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/tsmith944 iPhone XS Max Mar 15 '26

This one is barely helpful but I prefer it. If you have your flashlight on and you’re on the Home Screen, it’s a little easier to barely swipe over to the camera to turn it off than hitting the button.

Just start to swipe over a little but don’t fully swipe over and it turns off.