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.
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
If you want to organize apps on your iPhone automatically alphabetically, your easiest bet is to reset your Home Screen layout. This will sort all your apps by title alphabetically to make swiping easy and intuitive instead of having to shuffle through what was most recently downloaded. Here's how to put apps in alphabetical order on your iPhone and iPad.
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
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
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 Rhett Intriago
When texting someone who has a Focus active, you've probably noticed a message asking if you want to notify them anyway. Maybe you've even gotten an annoying notification even when you had Focus turned on. What does Notify Anyway do? Can you disable it? In this article, we'll answer these questions and show you how to turn off Notify Anyway on your iPhone.
By Conner Carey
A somewhat hidden feature, did you know you can take pictures of a FaceTime call, including Live Photos? You can turn on a setting that allows you to take Live Photos while you’re on a FaceTime call in the Settings app. Just like with other Live Photos, this means you’ll have a still image of your FaceTime screen that, when activated, comes to life for a few seconds. You can also turn the Live Photo into a still image. Here’s how to turn on FaceTime photos and how to take a pic on FaceTime.
By Leanne Hays
Can you save a Live Photo as a video on an iPhone? Yes! Here's how to turn a Live Photo to a video using two or more Live Photos. If you've been wondering how to make a Live Photo a video, read on to find out!
By Emma Chase
Let your friends and family know that you have notifications silenced without sending a cold, scripted auto-reply message. Plus, when you share your Focus mode status, contacts have the option to push through a notification if it's urgent. We'll show you how to share your Focus status in iPhone.
By Brian Peters
Have Disney Plus? Don't want it anymore? While the official app makes watching Disney Plus on your phone easy, canceling your Disney Plus subscription is a bit less straight forward. In this guide, we'll walk you through the steps to cancel your Disney Plus subscription with a direct subscription from Disney.
By Devala Rees
Apple Pay can be a very convenient tool for easy, no-contact payment, but first you must find out which stores accept Apple Pay near you. Thankfully, you can easily tell who accepts Apple Pay using the Maps app. We'll show you how to find locations that accept Apple Pay in Maps on iPhone.
