12 iPhone 6 Tricks That You Need to Know [Part 1]

How to Share Your Location With Friends

In iOS 8, you can now easily share your location with friends whilst you’re messaging them in. You just need to click on ‘details’ in the conversation thread in the top right-hand corner. Then select ‘send my location’ and your exact coordinates will be sent immediately.

You can also set to how long you want your location shared for; maybe an hour or within the day. Go to the same details menu, select the choice you want.

How to Respond a Text Without Leaving an App

Your notifications are now interactive, it only means that you don't have to leave an app you are using to reply to a text message.

You just need to pull the notification down from the top of the screen, and type your response in the small text box provided.

How to Check What's Draining Your Battery

Now you can monitor what apps are draining your battery most. You can see a full list of apps that you are using.

Go to General > Usage > Battery Usage 

How to Hide Photos / Pictures

Save yourself from embarrassment when some tries to access your phone and will watch your photos. A new feature in iPhone 6 that will hide your personal photos.

To hide your photos, simply long-press a photo and select the option to hide. The photo will then be hidden away from Collections, Moments and Years, but still visible in Albums.

But if you really want to avoid embarrassment, avoid taking photos that will embarrass you.

How to Use Do Not Disturb

If you don't want to be disturb, you can mute alerts for text messages from specific people by selecting the ‘do not disturb’ option in the details menu in a message. 

This means that if you’re expecting a number of texts from one person, you can avoid having your phone constantly go off.

How to Use Credit Card Scanner

To minimize your time in typing your credit card details when you’re buying something via Safari, you can scan your card instead with the iPhone’s camera. 

The option will automatically appear above the keyboard. Select it and hold your card in-front of the camera and it will capture the relevant information.

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How to Use FaceTime in iPhone 6 iOS 8

Using the FaceTime application, you can make a video call to someone with a Mac or other iOS device that supports FaceTime. It will let you talk face-to-face using the FaceTime camera; switch to the iSight camera on the back to share what you see around you.

Note:  In iPhone 6, you can make FaceTime calls over a cellular data connection. Cellular data charges may apply.

To turn off FaceTime using cellular data, go to Settings > General > Cellular.

Make a FaceTime call:

In Contacts, choose a name, tap FaceTime, then tap the phone number or email address that the person uses for FaceTime. To call someone who has an iPhone 4 or later, you can start by making a voice call, then tap FaceTime.

Note:  With FaceTime, your phone number is displayed even if caller ID is blocked or turned off.

Use Siri or Voice Control:  

>>> Press and hold the Home button , then say “FaceTime,” followed by the name of the person to call.

Set FaceTime options:

>>> Go to Settings > FaceTime to:

- Turn FaceTime on or off
- Specify your Apple ID or an email address for receiving FaceTime calls

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How to Secure iPhone 6 With Passcode Unlock

Securing your iPhone 6 is very important specially if you have files or private information that you don't want to be access by someone else.

For security purposes, you can set a passcode that you need to enter every time you want to use your iPhone 6.

Setting a passcode turns on data protection, which uses your passcode as the key for encrypting mail messages and attachments stored on iPhone. (Some apps available from the App Store may also use data protection.) A notice at the bottom of the Passcode Lock screen in Settings shows that data protection is enabled.

For more secure passcode, it is advisable to turn off Simple Passcode and use a longer passcode with a combination of numbers, letters, punctuation, and special characters.

To unlock iPhone when it’s protected by a combination passcode, you enter the passcode using the keyboard. If you prefer to unlock iPhone using the numeric keypad, you can set up a longer passcode using numbers only.

To prevent accessing to Siri when iPhone is locked:

Do this,

> Go to Settings > General > Passcode Lock, then turn Siri off.

To prevent voice dialing when iPhone is locked:

Do this,

> Go to Settings > General > Passcode Lock, then turn Voice Dial off.

(Available only when Siri is turned off in Settings > General > Siri.

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How to Print on iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus Using AirPrint

AirPrint gives you an easy way to deliver full quality photo document printing from your iOS and OS X apps. Some AirPrint features include include easy discovery, automatic media selection, and enterprise-class finishing options.

To use the AirPrint, just select an AirPrint printer on your local network to print from your favorite iOS or OS X app.

AirPrint lets you print wirelessly to AirPrint-enabled printers from the following iOS apps:

>> Mail — email messages and attachments that can be viewed in Quick Look
>> Photos and Camera — photos
>> Safari — webpages, PDFs, and other attachments that can be viewed in Quick Look
>> iBooks — PDFs
>> Maps — the portion of the map showing on the screen
>> Notes — the currently displayed note Other apps available from the App Store may also support AirPrint.

iPhone and the printer must be on the same Wi-Fi network.

How to Troubleshoot AirPrint

Check these things if you are unable to print, or if you see the message "No AirPrint Printers Found."

>> Make sure your printer has paper, and enough ink or toner installed.

>> Make sure your printer is connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your iOS device.

>> Make sure your printer has power and is turned on. Try turning your printer off and then back on again to see if it resolves your issue.

>> Check to see if your printer has any error lights or indicators displayed on the printer's control panel. Check the documentation that came with your printer to clear any errors displayed.

>> Check with your printer's manufacturer to see if any firmware updates are available for your printer. Check your printer's documentation or contact the printer vendor for more information. A firmware update may be available, even if you just bought your printer.

For the complete list of AirPrint compatibility, go to support.apple.com/kb/HT4356.

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How to Connect iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus to a TV Using AirPlay or Cable

There are two ways on how to display your iPhone in a TV. It is either using the Airplay with Apple to stream content to an HDTV, or connecting your iPhone directly to your TV using cables.

Using the AirPlay 

By using the AirPlay, you can stream music, photos, and videos wirelessly to your Apple TV and other AirPlay-enabled devices.

You can mirror your iPhone contents to display it on a TV. The controls will automatically appear when an AirPlay enabled device is available on the same Wi-Fi network that your iPhone is connected to.

Stream content to an AirPlay-enabled device: Tap the AirPlay icon. , then choose the device. 

Access the AirPlay and volume controls while using any app: When the screen is on, double-click the Home button and scroll to the left end of the multitasking bar.

Switch playback back to iPhone: Tap the AirPlay icon. , then choose iPhone 

Mirror the iPhone screen on a TV: Tap the AirPlay icon.  at the left end of the multitasking bar, choose an Apple TV, then tap Mirroring. A blue bar appears at the top of the iPhone screen when AirPlay mirroring is turned on. Everything on the iPhone screen appears on the TV. 

Connecting iPhone to a TV using a cable 

Apple cables and adapters (available separately) may be used to connect iPhone to a TV, projector, or other external display. For more information, go to support.apple.com/kb/HT4108.

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