You can search Safari on the iPhone to find words or phrases, but did you know you can also Safari Search your open tabs? If you tend to have large numbers of Safari tabs open at once, this tip will help you search Safari for the tab you want without having to scroll through all your open tabs to find it. Read on to learn how to search Safari on the iPhone to switch between tabs.
How-To
How to Deactivate or Delete Facebook on an iPhone
By Sarah Kingsbury
Here's how to permanently delete Facebook on an iPhone, how to deactivate Facebook on an iPhone temporarily, and how to reactivate Facebook if you change your mind.
Coronavirus Prevention: How to Clean & Sanitize Your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods & Apple TV Remote
By Leanne Hays
The current panic about the novel coronavirus causing the COVID-19 outbreak has made us all a little more conscious about bacteria, viruses, and germs in general. While you're busy house cleaning and washing your hands to prevent disease and kill germs, remember to disinfect and sanitize your Apple devices, including your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods, EarPods, Mac, and even your Apple TV remote. Whether or not you ever come in contact with the coronavirus, studies have shown that our phones are downright filthy. A University of Arizona study shows that the average cell phone carries ten times more germs than a toilet. Ew. Bacteria found on iPhones include Streptococcus, MERS, and E. Coli, and viruses can linger on your smartphone as well. If this news leaves you wondering how to clean your phone and other Apple devices, this article will fill you in on all the methods to disinfect or sterilize them all without damaging them. Let's get started.
How to Get a Screenshot on iPad: The 4 Best Ways
By Tamlin Day
If you want to know how to take a screenshot on an iPad Pro or a different model, you've come to the right place. Whether or not your iPad has a Home button, we will teach you how to take iPad screenshots using your iPad’s physical buttons, an Apple Pencil, or Siri. Let’s check out four ways you can take screenshots on an iPad.
The Best Way to Reverse Image Search on iPhone
By Leanne Hays
There are many reasons why someone may want to perform a reverse image search on iPhone. You can discover a lot about an image when you do this, including the original source, other websites using it, and the license agreement that can tell if you can use the image for private or commercial use.
How to Open Multiple Windows of the Same App on iPad
By Rachel Needell
Many Apple users are familiar with Split View, a feature that allows you to open two applications on iPad at once. Did you know you can also use Split View to work in two windows of the same app open at once? I just learned this hidden trick that allows you to open the same app in two separate windows and work within them both at once. I'll walk you through exactly how!
How to Block Websites on an iPhone or iPad
By Erin MacPherson
If you’re wondering how to block a website on Safari, never fear. In this tutorial, we’ll explain how to block websites on iPhone and how to block websites on an iPad running iPadOS. Most smartphone users keep their devices to themselves and have no real need to share their phones except to share pictures or lend it to a friend to make a call. There are times, however, when restricting website access is necessary. Say your kids or grandkids are over, and they want to check out your apps. You’ll want to be sure to block explicit content. Or maybe some malware or ransomware is circulating. Knowing how to block a website or sites on your iPhone or iPad will keep things safe and blocking content will automatically apply to all installed browsers, including Safari, Chrome, Firefox, or Opera Touch.
How to Shuffle Music & Repeat Songs in Apple Music
By Tamlin Day
If you want to know how to repeat a song or shuffle music, you'll like this tip on how to find and use playback controls in Apple Music. The controls to shuffle music and repeat songs can be hard to locate, especially when you’ve accidentally enabled them and need to turn shuffle or repeat off! Read on to learn how to repeat songs and shuffle music, plus how to turn shuffle off.
iPhone Bluetooth Settings: How to Block an App's Access
By Tamlin Day
Apple is famous for its extensive privacy settings. You can customize your Location Services for specific apps, prevent apps from tracking you, and even block apps from using Bluetooth. This won’t stop you from being able to use your headphones, but it will prevent the app from using your iPhone's Bluetooth in other ways that might affect your privacy. Read on to learn how to customize your iPhone Bluetooth settings and disable Bluetooth for specific apps.
There Was an Error Connecting to the Apple ID Server: Fixed
By Leanne Hays
Have you ever tried to log in to your iCloud account, use your App Store login, or use any other Apple ID login and gotten an Error Connecting to Apple ID, Verification Failed message? Here's what to do if you can't sign into Apple ID.
How to Bookmark All Open Safari Tabs at Once
By Tamlin Day
Sometimes you need to close all your tabs in Safari on your iPhone to get the browser to run smoothly, but that can mean losing important pages you’d like to read another time. This tip will teach you how to instantly save all your open Safari tabs as bookmarks on your iPhone or iPad so you can easily find them again later.
Apple redesigned the iPad Home screen with iPadOS 15 and made app icons smaller so more icons would fit on each Home Screen. If you have trouble seeing or tapping the smaller icons, here's how to make iPad Home screen icons bigger in a few easy steps.
How to Turn Off Siri on Your iPhone
By Erin MacPherson
Artificial intelligence has come a long way from the HAL9000. Thankfully, it is far easier to control our virtual assistants than it was to disable HAL. Sometimes you don’t want to be asking Siri everything. Sometimes Siri is making too many errors. Sometimes you'd rather use Google Assistant. Sometimes you feel like you just want no assistance at all. Whatever the reason for putting Siri in the corner, here is a guide to turning off, limiting, and re-enabling Siri on your iPhone.
How to Use the Apple Watch Noise App
By Tamlin Day
The Noise app on your Apple Watch is there to help protect your hearing against harmful decibels, but to get the notifications, you’ll need to enable the app. With the Noise app, you can set the decibel at which you want to be notified and set how you receive the notifications. Let’s dive in with how to protect your ears with the Noise app.
The AirPods Pro, Apple's latest wireless, Bluetooth earbuds, have more noise-canceling options than previous generations. AirPods Pro owners can decide how much noise reduction they'd like by choosing between three noise-control modes: Active Noise Cancellation, Transparency mode, and Off. There are several ways to switch between these modes, either directly from your AirPods, or by using your paired device, whether it be your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Watch. Let's get started learning how to turn on and switch between AirPods Pro noise-canceling settings on all your Apple devices.