Third-Party Apps

Did you know that you can send and receive money from your friends via Facebook Messenger? I didn’t until I received a notification informing me that my sister had sent me $5. It seems there are a million apps for sending friends and family money these days, from Venmo to Snapchat. But if you already have a debit card connected to your Facebook account, then using Messenger to send or request money on iPhone is the quickest way to go. Here’s how to send and request money via Messages on iPhone.

QR codes, they're becoming ubiquitous! You’ve probably seen quick response codes on packaging, signs, and in magazine ads telling you to scan the code with your iPhone for more information, extra discounts, or other perks. With so many QR codes to scan, it's a good thing the Camera app on iPhone now has QR code scanning ability. So, how to scan a QR code with your iPhone? We'll go over how to use your iPhone's Camera, and how you can use a QR scanner app as well. There are a lot of QR code reader and scanner apps available, so let's go through my picks for the best QR reader apps on iPhone, as well as how to scan QR code with the Camera on your iPhone.

There are various ways to share Kindle books. With friends, you can loan ebooks out for a couple weeks. But if you set up Family Sharing with Amazon, you can share Kindle books with family members easily and with fewer limitations. When you share Kindle books, the recipient can read the Kindle book you lend them via the Kindle app on iPhone or iPad, as well as Kindle devices, including Kindle Fire. Kindle family sharing allows two adults to create an Amazon Household with up to four children. The two adults in your Kindle family must have separate Amazon accounts. However, setting up family sharing and sharing Kindle books with your Amazon Household is actually quite straightforward. We’ll go over how to set up Family Sharing on Amazon, how to share Kindle books with that family, how to access content shared with you via Amazon Kindle family sharing, and how to leave an Amazon Household should you need to in the future. Here’s everything you need to know about how to share Kindle books with family members.

The iPhone Photos app  allows you to trim a video on the iPhone; but apart from that, the Photos app isn't set up to crop videos or for further video editing. There are a ton of iPhone video-editing apps you can download for free in the App Store. Some of those video editing apps will include everything you could possibly need for editing videos on iPhone; but since this tip is focused simply how to crop videos on the iPhone, I’m going to use an app designed specifically to trim videos on the iPhone. Here’s how to crop a video on your iPhone.

The TV app on iPhone or iPad allows you to bring all of your shows and movies together in one app. You can sign in with your cable provider to watch shows from ABC, NBC, and many others. You can also connect your streaming services such as Hulu, Netflix, and HBONow. If you’re concerned about using too much cellular data watching shows, you can turn this feature off. But if you’ve got enough data and want to watch your shows even when you don’t have Wi-Fi, use this tip to turn on Cellular Data for playback.

From big chain stores to small businesses, Apple Pay is accepted at over four million locations. Despite the widespread availability it's not always obvious whether or not a store accepts Apple Pay. There are a couple different methods available for finding Apple Pay stores in your area. It would be impossible to list all the stores that accept Apple Pay because the list keeps growing. However, I’ll offer some tips on how to find Apple Pay locations near you. You can even view places that take Apple Pay in the Maps app on your iPhone or iPad! Let’s take a look at where and how you can use Apple Pay.

If you’re an avid golfer, your iPhone and Apple Watch can be a great boon to your game, and things are about to get even better. Some top new sports apps are on the way because Apple just rolled out two major software updates, iOS 12 and watchOS 5. Three new iPhones (the Xs, Xs Max, and the XR) and the highly anticipated Apple Watch Series 4 have also made their debuts. These new devices and software will pave the way for the best iPhone apps, as well as the best Apple Watch apps yet, and of course, there are sure to be some golf apps among those offerings. The improved AR capabilities from iOS 12, as well as the next-generation accelerometer and gyroscope on the new Apple Watch, will enable features we've only dreamed about. We'll keep you up to date on the best new golf apps as they arrive on the market, and in the meantime here's our roundup of the best golf apps currently available to improve your game. I'll include the best golf rangefinder, scorecard, and swing-tracking apps, as well as the best golf GPS apps for calculating distances. While all of these titles will work on your iPhone, a few rangefinder apps and swing analyzer apps also support the GPS-enabled Apple Watch Series 1, Series 3, and Series 4, as well as the cellular-enabled Apple Watch Series 3 and 4, so you can glance at your wrist to determine the distance to the green. Read on to learn how the best golf apps for your iPhone and Apple Watch can help you find everything from golf tips to full-on golf lessons, so you can learn how to hit a driver, improve your golf swing, get better at chipping, and perfect your putt. 

