25 iOS Tips and Tricks You Should Know

Get the most out your iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch with this guide.

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Written by Jeff Benjamin (@JeffBenjamin)

After the announcement of the iPhone 5, we're sure a lot of you current iPhone owners are figuring out ways to scrounge together enough dough to pick up Apple's new smartphone. But are you even taking full advantage of your current iPhone? We're not talking about downloading more photo-editing apps than you'll ever have the chance to use. We mean, do you actually know everything your Apple handset can do? If the answer is no, we got you covered. 

Our friend Jeff Benjamin from iDownloadBlog, a site that focuses on everything iPhone, iPad, and  iOS, put together a great list of tips and tricks that will help you get the most out of your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. The tips range from easy to difficult, and they all work in iOS 5. So, before Apple lets loose iOS 6, brush up on your current OS with these tips and tricks. 

Know Your Exact Battery Life

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Show Some Emoji

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Down to the Hour Weather

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Shake, Shake, Shake!

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The Personal Assistant

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Change Your Device's Name

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Make the iPad Keyboard More Thumb-Friendly

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Quick Access to Photos

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Like a Real Camera

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And you thought the iPad’s screen was big?

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Automatic Downloads

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The Perfect Passcode for Us

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Music in the Cloud

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Take a (Keyboard) Shortcut

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Be Seen and Not Heard

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Use Four our Five Fingers

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Stop the Music

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Sharing is Caring

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Real Artists Steal

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iCloud Has Your Back

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Stay in Sync

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Supercharge Your iOS

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Enhance Notification Center

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2. Customize Almost Everything

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Give the Home Button a Break

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