This quick easy gesture is designed to be done without looking, even in your pocket, with a tap-tap-tap vibration to let you know it worked. You must use your passcode to unlock your phone (after which Face ID functionality will be restored). Temporarily disable Face ID: The above command (press and hold the side button and either volume button) also disables Face ID temporarily. button, press and hold the side button and either volume button for a few seconds. Power off and S.O.S.: To get the power off slider and S.O.S. Just double-tap that side button and look at your iPhone to authenticate with Face ID in one quick motion, and then tap it to the payment terminal. A tip: don't hold your phone to the payment terminal, then authenticate it, then hold it back to the payment terminal again. You'll have to authenticate the purchase with either Face ID or your passcode. Of course, you can still invoke Siri hands-free by saying, Hey, Siri!Īpple Pay: Tap the side button twice. Once the Siri interface pops up, you can issue your command or ask your question without saying Hey, Siri first. Invoke Siri: Just press and hold the side button for a couple of seconds. Most of the icons in the Control Panel can be long-pressed to open settings or expanded functions. Just swipe from the right side of the sensor notch. But on modern iPhones with a camera notch and no Home button, there are two swipe from the top of the screen gestures swipe from the left side of the sensor notch to get to your notifications.Ĭontrol Center: With the bottom of the screen consumed with other home gestures, the control center swipe has moved to the top of the screen. Notifications: You still swipe down from the top of the screen, just as with other iPhones. If Reachability isn't working, you can turn it on in Settings > Accessibility > Touch. Drag up again (or wait a few seconds) to return it to normal.
Drag down on the bottom edge of the display to shift everything down. Reachability: If you're having trouble reaching stuff at the top of your iPhone's screen, this feature can help. Most of the features of 3D Touch are now replicated with a long press. From the home screen, tap Done in the upper right to return your screen to normal. Tap-and-hold apps to move them around, drag them on top of each other to make a folder.
All of your apps will start to wiggle and have an (X) icon in the corner. CustomizationĮdit the home screen: Hold down on an app until the menu shows up. It doesn't need to be the topmost card, and you can even swipe away multiple apps at once. App cards will quickly pop up, and you can lift your finger off and swipe around through them.Ĭlose an app: You shouldn't have to do this often, but if you need to kill an app from the app switcher (see above), just swipe up on the app card. You can sort of flick from the bottom corners, moving your finger up and over, to bounce between the apps, or just slide directly side-to-side along the bottom edge.Īpp switcher: Want to see all your running apps? Swipe up from the bottom edge and pause for a second with your finger still on the display. Jump between apps: Swipe left or right along the bottom edge of the phone to jump back and forth between apps.
Modern iPhones also support tap-to-wake: just tap the display to wake it up. Wake it up: You can still raise the phone to wake it like you can on other modern iPhones or tap the side button. Just swipe up from the bottom of the screen. Return Home: Let's start with the most basic of Home button features: returning to the home screen.