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The Epic Guide to iOS 11 on iPhone & iPad
iPhone Life magazine presents an Epic Guide to iOS 11 that includes top tips for mastering the latest features on your iPhone and iPad. It includes the top iOS 11 tips and tricks, and we'll add more each week. Enjoy these tips? Sign up to receive one in your inbox daily at iphonelife.com/dailytips.
By iPhoneLife
- “With iOS 11 on iPhone, the Maps app added airport maps (and shopping mall maps) to its capabilities. Of course, the feature is limited to only a handful of airports right now, but Apple plans to cons …
- “Some of iPhone Life's most popular articles have been about saving battery life on the iPhone, which just goes to show how much room Apple still has to improve when it comes to battery life. Luckily, …
- “The app store looks very different in iOS 11. Not only are many of the tabs at the bottom different, but also Apple has added new features to the App Store that weren’t there before. The App Store ha …
- “With iOS 11, you can finally customize Control Center on your iPhone. Users have been requesting this feature for years but even more so after Low Power Mode was introduced. Parts of Control Center i …
- “Before iOS 11, you could turn your Live Photos into a GIF using a third-party app, but you couldn’t simply turn your Live Photos into a GIF from within the Photos app. With iOS 11, however, you can! …
- “If you have multiple devices (iPhone, iPad, Macbook) that are all logged into your iCloud account, you’ve likely had this happen: one minute, you’re calm. The next, you receive an incoming call and e …
- “I think we can all agree that storage space is a valuable commodity on the iPhone. There’s nothing more frustrating than trying to take a photo and having your iPhone tell you to create more storage …
- “Anybody who is upgrading to the new iPhone will automatically have iOS 11 installed when their new device arrives, but for your current iPhones and iPads, you'll still want to upgrade to iOS 11 when …
- “A new iOS 11 feature on the iPhone allows your phone to automatically answer calls after three rings. If you’re the type of person who’s always near their phone but sometimes takes too long to answer …
- “The people asked and Apple answered: you can now add Low Power Mode to your Control Center on the iPhone. This is wonderful because in previous operating systems, you have to go into the Settings app …
- “One of the big safety features of iOS 11 is the new Do Not Disturb While Driving feature. When it’s on and set up, your iPhone won’t receive notifications while you’re driving unless you let it know …
- “With the official iOS 11 becoming available, you’ll likely want to remove the iOS 11 beta program from your iPhone or iPad. But wait! Don’t listen to how every other website is going to tell you to g …
- “For years, we’ve recommended turning off Background App Refresh on your device to save battery life and cellular data. Background App Refresh automatically refreshes apps you have open in the backgro …
- “With WatchOS 3, the Apple Watch added the ability to make emergency SOS calls right from its Lock or Home screen. With iOS 11, the iPhone now has the same ability to call Emergency SOS. You turn this …
- “Previously, I went over how to follow friends on Apple Music with iOS 11. But one of the perks of following your friends on Apple Music is getting to see what they’re listening to. If you’re in a mus …
- “With each new iOS, Apple improves the once barely adequate Notes app. Now, it’s a bona fide note-taking app with lots of features. With iOS 11, the list of features grows with the ability to add tabl …
- “With iOS 11, Apple Music is finally getting social. If you have friends who also use Apple Music, you can now follow each other. You can also see what your friends are listening to and make your play …
- “If you ever come across an article or webpage that has a lot of great information you want to save, you can turn that webpage into a PDF by using the Safari browser with iOS 11 on iPhone. Once you’ve …
- “With iOS 11 on iPhone, you can turn on a new feature called Do Not Disturb while Driving. With this feature turned on, your iPhone won’t receive notifications while you’re driving so you don’t get di …
- “With iOS 11 on iPhone, Control Center is finally customizable. One of the features that you can add to Control Center is your Apple TV Remote. That way, you always have quick and easy access to the A …
- “If you're an avid iphoneographer, there are certain camera settings you may want to be standard in your Camera app on iPhone. In the past, Live Photo was the only setting that stuck. But with iOS 11, …
- “With iOS 10, Apple introduced Message Effects that allow you to add a bit of fun to the messages you send. You could make confetti rain or a laser show ensue when the recipient opened it. With iOS 11 …
- “If you enjoy handwriting notes on your device, it’s essential to be able to find what you’re looking for within those notes later on. Previous iterations of the Notes app only allowed you to search f …
- “With iOS 11, Apple added the ability to view Flyover 3D modeling of large cities in Apple Maps. Since it’s an AR (augmented reality) feature, you can move your phone around to view the city in variou …
- “With iOS 11, Live Photos have new features, including the ability to turn your Live Photo into a gif or make it appear as a photo with long exposure. Long Exposure is best seen with objects moving ob …
- With iOS 11 on iPhone, you can designate a note to always appear at the top of your list in the Notes app. This is helpful if there’s a note you consistently refer to, such as a note you use for groce …
