Do you have a person in your Contacts you'd like to silence for a while without blocking them or turning on Do Not Disturb mode? We will cover how to silence notifications on iPhone from a specific contact or contacts, everyone else will be able to text you and you will get all other alerts.
By Olena Kagui
Long battery life and quick charging are two features that iPhone and iPad users like me enjoy on a daily basis. There are various ways that an iPhone can be charged. When your phone is on, it's easy to confirm that it's charging by checking the battery icon. However, if your phone is completely out of juice and you can't see the iPhone charging icon, how do you know if your phone is charging? What about your iPad?
By Leanne Hays
Can you connect two AirPods to one phone? Absolutely! If you want to share audio on your iPhone without having to share the same set of AirPods, this tip is for you. We'll show you how to share AirPods audio by pairing two sets of earbuds to your iPhone.
By Leanne Hays
iPadOS 18 is finally here! We’ll cover how to update your iPad so you can begin to take advantage of the new iPad software features right away. We'll also cover whether or not you should update to iPadOS 18, which models are compatible with the new operating system, and reasons why your iPad won't update to iPadOS 18.
By Conner Carey
Want to keep your subscriptions private? Many people want to know how to hide subscriptions on their iPhone or iPad, but it's not completely possible at this time. We can show you how to hide subscriptions from your Family Sharing group, though! Of course, keeping your iPhone locked goes a long way toward keeping your subscriptions and subscription history private; we'll show you how.
Sharing events on your iPhone calendar with contacts can increase productivity at work, make get-togethers with friends easier to plan, and consolidate your upcoming events on your iPhone calendar for easy access. But how do you share events on the iPhone calendar? Follow the steps below to send an iPhone calendar invite to a group of contacts using your iPhone calendar app.
By Rachel Needell
For certain locations of malls and airports, Apple actually has indoor maps you can view directly from the Maps app. I love this feature because it allows me to figure out where I am without having to find a directory or physical map somewhere inside the location.
By Olena Kagui
It can be easy to get distracted and unknowingly damage your eyes by holding your iPhone or iPad's screen too close to your face. iOS 17 introduced automatic alerts that remind you to hold your device at a safer distance, which reduces eye strain and can prevent headaches, bad posture, etc. Enabling these alerts can even help you build better habits over time.
By Olena Kagui
Adding widgets to your iPad's Today View is a game changer in terms of productivity and ease of access to your favorite apps and important info. There are a variety of widgets you can add to the Today View on your iPad, plus adding widgets to the iPad is actually fairly simple. We'll show you how to set up widgets on your iPad, how to change widgets on your iPad, and how to remove widgets from your iPad.
Your iPhone cannot replace a real doctor, but it can help you identify your mental health risks in just minutes. You can use the Health app to take a quick quiz that will let you know if you have any risk of experiencing anxiety or depression. You can easily share the results of these quizzes with your primary healthcare provider to consider any potential next steps.
By Conner Carey
Most of us are familiar with using the one-finger swipe and the two-finger pinch on our iPhones and iPads; but if you have an iPad, you may want to consider also using these four- and five-finger multi-touch gestures. We'll walk you through how to use these iPad-only gestures that make navigating between apps more seamless than ever before. These iPad gestures make it easy to see which apps are active, swipe between them, and quickly return to the Home Screen.
By Rhett Intriago
Your iPhone now has a built-in mood-logging feature, allowing you to enter how you’re feeling in the Health app throughout the day. This is to help make you more aware of your emotions and better understand why you feel a certain way. Read on to find out more about this emotion-tracking feature.
By August Garry
By adding Siri Suggestions to your iPad Home screen, you can get easy access to apps you frequently use. This widget can also give you insight into which apps you're spending your time on based on what Siri suggests. We'll show you how to add the Suggestions widget to your iPad Home screen.
By Rhett Intriago
In the latest version of iOS, you can link your notes together. If you have tons of disorganized notes, you can add hyperlinks to them so that you can quickly navigate to related notes.
By Rachel Needell
Stage Manager is one of Apple's solutions to multi-tasking. For the iPad and the Mac, Stage Manager was introduced to create a more streamlined, easy-to-use experience when switching between multiple apps or windows. However, the feature can be tricky to use, and you may want to turn off Stage Manager. Luckily, it's quite simple on both iPad and Mac.
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
If you're anything like me, using an Apple Pencil to fill in a PDF on an iPad takes your handwriting from bad to worse. Fortunately, iPadOS 17 offers Enhanced AutoFill which lets you select your AutoFill information to fill in things like your name and address without having to type it or scribble it in. It's easy, once you know how to do it!
By August Garry
Did you know that your iPad has a list of shortcuts all its own and that you can access it any time you're using an external keyboard? This means the world of iPad keyboard shortcuts is at your fingertips, so you don't have to memorize them! We'll show you how to use keyboard shortcuts on iPad the easy way.
By Rheanne Taylor
Whenever I see a panoramic view, my first instinct is to take a photo. But a standard shot on the iPhone doesn't capture the view. Here's how to use Apple's Camera app to take panoramic pictures.
By Cullen Thomas
Want to use your iPad as a second monitor for your Mac? Apple's Sidecar has you covered! You can use your iPad as a second screen for your Mac to extend or mirror your display.
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
While iPadOS 18 has many of the same features as iOS 18, there are a few key updates you need to know about. Not only has the Calculator app finally come to the iPad, but AI is here to help make your handwriting better! Here are three ways to dive into iPadOS 18 as soon as your tablet has completed the update.
