iOS 9: 10 secret tricks and features

In addition to the many known functions in iOS 9, there are some secret features that you usually won't find in normal ways. We've picked out the 10 coolest tricks and features and how to activate them.

1. Secret function: The iOS 9 keyboard - a good function?

With iOS 9, many new features come on all iPhones 4S later and the newer iPads.

• You probably didn't even notice the first secret innovation. You can activate a keyboard with lowercase letters in the settings under "General"> "Accessibility"> "Keyboard".
• You will then see small letters on the standard keyboard if you want to enter them.

2. Secret function: App switch in iOS 9

For example, if you look at photos and receive an SMS, you don't have to laboriously switch back and forth between the two apps.

• Instead, thanks to a new function, you can return directly to the previous app if you leave another.
• If you tap on the SMS or message and leave the photo app, you can return to the respective app with a simple tap on the text field at the top left "Back to [app name]".

3. Secret function: Easier marking of photos in iOS 9

The following feature is not visible at first: The easier selection of several photos to be marked in the photo app.

• Mark a photo and swipe over the area with the thumbnails you want to mark. This is noticeably faster than typing, especially when selecting many photos.
• For example, you can add or delete a lot of photos to the photo stream much easier.

4. Secret function: Grouped notifications in iOS 9

• In iOS 9, the notification bar is not neglected either - with a new function, you can group notifications by apps.
• This summarizes several notifications of the same app in one window. This keeps your notification bar clear and you always have an overview.

5. Secret function: The hidden iOS 9 widget

• A new widget in iOS 9 is the battery tool for the notification bar.
• Activate the widget and you will see the battery level of your iPhone and the paired Apple Watch in the notification center. So you always have a double view everywhere and everywhere.

6. Secret function: New spotlight function in iOS 9

The next secret feature concerns the search:

• When you search for your contacts in iOS 9 using Spotlight, various buttons appear next to the contact's name.
• Here you can start a call, send an SMS or activate FaceTime. This way, you no longer have to start an app.

7. Secret function: Disable shake feature in iOS 9

• The "Shake to undo" function already existed in the earlier iOS versions. In many cases, however, the function activates itself.
• If you move or shake the device too much, a pop-up appears to cancel your entry. In the Settings app under "General"> "Accessibility" you can switch off this function in iOS 9 or later.

8. Secret function: Get rid of Siri in iOS 9

• If you don't like Siri very much, you don't have to do without the normal voice control on your iPhone or iPad.
• Even if Siri has forgotten the good old voice control, it still exists - completely revised in iOS 9.
• Deactivate Siri in the settings and you can reach the voice control by double-clicking the home button.

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9. Secret function: Zoom in videos under iOS 9

• The following function has long been known to Android users: Pinch-to-zoom in videos.
• Now you can also zoom while playing videos by spreading your fingers. However, this only works with local films on the iPhone, not with videos on the web.

10. Secret function: The new iOS 9 reader

• The popular reader "iBooks" for eBooks, magazines and web texts is fully customizable from iOS 9. J
• You can now change the font, size, color and background in read mode. All of this is for easier readability and what looks more beautiful is also more fun.

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