If you want to protect yourself from a potentially awkward situation, head to Settings –> Messages, then scroll down to Audio Messages. Don't Miss: Trigger iMessage Effects with Just a Keyword.Now, that conversation you're having about Mike gets recorded and accidentally sent to Mike himself. Unfortunately, your iPhone can be easily tricked and might think you're holding it up to your ear when really just tucked into your arm or shoulder. When you pull your iPhone away, it stops recording and gives you the option of sending the audio message. In a conversation thread inside the Messages app, when you hold your iPhone up to your ear, it'll start recording audio automatically. Here's how the feature is supposed to work: (Awkward.) Luckily, protecting yourself takes only the flick of a switch. It's way too easy for your iPhone to start recording without your knowledge, only to send a friend or family member a conversation you're having about them. Wishing someone a ‘happy Chinese new year’ will send sparklers in the background, which vibrates with some sensitivity.Your iPhone's audio messages may get you in trouble if they haven't done so already. This exchange kicks in some haptic vibration in tune with the firework explosions, which is a nice touch – and a herald of sweet effects to come. You might have stumbled on this one already: wish someone a ‘happy new year’ and the background will explode in a firework display. Sadly, there's no cake involved in this celebration. Want to wish a friend a happy birthday? Just put that phrase in an iMessage to them and their screen will be covered in balloons for a few short seconds. The colors are randomized, but you’ll feel like you're in a nightclub as you give the recipient a party in their texts.
It’s a lovely effect for promotions, graduations, or sarcastic responses.Īll due respect to the other messages, but this is the king: type ‘pew pew’ to a friend/acquaintance/frenemy and the screen will put on its own laser lightshow, emanating from the ‘pew pew’ itself. Text ‘congratulations’ and the recipient will get an effect that showers confetti from above. The original secret iMessage is a classic. Try these fancy words in iMessage for a secret way to enable the effects that make sending messages so much fun: (Image credit: Apple / TechRadar) Add an accent to textįor words such as café, hold the letter you want to accent and choose the right one from the pop-up. Swipe down on an app from the top of the screen with two fingers close together and your phone will read what’s there. You can get the iPhone to read to you by going to Settings > Accessibility > Spoken Content > Speak Screen. Here, you can toggle Amber alerts on and off, as well as Emergency and Public Service alerts which are different tiers of warning. In that case, there's no need to turn them off.
On your iPhone, head into the Settings menu, then select Notifications.Īt the bottom, there should be an option for Government Alerts - note, if you can't see this, it might be because Amber alerts aren't even a thing in your country. Amber alerts notify you of child abductions in your area, and can be life-saving if you've potentially seen something that can help an investigation, or just want to keep your loved ones out of danger. Turn off Amber alertsīefore we go any further, we should strongly advise you not to turn off Amber alerts. The dot will also appear if your rear camera is in use, which means you'll be able to monitor the camera's usage from both the front and rear, meaning no apps can snoop and see what you see.Īgain, if you see the dot without expecting it, then it's worth opening control centre sifting through your open apps to find the culprit. You'll also see it when using video call apps like FaceTime or WhatsApp, as well as if you're snapping a selfie. The green dot is incredibly similar, except it's used to identify when your camera is in use, hence why you'll see it when unlocking your phone with Face ID. If you're not doing anything that requires the microphone on, it could be that a sneaky app is recording in the background without your permission.īy pulling down control centre from the top of your screen, you can identify the offending app - and potentially uninstall it if that's a dealbreaker for you. That means if you see the dot, you could be dictating something, or using Siri. The orange dot is a new way of informing the user that their microphone is in use, and is recording what's going on. (Image credit: Apple / TechRadar) Know if you’re being watchedĪpple tells you if your camera or microphone is in use.
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