However, a little-known trick will make such frustration a thing of the past — for iPhones are equipped with advanced image detection software, meaning photos can be searched using keywords, in exactly the same manner as Google Images. Moreover, searches can be based on location, times, dates and even names.
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All a user need do is open the 'Photos' app on their device, tap the Search tab in the bottom right-hand corner — identifiable by its small accompanying magnifying glass icon — then type in the search term. The privacy conscious may be spooked by the resource, but they need fret not — devices' photos aren't dispatched and held on a server by Apple, so the company doesn't keep track of, and can't access, a user's gallery.
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For frequent travellers, or just those curious to see how much the pound's value has dropped in the past few hours, currency conversion can be easily conducted by swiping down from the top of the home screen, then typing a currency and figure into the bar.
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Many of the tricks are time-saving. For example, when typing the keyboard can be turned into a ‘trackpad', letting users move around words and sentences more easily — hold down the space bar to activate. Users can close all their Safari tabs at once too, by holding the overlapped squares in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. Likewise, multiple photos can be deleted by pressing down on an image and dragging one's finger in the direction of the snaps due for the trash.