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January 2025 Tip of the Month
If you take a photo of a plant, flower, tree, or animal, you can find out exactly what it is by tapping the Info button on the bottom of the screen; if your iPhone knows what it is, a symbol with stars will appear at the bottom of the photo. The metadata details will tell you what the plant or animal is and will also give you an option to look up more information about it.
February 2025 Tip of the Month
Did you know that there is a Tips App on your device and when you open it you will get tips for your specific device including tips on what's new in iOS.
To start learning, go to the Tips app [Tap the <Tips App> Icon].
You can save tips:
Do any of the following:
Add a tip: Tap the [ <Tip> icon].
View your saved tips: Tap [<back arrow> icon] twice, then tap “Saved tips.”
Remove a tip from your saved tips: Tap the [ <Tip> icon].
Get notified when new tips arrive:
Go to Settings the [ <Settings> icon] > Notifications.
Tap Tips below Notification Style, then turn on Allow Notifications.
Choose options for the location and style of tip notifications, when they should appear, and more.
April 2025 Tip of the Month
Did you know that Siri can read an article on a webpage? Not that voice that you hear when you highlight and choose speak. It's much better. You should try it!!
Listen to a webpage
Go to the Safari app on your iPhone.
Open the page you want to listen to, then do one of the following:
Tap =, then tap Listen to Page.
Activate Siri, then say something like "Read this" or "I want to listen to this page."
May 2025 Tip of the Month
Did you know that you can tap the back of your phone to turn on the flashlight, Or anything else you set it up to do. You should try it!!
Check that you have a iPhone 8 or later.
Go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch, and tap Back Tap.
Tap Double Tap or Triple Tap and choose an action.
Double or triple tap on the back of your iPhone to trigger the action you set.
You can even set a double or triple tap to trigger an Accessibility Shortcut to quickly access features like AssistiveTouch, Siri Shortcuts, Magnifier, Reachability, and VoiceOver.