By Rachel Needell
Apple's Reminders app helps you organize your schedule and tasks into tidy lists that you can check off after completion. With iOS 16, you now have the option to pin a list to the top of the app just like you can pin a note in the Notes app! This is really great if you have a lot of reminders cluttering the app and you want to be able to find one particular list super quickly.
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
While the bigger screens of our iPads can be good for visibility, you might still be wondering how to increase the font size on your iPad. Fortunately, your iPad screen is very customizable. Learn how to quickly change your iPad font size, so you can read and browse with maximum comfort.
By Kenya Smith
Have you ever tried to create an account on a website on your iPhone and tried to select the strong password suggestion offered by Safari, only to have the site tell you the password doesn't meet the requirements? Thankfully, iOS 16 allows you to edit suggested passwords to meet a website’s criteria.
By Brian Peters
One useful new Safari features in iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura (coming this fall and available as beta software now) is the ability to have the browser remember your settings for specific websites even when you open the site on another device, as long as you're logged into the same Apple ID. This includes your Reader Mode settings, content blockers, whether you prefer to view the desktop site on mobile, and more. We'll show you how to turn syncing on and off and where to find these settings to adjust them.
By Rheanne Taylor
Apple’s iOS Photos app has a few default photo albums that automatically organize the photos on your iPhone. But what if you’d like to create a new photo album? The Photos app allows users to organize pictures into albums they create. Here’s how to make an album from photos and videos on an iPhone.
By Leanne Hays
Listening to podcasts can be a relaxing way to fall asleep, and when you use the Sleep Timer, you can drift off without having to worry about sleeping through the best parts of an episode or draining your battery. Here's how to use the Apple Podcasts Sleep Timer to help you fall asleep without missing any content.
By Conner Carey
By default, your iPhone or iPad will continually check for new mail and immediately "push" it to your device as a notification. This ensures you get new emails as soon as they arrive. However, the Push setting can also end up draining more battery since your device is checking for new emails continuously. Here's how to switch the Push setting to Fetch and save a little more battery.
By Rhett Intriago
Your iPhone’s date and time settings are surprisingly important to ensure the device functions as intended. If the date or time is incorrect, you can quickly adjust it in the Settings app.
By Rachel Needell
Since iOS 16 was released, iPhone users have been able to add widgets, adjust font, and change the clock style of their lock screens, but this feature was unavailable on iPad. Now, with iPadOS 17, you can finally customize your iPad Lock Screen. Here's how to edit the Lock Screen on iPad.
By Leanne Hays
Do you wish you could get an iPad or iPhone calendar alert when it's time to leave for an event or appointment? Now you can! Here's how to turn on Time to Leave alerts in the Calendar app on your iPhone or iPad.
By Kenya Smith
One of the basics of using an iPad is knowing how to turn an iPad off and on. If you aren't able to turn on and off your iPad, you will have a hard time enjoying all of the features that your iPad offers. Also, turning your iPad on and off can help with troubleshooting since it's the first step in troubleshooting most iPad issues. Here are the basic steps to turning an iPad on and off.
By Hallei Halter
How do you FaceTime? Apple's built-in video-calling app is a great way to stay in touch. Because FaceTime can use an internet connection instead of a cellular connection, you can make calls whenever you have Wi-Fi. Plus, you can choose to use the video feature or make a regular audio call. Here's how to FaceTime on iPhone.
By Rachel Needell
A particularly fun and exciting iOS 16 addition to the Photos app is the ability to share an entire photo library. While this feature is amazing for family vacations, group projects, and more, you will want to make sure you are only sharing the photos you want to share. To keep some of your photos private while using a Shared Photo Library, we'll show you how to use Share Manually.
By Rachel Needell
One of the ways that Apple has introduced multitasking abilities to its iPads is through Split View, often called split screen. Split screen on the iPad allows you to open, view, and use two separate apps or windows on the iPad at once. We'll show you how to use split screen on your iPad and get rid of split screen on your iPad when you're finished.
By Conner Carey
There are a few ways to save drafts in the Mail app on your iPhone, but the quickest way is by using the swipe-down method. When you swipe down on an open draft, it will stay at the bottom of the Mail app until you officially save it drafts or send it. Another cool thing about this feature is that you can stack multiple drafts on top of each other. Here's how it works:
By August Garry
It can be frustrating when you're halfway through a task and get a notification on your iPad. You want to check the alert, but you don't want to close out of your current project. Split View is the answer! We'll show you how to use this handy iPad multitasking feature.
By August Garry
Tired of beta bugs and glitches making it harder for you to use your iPad? If you want to downgrade from iPadOS 16 beta, it's possible to uninstall the beta software and leave the beta program. In this guide, we'll go over how to delete your iPadOS 16 beta profile and how to restore your iPad to the shipping version of iPadOS.
By Conner Carey
By Leanne Hays
We've probably all had the experience of finding a cool new restaurant or amazing bookstore, only to struggle to remember which block it was on when we try to go back. Now, when I find a place that I know friends and family will love, I can easily send the exact address directly from my Maps app so they can find it, too. Read below to learn how to send a location on iPhone using Apple Maps.
By Olena Kagui
One of the most visibly noticeable features of iOS 14 was, of course, the widgets and now with ipadOS 15 widgets can be added to your iPad as well. Widgets can completely transform the appearance of your phone or iPad screen and allow a level of personalization that was previously unheard-of. These third party apps for iOS 15 are not just pretty, they are also practical. The best widgets will give you updates and important information without requiring you to open the app. These are our top recommendations for third-party apps with widgets for your iPhone in iOS 15. Like what you see? You can add these widgets to your iPad or iPhone in no time.
