How to Optimize iPhone Functionality

Believe it or not, as tech-savvy as we are, there is so much stuff we don’t know about our smartphones. It’s unbelievable. Where better to showcase the hidden features, functions, and add-ons of iPhones than CoolSmartphone.com? Today, I’d like to introduce you to a smidgen of the many amazing things your iPhone is capable of doing. It’s going to get wild – buckle up and enjoy!

iPhones are tech-appendages, kind of like indispensable extensions of ourselves. We use our iPhones daily, yet many of us pay scant attention to the features and functions they’re capable of performing. These nifty little tricks help us maximize utility while providing deeper insights into how these gizmos work. So naturally, your iOS version makes a difference to the accessible features and functions. Check out these cool iPhone features that I’ve managed to figure out:

Make Your Text Messages Pop Whenever You Want

iPhone users are well aware of the unique features available in text messages. For example, when you type Happy Birthday, Happy New Year, or Congratulations! to colleagues, friends, family, or loved ones, you’ll notice many on-screen effects such as balloons, confetti, celebrations, et cetera. But did you know that there are plenty of other bubble effects with iPhone SMS messaging? Enter your message as you usually would, and then pause. See the arrow button that is used to send the message? It’s a white arrow in a blue circle. Press and hold it. Now you will see several options listed. These include:

• Send with Effect – bubble or screen

 

• Slam

• Loud

• Gentle

• Invisible Ink

 

Test each of them out – these are pretty incredible. Now you can emphasize your message any way you want, and it’s a much more customized text message than ever before.

Create Extraordinary Screen Effects on Your iPhone

Now, you’re probably well pleased with the features and functions you can create in SMS messages. But did you know that you can also use all sorts of screen effects such as laser lights, balloons, confetti, hearts, and other options to fill your screen? Want to know how to do this?

Enter a text message and push and hold the white arrow in the blue circle button. Now, click the screen option listed at the top of your page. Lo an behold, you can choose from various options listed on your screen. To make it easier for you, I have listed the specific phrases that will initiate these types of effects on your iPhone:

• Congratulations or Congrats, send the confetti everywhere
• Happy New Year – you get fireworks
• Happy Birthday – watch all the balloons drop
• Happy Chinese New Year – you get the celebratory effects
• Pew Pew – you’re under the spotlight now!

Easily Switch between Countries When Browsing On iPhone.

This one caught me by surprise! Like so many others, I naturally assumed that VPN services were the express domain of PC, MacBook, and tablet devices. A virtual private network is an ingenious resource that is available for iPhones, iPad, and all other cool smartphones. But it’s not easy picking from the ever-growing list of providers out there. After hours of analysis, I stumbled upon a professional VPN download, and this one takes the cake. You might be wondering why you’d need a VPN on your iPhone?

• You are watching Netflix on the go, and you want to access content that is only available in Canada, but you live in the US—it’s quickly done with a VPN on iPhone.
• Maybe you love watching Premier League Football on the BBC UK site, but you are now in another country and can’t access the content. It is easily done with a VPN on iPhone.
• Perhaps you are trying to make a payment in crypto, but the Internet service provider is not letting you access the exchange. It is easily done with a VPN on iPhone.

Customized Siri Settings

Did you know that your faithful little helper – the omnipotent Siri – can be tailored to expectations? Siri is automatically programmed to call you by your first name. That’s your name on your Apple ID. But did you know that you can also create a pseudonym, nickname, or preferred name for yourself without changing your Apple ID? It’s true! You can say to Siri – call me by a nickname.

Then, tell Siri what your nickname is, and you’re done. This AI personal assistant is capable of understanding your precise pronunciation. By the way (BTW), you can also tailor this personal assistant to your preferred geographic area. So, if you are an English speaker, you can have an American, British, Canadian, South African, Australian, or New Zealand Siri chatting to you – pretty cool?

There are many fabulous features and functions hidden within the iPhone’s complex framework code. You’ve only got to dig a little to unearth the many precious gems there.