Here are 25 tips to enhance your iPhone usage efficiency, incorporating new features and practical functionalities of iOS 18:
1. Text Dragging
Select text in Notes or Pages documents, then long-press to drag it directly to any location without needing to copy and paste. This also allows for quick content transfer across apps (e.g., dragging to a message thread).
2. Three-Finger Undo/Redo
Shaking the phone to undo is a thing of the past! Swipe left with three fingers to undo, swipe right to redo, and tap with three fingers to bring up the undo menu.
3. Cross-App Dragging
You can drag text, images, and even web links to other applications. For example, drag a message conversation to Reminders to create a reminder with a link, or drag a web link to Notes to create a rich text card.
4. Multi-Select Operations
Swipe down with two fingers to batch select items in Mail, Notes, or Shortcuts, allowing for one-click deletion or movement.
5. Camera OCR Recognition
Point the camera at a screen containing a phone number or email, and click the recognition icon to dial or send an email directly. After photographing a book page, you can extract all text and translate it from your photo album.
6. Scheduled SMS Sending
A new feature in iOS 18: In the SMS editing interface, click the `+` icon, long-press and drag “Send Later” to the shortcut bar to enable scheduled sending.
7. Call Recording and Transcription
During a call, click the recording icon in the upper left corner (the other party will receive a notification), and after the call ends, a memo with a text transcription will be automatically generated, supporting Apple Intelligence summarization features.
8. Audio to Text
Add any audio file (like a podcast) to Notes to automatically generate a transcript. Voice memos also support complete transcription.
9. Home Screen Organization Tips
Enter edit mode, click the bottom dots, and uncheck extra home screen pages to quickly hide them. When selecting multiple apps, long-press one app with one finger and tap other apps with another finger to move them in bulk.
10. App Quick Menu
Long-press the app icon on the home screen (like the camera) to jump directly to selfie/portrait mode; third-party apps (like Instagram) support quick account switching.
11. Efficient Safari Operations
– Double-tap a link to open a new tab in the background
– Long-press the address bar icon to instantly enter reading mode
– When sharing a webpage, select “PDF” to directly generate a formatted document
12. Email to PDF
Open an email, select print → pinch out the preview image → automatically generate a PDF, which can be saved or shared.
13. Real-Time Calculator
Type `100*3000=` in text interfaces like Mail/Notes to automatically calculate the result; currency symbols (like `$50=`) will also convert using real-time exchange rates.
14. VIP Email Filtering
Mark important senders as VIP, and you can set separate notification methods in settings to avoid spam interference.
15. Control Center Customization
It is recommended to add shortcuts like “Frame Screenshot” for quick access by swiping down the control center.
16. Document Scanning Tips
In the Files app, select “Scan Documents” to automatically correct the angle of physical documents and generate multi-page PDFs.
17. One-Handed Map Zooming
In Apple Maps, long-press with one finger and drag up or down to zoom without needing two fingers.
18. Reminders Kanban View
A new kanban mode supports task grouping and dragging, rivaling professional project management tools.
19. Focus Mode Linkage
Different focus modes can be linked to specific home screen pages, notification rules, and even light/dark themes for contextual switching.
20. Cross-Device Clipboard
Text/images copied on an iPhone can be pasted directly on a Mac/iPad logged in with the same Apple ID, and vice versa.
21. Universal Control for File Transfer
When a Mac and iPad are close together, files can be dragged across devices for transfer, supporting various formats like photos/audio.
22. Photo Privacy Protection
After selecting “Hide” in the photo album, Face ID verification is required to view it. Sensitive photos can also be further protected through third-party encryption apps.
23. Back Tap Quick Actions
Set “Double Tap Back” to trigger high-frequency functions like scanning or payment codes (requires iOS 14 or later).
24. Voice Dictation Optimization
The keyboard dictation feature now supports Shanghai dialect/Cantonese, and recordings in Notes can automatically convert to text notes.
25. Cloud Collaboration Tips
Share folders via iCloud Drive for real-time synchronization of team document edits, with historical versions retrievable for 30 days.
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