Recently, the epidemic situation in many parts of the country has begun to repeat itself, and many areas have increased the risk level, even if there is no mandatory quarantine, many people choose to live at home and avoid going out as much as possible.
Of course, I am also one of them, in recent times, in addition to going to work, I rarely go out, tossing my mobile phone at home every day (of course, this is also one of the jobs), and I have also summarized a lot of playing machine skills suitable for home life.
I have to say that Apple's devices are really easy to use, and even I, a master of playing machines who often toss digital devices, have found a lot of features that I have not noticed before during this time. These functions may not be commonly used, but in such a special period, the practicality of many functions has been greatly improved, and even become just needed. So, let's share these useful tips with you today.
In just a few days, I learned to cook
The people take food as the sky, and the first thing to solve is the problem of eating. Although there are some ingredients at home, but always have to make their own ah, even if you usually rarely cook at home, you have to start to learn slowly, such as the popular short video platform, there are a lot of food bloggers sharing their own private recipes.
Similar raiders are actually quite a lot, many bloggers will be the main steps to sort out the graphic version, and pure video, this kind of one-screen can clearly explain the recipe is easier to save, direct screenshot can be saved. Over the past few days, the recipes in the iPhone album have become more and more, but it is not easy to sort out.
To solve this problem, you can try making your own recipes. The efficiency of entering text on the phone is not high, which can be used to iOS 15's live text function, which can identify the photos taken by the iPhone or the system screenshots, and even any pictures saved on the network, and directly extract the text from it, which is convenient for post-sorting.
As for the tidying up tool, just use the memos that come with your iPhone. It was chosen because recipes generally require only the most basic graphic editing functions, while the memos are sufficient, plus they can be categorized in folders, which is very efficient to organize. All you have to do is copy the text identified in the screenshot directly into the memo and do a simple typography.
After the recipe is made, you can also quickly search directly through the global search of iOS (slide directly on the desktop or click "Search" function on the negative screen), enter the name of the dish or the corresponding ingredients in one step. Next, it is through various errand platforms or supermarket APP to buy ingredients can be practiced.
From this point of view, it is much more efficient than those third-party recipe apps. And these recipes left after you sort out, are of interest (can control) of their own interest, those recipe APP although providing more dishes, but their own learning will not be equal to zero, not as good as their own recipes are easy to use.
The habits of life are even more regular
If you stay at home for a long time, life will definitely become extremely irregular, sleep until you wake up naturally every day, and after completing work, you can comfortably lie down to chase dramas and play games, which is obviously not what a young person full of vitality should do.
If you want to wake up early on time, you can also try the iPhone's sleep focus feature. In iOS 15's focus mode, it can be quickly turned on, the default will limit all contacts and apps (can be customized according to needs), and all notifications will become silent pushes after turning on, as far as possible to avoid the "stumbling block" on the way to sleep when you pick up your phone.
My favorite is the sleep aid function on the iPhone, after reaching the preset time, the lock screen will be dimmed as a whole, and unlocking the phone also needs to slide the screen twice - many people pick up the phone before going to bed just to see the time, unlocking too fast is not a good thing. In this way, the desire to play mobile phones is reduced psychologically and it is easier to fall asleep.
Combined with the shortcut function, you can also set the white noise APP such as tide to automatically open after entering the sleep concentration mode, or open the audiobook/radio APP such as Himalaya (you can set the automatic closing time), and accompany you to sleep with the sound of the waves or the story of the pillow. The sleep aid effect of these apps is very good, at least it will no longer be delayed by a certain sound and a certain bo.
In addition, you can also use the Apple Watch to record sleep data (requires Apple Watch Series 3 or newer models, and upgrade to the watchOS 8 system), not only can you see information such as sleep duration, the key is to measure and track breathing rate, and record other health indicators such as heart rate changes throughout the process.
For the average user, this data may not be understood, and Apple will judge it through big data and your history combined with algorithms, and then give health advice. We only need to look at the results directly, and naturally we can understand our own physical condition.
Coupled with Apple Watch and blood oxygen measurement, mobile electrocardiogram atrial fibrillation prompt software and other body data, watchOS 8 also added yoga, tai chi and other suitable for home exercise monitoring, combined with third-party APP such as Keep, or follow Liu Qihong (yes, Jay Chou's good friend) to do exercise in the live broadcast room, in a sense, living habits are even more regular than before.
FaceTime is really better than WeChat videos
On the iPhone, the features that work well are much more than that. I believe that you often receive calls from friends or parents, consult some mobile phone operations, right? For example, some time ago, my mother said that one of her APP was opened and showed that there was no network connection, but other applications were no problem, and I instantly knew that the network permission must have been turned off.
But she doesn't know where to open it, and she can't tell them on the phone at all — in fact, you can use FaceTime to help them solve it remotely.
After connecting FaceTime, guide them to turn on the screen sharing function through voice, and then direct the operation step by step, the problem can naturally be solved quickly.
Obviously, this method is more convenient than WeChat video, telephone, etc., perhaps you will say that using WeChat to open the video can also be solved? However, if you use WeChat video, you also have to find another mobile phone to help you see the screen, whether it is easy to use or clarity can not be compared with FaceTime.
For lovers or friends who can't meet for a while, it is also highly recommended that you try FaceTime, its co-broadcast sharing is also very useful. After turning on this function, you can watch videos and listen to music with him, no matter how far away you are, you can chase the drama together and enjoy the sweet time.
It is worth mentioning that the FaceTime call effect is much better than the WeChat video, both the sound quality and the picture quality have been improved a lot, it also supports portrait mode (bokeh background) and voice isolation mode (highlighting the vocals and blocking the ambient sound), which is too convenient.
Staying at home lately has also given me time to study many features that I haven't noticed before, and they may not necessarily be just needed, but in this special environment, they can indeed bring great convenience. Moreover, I believe that I will continue to use these features, use devices such as iPhone and Apple Watch, maintain a self-disciplined, healthy lifestyle at any time, and become a better version of myself!