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Hidden iPhone 8 Plus features and toggles that you should know about

by Preslav Kateliev / Oct 19, 2017, 7:24 AM

Hidden iPhone 8 Plus features and toggles that you should know about

So, the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are out and with them came iOS 11 — Apple's latest rehash of its mobile operating system. And we've got quite a lot of new things — a reworked Control Center, a screen recording feature, and tons of smaller tweaks.

If you've been an iPhone user for a while, you probably know your way around the device. But still, there may be some small tidbits here and there that you missed or forgot about. So, without further ado, let's take a look at all the little-known secrets that Apple's current most-powerful iPhone — the iPhone 8 Plus — has in store!

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11 iPhone 8 Plus features you should know about

Get the HDR button back

Create a list of accessibility shortcuts

Rest finger on TouchID to open phone

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3D Touch folders with a notification badge

The Wi-Fi and Bluetooth toggles don't actually disable the antennas

Use 3D Touch in camera for easier filter preview

11 iPhone 8 Plus features you should know about

A change that power users who rearrange their plethora of apps now and again will certainly appreciate. You can now grab a few apps at a time when you want to move them from one homescreen to the other. Just tap and hold on the first one, as usual, and then, as it “sticks” to your finger and is ready to be moves, use another finger to tap the other apps you want to move with it.

The same works in the new Files app — you can grab and move / tag multiple files that way.

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11 Comments

1. submar

Posts: 713; Member since: Sep 19, 2014

Some of them are useful but change camera settings in settings app is quite dumb tbh.

posted on Oct 19, 2017, 7:32 AM 3

3. sgodsell

Posts: 6879; Member since: Mar 16, 2013

PhoneArena are you going to talk about how Apple has cut iPhone 8 manufacturing by 50% right now? I guess 4 iterations of close to the same old thing doesn't help.

posted on Oct 19, 2017, 8:44 AM 0

5. Plasticsh1t

Posts: 3092; Member since: Sep 01, 2014

You got your news. Why are you waiting for PhoneArena to do it for you? You should be happy by now.

posted on Oct 19, 2017, 9:06 AM 4

7. DeusExCellula

Posts: 1390; Member since: Oct 05, 2014

yare yare

posted on Oct 19, 2017, 9:17 AM 0

8. MarvzIsFallen

Posts: 646; Member since: Aug 11, 2017

Maybe because im waiting for iphone X as replacement for my 7+. As an iphone fan, i wanted the greatest iphone every year. I don’t care about the price cause i have a stable job and i’ll be selling my 7+ too.

posted on Oct 19, 2017, 9:26 AM 1

2. Tipus

Posts: 800; Member since: Sep 30, 2016

Best hidden feature is ability to split :)))

posted on Oct 19, 2017, 8:39 AM 2

4. darkkjedii

Posts: 30835; Member since: Feb 05, 2011

8 features are sorely needed on these new iPhones. I just dont see why Apple won't include them. SMDH...

posted on Oct 19, 2017, 8:54 AM 0

6. jove39

Posts: 2140; Member since: Oct 18, 2011

Some of those are iOS 11 features not iPhone 8 specific.

posted on Oct 19, 2017, 9:06 AM 0

9. trojan_horse

Posts: 5868; Member since: May 06, 2016

That's by assuming those features will make it into older iPhones.

posted on Oct 19, 2017, 9:47 AM 0

10. Xilam unregistered

A couple of those aren’t new - I was able to remove notification badges since forever. And you can always type to do what Siri does just by swiping down on the app screen.

posted on Oct 19, 2017, 12:56 PM 0

11. Mr.mobile

Posts: 130; Member since: Mar 09, 2017

But whatever people say i still say if they just add amoled display and srink down the bezels and put the 72% body ratio with touch ID at front would be great saleing phone