By Devala Rees
Do you want to celebrate your friend or family member for their birthday or graduation? You can text them a celebration animation, such as a bunch of festive floating balloons using iPhone text effects. Here's how to send balloons on your iPhone.
By Leanne Hays
If you're wondering, "Why does my phone stop playing podcasts?" or "Why won't my podcast resume play?" it could be because of a poor connection, some settings that need to be reset or changed, an app that needs to be restarted, and more. Let's go over why Apple Podcasts is not working, and how to fix podcast audio on your iPhone or iPad.
By Rachel Needell
iCloud Drive on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac makes sharing files between devices seamless. When you add a file to a folder within your iCloud Drive on your Mac computer, the file is instantly available via the iCloud Drive app on your iPhone or iPad. While this is extremely convenient in a number of situations, from sending mail attachments via iPhone to having access to photos without taking up storage, you may want to create folders with iCloud Drive to keep all your various files organized and easy to locate. Here’s how to create a new folder in iCloud Drive on iPhone.
By Conner Carey
If you’re concerned about Notes disappearing on your iPhone, creating all your Notes in your iCloud Notes folder is the best way to go. However, if you have a note with sensitive material that you want to keep super private, you can store those notes locally on your iPhone. We’ll go over how to do that. Here’s how to keep your sensitive notes out of the iCloud.
By Rachel Needell
One of the best apps on the iPhone is the Voice Memos app. As a writer, it's an invaluable productivity app that allows me to record my ideas immediately when they come. If I'm working on a project with a friend, sending a voice memo can be a great way to share ideas. Sharing a voice memo is slightly different than sending a voice message in the Messages app. We'll cover how to share a voice memo from the Voice Memos app below!
By Tamlin Day
Want to scan a document on the iPhone? The Files app can be used as a document scanner where you can scan and save documents as PDF files to your iPhone and iCloud. Using the Files app to scan a document on the iPhone helps keep you organized by scanning, saving, and marking up documents from one location. Here’s how to scan a document on the iPhone using the Files app.
By Sarah Kingsbury
When you capture an image with your iPhone, the camera's autofocus (AF) and auto exposure (AE) features will automatically determine the best focus position for you and the best exposure for that area of focus. However, you can manually adjust these settings and lock them so that you don't have to reset them between shots. Now, let's find out how to use AE/AF Lock!
By Rhett Intriago
Sending your iPhone through the mail can feel a bit risky, even if you’re sending it to Apple for repair. The latest version of iOS has a feature that allows you to track your iPhone and keep it secure even when sending it in for repair.
By Rachel Needell
One of the cool new features that comes with iOS 17 is the ability to use your hands to create on-screen reactions that will transform your video call experience. The cool thing about this is, as long as you have installed iOS 17 on your device, this feature will work on any video call service, like Snapchat Video, Facebook Messenger Video, and a FaceTime call with an Android user. Here's how to trigger it!
By Leanne Hays
One of the best parts of modern technology is the ability to wirelessly connect your iPhone to Bluetooth devices. However, getting a Bluetooth device set up and paired with your iPhone can be a little tricky. Here's how to add Bluetooth a device to your iPhone.
By Rhett Intriago
One of the great features of Safari is that when someone sends you a link, you can access it right from the new tab screen. Not only that but also, when you open a link that someone sent you, Safari will tell you who the sender is. Find out how to easily see Shared with You links and quickly reply to links that have been sent to you.
By Abbey Dufoe
Maybe you need more iCloud storage on your device, or maybe you want to make sure you don't lose emails you might need later. Either way, you can set how long deleted iCloud emails stay in the trash on your iOS device. Here’s how to set how long deleted iCloud emails stay in the trash on an iPhone or iPad.
By Conner Carey
If the Apple Beta Software Program is wreaking havoc on your iPhone, we'll show you how to change from the iOS beta to the latest publicly-released iOS update. There's one major downside, though; you will have to restore your iPhone from a backup. Here's how to downgrade from iOS 18 to iOS 17.
By Conner Carey
If you're wondering, "Why am I suddenly getting Facebook emails?" or "How do I stop Facebook notifications?" don't worry; it's all within your control. You can go into your Facebook Settings to decide which notifications you get from Facebook in just a few easy steps. If you're not getting FB notifications and want them back, you can also use these steps to get your notifications working again!
By Conner Carey
The iOS 18 public beta is coming soon. The Apple beta program software isn't ready for prime time yet, so if you download the iOS 18 beta, you'll get the first look at all the new features, but you'll also experience bugs and glitches. If you'd rather not deal with a rough-around-the-edges operating system, I'd advise waiting for the finished operating systems to be released. Now, let's go over how to download the beta profile and participate in iOS 18 beta testing.
By August Garry
Is your iPad frozen? Pressing the Home Button over and over doing nothing? If your iPad won't switch on, or you're dealing with an iPad screen blackout, or your iPad screen has turned white, it's time for a hard reset! Here's how to hard restart your iPad, whether you have a model with or without a Home Button.
By Rhett Intriago
If you're a health nut, the Apple Watch is the perfect device for you. The device is packed with a wealth of fitness-related features that are designed to help you meet your goals and stay in shape. One of the Apple Watch's many great features is its ability to measure your heart rate and blood oxygen level. As a part of this, it can also measure your VO2. But how accurate is the Apple Watch’s VO2 max reading? Let's find out.
By Olena Kagui
Want to scan old photos but don't have a flatbed picture scanner? Here's how to scan photos on an iPhone or iPad, including how to scan with the iPhone camera and how to scan pictures on an iPhone using the Notes app. We'll also show you the best iPhone scanner app for scanning old photos, as well as editing your scanned pictures.
By Hallei Halter
How do you know if someone read your text message? Texting can be a quick way to communicate, as long as the other person reads the message. Here's how to tell if a text has been read, so you can stop worrying your text didn't go through. The people you text will have to be using iMessage and have Read Receipts enabled.
By Sarah Kingsbury
Your Apple ID is the key to using your iCloud account and making purchases in the App and iTunes Stores. If you want to change your Apple ID email address, perhaps because you no longer use that email, the process is surprisingly simple. Below, let's take a look at how to change Apple ID email.
