This Mind-Blowing iPhone Trick Will Make Your Life 1000 Times Better
By Dave Basner
November 19, 2018
There are many things that are great about the iPhone, but the popular device has a few drawbacks too. One of the biggest is when you have a typo and have to maneuver the cursor to just the right spot to be able to fix it. Most users' fingers are a little too large to do that easily, but it turns out that Apple has had you covered this whole time. There is actually a little-known iPhone trick that programmers put in the device for this exact reason. One Twitter user uncovered it and revealed it to the world, and now everyone's minds are blown.
How come you guys never told me this iPhone trick? I feel duped. pic.twitter.com/2RfRhI4Y1X
— Krissy Brierre-Davis (@krissys_kitchen) November 18, 2018
Krissy Brierre-Davis tweeted, "How come you guys never told me this iPhone trick? I feel duped." She included a screenshot of a phone with instructions pointing out that if you click and hold the spacebar, you can move the cursor around. The reactions to the revelation were priceless:
This is LIFE CHANGING INFORMATION. pic.twitter.com/deD3AO5QEZ
— Tofurkey Eatin' Meri (@dresserlook) November 19, 2018
This tip has justified all the time I’ve wasted on Twitter for the past year, at least!
— Julie McMillan (@silverbirchst) November 19, 2018
I was today years old when I learned this!
— CEE! (@_candiiM) November 19, 2018
What would I do without this app? pic.twitter.com/50eRhvAtzh
— brandytheauthor (@brandytheauthor) November 19, 2018
— 84Music1 (@84Music1) November 19, 2018
Some people even took it a step further with other hacks:
It’s not just the space bar either. All buttons allow this.
— Jaytoven (@__GShit) November 19, 2018
Not only can you do that but while dragging the cursor, you can press down a little harder and can highlight a word or a sentence. pic.twitter.com/THnOLeLUVz
— Momo (@momodoe_) November 19, 2018
You can also adjust the brightness of the flashlight if you hold the flashlight button pic.twitter.com/APNeytsLTi
— joshua (@shady_joshua) November 19, 2018
A life-changing tip isn't a bad way to start your week!
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