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iPhone calculator feature: Swipe to backspace
The iPhone calculator is a handy tool when you’re in need to do a quick calculation, but a “hidden” feature recently had the internet buzzing.
Apparently few people realized that the iPhone's calculator app would let you backspace a mistakenly punched number. With just a quick swipe to the left or right, the mistakes disappear, USAToday reported.
And iPhone users can thank Twitter user @censoredialogue for the hint.
His post showing the shortcut has been retweeted nearly 30,000 times and liked more than 34,000 times.
PSA: you can backspace on the iPhone calculator pic.twitter.com/sBJMlANDNJ
— CENSORED dialogue (@censoredialogue) May 3, 2017
The feature isn't new, though. According to USAToday, swiping has been available since at least 2010 and iOS4.
