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iOS 5: All the Little Things (Undocumented Features)
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You can now see the amount of space individual apps are using so you can tidy up those memory hogs right from your iPhone/iPod.
Go to Settings -> General -> Usage and wait a few seconds for the list to to refresh.
You can then tap on an app and see how much space the "documents & data" are taking and even delete the app right from that same page.
Go to Settings -> General -> Usage and wait a few seconds for the list to to refresh.
You can then tap on an app and see how much space the "documents & data" are taking and even delete the app right from that same page.
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These were not undocumented features. They are there in the list of new features
These were not undocumented features. They are there in the list of new features
Answer in Speaker mode
This may have been in previous versions, but I just discovered it while exploring. You can set the phone to always answer calls in speaker mode!
(or headset mode if you prefer that)
Settings/General/Accessibility/Physical & Motor/Incoming Calls
This may have been in previous versions, but I just discovered it while exploring. You can set the phone to always answer calls in speaker mode!
(or headset mode if you prefer that)Settings/General/Accessibility/Physical & Motor/Incoming Calls
the ability to delete individual phone calls and not having to delete the whole history for 1 call.
not sure if this was undocumented but you can now create photo albums within the photo.app!
click edit on top right corner and then 'add' button on top left.
finally can organize the photo in the camera roll and/or photo library!
click edit on top right corner and then 'add' button on top left.
finally can organize the photo in the camera roll and/or photo library!
That comment would be AWESOME in the "iPhone vs Blackberry" thread!..
Too bad it doesn't exist (rolling eyes)
I get this (it looks like airplay) icon when in mutlitasking to scrolling towards the volume meter.. apparently i can switch whether it goes out through iphone or iphone speaker... however i can't get it work? maybe this is the use with earphones? can someone test?
and it seomtiems changes to juse iphone.... iono
and it seomtiems changes to juse iphone.... iono
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That's a nice one. Thanks!
codencis said:You can hold down a date in Calendar (month mode) and it will create an event with start/end set at "all-day".
That's a nice one. Thanks!
Keep the tips coming guys, these are great! And if the OP would be so kind to compile them on the first post, that'd be awesome!
Also - there's a new cool animation when you set Safari to open links in the background.
Also - there's a new cool animation when you set Safari to open links in the background.
You can now group by album artists in the music app. Nice setting if you have a lot of compilation or mixes, it annoyed me previously having to scroll through 100's of artists.
Is there any way to disable this? It's so annoying to me haha
Settings -> Music -> Group by Album Artist
just discovered a bug with this:
take a picture, swipe right to see it, delete it, swipe left to go back onto camera, picture you just took is still there as an icon in bottom left!
If you tap and hold on a song or album when in Music app on iPhone, the song title and artist is shown in a balloon - this is useful if the title is long and goes off the edge of the screen.
I found that if you do this, you lose significant functionality in the Reminder app.
If Reminders are synced to Outlook, you can't set a location on a reminder (leaving, arriving). I switched to syncing reminders to iCloud, and it restored that functionality.
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That's been in iOS since at least 4.0, although I can't be positive it was supported in an SMS msg.
It works for FedEx, as well.
Is documented but nice to point out:
In mail touch a word to select it, the bubble will then include cut, paste etc. and the option to put emphasis, get definition, etc. on the selection.
In mail touch a word to select it, the bubble will then include cut, paste etc. and the option to put emphasis, get definition, etc. on the selection.
Actually, the Reminders app works similarly to the calendar and and contacts apps in that Exchange and iCloud run side-by-side. Although you can't layer "Tasks" (Exchange) and "Reminders" (iCloud) into a single list like you can with Contacts and Calendar (in both of which you can view them combined or individually), you don't have to disable the Exchange reminders (really, it's "Tasks") in order to take advantage of the iCloud "Reminders".
If both are enabled at the same time, there are two "sheets" in the Reminders App -- the "Tasks" sheet syncs with Exchange (and doesn't have all the nifty features), and the "Reminders" sheet syncs with iCloud (and does have all the nifty features). The "Reminders" sheet is located a right-swipe from the "Tasks" sheet (which usually comes up first by default).
So, if you want to take advantage of the nifty iCloud "Reminders" features, you just need to make sure that when you're entering a given "reminder" you're doing so on the "Reminders" sheet instead of the "Tasks" sheet.
As an aside, this parallel structure for Exchange and iCloud is a godsend for 2-iPhone families (like mine). iCloud, basically, functions as our own personal family exchange server, and to be able to run that in parallel with my work exchange is unbelievably useful. The only downside is that the Mrs. has figured out that she can get errands onto my phone from the house without me knowing about them until I've left work. It's already happened that she's setup a Reminder set to alarm when I'm leaving work to do X, Y, and Z on my way home, and I didn't even know about it until I was on my way. I find that kind of cool now...not sure how I'm going to feel when the novelty wears off!
iPhone only: Video Playlist in Music App
I have a lot of problems with how the new Music app has implemented, but this was a nice surprise.
I have a huge video library, so I find it easier to set up playlists to organize and access what I want to sync to my iphone or ipad. Usually, the devices ignore the playlists themselves and just display the content as either TV, Movies or Music Videos. This remains the case in the iPad implementation of the Music and Video apps. But in the iPhone version, the Music app allows you to access it as a playlist and play it through, with both audio and video! I currently have three playlists in my iPhone (Music Videos, Trailers, TV Shows) and all three are playable, and will play through in the order displayed, one after the next, like a proper playlist. Shuffle also seems to work if you have enough content. I have no idea why it's in the Music app and not in the Video app, but I'm pleased to have the capability all the same.
I have a lot of problems with how the new Music app has implemented, but this was a nice surprise.
I have a huge video library, so I find it easier to set up playlists to organize and access what I want to sync to my iphone or ipad. Usually, the devices ignore the playlists themselves and just display the content as either TV, Movies or Music Videos. This remains the case in the iPad implementation of the Music and Video apps. But in the iPhone version, the Music app allows you to access it as a playlist and play it through, with both audio and video! I currently have three playlists in my iPhone (Music Videos, Trailers, TV Shows) and all three are playable, and will play through in the order displayed, one after the next, like a proper playlist. Shuffle also seems to work if you have enough content. I have no idea why it's in the Music app and not in the Video app, but I'm pleased to have the capability all the same.