7. Return To Position
Arguably, all of these tips and tricks are handy, but here’s another trick that is especially handy. The next time you find yourself scrolling through a long email, article or note, tap the top of the screen to jump back to the beginning.
Tap to top works in most iPhone apps that don’t already have a similar feature. So if you find yourself madly tapping the top middle of the notification bar, maybe the app already has a return-to-position function.
Some apps also let you undo this in case you accidentally tapped it. I haven’t tested to see if shake to undo will undo tap to top, so maybe you can see if it works. For example, if you use Instapaper the app gives you a Return to Position button that will—you guessed it—return you to your previous reading spot. This works on all iOS versions as far as I could gather.
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