First time iPhone user, any and all Tips, Tricks and Recommendations? - eviltoast

I’ll be getting an iPhone pro in a week or two, and have been an android user since forever. Never used any apple products before, this will for now be a secondary work phone for me. I’ll also have their Apple One? service.

Looking for app recommendations, tips, tricks any and all suggestions anyone might have for a first time iOS user, to make the transition a little smoother and a little fun.

Thank you all.

  • weksa@lemm.ee
    1·
    10 months ago

    I switched earlier this year.

    Shortcuts app:

    • Shortcuts has Tasker vibes. You can do a lot with it, especially automation.
    • Lmk if you’re a Google Home user. You can setup Shortcuts so that Siri passes on commands to Google Assistant.
    • You can even customize the Action button to run a Shortcut. I’ve got mine to check if it’s connected to my home WiFi, then toggle bedroom lights; if connected to work WiFi, then… etc.
    • Take advantage of Focus modes (Work, Sleep, etc.) because Shortcuts can use that as a condition.

    Apple TV: Ted Lasso is worth watching.

    3rd party apps worth mentioning:

    • QuickScan. Completely free, with optional donations. Create multipage OCR’d PDFs with your camera.
    • Brave Vivaldi browser mainly for ad-free YouTube.
    • Paperback if you read manga, manhwa, etc.

    Lemmy apps: Voyager is the most frequently updated and smoothest, but it lacks some QoL features that I enjoy in other apps, such as Thunder. Give all of them a try.

    Sleep alarm with gradually increasing volume: you need to use the 1st party Health app to set up your nightly alarm.

    Additional settings:

    • Back Tap. You can customize double tap and triple tap with a limited set of actions.
    • Reachability. Top of the screen temporarily shifts down.
    • Haptic Touch. Set to Fast so that long presses don’t take so long to activate.
    • batman654987@lemmynsfw.com
      2·
      6 months ago

      Shortcuts app is wayyy more advanced that what i begginer should do on iphone. Its “end game stuff”. Wouldnt recommend at the beggining in any curcimstances.