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The Sun
13 hours ago
- The Sun
How I use the three secret buttons on my iPhone to ‘hack' my sleep, road trips, holidays & save time every day
YOUR iPhone has a bunch of secret buttons – and they'll change the way you use your phone every day. There are clever tricks for road trips, going on holiday, and even there's one time-saving trick you'll wonder how you lived without. 7 7 I've been hunting for hidden iPhone hacks for years, and there are a few that are easily missed. That includes these three secret buttons you might never have even heard of. SECRET BUTTON 1 – ACCESSIBILITY SHORTCUT First up is the Accessibility Shortcut, which is hiding in plain sight on the outside of your iPhone. You know the Side Button? It's the one that you use to lock your iPhone with a click, or to pull up Siri by holding down. Well it has a secret function that you can trigger by clicking it three times. And you can change that function by going into Settings > Accessibility > Accessibility Shortcut. I usually have mine set to one of two things. My main pick is Background Sounds, which makes my iPhone play rain noises. This is great when you need to shut out the outside world. It also works in the background of podcasts too, which is nice. And it's a handy way to get off to sleep, if you struggle with that. iPhone 16e review – I've secretly tested Apple's cheapest mobile and I love the new button but that's not the best bit You can also change the sound that it plays by going into Settings > Accessibility > Audio & Visual > Background Sounds. A second option is setting Accessibility Shortcut to Vehicle Motion Cues. This puts moving dots on the screen to try to help you avoid motion sickness when you're in a car. The dots match the motion of the vehicle to give your eyes a reference point, reducing the effect that triggers the nausea. I tested Vehicle Motion Cues on a road trip earlier this year, and I was impressed with the results. 7 SECRET BUTTON 2 – BACK TAP Another very handy option is Back Tap, which turns the back of your mobile into a button. You choose a function, and then you can trigger it by tapping the back of your phone. Better yet, you can have one function for a double-tap, and then a different one for a triple-tap. 7 To find it, just go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Back Tap. There are loads of choices. For double-tap, I've got it set to take a screenshot. You'll use this every day – it's just so handy. And for triple-tap, I have it on Shazam. That's the clever feature that identifies a song that's playing nearby – maybe on the radio or in a shop. 7 SECRET BUTTON 3 – LOCK SCREEN SWAP How often do you use your phone's torch? Probably not enough to need a shortcut on the Lock Screen for constant access. Well in iOS 18 (go to Settings > General > Software Update to see if you've got the update), you can swap out the torch and camera icons for something else. The camera is pretty useful (unless you've got a newer iPhone with the built-in camera button). 7 But you can probably get away with swapping out the torch, as you can access that via the Control Centre or Siri easily enough. Just hold down on the Lock Screen, tap customise, choose Lock Screen, then tap on the torch to replace it. I've got mine set to open my Reminders app, because I use it all the time. But you can have it open almost any app, or perform loads of different functions. If one doesn't exist, you can tap on Shortcuts to create exactly what you want it to do. 7 A good option for holidays is setting it to launch the Translate app, but the choice is totally yours. And if you decide you hate it, you can always go back to the plain old torch. IT'S WORTH IT, I PROMISE! Here's some advice from The Sun's tech editor Sean Keach... These tricks are genuinely useful – but you'll have to stick with them. We've all been using our iPhones the same way for years. So changing a daily habit can be difficult, and might feel awkward at first. Like the screenshot trick above: you've been doing screengrabs one way for an age, so moving to something else might feel weird at first. But having switched to this method, it's so much easier. And by grabbing the new habit, I've found myself using Back Tap to open Shazam a lot more too. It's a similar story for changing your Lock Screen shortcuts. At first, it'll feel totally weird – but after a few weeks, you'll wonder how you lived the old way. Stick with it, and it's worth it. I promise.
