So you want to become an iOS beta tester? Well you’ve come to the right place. Apple just made its iOS 11 public beta program available to all. You can also sign up to beta test MacOS High Sierra and tvOS. Last year, I was an iOS 10 beta tester and learned a lot about the pros and cons of signing up, which I’ll cover below. If you don’t want to wait until fall to for the iOS 11 download, Apple's public iOS beta program is the best way to get ahead of the curve. Of course, as with any beta program, it’s going to have flaws and bugs. But, when you sign up to participate in the Apple's beta program, you get to be one of the people that helps Apple find those bugs before the general public has to deal with them. Overall, I love being an iOS beta tester. Here’s how you can get iOS 11 early.

There are a million reasons you might want to take a screenshot on your iPhone. Sometimes I’ll take a screenshot of a recipe or a block of text I want to save. If you can’t figure out how to save a photo, taking a screenshot is another way to save it to your Photos app. Overall, it’s iPhone 101. Every iPhone user should know how to take a screenshot, so we’ll cover it below.

If you’ve never had your Facebook hacked into, consider yourself one of the lucky few. Nearly everyone I know has had their Facebook account hacked into at some point or another. While you can never be sure no one will ever manage to get in, there are important steps you can take to make your profile secure again. If your Facebook has been hacked, here’s what to do.

If you’re planning to do some Internet scouring but want to keep your history private, there’s an easy way to do that in Safari. Gone are the days of needing a separate browsing app for privacy. Since the introduction of iOS 8, Private browsing on iPhone or iPad has become easily accessible in Safari. Just be sure to turn Private browsing off if you want to leverage stored passwords or History. Private browsing on iPhone or iPad is turned off and on in the same place. If you leave Private browsing on, you'll need to remember to turn it off next time you open Safari. Here's how to browse privately in Safari on iPhone. 

There’s a setting called Show Subject Field on on iPhone that a lot of people are scratching their head over. Simply put, this setting allows you to add or remove the subject line in iMessages and text messages in general. Whether you’ve never used this feature but would like to add a subject line to your text messages or you have this feature and want to get rid of the subject line—we’ll cover both here. Here’s what the Show Subject Field setting means on iPhone and how to add or remove a subject line in Messages.

Airdrop on iPhone is one of the easiest ways to quickly share files, photos, and more between devices. You can Airdrop photos from your iPad to your friend’s iPhone or Airdrop photos from your iPhone to your Mac computer for an easy transfer. You can also Airdrop from iPhone to iPhone. As long as you have relatively recent devices running on an updated operating system, you’re probably already setup to use Airdrop. We’ll cover what Airdrop is below, as well as how to turn Airdrop on, how it works, and how to use Airdrop whether you’re on iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Once you know how to use Airdrop, you’ll never go back.

The most important thing to any Apple user (besides their iPhone of course!) is an Apple ID. It lets you access and store content in iCloud, make FaceTime calls, send iMessages, use Apple Pay, and purchase items from the App Store and iTunes Store. Considering your Apple ID holds the key to so much that you do on your iPhone, it is a real pain when the inevitable happens and you forget your Apple ID password. If you find yourself in this boat, no worries, just head to Appleid.apple.com to reset your Apple ID password. Our tip will walk you through the process.

iPhone users have a lot of questions about Facetime in regards to its data usage, with the first and most obvious one being, “does Facetime use data?” And if so, how much data does Facetime use? The great thing about Facetime is that it does not use your cellular plan minutes, which is perfect if you have an unlimited data plan. However, if you have limited data, you may want to turn cellular off for Facetime, which will make Facetime completely free (apart from Wi-Fi expenses). Don’t worry if that seems like a lot of information; we’ll break it down step-by-step. So does Facetime use data? It sure does; and here’s how much, plus how to disable Facetime from using your data.

The Apple Weather app on the iPhone automatically picks up your location and displays the current weather and temperature in your location. However, too many active location services can slow down internet speed and drain your battery. The following steps will allow you to set a default location in your iPhone weather app and turn off those pesky power eaters while still always knowing the current weather and temperature in your location. 

Previews of incoming text messages appear as banners or alerts on your home screen by default. This can be handy if you want to quickly decide if you want to reply to a message now or if you want to wait and reply later. But it can also be a pain if your mom, or your boss, catches sight of a message you'd rather they hadn't. And we all have that one friend or coworker who thinks nothing of grabbing your phone to check out the notifications on your home screen. Luckily, within your Settings app, there’s an easy way to disable text messages from being displayed on your Home screen while still receiving notifications. Here’s how to keep your messages private.

How to Turn on Do Not Disturb for Individual Contacts on iPhone

Have an individual contact that you want to put on silent for awhile? Maybe you’re on a date and don’t want to receive texts from that contact who likes to embarrass you in awkward situations. Or perhaps you’re in a meeting and don’t want to be disturbed by non-work related calls or texts while you’re at the office. Whatever the reason, you can turn on Do Not Disturb mode for individual contacts with iOS 10. This allows you to mute specific texts and calls that you don't want interrupting you. Here’s how to turn on Do Not Disturb for individual contacts on iPhone.

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If you have a limited data plan for your iPhone, it’s a good idea to keep an eye on where that data is going. If you find out that an app is sucking your data, you can turn off Cellular Data usage for it, which means you’ll only be able to access the app over Wi-Fi. If you have unlimited data, it’s not a big deal. But if you’re trying to stay within a certain amount of gigabytes each month, this tip will make it easy. Here’s how to check what apps are using the most data on your iPhone.

On iPhone, you can easily save images you’ve received from email or messages. Whether you receive a message from a friend with pictures of your road trip or an email from family with photos of the grandkids, you can save those images to your iPhone with a couple of taps. Saving images on iPhone from email or messages is roughly the same process, but with email you can also copy and paste the image from one email into a new email. We'll cover both methods, plus some quick ways to transfer those images from your iPhone to your desktop. Here’s how to save images from email and messages on iPhone.

The iPhone uses a lot of status icons in order to show information in a very small space on screen. From the commonly known Wi-Fi signal icon to the not-so-well-known orientation lock icon, there are quite a few you’ll see on your iPhone at one point or another. It’s good to know what these mean so you can utilize their features or make sure at glance that they’re turned on or off. Here’s your guide to the most common iPhone status icons.

Reader mode in Safari on iPhone allows you to read a webpage without any distractions. When you turn on Reader mode, only the text and photos are left. This makes it easy to focus on reading the article you’re looking at; I’ve also found that Reader mode makes the text easier on the eyes. Here’s how to use Reader mode in Safari on iPhone.

You know when you're entering a long number in your iPhone's Calculator app and you mistype a digit or two? You don't actually have to hit clear and start over. While there isn’t a backspace button visible, this hidden trick will do the same thing. Here’s how to delete digits in the calculator app.

You can ask Siri all kinds of fun things thanks to its connection with the WolframAlpha database. One of the fun questions to ask Siri is what flights are overhead, the answer to which might surprise you. Sitting in my friend’s apartment in Boulder, CO, there are five planes over my head within a 50-foot slant all at different altitudes. There’s not much you can do with the knowledge of what planes are flying overhead, but it’s a lot of fun. We’ll cover how to ask Siri what airplanes are above you along with a few other fun or helpful things you can ask Siri. Here’s “what flights are overhead” and other things to ask Siri.