Planning your next vacation? Your iPhone can be your travel best friend, uniquely designed with features that make everything-from navigating unfamiliar cities to speaking a foreign languagseasy and flawless. You might use it every day, but some characteristics will be game-changers when out of town. Here are seven hidden iPhone features you can use for traveling well with the help of iOS 18:.
1. Quick Currency Conversion on Your iPhone Calculator
Learn more about the Calculator app and converting currencies
Travel is a wonderful opportunity to immerse oneself in foreign cultures, but dealing with multiple currencies can be pain in the butt sometimes, isn’t it? Well, guess what. The built-in app Calculator on your iPhone may convert different currencies. Forget the third-party currency converter app you have downloaded.
How it works:
Open the Calculator. Tap the calculator icon found in the bottom left part of the screen. Toggle on the Convert switch.
Tap the currency labels to select which currencies you want to convert between.
This app lets you accurately calculate the cost of food, souvenirs, or activities very quickly, keeping you within your budget.
2. Custom Guides in Apple Maps: Your Personalized Travel Companion
Apple Maps is more than just a navigation tool; with it, you can even prepare personalized guides to plan your trips. In case you visit a big city or a famous place, check out curated guides available via Apple Maps – top restaurants, attractions and local gems.
Even better, create your guide to the places you want to see: Highlight a spot on the map.
Tap More, then Add to Guides.
This will allow you to properly prepare for your trips so you won’t miss out on important locations you need to visit.
Find Apple Maps features for travelers
3. Navigate with Confidence Using the iPhone Compass
No matter if you’re trying to hike through mountains or navigate an unfamiliar street, the iPhone’s built-in Compass app keeps you oriented.
That is how:
- Search for the Compass app in your App Library.
- Get real-time data on your bearing, current location, and elevation.
- Tap the compass to place a marker if you need to head in a certain direction.
This feature lets you explore with certainty that you won’t get lost.
4. Stay Connected and Safe: Share Your Location with Family and Friends
The Find My app plays an essential role in locating loved ones while traveling. Whether it’s family or friends you’re traveling with, this application allows you to share your location and easily stay connected with the people you’re traveling with.
Share your location:
For this: follow these steps- open the Find My app, tap on the People tab; then tap on the + icon next to which you’ll see a list of contacts you want to share your location with.
Or, if you want to share for a shorter time, you can do that through the Messages app. From any conversation, tap the + button and choose Location from the list. That way your travel group can get more organized – and safer, too.
Learn more about Find My features for sharing locations
5. Track Flights Directly from Your iPhone
Now forget dealing with hundreds of other applications for flight information with iOS 18. You can track the flight information right on your iPhone by swiping down from the middle of your home screen and typing in the flight number.
You will get immediate access to the following:
Departure and arrival times
The plane’s current location on the map
Terminal and gate information.
This is a lifesaver if you want to get actual-time updates of your flights without switching between applications.
Visit iPhone’s track flight feature
https://support.apple.com/track-flights
6. Instant Language Translation with iOS Translate App
When visiting foreign countries, you face some challenges concerning the language used. Fortunately, the Translate app on iPhone enables effective communication from one language to another seamlessly. You can type or even speak, and the app translates into any number of languages in seconds.
To access this feature:
To translate:
- Launch the Translate app.
- Tap to type or speak in a text field.
- Tap the microphone icon to speak for translation.
You can also use the Conversation mode to get an audio translation of your conversation. You can also scan printed words with the Camera tab from the menus or signs.
Try the Translate app for smooth communication
7. Download Apple Maps for Offline Use: Never Get Lost Again
Limited, spotty Wi-Fi or no cellular availability? You can pre-download maps using Apple Maps so that you can use them offline.
Here’s how you do it:
Tap your profile picture in Apple Maps.
Select Offline Maps then select Download New Map.
That way, you can easily get to some important navigation features even when connectivity is limited.
Find out more about downloading offline maps
Last Words: Tap All the iPhone Features on Your Next Vacation
Your iPhone is packed with features that can make traveling unbelievably easy-from currency conversion to language translation. That way, you will worry less about logistics and enjoy your trip as much as you can. You’re planning a city break or a trek in the wild; these are traveler’s must-have unreplaceable iPhone companions.
Take full advantage of these iOS 18 features and your next vacation will be smooth and enjoyable.
With these new iPhone capabilities, you’ll make your next vacation far more convenient, but it might also make it much more fun. For complete step-by-step instructions on each of these features, be sure to take a look at the dedicated Apple support pages.
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