With iOS 10, Apple Maps got a huge, and needed, upgrade. The Maps app is now capable of doing a whole lot more, including connecting to third-party apps on your device. For example, let’s say you want to make a restaurant reservation. If you have your reservation app-enabled for use with Apple Maps, then you can look for a restaurant, make the reservation, and get directions all within the Maps app. Here’s how to enable and use Apple Maps extensions on iPhone.

Getting rid of unused and unwanted iPhone and iPad apps can feel like a chore. In this article, we'll cover how to remove unwanted apps using your iPhone's Settings menu. Most people know how to delete apps by tapping and holding an app icon until they all start wiggling, but did you know there's another method to offload apps from your iPad and iPhone? This alternate app-removing option is perfect for someone who needs to delete multiple apps quickly. Let's go over the two methods for erasing apps and freeing up storage space on your iOS device.

If you've ever considered downloading an iPhone mirror app, this tip is for you. There isn’t a built-in iPhone mirror app, but using your front-facing Camera app will do the trick. We’ll go over how to use your iPhone as a mirror. And in case you absolutely insist on downloading a mirror app for iPhone, I’ve got two great free mirror apps for you too.

First of all, what is Snapchat? For those of you who haven't tried it yet, Snapchat is a social platform where photos, or snaps, disappear after they’re viewed and pictures added to My Story vanish after 24 hours. We have a huge article on using Snapchat that I labored over; check that out if you’d like to learn more. Part of the appeal of using Snapchat for many people is the feeling that they can have a private conversation that isn't recorded. Sometimes, though, you may decide that you like a snap and want to keep it. You'll start wondering, "how can I save Snapchat pictures; is there such a thing as a Snapchat download?" It is possible to snap save; here’s how to save Snapchats on your iPhone.

If you already have a Paypal account that’s connected to either your bank account or debit/credit card, sending a friend or family member money couldn’t be easier with Paypal on iPhone. The best part is that Paypal doesn’t charge you anything to send money to friends and family, which means it’s perfect for splitting a bill, settling a bet, helping a friend, or whatever other reason you might need to send them money. Here’s how to send someone money via Paypal on iPhone.

Instagram is my favorite form of social media. We’ve been trying to convince our web editor, Sarah Kingsbury to get an account for months. And she finally did once I invited her to join, which was easy to do within the Instagram app since she’s also my Facebook friend. If you have friends on Facebook who don’t know the join Instagram, here’s how to invite them to give it a try.

Tagging someone on Instagram is pretty straightforward. If you’re viewing an Instagram photo you really like that you want to share with a friend, you can simply tag them in the comments and they'll receive a notification. But did you know you can also send an Instagram picture as a dm, or direct message? If you choose this option, it's more private because you don't have to mention them in the public comments. Let's learn how to direct message a picture on Instagram, or how to just tag someone on an Instagram photo without sending them a dm.

Unfollowing friends on Facebook is an easy way to stay friends with someone without seeing their posts. But maybe you want to reconnect with them now. You can easily choose to start following them on Facebook again, which will simply allow Facebook to show you their posts in your News feed. Here’s how to reconnect with people you unfollowed on Facebook.

Do you have friends who use Facebook to play games like Candy Crush? Do those friends send you constant game invites, never getting the hint that you don’t want to play? If your answer is no, consider yourself lucky. Most of us have logged on to see that all of our notifications were merely invitations to games we’ve never, ever been interested in playing. Luckily, Facebook allows you to turn off notifications for game invites and apps completely. Here’s how to never get a game invite on Facebook again. 

How to Delete Books from Kindle 

You can delete books from your Kindle device by visiting your Library, tapping and holding the book's cover, and selecting Remove from Device. In this article, we'll also cover how to delete books from your Kindle app. However, if you want to permanately delete a book from the Kindle Cloud and your Amazon Kindle Library, you'll need to get on a computer. 

1. On your computer, open Amazon.com in a web browser and log in to your account.
2. Hover your mouse over Account & Lists at the top. This will show a drop down menu.
3. From that menu, select Manage Your Content and Devices.
4. You may be prompted to re-enter your log-in information. 
5. You’ll see a list of all your books that are in the Cloud and/or on your devices. Find the book(s) you want to delete.
6. Click to check the box to the left of the title you want to remove.
7. Click Delete near the top.
8. Confirm, “Yes, delete permanently.”

Do you really want to borrow a Kindle book that a friend owns? Chances are, that friend can loan you her Kindle book for 14 days, so long as she hasn’t lent it to anyone previously. Welcome to the not-so-wide world of sharing Kindle books. There are a few points you should keep in mind before you loan Kindle books and a couple more if you’ll be borrowing a Kindle book. We’ll go over everything you need to know including how to share a Kindle book, how to borrow and return a Kindle book, and which Kindle books you can share and for how long. Let’s get to it: here’s how to share Kindle books with your friends and family.