What lurks within your Calculator History? WHAAAAT?Credit: Mashable composite / Apple
Look, I’m out here stressing about my Spotify Wrapped, and there’s another damning trail of user-behavior evidence lurking on my phone: my distinct lack of mathematical ability.
In case you hadn’t stared directly at the corner of the Calculator app, you might be surprised to learn there’s a History feature. Introduced with iOS 18 in 2024, the feature might have gone under the radar for most.
Perhaps the tool would be useful for those needing to refer to their previous sums for budget reasons or their calculations for deeper research. But as content creators Jess Walton and Sammy Day have proved, the feature is deeply effective for absolutely roasting the people you love.
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I checked my Calculator History and found I’d asked technology to do verybasic sums for me, and, reader, I’m a busy person. I left math behind in high school, and I’m deeply unmotivated to learn it again on Duolingo. But I can appreciate your complete permission to roast me for asking an app what 20 divided by 5 is. I was in a hurry.
How to find one’s Calculator History (for roasting purposes or general interest)
- iPhone
- Calculator app
Step 1:
Open Calculator on iPhone.
Step 2:
Tap the clock icon in the top left.
Step 3:
Behold your brilliance.
Don’t bully, just lightly roast. A gentle searing, even.
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Shannon Connellan is Mashable’s Senior Editor, General Assignments, based in London. She has been Mashable’s UK Editor (and still manages the illustrious UK team) and Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives searching for Exit 8. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror, and loves to nerd outwith movie stars, filmmakers, and TV creators.
