iOS 11: Indispensable New Tips & Tricks

iOS 11: Indispensable New Tips & Tricks

- Benjamin Kerry & Gavin Lenaghan

Since September 19, iOS 11 has been publicly available - both as a free download for many in-use iOS devices and preinstalled on the recently-released iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus. Furthermore, even if you haven’t yet got up and running with iOS 11, you are probably aware of many of its headline features - including the new iPad multitasking functions and support for augmented reality apps that use Apple’s ARKit framework. However, many other neat additions to iOS 11 are more concealed.

Typically, you probably wouldn’t even uncover many of those fresh functions unless you spent a lot of time looking through various screens of the Settings app or experimenting with touch gestures. However, we think it would be tragic if you spent many more months with iOS 11 without even knowing about the most exciting little tweaks that Apple has made to its phone and tablet operating system. Here are some that we reckon could dramatically change your iOS experience for the better.

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If you still haven’t made the move to iOS but plan to do so soon, how exactly will you be doing it? If you intend to jump on board by purchasing a new iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 Plus to replace an older model, then resist trading in that model just yet. Once your new device is with you, it will be possible to - during the setup process - hold it near the old one to quickly transfer the old settings. This can further ease the already straightforward task of transitioning from one iPhone to another.