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2 PUT THE PHONE DOWN
Digital life is taking over, so
Apple wants to help you get
a handle on how much time
you’re spending glued to your
phone. In settings, Screen Time
is where you set Downtime,
which disables all but a few
features in the run-up to a
good night’s sleep. Here you
can also activate App Limits,
so time spent scrolling through
compulsive culprits like
Instagram can be curtailed.5 SHOOT IN THE DARK
Apple has finally loaded up its
iPhones with a night mode that
stacks up against the best out
there. If the lighting isn’t great
when you prepare to take your
shot, a crescent moon symbol
will pop up next to the flash
icon. If it turns yellow, night
mode will fire up automatically;
but if it doesn’t, tap it to force a
longer exposure – just be sure
to keep your hand steady to get
the best results.1 SAVE EYES AND POWER
Taking advantage of the Pro’s
OLED screen tech, Apple’s new
dark mode swaps whites for
blacks throughout a chunk
of the interface, which means
battery-saving benefits. To
activate it, open your iPhone’s
settings, scroll down to Display
& Brightness and tap the Dark
toggle. Oh, and see that Night
Shift option? Press it to filter
out blue light in the evening and
help you get a proper sleep.4 REFRAME YOUR PICS
One of the best things about
the iPhone 11 Pro is its trinity of
cameras. In addition to the main
snapper and 2x zoom, there’s an
ultra-wide cam for high-impact
landscapes – press the 0.5x
button to activate it. The phone
can even simultaneously take a
wide and an ultra-wide photo, so
you can zoom out of a shot after
you’ve taken it. In settings, select
Camera and toggle ‘Photos
Capture Outside the Frame’.3 TAKE A SHORTCUT
There’s a new app in town on
iOS 13: Shortcuts. It’s here to
save you diving into other apps
to perform frequent tasks. The
first time you tap it, you’ll see
a whole load of nothing; but
set a few parameters and it
can streamline everything from
your podcast listening to your
smart home automation. To
create a shortcut, fire up the
app, tap the ‘+’ icon at the top
right and select Add Action.6 GET FREE STUFF
Everyone who has an iPhone 11
Pro gets a free month of Apple
Arcade and Apple News+, plus
a whole year of Apple TV+.
Arcade is a library of premium
games; News+ brings glossy
content from the likes of Grazia
and National Geographic; and
Apple TV+ is the tech giant’s
answer to Netflix. All of these
are pre-installed, so fire them up
and remember to cancel before
your first billing date.N
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CHILDREN
OF THE LIGHT
This charming
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This ingenious
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Noted combines
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£free (IAPs)