Ask ChatGPT, this is what it has to say:
🔑 Core Skills First (Foundation)
- Master Gestures
- Learn swipes: up (Home), down (Control/Notification Center), left-right (switch apps).
- Practice pinch-to-zoom, long press vs. tap.
- 👉 Think of this as learning the “alphabet” before writing sentences.
- Get Comfortable with Settings
- Explore Settings > General > iPhone Storage, Control Center, Accessibility.
- Tweak brightness, sounds, Focus, and Face ID.
- 👉 The faster you know where things live, the less lost you’ll feel.
- Use Siri & Search
- Don’t hunt through menus. Swipe down from the middle of the screen and just type (Spotlight).
- Siri can open apps, set alarms, send texts—saves time while you’re learning.
🚀 Speed-Up Learning (Skill Boosters)
- Shortcuts & Widgets
- Add a weather or battery widget to your Home Screen.
- Try one automation in the Shortcuts app (e.g., “When I plug in headphones → open Music”).
- Practice With Purpose
- Pick a daily task (maps, photos, FaceTime). Each day, dive deeper into that one app until you know hidden tricks.
- Leverage Apple’s Guides
- Apple has a built-in Tips app (yellow lightbulb icon). It’s like a cheat sheet.
🎮 Make It Fun
- Treat it like a game: challenge yourself to learn one new trick a day.
- YouTube and TikTok are full of “iPhone 13 hidden features” tutorials—watch, then replicate.
- Ask friends who are iPhone pros to show off their favorite tricks—you’ll pick things up faster through real use.
🧩 Extra for Mastery
- Explore Accessibility features (even if you don’t “need” them)—VoiceOver, Back Tap, custom gestures. They often become power tools.
- Backup and restore to get comfortable with iCloud—this helps you not fear mistakes.
⚡In short: Start with gestures + settings → practice a few apps daily → use Siri & Spotlight as your crutch → level up with widgets, shortcuts, and tips. Within 2 weeks you’ll feel like you’ve always used an iPhone.