Yahoo
15 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Apple (AAPL) Fell Amid Investor Concerns Over AI Development
Wedgewood Partners, an investment management company, released its second-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. In the second quarter, Wedgewood Composite's net return was 7.1% compared to the Standard & Poor's 10.9%, the Russell 1000 Growth Index's 17.8%, and the Russell 1000 Value Index's 3.8% return for the same period. In addition, you can check the fund's best 5 holdings to know its best picks in 2025. In its second quarter 2025 investor letter, Wedgewood Partners highlighted stocks such as Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is an American multinational company that designs, manufactures, and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables, and accessories. The one-month return of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) was 4.49%, and its shares lost 6.37% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On July 17, 2025, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock closed at $210.02 per share with a market capitalization of $3.137 trillion. Wedgewood Partners stated the following regarding Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) in its second quarter 2025 investor letter: "Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) detracted from performance after investors became impatient with the Company's AI development efforts – particularly the promises made but promises not kept with Siri integrated with AI. It is much too early to conclude that Apple cannot succeed in developing a compelling AI-assisted offering for its device and software ecosystem. For decades, Apple's proprietary hardware and software have enabled the Company to consistently provide unmatched user experiences that consumers increasingly rely on a daily basis. Whether Apple – with their unmatched installed base of over a billion user devices - develops its AI with eager partners or over a slightly longer timeframe than what investors hoped for does not change the Company's core competitive differentiation that comes from years of integrating custom silicon with internal operating system software." An Apple store displaying the latest in consumer electronics, from smartphones to wearables. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is in 8th position on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 159 hedge fund portfolios held Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) at the end of the first quarter, which was 166 in the previous quarter. While we acknowledge the potential of IQV as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock. In another article, we covered Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and shared the list of stocks that Jim Cramer recently discussed. In its Q2 2025 investor letter, Mar Vista U.S. Quality Premier Strategy shared its optimism in Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) strong position in leading the development of AI-enabled edge devices. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q2 2025 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors. READ NEXT: The Best and Worst Dow Stocks for the Next 12 Months and 10 Unstoppable Stocks That Could Double Your Money. Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey. Sign in to access your portfolio
CNET
a day ago
- CNET
Keep Your Private Conversations Secret With Your iPhone Notes App
I spend a lot of time on my iPhone. Like most people, it's how I communicate with friends and family. However, as technology has progressed, keeping certain conversations private has become more difficult. There are times I want to talk about something personal or plan a surprise party for a friend, and in those cases I want to ensure nobody else can see what I'm saying. I used to think I needed a special app for private chats, but then I found a super simple workaround -- the iPhone Notes app. Yep, that basic little app turns out to be a great way to message someone quietly without downloading anything new. Signal and WhatsApp are solid for privacy, but sometimes the best tools are the ones already sitting on your home screen. The built-in Notes app for iOS is a secret weapon for private conversations. It's always fun to use an app in an unintended way -- almost like you're bending the rules. But everything you need is built in, making it a simple way to have private conversations. We'll lay it all out for you below. For more iOS tips, check out the new features in iOS 17.5 and how easy it is to view and copy Wi-Fi passwords on your iPhone or iPad. Create a note in the Notes app On your iPhone, launch the Notes app, and tap the compose button on the bottom right to create a new note. Next, type anything into the note to keep it, or else it'll automatically be deleted when you exit from the note. You can also just go into an existing note, but it's better to start fresh with a new one. First, create a new note or go into an existing one. Nelson Aguilar/CNET Adjust your note's share options to add collaborators Once your note is up and ready to go, you can begin the process of adding another person as a collaborator, which means they can read and edit whatever is in the note. To start, tap the More button on the top right, and then hit Share Note. Now tap Share Options and make sure the Can make changes option is selected under Permission. You should also toggle off Anyone can add people in case you want to be the only person who can add collaborators to your note. Go back to the last page when you're finished configuring these settings. Second, manage what your collaborators can do. Nelson Aguilar/CNET Add people and share the link Next, choose a method to share the note: You can send it via text message, email, social media and more. If you swipe on the share options, you can also select Copy Link, which copies the note link to your clipboard and allows you to paste it wherever you want. For this example, I'll choose the Copy Link option to share the note. At the top of the Copy Link page, enter the email address or phone number of the person you want to access the note. You can also tap the Add icon to search through your contacts. Adding a contact to the note is required. If you share the link without adding a contact, the other person won't be able to see or edit the note, even with the link. Lastly, hit Copy Link to copy the note link to your clipboard and share it with your collaborator. Next, add your collaborator(s). Nelson Aguilar/CNET Send secret messages using Notes The person on the receiving end must now open the note link and accept the invitation. If they accept, they'll be redirected to the Notes app and to the