By Todd Bernhard
FÜZ Designs makes quality iOS accessories, so I was glad to try the Soft Case ($29.99) for the iPhone 6s. I liked the use of soft, grippy materials and the color choices (bright blue or red as well as black.)
By Krisoy Desouza
Views on Top (free) is an app where you can locate the best scenic experiences from around the world. People who love travel also adore the opportunity to take a good photograph or two. Some of the world’s best scenic locations are on here.
By Conner Carey
If you're wondering how to set a live wallpaper on iPhone in iOS 17, you're in luck! With the iOS 17 software update that will release in September of 2023, we can now set iPhone live wallpaper as our Lock Screen backgrounds again! If you haven't already done so, you will need to update to iOS 17 to use this tip!
By Conner Carey
“Hello, My Name is Hans,” says the packaging for what appears to be a small stick of deodorant. Made to clean your iPhone screen, when I first got Hans ($14.99) in the mail, I laughed. Yet, after using it, I got really happy. If you’re the type of person that hates dirt and fingerprints on your screen, Hans is about to be your new best friend.
By Nate Adcock
I finally broke down after the last Apple event and updated my original iPad mini with a new iPad mini 4. The mini is not only great for travel, it is completely viable as a miniature laptop. For on-the-go computing, it has replaced my old netbook (that I now use to run classic arcade games in a cocktail table cabinet). Anyway, the new mini needs a decent iPad mini keyboard case in order to act more like a laptop, and ZAGG has one of the best iPad mini cases. The ZAGG folio case (from $89.99) turns the new mini into an even more powerful tablet!
By Conner Carey
With iOS 9, your iPhone looks through the Mail app to let you know who might be calling when an unknown number comes in. This is true for outgoing calls as well; iOS 9 will try to match the number you’re calling with a contact from emails. If this is a function you’d like to turn off, here’s how.
Once you get the hang of editing text on iPhone, I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised how easy it is. Furthermore, adding italics, bold text, or an underline on the iPhone is also easily doable. You can also indent right, select, copy, and paste text on the iPhone. It all starts with highlighting the text you want to edit. Let’s jump in; here’s how to edit and format text on the iPhone.
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The first step is knowing how to place the cursor. You can simply give a light tap to place the cursor at a location in the text. However, the cursor will only go at the beginning or end of a word.
To move the cursor where needed within a word, tap and hold. You’ll see a magnifying glass appear over the text that allows you to pinpoint the place between two letters you want to place the cursor.
This allows you to easily edit words you’ve misspelled or add punctuation you forget.
Now if you want to copy, cut, or paste a word you need to highlight it. Tap and hold a word to highlight it. You can drag the edges of the highlight to select more or less text.
When you do so, your editing options will pop-up too. You’ll see Cut, Copy, Paste, Replay, BIU, and more if you press the arrow.
If you want to cut or copy the word, tap those actions. If you have a different word on your clipboard you want to paste, tap Paste.
To format your text, highlight the section you want to format. Then tap BIU.
Now you’ll see the options Bold, Italic, Underline. Tap the formatting you want to use.
Those are the basics! Now you’re free to edit and format text on iPhone to your heart’s content.
By Conner Carey
In the Apple News app, you have the option to view stories you tap as a preview or as the full story. Preview is the default function and makes sense for slower Internet connections; however, if you want to automatically read the full story, here’s how to change the setting.
By Todd Bernhard
It's a reality today that all wearables will be compared to the Apple Watch, but the Activité Pop ($149.95) from Withings compares favorably. For starters, it's a lot more affordable, at about $150. It's also waterproof, which Apple doesn't claim. The first thing you'll notice is that it's analog. That means the battery life can be measured in months (up to eight), not hours. It's still smart, just don't expect to read your text messages on it. What you can do, though, is track your activity, steps, and sleep, and receive vibration alarms.
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.
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If you have an iPad equipped to use Stage Manager, be sure to turn Stage Manager off to use the split screen feature on iPad. Split screen is an amazing way to take advantage of the iPad's ability to mulitask. If you like tips like this about how to use your Apple devices, be sure to sign up for our free Tip of the Day! Here's how to use split screen on iPad:
And that's how you open two apps on the iPad! And when you're done using this feature, be sure to check out how to get rid of split screen on iPad. With Stage Manager, you can now have up to three apps open at once, but there are still many advantages to using the split screen view. There's so many fun ways to use your iPad, like using the iPad Measure app to take a height measurement, that you'll want to know how to use more than one app at once. Next, learn how to use your iPad and Mac simultaneously with Unviersal Control!
