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Before You Buy An IPhone



1. Apple ID

Apple ID works just same as a Gmail account on any Android powered phone. Unlike Gmail, Apple ID is strict on its recovery in that once you forget your ID  password, and you can't access your recovery number, it's done . You forget about it. 


However, if you're lucky and have to the receipt still with you, you can contact the apple company for its unlock after they do verify it is your phone. If not, you won't have access to it. 

There are a few scammers and companies that claim to have the way to unlock it but believe me, an iCloud locked phone will only go by a bypass nothing like unlocking it fully. 
Bypassing an iphone means, you can use it over wifi only, but you won't receive or make any calls, no messages, or any simcard operations. Simply put: it won't read a simcard anymore. And a few of them can easily go through a bypass.

Lastly, when you buy an iphone: a new one, when creating an apple ID, make sure you take note or use a password you can easily memorize. A second hand iPhone, make sure you're given the receipt or the owner removes the current iCloud ID so as you can have it fresh.

2-control centre


Control Center is a feature of Apple Inc.'s iOS operating system, introduced as part of iOS 7, released on September 18, 2013. Unlike Android’s notification panel swiped down from top, apple’s control center gives iOS devices direct access to important settings for the device by swiping a finger up from the bottom of the display. Still an iPhone has a notification panel too but strictly for notifications.

The way you open and close Control Center depends on the type of device that you have.

iPhone X and later:
  • To open Control Center, swipe down from the top-right corner of your screen. 
  • To close Control Center, swipe up from the bottom of the screen or tap the screen. 

If you swipe too close to the top-center of your screen, you might open Notification Center instead of Control Center.

iPhone screen showing how to open Control Center

iPhone SE, iPhone 8 and earlier, and iPod touch 

  • To open Control Center, swipe up from the bottom edge of any screen. 
  • To close Control Center, tap the top of the screen or press the Home button.


3-siri & search


Siri is a built-in, voice-controlled personal assistant available for Apple users. The idea is that you talk to her as you would a friend and she aims to help you get things done, whether that be making a dinner reservation or sending a message.

Siri is designed to offer you a seamless way of interacting with your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple Watch, HomePod or Mac by you speaking to her and her speaking back to you to find or do what you need. You can ask her questions, tell her to show you something or issue her with commands for her to execute on your behalf, hands-free.

Siri has access to every other built-in application on your Apple device - Mail, Contacts, Messages, Maps, Safari and so on - and will call upon those apps to present data or search through their databases whenever she needs to. Ultimately, Siri does all the legwork for you.


4-game centre

Game Center is a service by Apple that allows users to play and challenge friends when playing online multiplayer social gaming network games. Games can now share multiplayer functionality between the Mac and iOS versions of the app. 


Bring even more fun and connection to your games with Game Center, Apple’s social gaming network. Game Centerlets players build an identity across Apple platforms and enables features like the Game Center leaderboards, achievements, multiplayer functionality, dashboard, and more. Add features within your custom user interface or take advantage of the updated Game Centeruser interface.


Leaderboards let players participate in new competitions within your game and challenge other players to beat their score. Players see how they rank among global players, as well as their Game Centerfriends. You can even create a friends-only leaderboard in your custom UI. Classic leaderboards are ongoing and maintain a player’s score forever. Use these to showcase scoring for overall or lifetime events, such as all-time number of matches won or the shortest time taken to complete a level. Recurring leaderboards are short lived and expire, then repeat after a set time, such as daily, monthly, or weekly. Use recurring leaderboards for timed live events — for example, to show the most matches won in a week. You can use one or both leaderboard types in your game.


Achievements are special milestones that indicate when a player has successfully reached a particular goal in your game. You decide which achievements are relevant to your game and worth offering to your players. Players see achievements as locked, in progress, or completed. You can also create hidden achievements, which only appear once completed. Consider using hidden achievements to prevent spoilers in your game and to surprise and delight players. You can provide up to 100 achievements, each of which can award up to 100 points, and your game can award up to 1,000 points in total. Keep these limits in mind when releasing the initial version of your game, as you may want to add new achievements in future updates. For variety, consider creating a set of achievements that require dedication and a range of skills to complete.


Challenges let players compete directly with friends to beat a high score or accomplish a specific achievement. By default, challenges are not displayed on the dashboard. Opt in to display challenges on the dashboard using App Store Connect.


Game Center supports real-time and turn-based multiplayer functionality, helping players connect without leaving your game. Players can invite Game Centerfriends, contacts, iMessage groups, and nearby players, or automatch with other competitors to quickly start playing on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. The friend request inbox lets them easily manage requests in one place.


The Game Center dashboard is a central place where players access their profile and interact with Game Center features that your game supports, such as achievements, leaderboards, and challenges. You can deep link players to specific areas of the dashboard or provide easy access to the whole dashboard with an access point.

When the access point initially appears, you have the option of showing highlights — such as the number of achievements or default leaderboard ranking — to give players quick insight into their progress. After showing any highlights, the access point collapses to display the player’s avatar.


Game Center connects players inside and outside of your game. Players can start multiplayer games together, see where friends rank on a leaderboard, keep up with what their Game Center friends are playing on the App Store and in Game Center widgets — and much more.

You can leverage the Friends API to create frictionless social and multiplayer experiences. Let friends go on missions together, display a friends-only leaderboard in your custom UI, and even show friends’ progress within progression maps. Players are prompted for access to their list of Game Center friends on a per-game basis, so they always have control over sharing their activity

Games with Game Center enabled are included in the Friends Are Playing section on the App Store, allowing players to browse and discover new games their friends are playing. The App Store product page also shows players which of their friends play your game, and they can add the Friends Are Playing and Continue Playing widgets to their Home screen to quickly jump into a game.





5-airdrop 

AirDrop is a proprietary ad hoc service in Apple Inc.'s iOS and macOS operating systems, introduced in Mac OS X Lion and iOS 7, which can transfer files among supported Macintosh computers and iOS devices by means of close-range wireless communication.
It works just like Android Bluetooth. Remember you can only transfer files but not apps.
However you can share your files (only photos &videos) with an android device using Xender, available at AppStore.
When you try sharing apps, all it does is giving the receiver a link to app store.

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