How to Turn Off the Floating Keyboard on Your iPad
By Tamlin Day
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Protect Your Privacy with Hide My Email
By Rachel Needell
When you subscribe to iCloud+, you gain access to Hide My Email. The iCloud Hide My Email feature allows you to generate dummy email accounts that automatically forward any emails sent to that account to your real email address. The advantage here is that you don't have to share your email address with a site or person you don't trust, and they can't sell your real email address to other websites. When you're done with the dummy email address, simply deactivate it and stop getting spam!
How to Secure Messages on Your iPhone & iPad
By Leanne Hays
If you want to know how to secure messages on your iPhone, the good news is that you can make sure your messages are private in a few easy steps. We'll cover best practices and features you need to have enabled to best secure your texts.
How to Use Per-App Accessibility Settings on iPhone & iPad
By Rhett Intriago
The iPhone has a wide variety of accessibility settings, but maybe you don't need to enable accessibility settings system-wide. Apple lets users apply accessibility options using per-app settings on iPhone. Here's how to make apps accessible with app settings on your iPhone.
Why Can’t I Delete Apps on My iPhone & iPad? Simplest Fix
By Erin MacPherson
Are you wondering why you can't delete apps on your iPhone? Some built-in Apple apps can't be deleted, but sometimes your iPhone or iPad can't delete apps that it should be able to. Here's how to delete apps on an iPhone or iPad when tapping the minus icon doesn't do the trick.
Why Does My iMessage Keep Turning Off & How to Fix It (2025)
By Leanne Hays
Is your iPad, Mac, or iPhone signed out of iMessage randomly, or does iMessage keep turning off on its own? Here's how to fix this annoying problem, so you can use iMessage reliably on all your devices again!
How to Update Saved Credit Cards on iPhone
By Leanne Hays
You can save credit card information using AutoFill on your iPhone, then make online purchases using the saved information without having to dig your card out of your wallet. Here's how to edit and change saved cards, and delete your AutoFill credit card on iPhone.
How to Create a New Apple ID on Your iPhone Quickly & Easily
By Leanne Hays
You can't effectively use an iPhone without an Apple ID; luckily, it's free and easy to sign up for an Apple ID. Once you create your Apple ID and sign in, you can use it for any Apple account or service, including purchases associated with your Apple ID and iCloud account. Let's get started learning how to get a new Apple ID on your iPhone.
Have Your iPhone or iPad Read to You
By Jim Karpen
If you find it more convenient to listen to some text on your iPhone or iPad rather than read it, you can easily enable that capability. You might, for example, want your device to read a web page, ebook, or another document to you while you perform household chores. Here’s how to use text-to-speech on iPhone or iPad.
Apple's M3 iPad Air Ups the Magic
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
On March 4, Apple announced its 2025 iPad Air with an M3 processor designed to support Apple Intelligence and a brand-new Magic Keyboard. Let's dive into these tablet upgrades and see if they might be right for you.
How to Search Emojis on Your iPhone & iPad
By Leanne Hays
Emojis are a great way to add a little flair to messages and other text you type. Finding emojis has never been easier with a convenient emoji search bar built right into the default iOS keyboard. Let's learn how to use this emoji finder to quickly locate the emoji you want on your emoji keyboard.
Can You Use Apple Pay on Amazon? Sort of. Here’s the Deal
By Leanne Hays
Does Amazon take Apple Pay? Yes, you can use Apple Pay on Amazon, as well as Visa Checkout, and Masterpass, but it's up to individual vendors to enable the feature. There are a few ways you can use your Apple Wallet to make Amazon purchases. If the vendor doesn't accept Apple Pay, you can set up your Apple Card on Amazon as an alternative payment option. Here's how to use Apple Pay on Amazon.
How to Check Your iPhone Screen Time Report
By Rachel Needell
Want to know how to check iPhone usage history, including recent activity like your Apple purchase history, Safari browsing history, and your Screen Time data? There are a few different ways to check iPhone activity. Here's how to see recent activity on your iPhone and iPad.
How to Use a Filter on a FaceTime Call
By Leanne Hays
The FaceTime app is the free Apple video chat app, and it's a fun way to connect with friends and family when hearing their voices just isn't enough. You can use filters on FaceTime just like you can with Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and more. There are a bunch of FaceTime filters for iPhone, including a FaceTime beauty filter, a few black and white choices, and much more. Let's get started learning how to put filters on FaceTime on your iPhone or iPad.
How to Make Siri Mad, Plus Funny Things to Ask Siri
By Conner Carey
No Location Found on iPhone? How to Fix It Fast!
By Leanne Hays
Navigation is one of the features I use most on my phone, so when my iPhone location is wrong, it's a huge problem. There are many reasons for the location to be wrong on your iPhone. In this article, we'll go over how to fix the wrong location or no location found on your iPhone.
Disable Notify Anyway on iPhone & Prevent Distracting Notifications
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.
Apple Cash: How to Send Money through Apple Pay in Messages
By Leanne Hays
Do you know how to send money with Apple Pay the fastest way? You can use Apple Cash and send it via the Messages app. In this article we will teach you how to Apple Pay someone securely and quickly by ‘texting’ them money that they can use as soon as they accept it.
How to Send a Handwritten Message on iPhone
By Olena Kagui
Did you know that you can send iMessage drawings to add a more personal touch to your text? Handwritten iPhone Messages can be sent via the Messages app to other Apple users. I’ll teach you how to draw on iPhones 16 and earlier models to share personalized messages with your loved ones.
How to Prevent Apps from Tracking Your iPhone
By Erin MacPherson
Apps that you install on your phone can sometimes track your web and app activity outside of those particular apps—even when you’re not using them. This activity data is often sold to third parties to help them make advertising decisions. However, they can’t track your data on the iPhone without your permission, but sometimes it’s easier to just stop apps from asking in the first place. We'll show you how to turn off app tracking on iPhone.
