The iPhone X can be operated very differently from all previous iPhones. But with these four tips you can master the new display in no time.
Four smart iPhone X operating tips
Because the home button has disappeared, Apple has come up with some new ways to operate the device. However, if you don’t pay attention during setup, you will undoubtedly miss many details of this new control. This allows you (if you know what you are doing) to quickly browse through your active apps, force quit or return to the last opened app.
1. Open the App Switcher faster
Press the home button twice to change the app switcher can no longer be opened. So from now on you can open your screen with all open apps with a swipe. However, the instructions provided by Apple are slower and more cumbersome than necessary.
Instead of swiping up and waiting, you can quickly see all your open apps by swiping up diagonally from the bottom left corner of the screen. This works from your home screen, but also if you are already using an app. It may take you a while to master the exact movement, but after that you probably don’t want to go back.
2. Faster browsing through all your open apps
A small bar is visible at the bottom of the iPhone X screen. This indicates that you can go back to your home screen by swiping up. However, it is also the place to browse all your open apps one by one. Simply swipe from right to left to go back to your previous app and swipe from left to right to go back to the next one.
3. Return to your last opened app
The above action works well if you already have an app on your screen, but this line has disappeared on your homescreen. Yet this app browsing function is still active. So swipe from right to left from your home screen and you can immediately continue with the app you were working with last.
4. Force quit apps faster
Initially, closing apps seems to be possible only with two hands, but this is not so bad in practice. After opening the app switcher, all you have to do is press and hold an app. As soon as the red dot with the minus appears, swipe the app up without releasing the screen. This way you completely close an app, although this is less good for your iPhone than you might think.