If you are eager to get your hands onto iOS 8, then you will have to wait for some time. However, developers have the opportunity to look at the new OS by creating a developer account, which costs $100 per year. Till iOS 8 gets launched, let us look at some of the interesting features present in iOS 7.1 which many of us don’t even know about.
Control Using Head Gestures:
Now you can perform many gesture controls simply by moving your head in different directions. To activate it you will have to start the settings app and move into General section, then choose Accessibility and then select Switch Control.
Next, you need to tap on option named switches and select camera as your source. After these changes, you will be able to assign different functions for right and left head gestures. As for example, you can set shake of head towards the right side to activate home button tap and towards left to start app switcher interface.
Tap to Scroll:
Many people get frustrated scrolling up long web pages without knowing there is a better way of doing it. In any scrollable screen, you will simply have to tap on status bar and instantly you will reach top of the page.
Disable Parallax:
Parallax effect was introduced in iOS 7 and it is quite annoying, to say the least. In iOS 7.1, it is possible to disable it from section but it cannot be put off from all sections. You can however disable it from some of the most annoying parts by changing few settings. You will have to open settings, click on general and from there select accessibility to switch on the option called “Reduce Motion.” Next step would be to choose wallpapers and brightness from settings menu, tap on wallpaper for lock screen and turn off perspective zoom. You will have to do the same for the home screen wallpaper as well.
Get Buttons Back:
In iOS 7, buttons were replaced with text-only labels and it created confusion about where tap targets were going. Now in iOS 7.1, you can get them back. You will have to go into settings, from their select accessibility and then switch on the option named button shapes to get the buttons back.
Web Address:
At the time of entering any URL in address bar you need not type .com or .org, you can simply tap and hold button for period and within a few moments a pop up will come showing the most common options for top level domains.
Summary
Most of us have not yet explored many features present in iOS 7.1. If used properly, these features can make things a lot easier for us.