iPhone is known for its convenience, but iOS hides dozens of powerful features that go unnoticed by most users. In this article, we’ll show you 10 hidden iPhone features that can make your everyday life easier, faster, and more efficient.

1. Back Tap – double-tap for quick actions

The Back Tap feature allows you to set up a double or triple tap on the back of your iPhone to launch a quick action – such as taking a screenshot, opening the camera, or activating Siri.

How to enable it:
Go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Back Tap and select the desired action.
Useful for: quick screenshots, turning on the flashlight, launching an app.
2. Live Text – copy text directly from a photo

With Live Text, you can select text from photos or even live through the camera. This is perfect for copying phone numbers, addresses, or notes from a whiteboard.

How to use:
Open a photo with text, press and hold on the text and select Copy or Translate.
Useful for: students, professionals, travelers.
3. Quick Notes – capture ideas in seconds

Quick Notes is a quick way to take notes without searching for the Notes app.

How to enable it:
Add the Quick Note button from the Control Center and start a new note with just one tap.
Useful for: ideas, links, tasks you don’t want to forget.
4. Sound Recognition – your phone “hears” for you

Sound Recognition is an amazing feature that can recognize sounds like a doorbell, a baby crying or a smoke alarm and notify you with a notification.

How to enable it:
Go to Settings > Accessibility > Sound Recognition and turn on the sounds you want to be recognized.
Useful for: hearing impaired people, parents when they are not in the room.
5. Automations with Shortcuts

The Shortcuts app lets you automate tasks—like turning on Wi-Fi when you get home, playing music when you connect to Bluetooth, or automatically sending a message at a specific time.

How to get started:
Open the Shortcuts app > Automation and create a custom automation.
Useful for: saving time and reducing routine tasks.
6. Scan documents directly from Notes

Many people use separate scanning apps, but Notes has a built-in scanner.

How to use it:
Log into Notes, tap +, select Scan Documents, and take a picture of the document.
Useful for: digitizing documents without additional apps.
7. Drag & Drop between apps

Starting with iOS 15, you can move text, photos, and files between apps by holding and dragging them to another app.

Useful for: working faster with emails, documents, and social networks.
8. Built-in translator

iOS has its own Translate mode, which can translate text or voice in real time - without downloading additional applications.

Useful for: traveling, learning a language, communicating with foreigners.

9. Private Relay (if you have iCloud+)

This feature encrypts your traffic and hides your IP address, similar to a VPN.

Useful for: protecting personal data and security on public Wi-Fi networks.

10. Focus Mode

Focus Mode is not just Do Not Disturb - you can create different modes for work, sleep or free time and control which people and apps can disturb you.

Useful for: better concentration, balancing work and rest.
These 10 hidden iPhone features can change the way you use your device. If you start implementing even just a few of them, you will save time, be more organized and make the most of your iPhone's capabilities.

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