LEARN TO DANCE
Dance Reality (free) is an
augmented reality app that teaches
you to dance. The app uses your
iPhone (6s or later) to watch your feet,
overlaying diagrams of where they
should be. A video instructor appears
to show you what to do. Most content
needs an in–app purchase, from $0.99.
18 Make a
QR code
Vlqfh#lRV#44/#wkh#lRV#Fdphud#
dss#uhdgv#TU#frghv1#Mxvw#
point the camera at one
and the data encoded in it
— most often a link to a
website — appears at the
wrs1#Wr#pdnh#|rxu#rzq#TU#
codes for others to read,
download and run Visual
Frghv#+iuhh,/#wds#Dgg#Frgh#
and choose what to encode.17 MAKE A
FLIPBOOK
FlipaClip is a free app (with pop–up ads and
in–app purchase options) to draw flipbook
animations. Click the red +, pick a background
or texture, choose a size, and set frames per
second; this can be quite low. Enter a name and
tap Create Project.
Draw something with your finger, inspired by
our majestic SheepDuck. Then tap + and draw
over the faint ‘onion skin’ to slightly change the
position or shape for the next frame. Continue,
tapping Play to preview, until you have a few
dozen frames, or are just giggling hysterically.
Tap the three vertical dots at the top right,
then choose Make Movie. Your animation
exports with a small FlipaClip logo (a cheap
purchase removes this for all projects), and
you can save or post it.
Surprising things you
can do on your iPhone
Forget texting someone or making a call; your iPhone can do so much more
SCAN DOCUMENTS
Did you know your iPhone can scan
documents? Apple added the feature in iOS
11, but hid it in the Notes app. Open this and
make a new note by tapping the pencil icon
at bottom right (or tap the chevron at top
left to choose where to store it). Tap the +
icon above the onscreen keyboard, then
Scan Documents. Place your item flat,
preferably on a contrasting background in
good light, then point your iPhone camera
at it. When a page is detected, it’s shaded
yellow; hold still to snap it. Capture more
pages if required, then tap Save, and your
scan is automatically straightened. Move
the corners if necessary. Find scans again
from the Attachments icon at the bottom
left of the Notes home screen.19 20maclife.com FEB 2020 2153 Amazing Things
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