With the tenth anniversary of the iPhone, Apple has given us the iPhone X, which has done away with the iconic Home button that has been around since the first iteration of the iPhone.
You're probably thinking that you use your iPhone's Home button a lot and you would be right. However, Apple did reveal some indication of how life without a Home button will look.
How to unlock the iPhone X
Obviously, without a Home button the iPhone X won't be able to use Touch ID. Instead, the iPhone X will use facial recognition technology known as Face ID to unlock.
By using the front-facing camera, an infrared camera, a flood illuminator, and a dot projector, the iPhone X scans your facial features and creates a profile for Face ID to recognize. When you want to unlock your phone, you simply need to look into the front-facing camera for the iPhone X to recognize you and the phone will open.
How to get to the home screen on iPhone X
Probably one of the most common uses of the Home button is to return to the Home screen, but with the iPhone X there's a different way.
The iPhone X will be able to return to the Home screen at any time by swiping up from the bottom of the screen — much like you would swipe up on your current iPhone to access Control Center.
I know what you're thinking …
How to access Control Center on iPhone X
Surprise! Control Center isn't located at the bottom of your screen on the iPhone X.
To activate Control Center on the iPhone X, you'll need to swipe down from the top-right corner of the screen where your Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and battery life icons live.
How to use multitasking with the iPhone X
If you're running multiple apps at once on your iPhone X and need to switch between them, you'll need to swipe up from the bottom of the screen and hold for a split second in the middle of the screen. Then, all the apps that are currently open will display in multitasking mode like normal.
Alternatively, Apple showed us that you can also swipe side-to-side at the bottom of the screen to glide between any apps you have open at the time.
What do you think of the iPhone X?
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