Tips and Tricks
Get the most out of your iPhone 6.
Retina HD Display NewTop
ReachabilityNew
Reachability makes it easy to reach items at the top of the screen without having to use your other hand. Just double-touch the Home button without pressing it, and the whole screen shifts down closer to your thumb. Once you select what you want, the screen slides back up to the top.
See everything largerNew
View more of your content with Standard view, or enlarge your content with Display Zoom. Adjust the view in Settings Display & Brightness View.
Navigate with a swipe
Swipe from left to right across the screen to go backwards, or swipe from right to left to go forwards. This also works in many apps, including Safari, Mail and Messages.
Do more in landscape view on iPhone 6 PlusNew
Apps such as Calendar, Clock, Stocks and Messages take advantage of the larger display to show more of your content when in landscape.
CameraTop
Camera in Control Centre
Access your camera quickly by swiping up from any screen — including the Lock screen — and tapping the camera button.
Shoot smoother videoNew
Enable “Record Video at 60 FPS” in SettingsPhotos & Camera to shoot twice as many frames per second.
Select your slo-mo speedNew
Select your slo-mo speed by tapping on the fps icon on the camera screen. Then choose between 240 fps and 120 fps in Camera for an added slo-mo effect in your videos.
Burst modeNew
Now you can capture multiple shots of the action with your FaceTime HD Camera. Burst mode continuously snaps 10 photos per second, and iPhone analyses the photos in real time to suggest the best of the bunch.
Timer modeNew
Tap the timer icon at the top of the screen to set a 3- or 10-second timer. To activate timer mode and burst mode, press the camera button, then release when ready.
Adjust exposureNew
Touch anywhere on the screen and slide up or down to capture the right amount of light for your photo.
Snap photos using the volume buttons
Press the Volume Up or Volume Down button to easily take a photo. You can also take photos using the volume buttons on your Apple EarPods with Remote and Mic.
PhotosTop
Straighten and crop New
Automatically straighten horizons and provide the ideal crop for all your pictures. Just tap Edit, then the crop icon.
Adjust light and colour New
To give your photos a more finished look, use the smart sliders to find just the right lighting, make colours pop, and even enhance blue skies.
Mapped pictures
View the locations of your pictures on a map by tapping the location heading under Years, Collections or Moments.
Smart suggestion search New
Tap the search icon, and you’ll get options to search by date, time the photo was taken, location or album name. One more tap gives you access to photos taken nearby, favourite photos or photos taken on the same date last year.
Smart Albums New
Smart Albums automatically collect your panorama, burst and hidden photos as well as slo-mo, time-lapse and HD videos. And the Recently Deleted album stores deleted photos for 30 days in case you change your mind.
Hide photos New
Touch and hold a photo to hide it from Moments, Collections and Years. You can view all hidden photos by visiting your Hidden photos album.
MessagesTop
Reply to notifications New
Swipe down on a new message notification to reply without leaving the app you’re using.
Send a quick photo or video New
Share what you’re seeing as you see it. Touch and hold the camera button and swipe up for a photo or swipe right for a video.
Add your voice to messages New
Touch and hold the microphone button to record your message. Then swipe up to send it. To hear a message, hold your iPhone to your ear and listen or tap the Play button.
Manage group messages New
Start a group conversation and give it a name. Include who you want, exclude who you don’t, and leave the conversation whenever you want. Or tap Details, turn on Do Not Disturb, and read your messages later.
Share your location New
You can share your whereabouts with people you choose for an hour, until the end of the day or indefinitely. Just tap Details and then select Share My Location. When your friends choose to share their locations, you see them all on one map.
Tap to view attachments New
Tap Details to see all the attachments from a conversation. Touch and hold an attachment and tap More to save or delete multiple items at once.
QuickTypeTop
Enable emoji characters
Go to Settings General KeyboardKeyboards Add New Keyboard and select Emoji. Now when you type, just tap the smiley face button or touch and hold the globe button and select Emoji, then choose whatever fits the mood.
Keyboard settings
Go to Settings General Keyboard to activate features like Auto‑Capitalisation, Auto‑Correction and more.
