The three iPhone tricks you didn't know about - and one of the hacks can even help you get to sleep
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The iPhone, first introduced in 2007, still manages to still find ways to surprise cellular device users with its features.
WAPT discussed three tricks that iPhone owners may not have realized are possible on the devices and shared their findings on June 26.
These three iPhone hacks can help them learn about their outdoor surroundings, understand foreign languages and even get a good night's sleep.
The best part is these abilities don't require you to download any app - they're already built into the devices.
Without further ado, here are some little known, game-changing functions that can help you out in your day-to-day life.
The latest iPhone models, released in September 2023, are the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max
Identify Plants and Animals With an iPhone Camera
iPhone users can identify a plant or animal by taking a photo of it on the device's camera, click the info button after opening the photo, and press Look Up
@dreamyt0ny iPhone makes identifying plants and animals easy! A great feature for natural curiosity. #nature #hike #iphone #technology #iphonetricks #plants #animals
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iPhone owners can identify plants and animals by going to the device's camera.
A TikTok user named Tony proved this iPhone trick works in a video he posted on the social media platform on May 16 showing him on a hike.
To learn more about the plants and animals he encountered during his outing, Tony opened his app and took a picture of some berries.
After opening the photo and pressing Look Up, he clicked the info button and was able to discover the species of the plant, which appeared on the screen.
Copy and Translate Text With an iPhone Camera
iPhone owners can select several languages for translation, open it in the Translate app, or send it to someone via text message
@ptcrepair Translate document with your camera #fyp #fypシ #ptcrepair #phonerepair #iphonetips #tips #translate #quicktip
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Anyone who needs help understanding something written in a foreign language can use the camera app to take a picture and translate any message in a matter of seconds.
PTC Repair showed off step-by-step directions on how to make this happen in a TikTok video the user posted in 2023.
PTC Repair snapped a photo of a document in Spanish and pressed the three-lined document icon on the bottom right corner of the iPhone screen.
The user then pressed translate, and the words were immediately translated into English.
iPhone owners can also select other languages for translation and open the translated words in the Translate app.
Create a White Noise Machine By Using the iPhone Settings or Control Center
A TikTok user known as Tech Social 101 showed off how to do this trick on an iPhone just by going to his settings or the device's control center
@mytechsocial101 How to use iPhone as a white noise machine. #apple #iphonetips #iphonetipsandtricks #iphonehacks
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All iPhone users can turn their smartphone into a white noise machines to help them relax and sleep.
A TikTok user known as Tech Social 101 showed off how to do this trick by going to his settings in a video he posted last year.
Like the TikToker, all iPhone owners need to do to create a white noise machine with their devices is go to settings, press Accessibility, click Audio and Visual and turn the background sounds on.
After turning it on, a sound will go off, and from there, iPhone users can choose over five sounds, including rain, dark noise and stream.