Tap to top on iphone

Just scrolled down a really long list in Notes, or worked your weary way through a ton of emails? Instead of laboriously scrolling back to the top, you can jump there immediately by tapping at the very top of the iPhone's screen.

We'd rank this tip with the double-space full stop: it's reasonably widely known, but for everyone else it's a game-changer.

And it's not just Notes and Mail; tap to top works in most iPhone apps. (It doesn't work in the marvellous Cricinfo app, we've noticed, but that app offers a little upward arrow icon that does the same thing. If tap to top isn't working, check for some equivalent function.) 

Some apps, cleverly, offer an undo on this function, just in case you tap it by accident and lose your place in a long article. The excellent Instapaper pops up a Return to Position command, for instance - and if the menu bars have disappeared you have to tap the top of the screen twice to activate the feature in the first place.

Experiment to see if the app you're using offers some other variation on or evolution of this handy feature.

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Use your headphones to take a selfie on iphone

Selfies continue to be all the rage, as we're sure you've noticed, but if the quality of your selfies is a concern, try this handy trick.

A decent proportion of iPhone owners know that you can activate the camera shutter by pressing one of the volume buttons (volume up or volume down - doesn't matter which) instead of the onscreen button. This tends to produce less camera shake.

But a still better option for selfies - and one that is far less widely known - is to use the volume button on an attached pair of headphones.

When the camera app is open on your iPhone, you can use the volume button on an attached pair of headphones to take a photo. Not only does this reduce shake even more than using the iPhone's volume button, but it also means you can take a more natural-looking photo from further away or take a photo hands-free.

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Save PDF to iBooks on iPhone

You can turn web pages into PDFs and add them directly to your iBooks app. This is handy if you're reading a long web document, or especially if you've found a HTML book online and want to keep a copy of it.

When you tap Share, scroll across the apps to find Save PDF to iBooks. Tap it and the web page will be converted and added to your book collection

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How to take photos while shooting videos in iphone

You're using your iPhone to film a magical moment, and you wish you could snap a photo at the same time. Don't stop recording! Just tap the camera button, which appears on-screen in addition to the shutter button as you film. 

You aren't using the iPhone's true photo sensor; you're getting the slightly less impressive video sensors instead, but the photos should still turn out pretty nicely.

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Create custom ringtones and alert tones in iTunes or GarageBand

You can create ringtones for your iPhone based on any music track in your iTunes library. We looked at this in depth here 

(the tutorial includes a video to walk you through the process), but to sum up: create a short, sub-30-second duplicate version of the track; convert the file type of this track from .m4a to .m4r; re-import the track to iTunes as a ringtone; sync the ringtone with your iPhone.

Better still, you can create unique custom iPhone ringtones from your own audio creations, and this is especially user-friendly if you do the creative work on the iPhone itself. Create a 30-second track in GarageBand; go to the Share options and choose Ringtone; then assign it to a contact or notification.

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GOOGLE NOW ON ADROID (PERFECT ASSISTANT)

Google now is a personal assistant developed by Google to aid Android users.

Aid you how?

This feature on your device uses your data to serve you quality information, it uses data like (What you search on Google, your locations, and other details). It uses these details to provide you with the best answers.

All you will need to do to get an amazing result is,

1. Ask a question via your microphone.

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2. Type the question into the search box.

You can also set it to show feeds even before you search.

I’d advice you customize the google app, it will ask you a few questions and you should reply with the appropriate answer for the best app experience.

That’s not all.

The ”Google now” can also make calls, send texts messages, get directions, set reminders, play music and videos, set alarm, etc.

All you will have to do is.

1. Open Google now

2. Tap on the mic.

3. Say ”Ok google”

This android feature is embedded on Android 4.0 Jellybean and above.

Below is the command to access ”Google now”

Command = On some devices, hold the middle button for about two seconds to activate, if this doesn’t work for you, you can look for the ”Google” app in your app drawer or download the Google app from playstore.

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HIDDEN GAME ON ANDROID

I once wrote a full post about Hidden android features (Games). The post covers hidden games on android Marshmallow, Lollipop, KitKat, and Jellybean.

Did you know that there are games on your android device that you have never played?

Well yes.

Each Android device has its unique hidden game that is accessible by performing certain operations.

These hidden games are quite very difficult to play, trust me, I have tried and have gotten epic fails while playing.

You really don’t have much to do in the game, it’s basically just tapping you will be doing to avoid moving obstacles.

The process to access this game is quite long, I would advise that you see the full article in the link above.

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