Shortcut phrases
Type common phrases with fewer letters by using shortcut phrases. Type “omw” and watch the text transform to “On my way!” To add your own shortcuts, go to Settings General Keyboard Shortcuts.
Health NewTop
Medical ID
Create an emergency card that’s accessible from your Lock screen. To add or edit your information, go to the Health app and tap Medical ID on the bottom right. Access your card from the Lock screen by tapping Emergency and then selecting Medical ID on the bottom left.
Customise your Dashboard
Go to Health, tap Health Data and select a Health category. Then choose a Health item and tap Show on Dashboard. You can add to and rearrange your Dashboard by touching and holding any Health item.
Weather
Extended forecast New
View all your locations by pinching to see a collapsed view. Swipe up in a location for an extended forecast and more details.
Calendar
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Be on time New
Enter and select the address in the Location field of a new event, then choose Travel Time to be alerted at just the right time to depart by car or foot.
MailTop
Insert a photo or video
When you’re composing an email, touch and hold in the message to open the options menu. Tap the arrow and select “Insert Photo or Video”. Then choose a photo or video to attach from your Camera Roll, albums or shared albums.
Format text in Mail and Notes
Double-tap any word to bring up the options menu, tap the arrow, and select to bold, italicise or underline your text.
Look at another message New
Swipe down on the title bar of a message you’re writing. When you’re ready to return to your message, tap its title at the bottom of the screen.
MapsTop
See up close with Flyover New
In Standard view, tap cities with a 3D badge to explore them from the air with a stunning Flyover tour.
Share a pin
In Maps, drop a pin on a location you want to share. Then tap the pin and select Share to show your location via AirDrop, Messages, Mail, Twitter or Facebook.
Tilt and rotate your view
As you’re looking at a map, use two fingers to tilt or rotate the view. Maps keeps the names of the streets and places where they belong. So everything’s easy to read, and you won’t get lost.
SafariTop
Manage open Safari pages
Drag and drop to rearrange your tabs. To close tabs, tap the X or just swipe them off the screen.
Create web clips
Quickly visit your favourite websites by creating web clips for them on your Home screen. Visit the site and tap the Share button. Then select Add to Home Screen.
Get the desktop version New
If you want to see the full desktop version of a site instead of the mobile version, tap the search field, pull down the display of your favourites, then tap Request Desktop Site.
Define a word
In apps like Safari and Mail, press and hold a word to bring up the options menu, then tap Define.
Single sign-in
Sign in once in Settings, and you can tweet or update your Facebook status directly from Safari, Photos, Camera and Maps.
Favourites
Favourite contacts shortcut New
From any screen, press the Home button twice for multitasking — and now to see your favourite people. At the top, you’ll see the faces of people you’ve recently talked to and — if you swipe to the right — your favourite contacts as well. Just tap one to call, text or start a FaceTime call.
SettingsTop
Do Not Disturb
In Settings, turn on Do Not Disturb to silence sounds from incoming calls and notifications. You can allow calls from your favourites, specific contacts or contact groups. Enable Do Not Disturb manually or schedule a recurring time.
AirPlay and AirPrintTop
Broadcast live with AirPlay
When connected to a Wi‑Fi network, you can use AirPlay Mirroring to share exactly what’s on your iPhone with your HDTV connected to an Apple TV. Just access Control Centre by swiping up, tap AirPlay and select your TV.
Print wirelessly from iPhone
AirPrint makes it easy to print email and web pages from your iPhone to your AirPrint-enabled printer. To print an email, tap the Reply button and select Print. To print a web page, tap the Share button and select Print. You can also print photos, documents and more.
AccessibilityTop
Have text read back to you New
Go to Settings General AccessibilitySpeech and turn on Speak Screen. Then go to an app and swipe down from the top with two fingers. All the content of the page will be read back to you.
Control font size
Adjust fonts to your preferred reading size in all apps that support Dynamic Type. Simply turn on Larger Type in Settings GeneralAccessibility. Then choose your desired font size.
Get flashing alerts
Your iPhone can give you a visual alert for incoming calls and texts. Just go to Settings