collaborative note you just created. To communicate, simply type something into the note, which the other person will be able to see in real-time without you having to hit send. They'll also receive a notification any time the note is altered. Each person in the note will have a corresponding color appear (only for a moment) so that everyone else knows who typed what. You can also swipe right from the middle of the note to see the name of who wrote the message, as well as a time stamp for when the message was written and any corresponding colors. Now you can secretly communicate with your friends or family. Nelson Aguilar/CNET You can also tap the Share Note button (with the check mark icon), go to Manage Shared Note and then toggle on Highlight All Changes. That way, all messages will stay permanently highlighted in their corresponding color, making it easier to read the conversation. If you want to keep your communications more low-key, delete your message or the other person's message to strike it from the note. That way your conversation is more like it would be on Snapchat, with ephemeral or short-lived messages that outsiders can't see if they snoop through your notes. You can do this with any text in the notes, as well as photos, videos, links, drawings or any other attachments you add to the note. Delete your secret chat for good Not all secret conversations can go on forever, so it's time now to end it. If you're the owner of the note and want to keep the note intact for everyone but prevent them from editing it, you can easily do so. On the top right, tap the View Participants button and then hit Manage Shared Note. To remove a participant, you can either swipe left on their name and then hit Remove or you can tap on their name and then tap Remove Access. To end the conversation, remove any collaborators or stop sharing the note. Nelson Aguilar/CNET Additionally, you can tap the Stop Sharing option, which will not only remove participants from the note but also delete the note from all of their devices. If you're not the owner of the note, you can just delete the note from the Notes application. For more tech tips, don't miss how to save money by borrowing an Airtag for travel and the two settings to change on your iPhone to go to sleep faster.
CNET
3 days ago
- CNET
Is Apple's AirDrop Not Working for You? Here's How to Fix It
AirDrop has always been a quick and convenient way to transfer files between Apple's devices. You can use it to easily share photos, documents, videos, audio recordings, contact cards, web links, notes and other data between iPads, iPhones and Macs. You can also use AirDrop to transfer those files to nearby contacts (as long as they have iOS or MacOS) and it works with any iOS device with iOS 7 or newer and Macs running OS X Yosemite or newer. For a detailed explanation of how to use AirDrop, check out our guide here. But even if you follow these steps, sometimes AirDrop can fail. Here are a few possible reasons why it's not working. Watch this: All Things Mobile: Our iPhone 16 Pro 7-Month Check-In 06:14 Bluetooth or Wi-Fi isn't on AirDrop uses both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to discover devices and share files. So both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi need to be turned on in order for it to work. If even one of the connections is disabled, AirDrop will not work. If you're having trouble with either of these connections, you can try toggling these features off and on again. To do so, simply head to Settings or Control Center and enable both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Personal Hotspot is enabled If your phone or tablet's Personal Hotspot feature is turned on, that might prevent AirDrop from working. Make sure that's disabled and make sure that the other device also has it turned off. A VPN connection might also create issues with AirDrop. If you're using a VPN, make sure that local networking is allowed. Otherwise, try disabling it in case you're having issues with AirDrop. You can double-check your AirDrop settings from the Control Center using these menus. Nicole Lee/CNET AirDrop is set to Receiving Off Another reason AirDrop might not be working is that your AirDrop settings are incorrect. If you have it as "Receiving Off," no one can AirDrop files to you. To correct this, you need to do the following: Open the Control Center panel panel Tap the wireless connection icon Tap the AirDrop icon Choose Contacts Only or Everyone for 10 Minutes The "Contacts Only" option only works with people saved in your contacts while the "Everyone" option opens your phone to the public for 10 minutes. We wouldn't advise choosing the latter unless you really trust the people around you. If the person you want to AirDrop with isn't in your contacts yet, it might be best to save them as a contact first before doing the AirDrop. Otherwise, the Everyone option is all right if you're in a relatively private location. Just make sure that it switches back to a more private option after the transfer ends. Your contact doesn't include their Apple ID If you had set the AirDrop preference set to "Contacts Only," then both parties need to have each other's Apple ID email address or mobile number set up in the Contacts app in order to work. If that's not working, then you can just use the Everyone option to AirDrop the file. Make sure the receiving iPhone is unlocked and powered on for AirDrop. Celso Bulgatti/CNET One of the devices is locked If one of the devices is locked or powered off, then AirDrop will not work. AirDrop won't see a locked device as an available device for sending something. Make sure the receiving iPhone, iPad or Mac is unlocked and powered on so that AirDrop can recognize it. The devices are too far apart Since AirDrop uses Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to transfer files, the two devices need to be within Bluetooth range of each other, which is often 30 feet. Try placing the two devices as close to each other as possible to minimize any errors. In iOS 18, the transfers can continue over the internet even if the initial connection is lost, so you could move apart after the process has already started. James Martin/CNET Incompatible hardware AirDrop only works with iOS and MacOS products, not with Android or PC products. Android does have Quick Share, which functions similarly to AirDrop. It's also possible that you are trying to AirDrop files that are particularly large, like 4K video files. If that's the case, check out this guide for transferring large videos from your iPhone to a Mac using the Image Capture tool on MacOSO.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Yahoo
iPhone 17 Air: Will Apple's ultra-thin iPhone bend?
