8 More Hidden iOS 7 Features

Apple's iOS 7 hit the iPhone and iPad last month and packed the new release with not only a brand new design, but lots of new gestures, feature and capabilities. We've already discussed some of our favorite things in iOS 7, as well as some of our gripes and along the way have managed to learn a new trick or two. Thanks to your feedback — and some additional sleuthing — we've got even more hidden iOS 7 features that you might not have run across. Some of these features are nice to have, and others — like some of the keyboard shortcuts — really make iOS 7 a more productive experience.

1. Controlling Control Center

Control Center is awesome. In fact, it's far and away one of our favorite iOS 7 features. The problem is, it can be easy to accidentally pull up Control Center if you are furiously scrolling through a list in an app or in certain games. Fortunately, Apple has made it easy to disable Control Center inside of apps. Do do this, just go to Settings > Control Center and then toggle "Access Within Apps" on or off. If you toggle it off, you can't pull Control Center up inside of apps, but can still access it on the home screen.

2. Auto Focus With Shutter Button (iPhone 5S Only)

The new iPhone 5S has a lot of slick features, including the ability to activate auto-focus withouttouching the screen. Just briefly press the volume up button and the familiar auto-focus square will appear. Sadly, this only works on the iPhone 5S (at least as far as our tests go), but it's one of those tricks that makes the iPhone that much more like a regular point and shoot camera.

3. Burst Mode for Photo Buttons (All Devices)

One photo feature that isn't limited to the iPhone 5S is the ability to take consecutive shots by hitting the volume up or down button in the camera app. Press and hold and prepare to fill your camera with dozens of consecutive shots. To be clear, this isn't the same feature as Burst Mode on the iPhone 5S — that feature not only takes more snaps, iOS 7 gives you a neat way to select what shots you want to keep. Still, this is great for anyone who wants to take lots of photos at once.

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