The 25 Best iPhone 11 Tips and Tricks

The iPhone 11 is now available. And at $699, it’s the best iPhone for most people. The ultra wide camera and the new night mode makes things a lot better. If you’ve just picked up the new iPhone 11, take a look at our tips and tricks below.

Top iPhone 11 Tips and Tricks

1. Coming From An Older iPhone? Learn About The New Gestures

If the iPhone 11 is your first iPhone without the Home button, you’ll need to spend some time getting used to the new gestures. But they’re quite easy to pick up and in no time, you’ll be like “Home button? Who?”.

2. Use The New Direct Transfer Method

If you’re using an iPhone with iOS 12.4 and higher, you can use the new direct transfer method for setting up your iPhone. When you come to the Transfer Your Data screen, tap on the Transfer From iPhone option to transfer the data wirelessly from your old iPhone.

This transfer happens on a device-to-device basis and doesn’t involve iCloud. So the transfer will be faster and you’ll find all your apps and photos in the same state.

3. Enable The Dark Mode in iOS 13

You’re going to love the new dark mode in iOS 13. It instantly flips the color scheme, giving you a true back background and white text. Not only is it easy on the eyes, but it also helps with the battery life.

To toggle dark mode, open Control Center, and tap and hold on the Brightness bar. In the bottom-left corner, you’ll see a new Dark Mode toggle. Tap on it to switch to the Dark mode.

4. Learn About Haptic Touch

Apple has removed the 3D Touch feature from the new iPhones. It’s now replaced by Haptic Touch. This means that you simply tap and hold on an object to reveal a contextual menu. Previously, you’d have to press harder on the screen.

This means that there’s a new way to rearrange apps. And previews work differently in Safari. But overall, this is a welcome change. Just try to tap and hold on an menu, link or app icon for more info.

5. Switch To Ultra Wide Camera

Tap on the 0.5x button to quickly switch to the ultra-wide sensor.

6. Get A Fast Charger

The new iPhone 11 Pro ships with an 18W charger in the box. Sadly, the iPhone 11 does now. If you use your iPhone a lot, you’ll want to get a fast charger.

There are multiple ways to do this. The cheapest way might be to use the iPad’s 12W power adapter. It will charge your iPhone up to twice as fast. And if you’ve already got an iPhone, you don’t need to shell out any extra cash either.