Apple iPhone tips and tricks: 10 hidden features you need to know

You can control the intensity of the flash on an iPhone, useful for an emergency torch. Long press on the flash icon in the control centre and swipe up or down to adjust the light intensity.

iPhone allows users to control flash intensity (Express Photo)

Contact Poster on iPhones adds a new dimension to contacts, including full-screen-sized pictures and names in custom font and size. You can automatically share your Contact Poster with friends and family. Go to Contacts > click on your profile picture > select Contact Poster and Photo > and enable the share automatically option.

Contact posters can be shared automatically with friends and family (Express Photo)

If you have an iPhone running on iOS 17 or a newer version, you can limit the battery charge to 80%, which helps prolong battery health. Go to Settings > Battery > Battery Health & charging > Charging optimization > and enable 80% limit.

This feature can extend battery health (Express Photo)

Quickly capture a screenshot by tapping the back of your iPhone. To enable this, go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Back Tap > Double Tap > Screenshot. You can also configure Back Tap for other options such as enabling flash, mute, opening the camera, and more.

Just tap on the back to take screenshots (Express Photo)

The Photos app has a secret folder for hiding photos and videos, accessible only using FaceID or a passcode. Long-press on a photo or video you want to hide and select the hide option. To access hidden media, go to Albums > Hidden > and unlock it using FaceID/TouchID or a passcode.

A quick way to hide photos and videos on iPhone (Express Photo)

If you find your iPhone too big to access without stretching your finger, quickly enable one-handed mode by swiping down from the bottom of the screen. To extend the app to full-screen mode, swipe from the bottom to the top.

One-handed mode is easy for navigation (Express Photo)

Secure third-party apps with FaceID to ensure that even if your iPhone is unlocked, one won't be able to access your chats or messages. Go to Settings > FaceID and Passcode > Other Apps, and enable FaceID security for third-party apps. Currently, this feature is limited to select apps.

Face ID can be used to secure third-party apps (Express Photo)

Enable this feature to call your emergency contact without making any sound with three button presses. Go to Settings > Emergency SOS > and enable the call Quietly option.

This feature will help you call quietly (Express Photo)

The built-in Shazam app can help you quickly identify a song or music playing. Go to the Control Centre and select the Shazam icon to identify the song. Note that it requires an active internet connection.

Shazam can help you identify song (Express Photo)

Although Apple does not offer a multitasking feature, it allows a picture-in-picture mode, offering a floating window on top of another app. Go to Settings > General > Picture in Picture > and easily Start PiP automatically.

This makes watching videos on iPhone a lot easier (Express Photo)