The iPhone X is here! Well, for some of us. But while most of the world is making unicorns sing Katy Perry, some people do actually want to see what their fancy new phone with its face scanner and screen can pull off. So if you’ve got an iPhone X, make these your first five app downloads.
Messages
OK, OK, this comes with the phone. But, we all know you are going to send at least one silly Animoji to your friends. So just do yourself and your social circle a favor and get it out of your system now, before it wears out its welcome. If you’ll allow us to be your emoji sommelier, the chicken, the poo, the fox, and the unicorn are all heavily used so far. May we recommend the puppy, the alien, or the robot?
Holo
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One of Apple’s biggest upcoming technologies is augmented reality. While there aren’t a ton of practical applications for the man on the street just yet, that doesn’t mean you can’t goof around with it. Holo slaps stickers over real-life photos, letting you plant tigers in your workspace to make the water cooler that much more exciting.
MeasureKit
Also cool? The iPhone X’s FaceID tech. MeasureKit, an AR tool that lets you, well, you can guess, has added a face measuring tool to their app that tells you far more about your mug than you probably wanted to know. But it’s still pretty neat!
Netflix
Netflix clearly got their hands on an early iPhone X, because they used it to offer the film-nerdiest of exclusive features: You can either watch your video zoomed to fullscreen on the iPhone X, or you can have them letterboxed. Yes, it’s a detail that only people who argue endlessly over presentation will truly appreciate, but, hey, if you’re a film nerd, or just want to impress people with how refined you are, now you’ve got another tool to do it.
Halide
There’s no shortage of pro camera apps, but Halide has been designed with the unique challenges of the iPhone X (i.e. that notch) in mind. It elegantly fits data around the notch, making shooting a seamless, fun experience. Besides, why not make use of that neat camera?
What’s your favorite app for the iPhone X? Let us know in the comments!