You might think that the new iPhone is more something that a customer would use than something that would be useful for small businesses. You could be forgiven for thinking that. After all, most of the adverts out there are of individuals using the device rather than businesses. At the same time, you’d be wrong.
The new iPhone X is just perfect for small businesses. This is down to an ever better understanding by Apple what small businesses need, as well as ever more feedback from the business sector about what does and doesn’t work well.
Here we’ve brought together some of the best features that will help you and your business.
Comprehensive business and private security
If you’re going to keep all of your vulnerable information on a device you carry around in your pocket and that is constantly connected then you’re always at risk of theft – both physical and digital. For that reason, the new iPhone has a number of new security features that significantly boost your protection and will often end up saving you from yourself.
For example, now before any app can get your personal information they need to ask permission. In that way, sneaky apps can’t figure out where or who you are.
Also, there is a whole layer of encryption that has been added. This means that when you use services like iMessenger and FaceTime they’re fully encrypted now, which gives you that essential layer of protection that you need to able to be sure that what you’re saying is in fact fully private.
Similarly, if you’re using Safari you can now block cookies, browse privately, and prevent websites from tracking you.
Apple goes so far as to say that no other mobile device has as much security as this. Now, of course they would say that, but it does seem to ring at least partially true when we checked out the features.
Enhanced graphic performance
As we now often use our smart phones to showcase our latest projects and demos, you really want it to pull out all the stops. The new iPhone does exactly that. It has great graphics through a system called ‘metal’ that really wows.
In this way, whether you’re video conferencing, showing your demo or accessing presentations, you can be sure it looks good and that you don’t have to worry about showing it to anybody else.
Machine learning
And of course Apple has incorporated their new machine learning into their new iPhone. That’s good news, as it means Siri can understand and do even more and that the layout of your iPhone is hugely intuitive.
Even better, she can now work with your favorite apps so that you can request a ride, a meal, get academic help or a demonstration of what you’re working on hands off so that it’s truly an assistant instead of an attention grabbing monster.
That matters, as the last thing you want when you’re using your phone to note down something vital is to be fighting with icons or desperately searching for a function you know is on there but have no idea where to find.
That’s all done with now, as you’ll find navigating your way across the system a breeze.
Continuity
The new iPhone is fully integrated with the cloud, so that there is absolute continuity between your phone and your other devices. And that’s great, because however wonderful the iPhone is, you don’t really want to spend your time writing your important essays on there, for example.
Everything you write, speak and store will automatically be uploaded to the cloud so that files you save on your laptop or your home computer will be available for you to review on your iPhone.
As an added bonus, this means that even if you lose your phone, you haven’t lost what’s on it. Instead, you can re access it from any other device.
Yes, that does mean you’ll never lose another picture.
AirDrop
To further extent the ease of sharing large files, the iPhone X comes with AirDrop. This allows you to quickly and effectively send big files big and forth – something that is a must now that you want to be able to work outside the office as easily as you work inside of it.
This is a great function for anybody that has to work on site. It doesn’t matter if you’re an architect, a film maker or graphic designer.
Write emails without touching your device
The possibility to integrate the iPhone into multiple devices is getting better and better. Not least of these is the how you can integrate the iPhone X into your car so that you can control it handsfree with voice commands, knobs and buttons on your steering wheel and more.
There are already 100 different models which allow you to integrate your iPhone into the car so that you can continue working even as you go. In this way, you can dictate emails, get directions and more easily and effectively.
Greater compatibility with other devices
For the longest time Apple had the annoying tendency to try to create a fortress around their devices where you could not easily get things in or out. Fortunately, they’re learning the error of their ways and allowing the iPhone X to integrate with other Apple devices.
The new iOS 10 is compatible with: iPhone 7 and 7 Plus; iPhone 6s, 6s Plus, 6, 6 Plus; iPhone SE; iPhone 5s, 5c, 5; iPad Pro 12.9-inch and 9.7-inch; iPad Air 2; iPad Air; iPad 4th generation; iPad mini 4; iPad mini 3; iPad mini 2; and iPod touch 6th generation.
Last words
As you can see, the new iPhone is an amazing tool to use for running your small business. There are so many tricks and tips that you can use that this article only covers the best of them. Once you have the device you’ll find a whole bunch of other functions and possibilities that you can use to make the device indispensable to your small business.
For that reason, don’t hold off on getting the new iPhone if you don’t need to. Heck, you can probably write it off as a business expense anyway – so why not go for it? You’ll be able to work more effectively, more intuitively and from even more places than you could before.
This was a brilliant article. I have just purchased this phone and cant wait to get stuck into using it.
Your article will definitely help with that. Thank you for sharing.