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+# Underdocumented Maneuvers in iOS
+## Peep this dope listicle of iPhone Pro Tips
+It became most apparent during my research for my iPhone 12 Pro Max Review that Apple’s mobile operating system and all that it entails has changed profoundly over the course of its history even moreso than is immediately obvious. The operating system that thwarted the very idea of the Power User currently has numerous features that were added explicitly for them. (One might suggest this really began in iOS 12, with [Siri Shortcuts](http://bilge.world/siri-shortcuts-ios12-review).) The trouble is that many of these features overlap into what the most average user might use in their day-to-day operation of their handsets and tablets. Showing timestamps in iMessage, for instance, is a function which one should not have to stumble upon or take to an internet search to find. (Swipe from right to left in a conversation.) Little functions like this are incredibly poorly documented, considering iOS is maintained by the most valuable company in the history of the world.
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+Apple does make an effort to educate new users, mainly through the [Tips app](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tips/id1069509450), which has indeed become more useful and insightful over time, but still leaves a whole lot to be desired. They also publish an owner’s manual-esque *[iPhone Users Guide](https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewBook?id=1515995528)*, which is unfortunately completely inaccessible in any format outside of the native Books app. (I made a not-insignificant effort to convert the volume to a PDF for your sake, but found myself completely defeated by DRM, hilariously.) Some of the functions listed in this post are accompanied by links to Apple Support web pages, but far too many have no such entries, which - from my perspective - is absolutely inexcusable on Apple’s part. Inexcusable, but perhaps not inexplicable. 
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+It would seem that the vast ecosystem of both professional and amateur technology media which reports on iOS has inadvertently filled in for Apple in the role of documentarian. Search YouTube for “iPhone Tips” and you’ll manifest a multitude of results with titles like *[16 ACTUAL iPhone Tricks You Didn’t Know Existed!](https://youtu.be/YKOY6-ZdUo8)* which haphazardly (and often distastefully) do the company’s job for them.
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+# Underdocumented iOS Maneuvers (Bear Notes)
+## The Classics
+![Close All Tabs in Safari](https://i.snap.as/zyq0jBas.gif)
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+### Close all Safari Tabs
+What was once called 3D Touch is now called “Long Press” - in order to close all open tabs in Safari, long press (or hold) the tabs icon in the lower right-most portion of the screen.
+![Clear All Notifications](https://i.snap.as/3rcPQpKh.gif)
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+### Clear All Notifications
+
+### Contacts (A bunch)
+- [ ] [How to Make a Contact Group on an iPhone | Digital Trends](https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/how-to-make-a-contact-group-on-iphone/)
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+- [ ] The [GitHub Issue](https://github.com/extratone/bilge/issues/56).
+- [ ] ~~[Post on r/iphone](https://www.reddit.com/r/iphone/comments/l5ofja/underdocumented_functions_in_ios_stuff_you_wish/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)~~
+[Post on r/ios](https://www.reddit.com/r/ios/comments/l5p7ly/underdocumented_ios_functions_stuff_you_wish/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)
+- [ ] How to clear your iPhone’s RAM. ([Tweet](https://twitter.com/neoyokel/status/1344866358333472772?s=21))
+- [x] Timestamps in iMessage
+- [x] [iPhone Users Guide](https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewBook?id=1515995528)
+- [ ] [[iPhone, iOS, and The Magic Keyboard: A Guide]]
+- [ ] Merging contacts ([Apple Support](https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/hide-duplicate-contacts-iph2ab28320d/ios))
+- [ ] Reduce motion
+- [ ] Close all tabs in Safari
+- [ ] Clear all notifications
+![Clear All Notifications](https://i.snap.as/3rcPQpKh.gif)
+- [ ] Moving multiple apps in Wiggle Mode
+- [ ] **Type to Siri!**
+- [x] Hiding Home Screen pages ([Apple Support](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211345))
+- [ ] [iOS 14 Full Features List](https://www.apple.com/ios/ios-14/features/)
+- [ ] Back tap? Okay, but it’s worth noting that I have not been able to leave this implemented without accidentally triggering it too much - both double and triple taps.
+- [ ] [Why Large Tech Companies Always Burn Power Users](https://tedium.co/2021/01/27/power-users-history/)
+- [ ] [Apple says there are now over 1 billion active iPhones - The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/27/22253162/iphone-users-total-number-billion-apple-tim-cook-q1-2021)
+- [ ] Tap top of screen to scroll to the top of a page.
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+- [ ] Spotlight search!
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+- [ ] Swipe up from the middle of the Lock screen to show notifications.
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+- [ ] Dynamically move the cursor by holding down on the space bar and then scrolling.
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+- [ ] “Share With App” in the Share Sheet.
+> Kind of an odd one but if you go in the share sheet and hold an app, it’ll say “Share with app”. But I have yet to find a nifty use case for this since it seems to provide the exact same functionality as just tapping it.  
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+- [ ] “Suggest Less” (contacts) in Share Sheet.
+> Also in the share sheet, though, you can tap and hold on a suggested contact which will bring up a “Suggest Less” option — which is obviously more useful in comparison.  
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+-Both of these from [u/SimShade on Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/ios/comments/l5p7ly/underdocumented_ios_functions_stuff_you_wish/gkxdvgh/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3).
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+- [ ] [13 tips to master iMessage on your iPhone](https://youtu.be/w3rXzGD_f1E) | How To Do It All
+* [Update name and photo](https://www.imore.com/how-create-edit-and-customize-your-contact-profile-imessages).  
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+- [ ] [iPhone Settings You Need to Turn Off Now | by Hear Aboutit](https://medium.com/swlh/iphone-settings-you-need-to-turn-off-now-5b66b9556df1) | *The Startup*
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