The most recent Apple flagship — the iPhone 16—has more than just a flashy face, nevertheless; it includes features that promote productivity, privacy, and headers. There are tons of these features that fly under the radar, but once you discover them, they can truly make your smartphone experience better than ever.

So we dove into the settings and found 10 iPhone 16 hidden features you probably missed, along with how to use them. Let’s dive in!

First insurance for your Phone!

 

 

Force Restart iPhone Without Buttons

No more power button tricks to reboot your device. The iPhone 16 also allows you to restart directly from the Control Center, as a feature of iOS 18.

How to Use It:

To bring down the Control Center: If your iPhone does not have a Home button → Swipe down from the top-right corner of your screen.

1. Hold from the new power button option.
2. Now, Slide on your device to switch it off.
3. Press the physical side button to switch it back on.

Why Is It Useful: This allows you to restart the device without a physical button, and removing a key feature, helps more durable use.

 

Adjust Your Flashlight Brightness

Your iPhone 16 provides a more flexible torch. Now you are able to change the beam width and brightness, so it is convenient for coverage of specific locations.

How to Change a Flashlight Beam Size

1. Open the Control Center.
2. Long press on the flashlight icon.
3. Make the slider that can be used to increase the intensity of the beam

In The Wild — Focus the beam for reading in the dark or spread it around to illuminate a wider area.

 

Turn Apps To Widgets In Seconds

The biggest feature in iOS 18 now allows you to easily turn the apps that you love into their own widget causing a lot more functionality and convenience on your home screen.

How to Enable This Feature:

1. On any of your home screen app icons, long press.
2. Click the Add widget from the quick action list.
3. Resize and move the widget to where you want it.

Advantage: This provides direct interaction with the apps from your phone which makes it good to save time and energy.

 

Use the Action Button to Identify Songs in Secret

Arguably the most iconic feature of the iPhone 16 is its Action Button, which also supports silence song identification in your immediate environment via Shazam.

Setting Up Song Recognition:

1. Open Settings > Action Button.
2. Choose Recognize Music for the item action.
3. Press and hold the Action Button when you come across a song that you want to identify.

Why You Need It: It runs in the background so you never have to unlock your phone or open a single app.

 

Groundbreaking Camera Control System

Interesting for photographers is the new Camera Control Button on iPhone 16. This means that camera settings and functions become more intuitive to access.

Camera Control ButtonIt is a way to start the face detection process from your app.

• Hard Press– Open the camera app immediately.
• Long press: Brings up advanced settings (resolution, filters, etc.).

Tip: use this button to change between the 12MP and 48MP camera styles or turn on Macro mode.

 

Never Before Home Screen Customization

The iOS 18 home screen is shaping up to be your most personalized look yet.

Customization Options:

• Switch between light, dark, or with a tint.
• Make app icon sizes tables.
• Eliminate text labels for a minimalistic look

Importantly, this allows users to build a unique digital environment tailored to who they are.

 

Search through Call History and Transcription of Voicemails

Handling calls couldn’t be easier; there are new tools to sift through your call history and a real-time voicemail transcription feature.

How It Works:

1. Launch the Phone application or use Spotlight Search.
2. Search for something like a contact name or phone number using keywords.
3. Transcriptions: Read voicemails from within the app
4. Advantages: This functionality allows your communication to flow easily and enables you to always stay abreast of things.

 

Quick Data Transfers using Wired Transfers

Apple makes it easier than ever to switch over to the iPhone 16 with wired migration via USB-C.

Steps for Data Migration:

1. Link a USB-C or a USB-C to a Lightning cable between your old and new gadgets.
2. Just follow the prompts you see on your screen to migrate your data seamlessly.

You will be presented with more settings, especially for Dual SIM users that allow you to manage their controls in just a Control Center tap (so switching carriers is a one-tap action).

 

Changes to Safari for more Focused Browsing

With the new Safari browser built into iOS 18, you can hide distractions on web pages (more about that here).

TO ENABLE FOCUSED BROWSING:

1. Open a webpage in Safari.
2. Click the Reader Mode button in the address bar.
3. View it in your heart shape, whatever font you need here, or the background color.

Why It’s Awesome: When it is time to read articles or study without interruptions.

 

Insights with Extended Battery Life

Everything else is like the battery, however — it works a lot better across the iPhone 16 range:

• Video playback on iPhone 16 22 hours
• iPhone 16 Plus: Up to 27 hours of video playback
• iPhone 16 Pro: u26a0 27 hours playback
• The iPhone 16 Pro Max: 33 hours of prior playback

Moreover, iOS 18 also brings battery health insights to a new level.

• Keep an eye on battery status and performance level.
• Find and solve the problems as early as possible.

Expert Tip: Activate Optimized Charging under Settings to extend battery life.

 

Conclusion: Hidden Features of iPhone 16

With features prioritizing convenience, productivity, and personalization, the iPhone 16 along with iOS 18 has redefined what the smartphone experience can be. With features like advanced camera controls and seamless data migration, these hidden gems promise to make your device work smarter (not harder).

So, what are you waiting for hop on these features and unlock the true potential of your iPhone 16!

 

FAQs

How to Change Flashlight Style on iPhone 16?

In the Control Center, press and hold on to the flashlight icon to change its power level or beam size.

What is the iPhone 16 Action Button?

It’s a multi-purpose button that can be configured to start music recognition, the camera, or any other shortcut.

Are older iPhones eligible for wired migration?

Yes, if your older iPhone is compatible with the new iOS 18 and has the necessary cable support.

which is integrated on all devices running iOS 15 Beta was Yes?

It is accessible for a majority of text-centric web pages but may not function on some dynamic or multimedia-hefty web pages.

Longer battery life with iOS 18?

Improvements in iOS 18 and new hardware make them more power efficient, helping to stretch usage time.

Is it possible to undo home screen tweaks?

You can always revert to default settings — go to Settings > Home Screen.

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