Your iPhone can do some pretty amazing things, including some tricks you might not be aware of. This article provides a list of 10 cool tricks you can teach your new device.

You may not be able to teach your old dogs many new tricks, but the same is not true of your iPhone. That device in your pocket is capable of some pretty amazing feats, many of which you may not even be aware of.

Whether you are new to the Apple iPhone platform or trace your ownership to the earliest models, you can teach the device some pretty cool tricks, including the following:

#1 — Shake Things Up

If you make a mistake when writing an email or composing a text, you can start over with just a shake. Giving the iPhone a vigorous shake will erase your first attempt and give you a clean state to start from.

#2 — Make Siri Your Personal Reader

Just think of how much you could get done if you did not have to waste time reading your email. All you need to do is say “read my email” and Siri will dictate your messages while you shave, shower or get ready for the day.

#3 — Extend Your Battery with Airplane Mode

You diligently switch your iPhone to airplane mode when you head out for vacation, but there is not reason to switch back when you hit the ground. Airplane mode is a great way to preserve your battery and extend its life.

#4 — Speed Through Your Video Playback

The iPhone is great for viewing videos, but watching all that content can be very time consuming. Fortunately. Apple gives you a way to speed your playback and skim through videos at higher speed. Just hold down the dot at the end of the playbar to change the speed and make your video watching easier and faster.

#5 — School Sri

Siri may be a great personal assistant. but she is far from perfect. The next time Siri mispronounces a word, tell her about it. Sri sill then offer a number of alternatives for you to choose from. Since the Siri personal assistant is constantly learning. the lessons you teach will make her more useful in the future.

#6 — Take a Quick Shot

The newest iPhones are wonderful cameras as well as great phones. You can take a quick shot by touching the volume up or down button – no need to use the capture button.

#7 — Take a Photo Blast

Anyone who has ever tried to photograph a sporting event knows how hard it is to capture movement. You can overcome this problem by using the iPhone to take a photo burst. Just hold down the capture button and the phone will snap a series of fast shots. You can scroll through those shots  later on and choose your favorites.

#8 — Use Your iPhone to Hang a Picture

Once you have captured the perfect shot, you can frame it and hang it on the wall. Make sure the picture is perfectly level by using the Compass app. It turns your humble iPhone into the perfect level, great for home decorators and handymen alike.

#9 — Text Faster

Simply double tapping the spacebar will make the iPhone add a period to the current sentence and start a new one. This can save you a lot of time. especially on lengthy texts.

Pro — Set the Lights Flashing

Normally your iPhone will ring or vibrate when you get a message or receive a call. but you can change that setting. If you like, your iPhone can flash a bright LED light to alert you. Just go to Settings, General. Accessibility and choose LED Flash for Alerts.