30 Exciting New iOS 11 Features You Didn’t Know About

30 Exciting New iOS 11 Features You Didn't Know About Credit: TechnoBuffalo

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11 Scan Documents Using Notes App

If you use third-party apps to scan documents from your iPhone, then you might no longer need them in iOS 11. Using the Notes app, you can quickly scan documents on the go and add it to a particular note or share it with third-party apps. It also has the ability to automatically scan documents and detect their borders, set the grayscale mode, and much more. Read: How to Scan Documents Using Notes App in iOS 11




12 Offload Unused Apps

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When you install a lot of apps, not only do they take up space on your iPhone, but you’ll also end up forgetting about the ones that are not used as frequently. To help you save space, iOS 11 offers a new feature called ‘Offload Unused Apps‘ that automatically removes the apps that are used less frequently. When an app is removed in this way, all of its data and documents still remain on your iPhone so that when you re-install it from the App Store, you’ll get back that data.

To enable this feature, go to the Settings > iTunes & App Store and toggle on Offload Unused Apps.




13 Photos App Can Now Play GIFs

GIFs have become widely popular in the past few years. If you use them a lot, then you’ll be glad to know that the Photos app in iOS 11 is now capable of playing the GIFs that you’ve saved. Previously, GIFs would appear as a still image, but in iOS 11, they are displayed as an animated image in the Photos app.




14 Emergency SOS

In iOS 11, you can quickly contact emergency services by pressing the Sleep/Wake button five times and swiping on the Emergency SOS slider. You can also set up emergency contacts so that they’ll receive text messages of your situation and your exact location. This can be done from Settings > Emergency SOS. Note: This will play a loud warning sound and will call the police. Proceed with caution.




15 Do Not Disturb While Driving

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Using your iPhone while driving is extremely dangerous and distracting. iOS 11 addresses this issue with a new feature called Do Not Disturb While Driving. When enabled, this feature will automatically silence all incoming notifications whenever it detects that you’re driving.

To enable this feature, open the Settings app and tap on Do Not Disturb. Scroll down to the section labeled ‘Do Not Disturb While Driving’ and tap on Activate. Now select the Automatically option.




16 Screenshot Preview and Editing Tools

When you capture a screenshot in iOS 11, a preview of it will be displayed in the bottom left corner of your iPhone’s screen. Tap on the screenshot preview to draw and annotate it, crop the image, add text, and access many other photo editing tools before saving it to your photos library. You can also tap and hold on the screenshot preview to share it right away with third-party apps.




17 Add Effects to Live Photos

Apple has taken photo editing a step further in iOS 11 by allowing users to add effects to Live Photos. Now when you’re viewing a saved Live Photo on your iPhone, swipe up on it to view an option for adding effects. There are currently three effects; Loop, Bounce, and Exposure.




18 Snap Live Photos in FaceTime

iOS 11 now allows you to capture memorable moments in FaceTime as Live Photos. During a FaceTime call, if both the devices are running on iOS 11, a capture button is displayed in the bottom left corner which allows you to take a Live Photo. The other person will be notified when you capture a live photo.




19 Hide the Notification Preview of All Apps

You can now enjoy more privacy in iOS 11 with a new option that allows you to hide the notification preview of all apps. To do so, go to Settings > Notifications > Show Previews and either select the Never or When Unlocked option.




20 Siri Translation

Siri is much smarter in iOS 11 as it can now translate from English to a number of other languages such as German, Spanish, French, Italian, and Mandarin Chinese. All you have to say is something like “How do you say Hello in French”, and Siri will quickly translate it as both text and audio that you can read through and replay if required.

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