I like to figure out the fastest way to do things in my iphone so I have compiled these shortcuts which should work on an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, but there may be slight differences across devices.
Typing & Working with Text
| Function | Action |
| Type a period at the end of a sentence | Double-tap the Spacebar |
| Turn on Caps Lock | Double-tap the Shift key. The key turns blue to show its locked. |
| Open Magnifier (Loop) | Tap and Hold on text. |
| Type special character (like é or ñ) | Hold down a letter on the keyboard. A popup will appear with various versions of the character. Slide your finger to one. |
| Undo Typing | Shake the iPhone or iPod Touch. |
Safari (Web Browsing)
| Function | Action |
| Quickly get address bar back, or quickly scroll to top of page | Tap the Status bar at the top of the screen. |
| Zoom In/Out | Double-tap or Pinch Open/Close the screen. |
| Save images | Tap and Hold an image until some buttons appear. Tap Save Image. The image can be found in the Camera Roll. |
| Scrolling webpages | Use one finger to scroll the entire webpage. Use two fingers to scroll a frame on a webpage. |
Mail
| Function | Action |
| Delete Message | Delete Message
Swipe Across a Message, then Tap Delete.
(Works in some other apps, not just Mail.) |
Phone Controls & Calling
| Function | Shortcut |
| Stop an incoming call from ringing. | Press the Sleep/Wake button. |
| Send an incoming call directly to voice mail. | Press the Sleep/Wake button twice. |
Music Controls
| Function | Action |
| Quickly access pause, volume, skip buttons, etc while in other apps, including the lock screen | Double-click the Home button.
Swipe to the left (drag finger from left to right) to see the iPod controls and a Screen Orientation Lock. |
Taking Screenshots
| Function | Action |
| Take Screenshot | Press and release the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons at the same time. The screenshot is added to the Photo app’s Camera Roll. |
Force Quit, Reset, Etc.
| Function | Action |
| Force Quit an app | Hold the Sleep/Wake button until the red slider appears, then hold the Home button until the app quits. |
| Reset/Reboot. | Hold the Sleep/Wake and the Home buttons at the same time for 10 or more seconds, until you see the Apple logo. |
Miscellaneous
| Function | Action |
| Quickly scroll to the top (of a webpage, mail message, etc.) | Tap the status bar at the top of the screen. |
| Open Spotlight page (to do a global search) | Swipe to reveal the page (to the left of the 1st home screen) or press the Home button while on the 1st home screen. |
| Start Voice Control | Press and hold the Home button for a few seconds and Voice Control will appear. Then speak commands such as Call John Doe Mobile and it will make call for you. |
