10h hidden features of ios 11

10  hidden features of 

Ios 11

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View older messages

A swipe down from the top of the screen reveals your notifications, just as it has for some time now. However, the Lock Screen is now where notifications are displayed. 

It's confusing, mainly because it looks just like your lock screen, but it's not the lock screen. And on top of that, only a couple of notifications are displayed unless you swipe up to view older alerts. It's weird and will take some getting used to.

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Drag and drop text

Highlight and then press on a word or highlighted section to drag and drop it into other location. This only works within the same app and document on the iPhone, at least.

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Do Not Disturb... while driving

Apple is doing its part to eliminate distracted driving. Your iPhone can now detect when you're in a moving vehicle and can, if you want it to, automatically enable Do Not Disturb While Driving. 

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Insert a drawing in Mail

There are times when the best way to explain something is to draw a picture. When composing an email, long-press and then select Insert Drawing from the pop-up. Draw, sketch or play tic-tac-toe and send it on its way.

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Be gone, annoying volume slider

With iOS 11, Apple is finally moving the volume control that used to take over the screen when you were watching a video. Instead of showing a giant, annoying volume graphic, Apple tucked the volume indicator to corner of the screen.

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Apple Music gets social

Apple is once again trying its hand at a social-oriented service with Apple Music profiles. The first time you launch Apple Music after updating to iOS 11, the app walks you through setting up your profile and privacy settings. In the future, you can find your profile and the same settings in the For You tab with a tap on your profile icon. 

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FaceTime screenshots are a thing of the past

Instead of your trying to capture a precious moment during a FaceTime call by taking a screenshot, iOS 11 will let you take a Live Photo of the call. The toggle is in Settings > FaceTime. 

Tap the new shutter button while on a FaceTime call to take a FaceTime Live Photo. Pretty sweet, right? 

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  Emergency SOS

  The Apple Watch is no longer the only Apple device with an Emergency SOS mode. Your iPhone can now call local authorities and contacts of your choosing if you simply press the power button five times. 

  Depending on your preferences, which you can set in Settings > EmergencySOS, your phone will either prompt you to complete the call or will do it automatically. 

  Photo by: Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNET

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  Take notes from the lock screen

  You can now add a shortcut to the Notes app in iOS 11's revamped Control Center, and access the Notes from the lock screen. 

  Hidden in Settings > Notes is an option to select whether you want Notes to open the last note you edited, or if you want to create a new note every time you access Notes from the lock screen.