Customize Your iPhone With Accessories

In iOS 9, Notifications’ settings had two additional settings for how notifications would be displayed in Notification Center: You could sort the order of your notifications by showing the most recent items first, or customize them. You could also group notifications together by app.



iOS’s Settings app is the quiet MVP of Apple’s mobile operating system: It’s the place you go to when you need to get something done, and get it done your way. So whenever you update iOS on your iPhone or iPad, it pays to peruse the settings to find, enable, and configure any new features just to your liking. The biggies for iOS 10? Maps, with its plethora of new features, and Siri, since she now supports third-party app integration.

STABILISATION – Steadicam Smoothee (£139) The Steadicam was first created for the famous tracking shots in Stanley Kubrick's 1980 horror, “The Shining”. Three decades on and Steadicam have joined the smartphone accessories race with the Smoothee. An ingeniously simple balanced weight system holds the phone steady on a frictionless ball joint, meaning you can achieve wonderfully steady, gliding shots. After a bit of practice the Smoothee is deceptively simple to use, and incredibly effective. The unit relies on weight and balance, so unfortunately by the time I had attached all my other accessories it was impossible to get the steady glide I wanted. Despite this I used the Smoothee on every shot without fail, as even by gripping the base unit with my hand – which you're not supposed to do – I was achieving a much steadier shot than would have been possible by just about any other means. LIGHTING – Manfrotto KLYP & 24 LED (£79.95) With the iPhone's notorious inability to deal with low light situations, the KLYP was a piece of kit I was looking to rely heavily on for night-time reports. The LED lamp was certainly effective at delivering a blast of soft, white light where it's needed, and the on-board dimmer switch meant I had direct control of the levels. Sadly the iphone struggled with the contrast between the light from the LED and the dark background. It gave me a functional image, but not a pretty one. 360 STILLS & VIDEOS – Bubblescope (£49.99) Part of my remit was to deliver “colour” to the Telegraph's Glastonbury live blog. Enter the Bubblescope. Using a clever system of mirrors and lenses, it enabled me to create 360 degree tableaux much like Google's streetview images. This is a wonderful concept which proved popular on the live blog, but the Bubblescope is not without its limitations. The 360 image is extracted from a small doughnut-shaped picture on the iphone camera, so it suffers from pixellation (and, unsurprisingly, warping) when blown up to its full scale. Anyone using the Bubblescope as I did would also benefit from the purchase of a tripod attachment, which is sold seperately on the company's website, coupled with the timer function available in the Bubblepix app. This would make it easier to frame out the face of the photographer, which requires some acrobatics otherwise. EDIT SUITE – iMovie (£2.99) After experimenting with a couple of different editing apps, I chose iMovie for its simplicity and ease of use. Of course it is limited, but it proved surprisingly efficient for making very basic cuts and very easy to pick up. I would have liked to be able to add more than one video track, or to make a cut in the middle of a clip rather than importing different parts of a clip then butting them together, but for the purposes of a quick chop job it more than sufficed. I exported my clip to the Photo roll, then uploaded to YouTube via the Capture app. Over a crowded 3G network this would have been intermittent at best, but on 4G I was uploading 90 second videos in approximately real time. My video colleagues might laugh at me, but I am a convert to the use of smartphones for professional news gathering - under the right circumstances. With a few accessories it is possible to make the iPhone work harder than I thought possible, and the ability to shoot, edit and upload using just one little unit is incredibly beguiling. It will never be a professional camera, and I would always advocate shooting on the best kit available and editing properly when circumstances allow. But when you need to turn around short clips instantly and file from the - or indeed a - field, the technology is finally there to do so. WATCH our video reviews from Glastonbury SUBSCRIBE to I've Just Seen on YouTube

Shopping for a New iPhoneWith powerful technology and an intuitive operating system that's easy to use, the iPhone helps you stay connected and engaged with the world around you. Keeping up to date with the latest iPhone means you can capture high-quality photos and videos, play graphics-intensive games, and keep your information safe with advanced security. The Blue Shirts at Best Buy can help you choose the best iPhone for your needs based on screen size, storage space, carrier and other options.Getting the Most from Your iPhoneWith an ever-growing collection of apps for games, music, movies, productivity, news, entertainment and more, there's no limit to how you can customize your iPhone to complement your life. You can edit photos and videos right on your device, keep tabs on social media, track your finances, stream live podcasts and count your steps. You can use your iPhone to simplify your life, enrich your free time and stay in touch with family, friends and business contacts.iPhone AccessoriesGet more out of your iPhone when you buy iPhone accessories. Start with the basics, like an iPhone charging cable and an iPhone adapter to connect to your computer, tablet or car stereo. If you need to keep your iPhone charged up while you're on the go, use a portable battery charger. Some portable chargers are compact enough to slip in your pocket or purse. A set of earbuds or a wireless Bluetooth speaker lets you listen to music, movies or podcasts whenever you want. Add protection with screen protectors and cases for iPhone. Then expand your possibilities by connecting to Wi-Fi from anywhere with mobile hotspots that give you fast, reliable Internet speeds.iPhone and Apple Watch: The Perfect PairThe Apple Watch is the perfect complement to your iPhone. With a stylish interface right on your wrist, you can receive instant alerts or updates and respond right from your Apple Watch. Keep tabs on the score for your favorite teams, reply to e-mails and text messages, track your activity, answer calls and check your calendar — all without picking up your phone. Use your iPhone to control which notifications and alerts you receive on your Apple Watch, so you only receive messages that matter to you.

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