I'll admit it, when Apple first showed off the iPhone X I wasn’t too impressed.
I felt like the firm was playing catch up to Android devices, I thought there’s no way Face ID could be as good as Touch ID, and I hated “the notch.”
But now I’m admitting that I was wrong.
Design-wise the iPhone X is years ahead of Android, Face ID is nearly flawless and a much better user experience than Touch ID, and “the notch” grows on you and distinguishes the iPhone X–in a good way–from similar all-screen Android handsets.
That’s not to say there isn’t a learning curve using the iPhone X, as many reviewers have already observed. As it lacks a Home button, it operates a bit differently from proviso iPhones, even though it runs the same iOS platform.
That’s why we’ve put together this guide to help you learn all the tips and tricks you need to know when using the iPhone X.
iPhone X: Go Back To The Home Screen
This is the most basic tip any iPhone X user will need to know. There’s no home button any longer (good riddance!), so how do you get to the home screen?
Simply swipe up on the bar at the bottom of the screen and the open app will “lift and shrink” back into its icon on the home screen. It’s fluid and flawless.
iPhone X: Take A Screenshot
With no Home button, how do you take a screenshot with the iPhone X?
Simply press the new side button and the volume up button and you’ll snap a screenshot.
iPhone X: Wake The Display
On previous iPhones you needed to press the home button to wake the display or move the phone so it could sense you were moving it and then the display would activate.
On the iPhone X Apple has made this even simpler. Now you can tap the beautiful OLED anywhere you like and it will spring to life.
iPhone X: Get To Know The Notch
The notch–the most controversial thing about the iPhone X.
Just looking at pictures of the iPhone X alone makes the notch looks a bit weird, but once you have one in your hands and interact with the device the notch feels completely natural.
Its unique shape also helps the user remember that swiping down on either side of the notch is how you bring up other features of iOS. Swipe down on the right side and you’ll access Control Center. Swipe down on the left side and you’ll access your notifications.
iPhone X: Access The Multitasking Screen
This is probably the most pleasant use of the new gestures because it shows how nuanced yet fluid they are.
On older iPhones you access the multitasking “app switcher” by double pressing the home button. On the iPhone X you access it simply by pausing when you swipe up on an app to return to the home screen. You’ll feel a haptic feedback vibration and then all the open apps will slide onto the screen in a line from the left.
iPhone X: Using Apple Pay
You can still raise the iPhone X to a payment terminal to start the Apple Pay procedure–and then authenticate with Face ID. However, you can also manually bring up the Apple Pay interface by double pressing on the side button on the iPhone X at any time.
iPhone X: Using Siri
Like other iPhones, the iPhone X allows you to activate Siri simply by saying “Hey Siri.” However, you can also activate Siri physically. On the older iPhones this was done by pressing and holding the home button. On the iPhone X you simply do a long press on the side button.
iPhone X: Turn Off Face ID’s “Required Attention”
There were plenty of fears that Face ID wouldn’t be as good or secure as Touch ID. Now we know those fears were unfounded. Face ID is amazing.
By default Face ID will only work if you are “attentive” - in other words, if your eyes are open and looking at the iPhone X. This is a security feature so people can’t hold your iPhone X to your sleeping face to unlock the device.
However, you can turn the attentive requirement off if you want.
To do that go to Settings > Face ID & Passcode > and Turn off "Require Attention for Face ID".
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