7 Features Apple Rarely Used

Apple often identified with the software or gadgets that success and always be a trend. Call it the iPhone or iTunes that can captivate millions of people to wear and have it.

But there is no ivory that is not cracked. Among the many works of them, there was also some redundant, as failing to attract users and rarely used.

Here, as reported KompasTekno of Recode, Friday (27/03/2015), seven features works that seem to rarely used Apple users.

1. Tap to Talk on iOS

Tap To Talk application on Apple iOS
This is a new feature in iOS 8 which should change the way a person communication. Tap to Talk is like a combination of short messages with voice mail.

Users must enter into the Message, hold the phone to your ear until you hear the sound of clanking and begin speaking the message you want to send. Another way is to hold a touch on the logo microphone in the Message application.

Voice users will not be converted to text, but are sent in the form of sound files. Unfortunately, this only serves to fellow users iMessage.

This means that the other person does not use the iPhone will not be able to communicate via Tap to Talk. In addition to voice, the model features Tap to Talk also applies to photographs by holding a touch on the camera icon in the application Message to send selfie.

2. Launchpad in Mac OS

Launchpad in Apple Mac OS
Do you know what it Launchpad? This is a feature that makes Mac applications appear in the arrangement similar to the mobile phone.

Unfortunately, even though the entire application is displayed, the Mac is not a device that has a touch screen. Only atmosphere are similar to mobile phones, while the icons still must be run using a mouse or trackpad.

Moreover, rather than back and forth using the Launchpad, the Mac already has docking at the bottom of the screen. Most people would choose the docking or simply switch from one application to another application directly.

3. Reachability in iOS

Reachability feature on iOS operating system
This feature was released on iOS 8, specifically for the latest gadget Apple iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. Features designed to rest your thumbs while tired of trying to reach the application icon from end to end of the screen.

This feature works automatically when the user is tapping the screen twice, without the need to press the Home button. Unfortunately, people tend to find this feature by chance and did not know why or how to wear it again.

4. Notification on Mac OS

Notification feature on the Mac operating system
Apple actually intends to give the feel of the phone is similar to embed this feature. Function was indeed similar to the notification on the iPhone, which appears when the user swiped the screen to the bottom.

On a Mac, this notification usually contains incoming email notifications, weather, calendar and Facebook. Unfortunately, most things were notified through this feature is actually accessed via a browser. For example, email or Facebook.

5. Passbook in iOS

Passbook is made with the concept of the digital wallet in the mobile user. Inside or outside the country, there are people who love it, there is also no wear at all.

Passbook is actually useful for storing coupons, movie tickets to the flight boarding pass. Accordingly it makes a lot of things so simple, but in fact do not. The setting is quite complex applications.

For those who use Passbook, you will find a lot of old documents in it. This is similar to the receipt or expenditure bill that is usually stored in the wallet. Apple still have homework to fix this kind of content regulation.

6. AirDrop in iOS and Mac

Apple intends to provide a new alternative in the way of distributing files. Using AirDrop, Mac or iOS can use WiFi to share files to contacts or anyone who has a similar application.

But it turns out, most people are still using the old ways such as email, instant messaging, flash, or iMessage. AirDrop became features that are rarely used, even though there's nothing wrong with her.

7. Gesture on Mac

This feature provides a way to control a Mac with delight. Users can be rubbed three fingers up to show open applications, three fingers down to close or three fingers to the right and left to move it.

Unfortunate turns this feature is rarely used. Even as hidden, not many are aware of its existence. Either because they do not know or because of chance alone use it without knowing how to repeat it.

Most people are more comfortable using the classical way. Pressing the green button at the top of the application window to enlarge it, or the red button to close it.