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, BGR may receive an affiliate commission. Before the iPhone 16 series rolled out, I knew I wanted an iPhone with a larger screen than the traditional iPhone Pro size I'd been using. I went with the iPhone 16 Plus, then switched to the iPhone 16 Pro Max, testing both handsets for a couple of months each. The screens were amazing, and that's the main thing I miss about them. Today's Top Deals XGIMI Prime Day deals feature the new MoGo 4 and up to 42% off smart projectors Best deals: Tech, laptops, TVs, and more sales Best Ring Video Doorbell deals I didn't like the bulk, though. Somehow, I felt the phone's large footprint more on the Plus. The iPhone 16 Pro Max turned out to offer a better experience. The titanium frame might explain why the Pro Max felt so good in hand. Those four months with the larger iPhone 16 models convinced me that Apple was on the right track with the iPhone 17 Air. That's the ultra-thin iPhone 17 version that will replace the Plus size this year. We've seen the Air in leaks since last year. The iPhone 17 Air could give me the large-screen iPhone experience without the bulky footprint. I'll take that, even if I have to sacrifice battery life and camera performance. Also, if a new rumor is accurate, I won't have to worry about durability. The iPhone 17 Air should be the only iPhone 17 version with a titanium frame. Apple introduced titanium frames with the iPhone 15 Pro models, and it turned out to be a great move. Titanium is both durable and light. These iPhones definitely feel better in the hand than the stainless steel models Apple used for the Pro and Pro Max before the iPhone 15 series. Word is, Apple is switching back to aluminum for the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max. I don't see it as a downgrade. Aluminum is durable enough, and it's light. Also, dropping titanium might help Apple cut costs in a year when manufacturing expenses matter more than ever. I already expect the iPhone 17 Air to be more expensive than the Plus models, and tariffs are to blame. Other iPhone 17 versions could also see price hikes, though nothing is official. But Apple is reportedly using titanium for the iPhone 17 Air frame. That's according to analyst Jeff Pu (via MacRumors). He said the iPhone 17, 17 Pro, and 17 Pro Max will have aluminum frames. The only reason Apple might use titanium instead of aluminum for a phone outside the Pro lineup could be durability. The iPhone 17 Air is rumored to be just 5.5 mm thick. Nobody would blame you for wondering whether that's strong enough to withstand accidental pressure without bending. In other words, Apple doesn't want another 'Bendgate' like with the iPhone 6 series. Those aluminum iPhones could bend surprisingly easily. Apple fixed the issue in the iPhone 6s, and later models passed bend tests just fine. I'm confident Apple could use an aluminum alloy for the iPhone 17 Air and avoid bending. But using titanium on the outside is a smart marketing move. It answers the question, 'Will the iPhone 17 Air bend?' before you even ask it. A titanium frame will get the job done. It strengthens the structure of an ultra-thin phone. How do I know? Well-known YouTuber JerryRigEverything tried to bend the Galaxy S25 Edge and couldn't do it. That's Samsung's ultra-thin phone, released a few months ago. At 5.8 mm, it's slightly thicker than the iPhone 17 Air's rumored 5.5 mm. But the Galaxy S25 Edge also uses a titanium frame, which makes bending it nearly impossible. You can check out that video below. Don't Miss: Today's deals: Nintendo Switch games, $5 smart plugs, $150 Vizio soundbar, $100 Beats Pill speaker, more More Top Deals Memorial Day security camera deals: Reolink's unbeatable sale has prices from $29.98 See the
