By Amy Spitzfaden Both
Your iPhone has many privacy tools you may not be aware of. Privacy settings on the iPhone are intuitive and easy to access, such as setting up Face ID or asking apps not to track you. There's actually a lot more you can do to make sure your data is private and secure. Here are the best privacy settings for your iPhone and tips to keep your data safe.
By Leanne Hays
We all know that sharing is caring, and that’s why sharing the Wi-Fi password is very much an act of kindness. Maybe you just showed up to a hotel and you know all the kids will soon be asking what the Wi-Fi information is. Maybe you just sat down at a restaurant after a long hike and you want everyone to post their pictures on Facebook. Let's go over how to share the Wi-Fi password.
By Conner Carey
By Erin MacPherson
By Rachel Needell
By Rhett Intriago
Ever run into car trouble, but you’re not sure what those symbols on your dashboard mean? Now, you can use your iPhone to easily identify car dashboard symbols and meanings by simply snapping a picture. Find out how to use this cool new Visual Look Up feature below!
By Rachel Needell
By Rachel Needell
By Sarah Kingsbury
It's super convenient to be able to rotate your screen from portrait to landscape mode automatically, as well as lock it later when you need to. Luckily, both the iPhone's and iPad's screen rotation lock buttons are easy to access via the Control Panel. With the orientation lock enabled, you can keep your screen from adjusting regardless of whether the device is rotated vertically or horizontally. Let's go over how to adjust your iPad's and iPhone's auto-rotate settings!
By Olena Kagui
By Rhett Intriago
If your flashlight diappeared on your iPhone or you can't find the flashlight icon in the Control Center, don't worry. Your iPhone flashlight is still available, and it's easy to place it back into the Control Center with your other quick-access icons.
By Jim Karpen
Safari Reader mode on iPhone and iPad allows you to read a web page without distractions so that only the text and photos are left. I personally find that this makes the article easier to focus on, and gentler on my eyes. We'll walk you through how to use Reader mode in Safari and turn it off when you're done.
By Hallei Halter
By Rachel Needell
By Rhett Intriago
By Erin MacPherson
By Conner Carey
You can create a group chat on your iPhone as a convenient way to stay in contact with multiple people simultaneously, even if there's a mix of Android and iPhone users. Below, we'll cover how to make a group chat on an iPhone, add and remove people, and leave group chats that you no longer need to be a part of.
By Devala Rees
By Rhett Intriago
Sharing your location with a trusted contact can be useful for safety purposes or if you want to provide a friend with an estimated time of arrival. However, at some point, you might not want to continue sharing your location. When that happens, here's how to stop sharing your location without them knowing.
