Forgotten Features… What iPhone tricks do you not use anymore?

I stumbled upon a feature recently that I completely forgot existed. Wondering if others have similar stories


Check this out - did you know about it?

Feng said:
Check this out - did you know about it?

What is that?

Hal said:

Feng said:
Check this out - did you know about it?

What is that?

When you’re typing an iMessage, flip your phone sideways. There’s a handwriting button that shows up next to the enter key! The other person even sees the typing dots as if you’re handwriting.

@Feng
Oh, cool

Hal said:
@Feng
Oh, cool!

Yeah, it’s still there. When you go landscape, you get a new icon that lets you draw on a black screen.

Gentry said:

Hal said:
@Feng
Oh, cool!

Yeah, it’s still there. When you go landscape, you get a new icon that lets you draw on a black screen.

I knew about it ages ago but since I don’t use it, totally slipped my mind.

Feng said:
Check this out - did you know about it?

I’m not a fan of that feature. I keep triggering it by accident on my iPad.

Throwback to this one - anyone else remember?

Lyle said:
Throwback to this one - anyone else remember?

Forgot all about this… just doesn’t come up for me.

Lyle said:
Throwback to this one - anyone else remember?

Same here. Remember when Memoji was so hyped up with the iPhone X? I used it once, and no one’s ever sent me one.

Kieran said:

Lyle said:
Throwback to this one - anyone else remember?

Same here. Remember when Memoji was so hyped up with the iPhone X? I used it once, and no one’s ever sent me one.

Apple loves showing off these flashy features, like Face ID on iPhone X. But does anyone really use them? Maybe FaceTime, but who wants to be on camera?

@Lyle
Exactly! Just like those original Apple Watch features, where you could send taps or your heartbeat to someone.

I literally forgot I could schedule texts until this morning. Needed to remind my wife about something later, and it hit me.

Bly said:
I literally forgot I could schedule texts until this morning. Needed to remind my wife about something later, and it hit me.

Scheduling texts is super handy - like setting little reminders.

Bly said:
I literally forgot I could schedule texts until this morning. Needed to remind my wife about something later, and it hit me.

It’s pretty new but definitely useful. I always remember things late at night .

@Parker
Since we’re talking new or old, I figured it fit here. But yeah, I’m a night owl too. Scheduling saves me from annoying people at 2am by sending it at 9am instead.

Bly said:
@Parker
Since we’re talking new or old, I figured it fit here. But yeah, I’m a night owl too. Scheduling saves me from annoying people at 2am by sending it at 9am instead.

Haha, totally missed the ‘new or old’ part. I’m also up at odd hours, so I get it.

I forget location-based reminders are even a thing.

Wynn said:
I forget location-based reminders are even a thing.

That would be cool for a scavenger hunt or something.