Updated: November 5, 2020 4:40:16 pm
Things to do immediately after setting up iPhone 12. (Image credit: Anuj Bhatia / Indian Express)
The iPhone 12 is here and it features a new design with flat edges, a higher screen resolution, and a faster processing chip for Rs 79,900. Now that you’ve unpacked the iPhone 12, the next logical step would be to explore some of its features. There are a few things to try immediately before diving into the iPhone 12. Here are the top five things to try.
Change the default email and browser apps
With iOS 14, Apple finally allowed users to choose their own default email and web browser apps like Chrome and Outlook instead of opening the default Mail and Safari apps. For now, you can replace the default email client with Gmail and Microsoft Outlook. Similarly, Apple allows you to replace Safari with Chrome, Microsoft Edge, DuckDuckGo, and Firefox.
Here’s how you can change iPhone’s default email and browser apps
*Open Settings on your iPhone 12
* Scroll down a bit and find the third party apps you would like to set as the default.
*Choose Default browser app or Default email app
* Touch the third party application you would like to use.
Face ID allows you to unlock your iPhone just by looking at it.
Set up Face ID
If you’ve upgraded to iPhone 12 from iPhone 5s / 6, chances are you haven’t heard of Face ID before. Face ID is Apple’s biometric facial identity scanner on its newest devices, including the iPhone 12 and iPad Pro. With Face ID, you can unlock your iPhone just by looking at the device.
You can set up Face ID during the initial setup of your iPhone 12 or after setup is complete. To set up Face ID after setting up the device, open Settings > Face ID and password. Enter your password. Touch the link to “Set up Face ID. “It’s easy to set up and use Face ID on the iPhone 12.
Your iPhone 12 has a secret back button that you didn’t know existed.
How to Use Secret Option ‘Back Tap’ on iPhone 12
Do you know that there is a secret button on your iPhone? Well, that “back touch” feature turns the back of the iPhone into a button. Basically, a ‘back touch’ feature allows you to double or triple tap the back of your iPhone to perform certain tasks. For example, I set the Notification Center to double tap. The new feature is hidden, but it’s easy to configure.
To configure the Back Tap function, all you need to open the Settings on your iPhone and scroll down to Accessibility. From there, touch I touched and scroll down until you see Touch Back. You can activate Double Tap or Triple Tap.
You can use night mode to capture selfies on iPhone 12. (Image credit: Anuj Bhatia / Indian Express)
Take selfies in night mode on iPhone 12
With the iPhone 12, Apple brings the night mode feature to all lenses, including the front camera. When you use the new selfie option in night mode, iPhone 12 detects the surroundings and automatically brightens your selfie portraits. However, there is an option to manually disable the night mode option.
Here’s how to take a selfie with Night Mode on iPhone 12.
* Launch the camera app on iPhone 12 and tap the front camera button
* Night mode will be activated automatically, depending on the environment. Look for the circular night mode icon in the upper left corner next to the flash icon. If it is on, it will be yellow.
* Touch the shutter button and hold it still until the photo is finished.
Connecting your AirPods to iPhone 12 is easy. (Image credit: Nandagopal Rajan / Indian Express)
Pair your AirPods with your iPhone
AirPods work very well on iPhone, and if you own the popular Apple earbuds, it’s easy to pair them with an iPhone. The pairing process takes a few seconds. Open the charging case, wait for the message on your iPhone, tap Connect and you are done connecting the AirPods with your phone.
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