By Hallei Halter
Having a contact picture pop up with a name on your iPhone screen helps to reduce confusion. We'll walk through how to add iPhone contact photos (or a contact emoji if you prefer this fun option to a photo). In either case, having a contact pic appear when that person calls helps to differentiate between contacts.
By Conner Carey
One of my favorite features of my Kindle tablet and the Kindle app on my iPhone and iPad is the ability to read a book on one device, then pick up a different device, open the book and continue reading from the same place. I tend to use my Kindle Paperwhite at home for morning reading, then I use the Kindle app on my iPhone for reading during my commute or when standing in line at the coffee shop. If this feature (called Whispersync) wasn’t enabled, I’d have to constantly remember what page I’m on. Here’s how to sync the Kindle app on the iPhone or iPad.
By Conner Carey
Can you read Kindle books on iPad or iPhone? Yes. However, buying Kindle books on iPhone and iPad is less straightforward. Because Amazon doesn’t want to pay Apple a cut of any in-app purchases, you can’t buy books in the Kindle app for iPhone or in the Amazon app. We’ll show you how to purchase Kindle books on your iPhone or iPad using a web browser instead.
It can be alarming when you're browsing a website and a pop-up appears warning you of an iPhone virus. Fake Apple virus warnings, messages, and Apple security alerts are scams designed to get you to call or tap on a link. Fake Apple virus warnings are dangerous, so follow the steps below on how to safely stop these scams by turning on pop-up blocker settings.
By Becca Ludlum
Can you hide messages on your iPhone? If you need to know how to hide text messages on your iPhone in Messages or a secret messaging app, we can help. You can lock or hide messages, and hide alerts for the Messages app, so your personal information stays private. There are even some secret text messaging apps for iPhones.
By Conner Carey
Many Apple Weather app users experience their iPhone Weather widget and app showing the wrong location. Here's how to customize your iPhone Weather app settings and change or set the default weather location on an iPhone or iPad.
By Ashleigh Page
These days, learning how to type faster and more accurately is really about learning to how to type smarter. We'll show you how to make use of simple iPhone keyboard settings and shortcuts to write the text you want to send with fewer taps on your keyboard. Let's get started!
By Rhett Intriago
Privacy is one of the iPhone’s best features. You can rest easy knowing your data is secure, and the iPhone’s Private Wi-Fi Address setting makes sure your connection is protected. Let’s go over what exactly this feature does and how you can enable it on your iPhone or iPad.
By Ashleigh Page
iCloud data recovery features have significantly improved, so if your iPhone contacts disappeared or were deleted, it's pretty easy to get them back. While you used to have to delete and restore your iPhone data to recover contacts, you can now quickly recover deleted contacts with a few quick steps. If you don't have your contacts synced to iCloud, you can also restore them from an email account or Mac backup. We'll walk through how to recover contacts on your iPhone, even without a computer.
By Olena Kagui
Taking selfies has become an essential function of modern smartphones. There are many tips and tricks to achieving the perfect selfie, including getting the framing just right. When navigating the front camera by hand, it can be useful to learn to zoom in and zoom out in selfie mode. Zooming in is not only possible using the back camera, but also the front.
By Olena Kagui
Do you want to level the horizon in a photo? Or maybe you're wondering how to take more interesting photos? For both cases, you can set gridlines to display in your Camera app, allowing you to take level photos and leverage the oh-so-powerful rule of thirds for strong photo compositions. We'll explain the rule of thirds and cover how to enable the grid in your Camera settings.
By Rhett Intriago
The personal hotspot feature uses your iPhone’s cellular data connection to create a Wi-Fi connection that other devices can use to access the internet. If you’re having trouble finding your hotspot in the list of available Wi-Fi networks, this article will show you how to change your hotspot name to make it easier for you.
By Sarah Kingsbury
If you share an iPhone or iPad with others, you may wish to keep parts of your Safari web browsing history private. You can clear your entire Safari browsing history, or you can clear your browsing history on iPhone selectively. Here's how to do both on your iPhone or iPad.
By Rhett Intriago
Whether you're bored with the default device name or own many devices and aren't sure which is which, we'll show you how to rename Bluetooth devices on your iPhone. The good news is that once you rename your Bluetooth device, the new device name will appear whenever you connect to other devices, such as your iPad or Mac. Let's cover how to change the Bluetooth device name on your iPhone.
By August Garry
What does Apple Wallet do? Apple Wallet (formerly Passbook) is, as it sounds, a virtual wallet app that keeps your credit and debit cards, rewards cards, boarding passes, movie tickets, and more all in one place. In this guide, we’ll go over how to add cards and passes to Apple Wallet and how to use them.
By Rhett Intriago
Can’t decide which photo to use for your Lock Screen? Photo Shuffle is the wallpaper you’ve been searching for. This neat feature is a wallpaper that shuffles through featured photos automatically. However, the latest software update has now made it possible to select a specific album.
By Ashleigh Page
Safari not connecting to internet or not loading pages on iPhone? The iOS privacy features are exciting, but can cause incompatibility issues with certain websites. With Private Relay, some people are finding that Safari is failing to load web pages or recognize the internet connection. Read on to learn what Private Relay is and how to disable this feature in Settings.
You’ve just bought a used iPhone off Craigslist and are trying to transfer your iPhone SIM card. You boot up your phone and discover that it's Restricted; the device you bought is locked into a specific network provider. Now, here’s the good news; it’s possible to unlock a locked phone. Here’s even more good news; if you bought a new phone directly from Apple then your phone is already unlocked and available for any carrier you choose. How can you tell whether or not a used phone is locked? Of course, if you've already purchased a locked device, you'll be wondering how to unlock an iPhone. Also, what if you want to check if your current phone is locked? Whether you have a newer model like an iPhone 7, or an older version like the iPhone 6s, 6, or 5, we’ll answer all your questions in this article.
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
This article will tell you all about iOS widget stacks and answer some of the most frequently asked questions we've encountered. Widget stacks are a great way to organize your Home screen (even on a Mac), but can get a little confusing when you're not familiar with them. We're going to learn to make app stacks out of widgets, what a Smart Stack is, how to remove widgets from Smart Stacks, choose the size of your Smart Stack, and more, so let's get started!
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
One of the more charming features of iOS is the extra widget options you can add to your Home Screen. Adding these can range from fun, such as adding featured photos to take you back to your favorite moments, to useful, such as having the weather front and center for your daily planning. Luckily, widgets are easy to add so you can customize your Home Screen to your exact taste. Let's get started.
