If You have Smartphone but you are not using its smart features then you don’t need a smartphone you can carry any phone just for calling and texting. Usually people buy smartphone without knowing its smartness just due its brand name or it’s newly arrived in market. Here I will discuss some very common features of Apple’s iPhone that are usually uncommon for some people not for all.
3D Touch
Apple’s Event held on September 9,2015 Apple introduced two new iPhones with an entirely new way to interact with your phone. For the first time, iPhone senses how much you pressed the display of your device. Apple also named its 3D Touch “The Next Generation of Multi-Touch” In 3D Touch Apple introduces new gestures naming them “Peek” and “ Pop” . Peek will give you preview all kinds of content and you can apply action on it without opening it in actual. Pop will take you into Contents’ detail. For example, with a light press you can Peek at each email in your inbox. Then when you want to open one, press a little deeper to Pop into it.
By the way to use this latest feature of Apple you have to buy newly announced iPhone6s or iPhone6 Plus as this feature is introduce in them.
Touch ID (Fingerprint Sensor)
Touch ID was introduce in iPhone5s and available in all iphone that comes after 5s.
It is a built-in fingerprint sensor underneath the home button. The iPhone home button is still a clickable button and you can access to Siri, home screen and multitasking, but placing your finger on it will also unlock the iPhone with your Touch ID. Using TouchID You can unlock your iPhone or iPad and buy Apps from App Store faster than ever, Some App Store apps also have the ability to integrate Touch ID if they choose.
If you want to Configure Touch ID on your iphone you can get all info from Apple’s site
Siri
Siri is a an intelligent assistant built in Apple iPhone 4S and later and newer iPad and iPod Touch devices that enables users of to speak natural language voice commands in order to operate device and its application. You can also ask questions from siri. To enable siri you have to go to Settings->General->Siri – slide the button to ‘On’ .
In newly announced iOS9 apple is adding wide range of topics in it so you can get more accurate answers of your questions. You can change language and gender of siri as well.
Change the language at Settings > General > Siri > Language.
Change the gender at Settings > General > Siri > gender.
iCloud
In this digital era managing your documents, photos and videos and saving it at secure place is headache. iCloud is solution for all that. iCloud connects your all Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or PC) in amazing ways. iCloud Photo Library keep all your photos and videos, iCloud Drive keeps your documents stored securely and updated everywhere.
Family Sharing lets you easily share your stuff with everyone in your family.
Find My iPhone helps you find your Apple device if you lose it or misplace it. With iCloud.
iCloud.com is a
great way to access your data when you’re away from your iOS devices You can login in to iCloud.com from any Mac or PC to view your data.
Facetime
FaceTime is a video calling product, also means a set of related protocols for voice over IP (VoIP) developed by Apple Inc. It is only available on iPhone 4 or later and Macintosh computers that run Mac OS X10.6.6 Snow Leopard onwards. You can make video call to any apple user on his/her apple id or cell number but your wifi or cellular data should be working, although according to Apple “FaceTime isn’t available or might not appear on devices purchased or used in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Pakistan”.
iMessage
iMessage is a messenger developed by Apple Inc. It is supported by the messages application in iOS 5 and later and OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion and later. If you love texting and iphone user too then iMessage is better kind of texting. Because it is free for you and anyone texting over Wi-Fi using an iOS device or Mac with iMessage. Same like facetime you can message any apple user on his/her apple id or cell number.
Assistive Touch
The Home button on your iPhone gets more insensitive over time and users usually has to Press harder to make it work! One way to minimize your home button use is to enable the Assistive Touch, available on iOS 5 and above.
Although Assistive Touch is a good alternative but annoying too as it keeps popping out on your iPhone screen. Using assistive touch you can also create your own gestures If you are facing difficulty in using some of the gestures on your device, like a pinch or multi-finger swipe etc, Assistive Touch can help you.
before looking for these features first check your iphone is original or fake.
Above mention are only built-in apps and features provided by apple but you can use your smartphone more smartly by downloading more smart apps from appstore.