality.
• ✨ Apply camera styles in photo and portrait modes for unique visual effects.
• 🏃 Video Action Mode provides advanced stabilization for videos recorded while moving.
• 👆 Use the camera control button for quick adjustments like exposure and zoom, and integrate with AI for visual search.
• 🖼️ Screenshot settings allow disabling full-screen previews and enabling visual lookup.
• 🤝 Bring devices closer for easier AirDrop sharing, even with AirDrop disabled.
• 🔋 Enable adaptive power mode and optimized battery charging for extended battery life.
• 📊 View battery health including cycle count and maximum capacity on newer iPhones.
• 🔐 Configure allow access when locked settings for enhanced security and privacy.
• 🧹 Erase data automatically after multiple failed passcode attempts for security.
• 🤏 Use one-handed keyboard and reachability for easier operation on larger iPhones.
• 🔕 Disable silent mode indicator and customize notifications to reduce distractions and save battery.
• 🔒 Lock and hide apps with Face ID for improved privacy.
• 📝 Lock notes with a passcode or Face ID for sensitive information.
• 🗂️ Reorganize home screen apps efficiently using two-finger gestures.
• 🧩 Create widget stacks by dropping widgets onto each other for space-saving organization.
• 👁️ Use screen distance feature to protect eye health by maintaining proper phone distance.
• 🆘 Set up Emergency SOS features, including call withholding and release, and emergency contacts.
• 💡 Enable raise to wake for quick phone activation upon lifting.
• 🔦 Adjust torch strength and width on newer iPhones, or use press-and-hold on older models.
• 🔘 Customize the action button for quick access to specific functions.
• 🌃 Activate Standby Mode for a clock and widget display when the iPhone is charging horizontally, with an optional night mode.
• ☁️ Re-download previously owned apps from the App Store's 'My Apps' section.
• 📧 Set an undo send delay for emails to prevent accidental sends.
• 📩 Reduce email frequency from Apple by adjusting communication preferences.
• 📳 Create custom vibration patterns for different alerts to identify them by feel.
• 🔦 Enable flash for alerts using the LED or screen flash for notifications.
• 👆 Utilize back tap gestures for quick actions like opening the camera or returning to the home screen.
• 🎶 Interact with the Dynamic Island for music playback, voice memos, screen recording, and multiple simultaneous actions.
• 🚫 Disallow app tracking and adjust location preferences for enhanced privacy.
• 🔋 Disable background app refresh for non-essential apps to save battery.
• 🔧 Customize Control Center by adding, removing, and resizing controls.
• 🖼️ Reorder and manage tabs in the Photos app collections.
• 🔍 Use advanced search in the Photos app to find images by content, people, or objects.
• 📞 Screen unknown calls and utilize call hold assist where available.
• ✍️ Set up text replacements for frequently used phrases or information.
• 🎵 Add ambient music controls to the Control Center for relaxation or focus.
• 📄 Scan text from photos and QR codes, and save reminders as PDFs.
• 📍 Find My iPhone functionality allows remote location, sound playback, and device locking/erasing.
• 🔄 Change default apps for mail, browser, phone, and messages.
• 🏷️ Identify laundry symbols using the iPhone camera.
• ✂️ Cut out subjects from photos to use as stickers in iMessage.
• ⌨️ Use the keyboard as a trackpad for precise text editing.
• 👆 Access quick actions with haptic touch on various apps.
• 🚫 Disable in-app ratings and reviews to avoid distractions.
• ⌨️ Disable keyboard character preview for a cleaner typing interface.
• 🧘 Customize Focus Modes with intelligent breakthroughs, custom allowed/silenced contacts and apps, and personalized home screen pages.
• 📊 Enable battery percentage display in the status bar.
• 📶 View saved Wi-Fi passwords and connect to networks manually.
• 🧑‍🦯 Enable assistive access for a simplified iPhone experience with limited app functionality.