- Apple's new iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max don't have a home button.
- That means you need to learn some gestures and other tricks to move around the iPhone.
- You'll feel right at home in no time.
Issei Kato | Reuters
A customer looks at Apple's new iPhone XS after it went on sale at the Apple Store in Tokyo, Japan, September 21, 2018.
If you bought Apple's
new iPhone XS or iPhone XS Max and you're coming from an earlier iPhone
that had a home button, you might be a little confused with how to
navigate your device.
Without the home button, you'll rely on gestures and other tricks. Like me, you'll get used to everything in no time. But here's are some things that will make using your new iPhone a little easier.
Without the home button, you'll rely on gestures and other tricks. Like me, you'll get used to everything in no time. But here's are some things that will make using your new iPhone a little easier.
Swipe up to go home
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Apple iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max
First things first: Swipe up from the bottom of the
phone to return to the home screen. It quickly becomes habit, but lots
of folks who haven't used an iPhone X or newer device still ask me how
do it. Swipe up quickly to avoid opening the multitasking option (see
below).
Swipe up and hold to multitask
Todd Haselton | CNBC
You can also swipe up from the bottom of the screen
to switch between your open applications. Instead of a quick swipe up,
hold for a second. Your iPhone will bring up all of your applications,
and you can swipe to switch between them. Swipe up on an application to
close it.
Use the side button
Todd Haselton | CNBC
Your iPhone has three buttons — volume up and down
and a new dedicated key that has a few functions. It's not just a power
button (more on that next). You now bring up Siri by pressing and
holding the button on the right side of the phone, instead of the home
button. If you double tap the button you'll bring up Apple Pay.
How to turn off your iPhone
Todd Haselton | CNBC
To turn the phone on or off, you need to hold the
side button and the volume up key at the same time for a couple of
seconds. Then you'll see a menu to turn off your iPhone, open up your
Medical ID or call emergency services. Hold the side button again to
turn your iPhone back on.
Use Face ID for unlocking and Apple Pay payments
Todd Haselton | CNBC
Older iPhones used your fingerprint to verify your
identity before unlocking or activating Apple Pay. Now you'll use Face
ID. You register your face when you set your phone up for the first
time. Simply look at your phone while swiping up to unlock, or while
verifying Apple Pay, to validate yourself. The Face ID scan is so fast
you might not even know it's happening.
How to use iPhone widgets
Todd Haselton | CNBC
Widgets have existed in iOS for a while, and
they're really useful if you want to check the weather, follow Amazon
deliveries, control your lights or more, all at a glance. Just swipe
right across the home screen to see them. To add widgets, scroll down to
the bottom of the page and tap "Edit,".
Control center
Todd Haselton | CNBC
Control Center is a function in iOS that lets you
do things like quickly adjust the screen brightness, toggle Wi-Fi on or
off and access the flashlight, skip songs. On earlier iPhones, you'd
access Control Center by swiping up from the bottom of the screen. Now,
you swipe from the top-right corner to bring it up. You can fully
customize it by going to settings > control center on your iPhone.
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