Birthdays are a great thing to celebrate with those you care about. If you have someone's birthday saved with their contact information, the Calendar app will automatically create an all-day event for that date. However, with iOS 11, Facebook events seem to have dissapeared from Calendar along with Facebook birthdays. For some this will be welcome, since it means seeing generally less birthdays. But if you want to hide birthdays altogether, it's a a simple process. Here’s how to hide birthdays in the Calendar app on iPhone.
How-To
How to Stop All of Your Devices Ringing When You Get a Call
By Conner Carey
A handy feature called Continuity & Handoff makes it possible for you to answer phone calls from your Mac or iPad when they are all connected through iCloud. However, if you want to learn how to stop your iPad from ringing or how to turn off the ringer on your Mac, there is a quick way to easily disable your other devices from ringing. Here’s how to turn off phone calls on iPad and Mac.
How to Download & Install the New iOS Update (iOS 17)
By Conner Carey
Enjoy the new iOS update: iOS 17! Here's how to download and install iOS 17 to enjoy all the new features on your iPhone.
How to Use iPhone's Auto-Answer Calls Setting in iOS 16
By Conner Carey
Did you know that the iPhone allows your phone to answer calls automatically after a certain number of rings? This is great for when you're using a headset, or you're making dinner but also expecting an important phone call. It's also a great accessibility feature for those who might find swiping to answer calls difficult to do.
Apple Watch Emergency SOS: How to Set Up, Use & Turn It Off
By Conner Carey
What is emergency SOS on your Apple Watch? It is a quick way to alert authorities in case of an emergency. It can even be set up automatically to go off if you have experienced a fall. If you set up your Medical ID, it can also help alert your emergency contact. learn how to use it to add an extra layer of safety to your Apple Watch!
One of the big safety features of iOS 11 is the new Do Not Disturb While Driving feature. When it’s on and set up, your iPhone won’t receive notifications while you’re driving unless you let it know you aren’t the person driving. It will also send automatic text replies to those who try to reach you to let them know that you’re driving and not available. And if it’s an urgent message, the person can reply "Urgent" and the text will go through. It’s a great feature for those who get distracted by their phone when driving. Here’s how to turn on Do Not Disturb While Driving with iOS 11 on the iPhone.
How to Unfollow Artists in Apple Music on iPhone
By Jim Karpen
Apple Music's social networking feature lets you follow your favorite musicians. They share things such as behind-the-scenes photos, lyrics they're working on, a new video, and whatever else interests them. When you add songs to your music library, by default the artists are automatically added to your Connect Posts. But you may not want to follow some of these artists. In my case, for example, I added Beethoven, but it seems unlikely he'll be sharing anything. You can change the default so that artists aren't automatically added. Or you can unfollow selected artists that were added by default. Here’s how to unfollow artists in Apple Music on iPhone.
How to Make a GIF or Video from a Live Photo on iPhone
By Conner Carey
Did you know that you could turn Live Photos into videos, animations, and GIFs? We’ll teach you how to use the Photos app and the Shortcuts app to transform your Live Photos into new and exciting content.
For new Apple Music users, Apple offers a three-month trial. When those three months are up, you can choose to cancel your subscription if you’ve decided it’s not for you. But Apple will automatically begin to charge your account if you haven’t turned off auto renew. On the other hand, let’s say you’ve been using Apple Music for a while but want to cancel. You can use this tip to make sure your account isn’t automatically renewed for another month of Apple Music. Here’s how to turn off Apple Music auto renew on the iPhone.
How to Change Your Apple ID Password on iPhone
By Rachel Needell
Your Apple ID password is what you use to access iTunes, share photos via iCloud, and utilize iMessage. But changing your Apple ID password on your iPhone only requires a few easy steps. Whether you've forgotten your Apple ID password or want to reset your Apple password for security purposes, knowing how to manage your Apple ID will save you from any potential tech snafus down the road.
How to Back Up Your iPhone to iCloud
By Jim Karpen
You need a recent iCloud backup before you switch to a new iPhone, update to iOS 17, or restore your iPhone or iPad should something happen to it. Here's how to back up your iPhone to iCloud manually or set automatic iCloud backups to make things easier.
How to Download All Songs on Apple Music to iPhone (iOS 16)
By Conner Carey
To download Apple Music tracks to your iPhone for offline listening, just tap the cloud icon next to a song and it will download. However, if you've recently wiped your iPhone or gotten a new one, and you want to download all your music, we'll show you an excellent trick for how downloading all your songs on Apple Music at once.
How to Organize Podcasts on the iPhone into Stations
By Paula Bostrom
This article will tell you how to arrange podcasts on your iPhone to your satisfaction. The more subscriptions I have on my Podcast app, the less organized they are. I have a variety of Podcasts on my iPhone, but I don’t want to be listen to meditation Podcasts while I’m driving down the road. Here’s how to organize podcasts into stations on iPhone.
How to Sync Fitbit to iPhone’s Apple Health App
By Becca Ludlum
Can you connect Fitbit to Apple Health? Yes! Syncing your Fitbit and other third-party wearable trackers to Apple's Health app makes it easy to keep all of your comprehensive health information in one place on your iPhone. We’ll walk you through doing a quick and easy Fitbit sync.