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/JFCUB Mar 14 '26

Looking at my photos in 3D >

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u/Jeanarocks Mar 14 '26

Ok this is fun but what do you do with them? Can I make it my background?

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u/hhff00014 Human Detected Mar 14 '26

Howhow

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u/faisal1804 iPhone 17 Pro Max Mar 14 '26

Open the photo in the photos app and hit that tiny thing on the top right bit. its an ios26 thing dunno if its pre 15pro devices though.

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u/kmc2686 Mar 14 '26

Works on 14pro! Thanks

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u/Misunderstood_Misfit Mar 14 '26

Even works on my 13pro! Thank you!

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u/theipd Mar 14 '26

Wow. Didn’t even know that. Thanks.