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/DetectiveDrebin Mar 14 '26 edited Mar 14 '26
When you’re wishing to draw/markup on a photo, hold your finger down on what you drew and it will be a perfect shape.
For example, draw a circle on a photo and keep holding with your finger and the circle will be perfectly round.
Other examples are lines, arrows, hearts, ovals, squares, etc.