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15 iPhone Tricks Apple Has Been Hiding From You

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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