1. App Switcher
First and foremost, how the hell do you invoke app switcher effectively and consistently? Turns out it's much much simpler than you think (and no, you don't have to pause, nor make weird whatever-shaped gestures at weird angles). Simply follow this graphic I made for you and remember:
1. No pausing
2. No L-shaped gesture
3. No r-shaped gesture
4. No whatever-shaped gesture
5. No gesture at weird angles
Simply up! Boom and you're done!
My App Switcher graphic demonstrated in video
Both hands:
One hand:
2. Wiggle Mode
Did you know that you can tap "Done" in the upper-right corner to exit the wiggle mode? Did you also know that you can simply swipe up to go home to exit? Enjoy.
3. Force-quit Apps
You know how in order to force-quit an app, you have to tap and hold on the said app inside the app switcher until you see the red minus, right? Did you know that you can either tap the red minus or swipe up on the app to force-quit it? Did you also know that you don't have to lift your finger after tapping and holding on the app in order to invoke the minus, but instead, you can tap-hold-swipe up on the app in one seamless motion? Saves you a split second and especially useful in cases where you wanna force-quit just the first app. Enjoy.
4. Face ID Unlocking
We've all been told that in order to unlock your phone, you simply raise your phone, wait for the padlock icon to unlock, and then swipe up to go home. And it's supposed to be a seamless experience, right? Mmmm-no! Try this instead: raise your phone, swipe up to go home. See what I did there? Forget about the padlock, don't wait for the padlock to unlock, ignore it. You can simply swipe up without waiting for the padlock to unlock and the Face ID will do the rest (hopefully without you noticing). Now, depending on your situation, you may see a split-second or a full-second delay while Face ID does its magic. The idea behind this is that you eliminate the distraction of watching the padlock. Think of this as a mental tip, rather than a gestural tip. Try it, and you should notice how much more seamless it feels.
5. Notification Center vs. Control Center
A less precious tip as many of you may know this already. Everybody knows that Left Ear = Notification Center, Right Ear = Control Center. Actually, Notification Center is more than just Left Ear; it's Left Ear plus the entire area all the way up to the Right Ear. Feel free to swipe on that Notch instead.
6. Reachability
You probably know by now that you can enable Reachability (via Accessibility setting) and invoke it by swiping down at the bottom of the screen. But did you know that with Reachability invoked, you can access Notification Center and Control Center not from the top of the screen but from the middle of the screen? Enjoy. (Refer to tip #5 if necessary)
7. Instant jump to home screen number 1
Just a reminder that Home bar on iPhone X retains all the same functions of the Home button on older iPhones. That means that if you are one of those types who has thousands of apps across 101 pages and you happen to be on page 96, then in order to instantly jump to page 1, all you have to do is swipe up on that Home bar (equivalent to pressing the Home button on older iPhones). See, nothing's changed
8. Training Face ID (via BGR)
You probably know how to "train" Touch ID on ancient phones like iPhone 8, 7, etc. In case you don't: go to Settings, then Touch ID, then repeatedly scan your finger(s) and iPhone will be trained to recognize your finger(s) even better (you'll notice that each Finger section gets highlighted upon each successful scan). But how do you train Face ID, you may ask? Turns out you can:
Sincerely,
G
First and foremost, how the hell do you invoke app switcher effectively and consistently? Turns out it's much much simpler than you think (and no, you don't have to pause, nor make weird whatever-shaped gestures at weird angles). Simply follow this graphic I made for you and remember:
1. No pausing
2. No L-shaped gesture
3. No r-shaped gesture
4. No whatever-shaped gesture
5. No gesture at weird angles
Simply up! Boom and you're done!
My App Switcher graphic demonstrated in video
Both hands:
One hand:
2. Wiggle Mode
Did you know that you can tap "Done" in the upper-right corner to exit the wiggle mode? Did you also know that you can simply swipe up to go home to exit? Enjoy.
3. Force-quit Apps
You know how in order to force-quit an app, you have to tap and hold on the said app inside the app switcher until you see the red minus, right? Did you know that you can either tap the red minus or swipe up on the app to force-quit it? Did you also know that you don't have to lift your finger after tapping and holding on the app in order to invoke the minus, but instead, you can tap-hold-swipe up on the app in one seamless motion? Saves you a split second and especially useful in cases where you wanna force-quit just the first app. Enjoy.
4. Face ID Unlocking
We've all been told that in order to unlock your phone, you simply raise your phone, wait for the padlock icon to unlock, and then swipe up to go home. And it's supposed to be a seamless experience, right? Mmmm-no! Try this instead: raise your phone, swipe up to go home. See what I did there? Forget about the padlock, don't wait for the padlock to unlock, ignore it. You can simply swipe up without waiting for the padlock to unlock and the Face ID will do the rest (hopefully without you noticing). Now, depending on your situation, you may see a split-second or a full-second delay while Face ID does its magic. The idea behind this is that you eliminate the distraction of watching the padlock. Think of this as a mental tip, rather than a gestural tip. Try it, and you should notice how much more seamless it feels.
5. Notification Center vs. Control Center
A less precious tip as many of you may know this already. Everybody knows that Left Ear = Notification Center, Right Ear = Control Center. Actually, Notification Center is more than just Left Ear; it's Left Ear plus the entire area all the way up to the Right Ear. Feel free to swipe on that Notch instead.
6. Reachability
You probably know by now that you can enable Reachability (via Accessibility setting) and invoke it by swiping down at the bottom of the screen. But did you know that with Reachability invoked, you can access Notification Center and Control Center not from the top of the screen but from the middle of the screen? Enjoy. (Refer to tip #5 if necessary)
7. Instant jump to home screen number 1
Just a reminder that Home bar on iPhone X retains all the same functions of the Home button on older iPhones. That means that if you are one of those types who has thousands of apps across 101 pages and you happen to be on page 96, then in order to instantly jump to page 1, all you have to do is swipe up on that Home bar (equivalent to pressing the Home button on older iPhones). See, nothing's changed
8. Training Face ID (via BGR)
You probably know how to "train" Touch ID on ancient phones like iPhone 8, 7, etc. In case you don't: go to Settings, then Touch ID, then repeatedly scan your finger(s) and iPhone will be trained to recognize your finger(s) even better (you'll notice that each Finger section gets highlighted upon each successful scan). But how do you train Face ID, you may ask? Turns out you can:
BGR said:
Sincerely,
G
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