You’re using Apple iPhone app completely wrong – and it’s wasting your time
ONE of the iPhone’s most popular apps has a HUGE secret – the Apple Calculator. It comes with every iPhone by default, and you’ve probably used it countless times. But did you know that there’s a hidden gesture to make using the iPhone app even faster. You can actually delete individual characters on the display, […]
ONE of the iPhone’s most popular apps has a HUGE secret – the Apple Calculator.
It comes with every iPhone by default, and you’ve probably used it countless times.
But did you know that there’s a hidden gesture to make using the iPhone app even faster.
You can actually delete individual characters on the display, which is great if you’ve made a mistake.
It’s not obvious how to do this, so most people simply press C and start the whole calculation again.
But TikTok creator @ellyawesometech has revealed a genius trick that lets you quickly delete characters.
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The iPhone hack is so popular that it’s racked up more than 48,000 likes on TikTok.
All you need to do is swipe left or right at the top of the Calculator display.
It takes a little bit of getting used to.
But if you regularly use the Apple Calculator, it’s well worth learning.
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iPhone Calculator tricks
That’s not the only Calculator trick, of course.
You can use Siri to open the Calculator with your voice.
Another trick is to unlock your screen orientation and rotate the app sideways.
This will unlock a scientific calculator for more complex mathematics – including options for cosine, tangent and square root functions.
You can copy and paste numbers to and from the app.
This includes pinching the display with three fingers to copy, and spreading three fingers to paste.
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It’s possible to enter calculations directly into your iPhone’s Search bar, skipping the Calculator entirely.
And Siri can also perform calculations for you if you ask using your voice.
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