If you’re wondering how to save battery on your iPhone, you’re probably thinking about keeping it going through the day. Saving battery doesn't just mean making your iPhone last longer on one charge, it also means making sure your iPhone's lithium-ion battery itself lasts longer, thus extending the life of your iPhone; and the sooner you start, the better. To help you save battery on your iPhone and extend the life of the physical battery, we'll explain how to check your iPhone Battery Health regularly, when you should replace a worn out battery, how to take care of your lithium-ion battery’s physical safety, and what to do if your phone won’t charge. Let’s get started.
How-To
How to Charge iPhone Wirelessly, without a Charger & More
By Olena Kagui
It can be confusing to figure out how to best charge your phone, between the new iPhone cable, different iPhone wireless charger options, and various iPhone charger and adapter combos. This article will cover all that and more.
My iPhone Won't Charge! Troubleshooting Tips & Tricks to Get Your iPhone Charging Again
By Leanne Hays
Charging our phones is part of everyone's daily routine at this point; so when the process goes awry, there's such a feeling of confusion. You've done everything the way you usually do, used the same outlet, cable, power adapter, or wireless charging pad. So why won't your iPhone charge, or why is the charge stopping at a certain point? Before you conclude that there's something wrong with your battery and contact Apple Support, let's go through a troubleshooting exercise to find out why your iPhone isn't charging. We'll go over a variety of possible explanations as to why your device won't charge, and discuss methods to get your iPhone charging once again.
How to Name Your Alarms on iPhone
By Abbey Dufoe
Many people have different alarms for different days. Maybe you need to get up at 5:30 a.m. for work, but like to sleep in until 8 a.m. on the weekends. Maybe you want to remind yourself why you set an alarm when it goes off. Never fear: you can name your alarms for that extra boost, or to remind you which one you need to use that day. Here’s how to label alarms on your iPhone.
How to Unlock a Keyboard on Your Mac—the Easy Way!
By Olena Kagui
Unlocking your Mac keyboard is easy, but the steps depend on whether you have a built-in, Bluetooth, or third-party keyboard. It may seem that your Mac keyboard isn't working when it is actually locked. We'll teach you how to unlock the keyboard on your Mac without a hassle!
iPhone or iPad Stuck in Headphone Mode? Here’s the Fix!
By Leanne Hays
If your iPhone or iPad is stuck in headphone mode, you won't be able to hear any audio from your device except via headphones. There are several reasons why your device might be stuck in headphone mode: you might have outdated software, a dirty headphone port, water damage, or incompatible headphones. Usually, the issue can be quickly solved by toggling Airplane mode and off. However, if that doesn't work, we'll cover the common solutions to get your audio working again!
Why Your Apple Watch Is Dying So Fast & How to Fix It
By Olena Kagui
Apple Watch battery life is significantly shorter than comparable smartwatches and fitness trackers. However, there are many things you can do to get the most out of your Apple Watch battery. We'll teach you non-intrusive ways to alter your settings that will add hours of valuable battery life.
Free International Texting: Best Free Text Apps for iPhone
By Conner Carey
If you travel or do business internationally, you know how costly roaming charges are. If you are hoping to text other iPhone users, you already have a free text and calls app on your phone: Messages. There are also various third-party apps that allow for free international texting, no matter what phone model your recipient has.
How to Resize an Image on iPhone
By Olena Kagui
Learn how to make a picture smaller or bigger or change its aspect ratio on your iPhone using native and third-party apps. We'll teach you how to use the Shortcuts app to manually resize photos, the Photos app to crop photos, and the Messages app settings to automatically send lower-quality photos.
Home Button on iPad Not Working? Here’s the Fix!
By Leanne Hays
Why has your Home button stopped working on your iPad? You may need to update your software, reset your settings, or give the Home button a good cleaning. We'll show you how to get your iPad's Home button responding again.
How to Clean & Sanitize Your iPhone & Other Apple Devices
By Leanne Hays
I rarely write a tip that will impact people's health, but learning how to clean and sanitize your Apple devices, including your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods, Mac, and even Apple TV remote, is part of how to prevent coronavirus. Some of these items are on our person nearly all the time, especially the iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods, and therefore have more bacteria and viruses on them than the average toilet seat. Apple has recently changed their cleaning guidelines, so let's go over how to sanitize your cellphone, tablet, earbuds, smartwatch, and other Apple devices.
Why Is My iPad So Slow? Learn How to Speed Up Any iPad
By Leanne Hays
If you have an old iPad, it may be slowing down. Whether you have an iPad 6th generation, iPad mini 2, iPad mini 4, or a newer iPad version like the iPad 6th generation or iPad 9th generation, we'll cover why your iPad is lagging or running slow, plus teach you how to speed up an iPad, old or new, and improve its overall performance.
How Much Storage Do I Need on My iPhone?
By Rhett Intriago
When purchasing a new iPhone, everyone faces two dilemmas: which color should I get, and how much storage do I need? While selecting a color is a matter of personal preference, selecting your iPhone storage takes a bit more consideration. We’ll help you decide how much storage you need for your next iPhone.
Photographic Styles: How to Use iPhone Camera Filters
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
iPhone camera tricks are some of the best parts of being an iPhone owner, which is why I love Photographic Styles. Photographic Styles lets you preset five camera settings and choose between them to create consistency in your photographs and save you some editing later. How do these styles work and how customizable are they? Let's take a look at this fancy feature and learn how to set the best iPhone camera settings.
How to Force Restart iPhone & iPad
By Becca Ludlum
Did your iPhone or iPad freeze or is it otherwise unresponsive? Doing a hard restart can help fix the issue and save you a trip to the Apple Store. We'll teach you how to reset your iPhone and iPad, no matter what model you have.
Fixed: iPhone Won’t Let Me Delete Photos
By Rhett Intriago
Photos tend to take up the most storage on any phone, so when storage is running low, the first thing you will likely want to do is delete photos. However, you might occasionally run into a bug where your iPhone won’t let you delete photos. Let’s find out how you can fix this issue and finally clear up some storage.
Answered: What Are Haptics on iPhone?
By Rhett Intriago
While fiddling with your iPhone’s settings, you’ve probably come across something called System Haptics. You might not have even noticed a huge difference when turning it off or on. So what are haptics on iPhone and what do they do? Let’s find out!
How to Dictate & Edit Texts without Siri
By Tamlin Day
Being able to make hands-free calls and send texts can come in handy when you're trying to multitask. Siri is a common method for dictating texts, but not everyone wants to enable Siri. Luckily, you don't need Siri to dictate texts in Messages. You can even use this method to edit out mistakes. Let's dive in with how to use voice-to-text on iPhone to dictate and edit texts without Siri.
How to Activate Siri on iPhone
By Olena Kagui
Learn how to turn on Siri in two different ways and decide which voice commands you prefer. Activating Siri is easy, but it is important to customize it so that it only activates when you want it to and is consistent every time.
Lines on iPhone Screen after Dropping Phone? Try This First
By Rhett Intriago
Everybody drops their phone at some point (which is why using a case is a good idea). Sometimes, something breaks, and you might end up with white, black, red, or green lines on your iPhone screen. Before you shell out for an expensive repair fee, let’s rule out software-related issues.