{"id":227112,"date":"2023-05-28T12:36:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-28T10:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=284759"},"modified":"2025-07-01T19:05:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T02:05:19","slug":"five-tricks-ios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/five-tricks-ios\/","title":{"rendered":"iOS Hacks: Five Useful Features You Probably Don&#8217;t Know About and are Easy to Use"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of all the functions offered by iOS, some are better known than others. And some are more useful than others. Of the lesser known ones we want to present <strong>a selection of the five most useful<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"iOS 16\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-m\/p\/136f0b86-36a2-484c-98df-49fc90b365b6\/2187633187\/ios-16-iOS%2016-icon.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">iOS 16<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/ios-16.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/ios-16.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Easily switch between Wi-Fi or Bluetooth networks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some time ago, to change the Wi-Fi network or the Bluetooth devices to which we connected, we had to go to the <em>Settings<\/em> app. Now we can do it <strong>directly in the <em>Control Center<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>We open the <em>Control Center<\/em> (by swiping down from the top right of the screen).<\/li><li>Press and hold down on the box containing Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.<\/li><li>Press and hold down on the Wi-Fi or Bluetooth icon.<\/li><li>Choose the network or device you want to connect to.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Apple Watch Series 4 \u2014 How to locate your iPhone \u2014 Apple\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2zvHe8195Y0?list=PLHFlHpPjgk71s7dtGkgkZwpl9EeHbT4Wl\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Removing download restrictions via mobile data<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By default, our iPhone or iPad never downloads anything larger than 200MB whenever we are using the mobile data connection. Tremendously useful for not exhausting our monthly fee, but a drawback sometimes, especially if we have <strong>tariffs with large amounts of data available<\/strong>. Fortunately, we can change the limits by following these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>We open the <em>Settings<\/em> app.<\/li><li>Go to <em>iTunes Store and App Store<\/em>.<\/li><li>Tap on <em>App Downloads<\/em>.<\/li><li>Choose <em>Always Allow<\/em>.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Automatically close Safari tabs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When surfing the Internet we open many tabs and, although we can close them whenever we want, we can also tell Safari to do it for us <strong>after a period of time<\/strong>. We will do it by following these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>We open the <strong>Settings<\/strong> app and enter <em>Safari<\/em>.<\/li><li>Tap on <em>Close tabs<\/em>.<\/li><li>We choose between after a day, week or month.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking of Safari, it is also really interesting to learn how to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/delete-hisotrial-safari-privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">delete the Internet browsing history<\/a>, a very good way to improve our privacy while we move around the network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Capture a full page in Safari<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We know how to take a screenshot, don&#8217;t we, but when it comes to web pages it is quite likely that what we want to &#8220;capture&#8221; won&#8217;t fit the whole screen. Do we take more than one screenshot? Fortunately, we can <strong>capture an entire page<\/strong> very easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>We open <em>Safari<\/em> and enter a web page.<\/li><li>We take a screenshot by pressing the side button and the volume up button at the same time (on devices with a home button we press the side button and the Home button).<\/li><li>Tap the screenshot that appears at the bottom left of the screen.<\/li><li>Select <em>Full Page<\/em> at the top.<\/li><li>Tap <em>OK<\/em> to save the screenshot.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note that the screenshot will be saved in PDF format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Introducing Emergency SOS via satellite | Apple\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/41EdCXjotmo?list=PLHFlHpPjgk706qEJf9fkclIhdhTkH49Tb\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Share photos without sending location information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we send photos we send more than just the images, as each image has metadata such as the time it was taken, whether the flash was triggered, which lens was used and the location where it was taken. Out of all, the location is information that can be sensitive and we may want to <strong>remove it from the image<\/strong> before sharing it. We do it like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>We open the <em>Photos<\/em> app, choose a photo and tap the share button (square with up arrow).<\/li><li>At the top, tap the <em>Options<\/em> button.<\/li><li>Uncheck <em>Location<\/em> and click <em>OK<\/em>.<\/li><li>Send the image.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is clear that iOS has much more than 5 small utilities, but among all of them, these are quite interesting. The list could go on with the ability to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/hide-photos-iphone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hide photos<\/a>, to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/record-screen-iphone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">record the screen of our iPhone or iPad<\/a> or we could even talk about how to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/customize-home-screen-iphone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">customize the home screen and make it unique<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"iOS 16\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-m\/p\/136f0b86-36a2-484c-98df-49fc90b365b6\/2187633187\/ios-16-iOS%2016-icon.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">iOS 16<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/ios-16.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text 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