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26 Hidden iOS 26 Tricks to Change How You Use Your iPhone
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There is no need to learn every feature on the phone. I can't understand wishing it could still do so little that you could work it all out in minutes. I prefer for it to be capable of many things, and just focus on the ones that matter to me. Nobody's forcing anyone to memorize and utilize every single feature.
I gave up on that long ago - pre-phone in fact. I used to set TWO wind up alarm clocks - like, in the last century. One close to my head. The other across the room. Now I use my watch with its haptics and two alarms set an hour apart.
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Every place and space isn’t silent.
I turn background noise on when I’m getting certain medical treatments. In my cancer center, for example, even though each patient is separated, there’s a lot of noise and action, and I use background noise to mask what the ANC can’t. I’m there for hours at a time, and I need to be able to be in my own world.
When I’m flying, depending on who’s in the plane or at the gate, ANC isn’t strong enough, and background noise is a lifesaver. Or sanity-saver, I guess.
There are all kinds of scenarios, and each background noise has its place for me. Some are better for voices, others for mechanical noises.
can.i.haz.keyboard.update.pls.asking.since.2014.
Apple engineers single handedly keeping this party afloat while design-by-committee takes Agile feature releases to new heights of UX lows.
Thanks Cook. Waiting for Apple to be a humanist-futurist company again instead of stakeholder-driven market-sufficiency releases.
Apple engineers single handedly keeping this party afloat while design-by-committee takes Agile feature releases to new heights of UX lows.
Thanks Cook. Waiting for Apple to be a humanist-futurist company again instead of stakeholder-driven market-sufficiency releases.
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Have you tried the alarms 'sounds' in iOS26? Some of them start gently then ramp-up so you effectively get the same result as the actual device volume increasing.
Can you use "Ask Reason for Calling" manually and decide per call individually?
I wouldn't want to use this feature like when I recognize a local number or when I am expecting a call or when I am abroad. But there are still situations where I would like to use it.
I wouldn't want to use this feature like when I recognize a local number or when I am expecting a call or when I am abroad. But there are still situations where I would like to use it.
No, you can only toggle it on and off.
The thing is, it doesn’t even ring the phone, so I don’t know anyone has called until I get the notification with their explanation.
I love it so far. I get a lot of medical calls from unknown numbers, so I can’t not answer them, but I’ve also had my number for almost thirty years, and the spam is out of control. This is a happy compromise.
You still can pick it up and just use it. IMO features in this article are hidden in settings for a reason. If people want advanced options they're available.
Your post is confusing at first stated you don't like more features added, yet also want to do things beyond day to day usage.
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I think interpreting "I miss the days..." as stating that I don't like more features is quite a stretch
Yeah doze pesky period “dot” full stops really really need work. My fingers always seem to hit period / dot instead of the space bar. Since 2014 🤣👍🏼
Also don’t have that location history option available in Apple Maps for me east coast USA.