The iPhone has a particularly useful integrated search engine. In addition to helping you find applications or documents, Spotlight can also be used to quickly call a contact. We explain how it works..
Find a contact on your iPhone
The Spotlight search engine is full of small hidden features. They will allow you to save precious minutes, once it is mastered. This is the case, for example, of the numbering system integrated into the search engine.
It is an ultra simple solution to access the numbers of your favorite contacts. Much faster than any phone book application and their endless lists of phone numbers..
As surprising as it may seem, Spotlight Search is certainly the most underused feature of the iPhone. And yet well used, it will save you from tedious research in the contact application of your iPhone.
Use Spotlight to make a call
Spotlight is the easiest tool to quickly find any content (email, photo, message, video, application, contact, etc.) on an iPhone or iPad. And thanks to the predictive text entry system, just type the first letters of a contact's name to display their contact details..
- Go to your iPhone home page
- Slide your finger to the right
- You will find the Spotlight search box at the top of the screen
- Enter the name of your contact
- Spotlight will display the name of your correspondent accompanied by a message and telephone icon
- Click on the symbol in the form of a telephone handset
- The call will launch automatically
Unfortunately the Spotlight search engine will not display the full contact details of your contact. You will only have access to his name and his photo (if it was previously associated with the contact).
If you want to send him a message, just click on the bubble icon. This will launch the iMessage application. You will then only have to write your message and then click on the small arrow to send it.
Find a hidden app
Spotlight offers many other features. For example, you can search Wikipedia, display the weather, or find an application hidden in a folder. If you've downloaded a large amount of apps, Spotlight could quickly become your friend.
Rather than scrolling through the different home screens, just type the name of your app in Spotlight. The search engine will take care of displaying the application directly to you in the results list.