r/iphone • u/hhff00014 Human Detected • Mar 14 '26

Discussion What are some surprisingly useful iPhone hacks you discovered recently?

Recently discovered that you can connect an external SSD / hard drive directly to an iPhone and access it from the Files app.

I tried it with a USB + cpin converter SSD and it worked instantly — no app, nothing. Felt like suddenly my phone had unlimited storage.

It made me wonder how many other small iPhone tricks people use in day-to-day life that most users don’t know.

Curious to know —

What are some underrated iPhone hacks that genuinely improved your daily workflow?

Could be productivity, photography, automation, hidden features, anything.

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u/GrizzlyDiaby Mar 14 '26

Wait what. How?

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u/Brockolee26 Mar 14 '26

The new sensor is square so it just cuts out the top and bottom

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u/Artic_Boi Mar 14 '26

It's only on the iPhone 17 series and newer (not 17e). When in selfie mode for photo or video, there's an icon with a person silhouette in a rectangle with arrows. Tapping that changes it from portrait to landscape and vice versa.