Have you tapped into the complete potential of your Apple gadgets? Beyond their stylish design, there are countless hidden gems waiting to be uncovered. Were you aware that your iPhone can translate languages on the spot or that your Apple Watch can assist in finding your parked vehicle?
Apple has integrated a wealth of functionality into its devices, with some of the most impressive features flying under the radar. Get ready to explore 10 secret tricks that will elevate your Apple experience!

1. Real-Time Multilingual Translation of Languages (English/Spanish/Chinese etc.) (iPhone,iPad)
Then you meet a completely new menu or website, and this is the problem? Don’t worry! iPhones and iPads are equipped with an inbuilt live translation function which makes it pronouncedly easy for people to communicate without traditional bothersome hindrances of language barriers.
For instance, open the Translate app (provided in most mobile devices as a default) and activate Conversation mode to avail these sounds. With a simple smartphone tap, you can see what others have translated and get real-time results on your iPhone’s screen.
This feature allows a user to translate into more than 70 languages, which a traveler might use as a tool for a smooth trip or a multilingual household may find essential.
2. Back Tap: The Ultimate Secret Shortcut (iPhone, iPad)
Feeling fancy? Add settings “Back Tap” where you can perform various actions during a double or triple tap on the back of your phone. When Settings is tapped, go to Accessibility, which is under Settings, and a new window will open up named Touch and scroll down until you see Back Tap. Your favorites can be linked to various tasks, such as taking screenshots, opening the Control Center, or activating Siri without finding a way through menus!
3. Find My Parked Car with Apple Maps (iPhone, Apple Watch)
Goodbye parking problems, they used to be the nightmare of yesteryear and now they are history. Finally, park your vehicle. When you have done that successfully, tap the blue dot on the Apple Maps app to indicate your position.
Choose Mark My Parked Location. Later on, as you find yourself in the frenzied world of a parking lot maze, once again, open Apple Maps and take a breath of relief—it will lead you directly to your car. This ability includes a specific function for an Apple Watch that enables you to find the remaining distance to the place where you have parked the car right from your wrist!
4. Turn Your iPad into a Second Mac Display (iPad, Mac)
Did you know that you can double your Mac screen with an iPad Touch Bar and an additional display for your Mac? You won’t have to put up with long work. It is an executable way you can add more space to your Mac by uncovering a hidden gem called the Sidecar. Launch System Preferences by hitting the Cmd + Space keys and look for AirPlay to expand it. Go through the list of iPads, click on the one that suits your needs the best, and boom! However, you can be more artistic with your iPad and Apple Pencil or simply utilize them to organize the other open windows.
5. Measure Anything with Your iPhone (iPhone)
Blonder than their mother suit is now becoming popular among small wear providers. The Measure app employs enhanced reality (AR) to turn your smartphone into a digital measurement ruler. Open the app, and point your camera towards the object you need to measure. Then, find the starting and ending measuring points, tap them, and the display will show the result. This app will display the distance in centimeters or inches digitally.
Pro Tip: This app does not only calculations but also such a task as the determination of their size! (Whereas I am interested in keeping it suspenseful and therefore challenge them with a question first).
6. Silence Unknown Callers (iPhone, iPad)
Their emergence set the platforms in conflict over the way paid adverts used their newfound opportunity to bombard users with irrelevant calls. Calls that are not from people with recognizable numbers could be silenced by activating this special option. Settings > Phone > Silence Unknown Callers. Switch to this option.
Please welcome. Now, calls from numbers that are not already on your contact or recently called lists will go straight to your answering machine, keeping your quiet time. This is also an important item for your cybersecurity. Click here to learn more about the growing importance of home cybersecurity.
7. Turn Live Photos into Mini-Videos (iPhone)
Motion-pad captures the moments before and after a still image, making the image natural and emotive. One point is that these traditional pictures can be transformed into short videos. Press the Photos app and choose a Live Photo, then swipe up your finger on the screen. In this part, you select whether to use a loop, bounce effect, or long exposure for the Live Photo; as a result, diverse ways of reminding yourself of your lifelog are possible.
8. Breathe Easy with Apple Watch Mindfulness (Apple Watch)
Feeling stressed? Take a deep breath with the Mindfulness app on your Apple Watch, providing you with a calm down and relaxation with breathing methods. This application uses breathing exercise guidance that helps you to center and de-stress. Take your pick from the various breathwork patterns and corresponding breath timings to bring you into a state of tranquility. The Watch display shall play a guiding role as the meditative animations calm you down.
9. Find Your Lost AirPods with Find My (iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch)
Misplaced your AirPods? No sweat! The Find My app does all the work for you, locating your missing air buds the same way it does with your other Apple items. Launch the app on a Mac device and touch the Airpods logo. The app will plot their location on a map, and you could even play a sound that will help you connect and find out they are close by if you play it.
10. Sleep Like a Turkish Baby by Sleep Tracking (iPhone, All Watch).
Sleep Apple devices can be great for you if you want to make the night full of rest. Both iPhone and Apple Watch not only possess a built-in sleep tracking feature that detects your sleep patterns but also gives you detailed insight, thereby improving your sleep.
iPhone:
Find the Health app on your phone and tap on the “Sleep” tab. In that graph, see how you slept and the duration or quality of it. The app can even detect your sleep schedule and offer personalized recommendations for improvement.
Apple Watch:
Once your Apple Watch is set in Sleep mode, it will automatically record the duration of your sleep and the variability of your heart rate [along with your respiratory rate]. You will find out how deep your sleep was, how long the REM period was, the number of micro moon phases you were experiencing in the morning on your Watch, and a more detailed report in the Health app on your iPhone.
Bonus Tip:
To have the Sleep Sounds feature powered by Apple’s iPhone or watch. Welcome a bedtime serenade to tame your worries with the tranquil sounds of white noise, waves crashing on a beach, or the pitter-patter of a subtle rain.
The hidden hacks that I shared in this article will help you unlock the power of your devices and turn them into tools that will boost your life. From the major words to the smallest sentences, it is important to convey the information. Recollect that I am giving you only a glimpse of the for-a-change feature of the iPhone.