How-To

The iPhone makes it easy to automatically create time-lapse videos right in the Camera app without you having to do any video editing afterward. It’s as easy as pointing and clicking, like any other photo or video on the iPhone. However, you’ll want to get your time-lapse recording right the first time because it may not be possible to recreate the event, so it’s important to plan ahead. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to operate the Time Lapse feature of the iPhone and give you tips for making sure they’re awesome on the first try. 

Voice Memos is Apple's voice and audio memos app that enables you to keep voice recordings for later. While manually naming these memos is the most reliable way to know the content, this isn't always convenient or even possible when you are on the go. Automatically naming voice memos by location is an easy way to take you back to where you were when you had the thought — whether it was at work, home, or on vacation, you'll remember where you were and be able to search by where you were. And you can always rename the voice memo later when it's more convenient.

Prior to iOS 13.5, iPhones had the option to store a Medical ID, which could be viewed from the Lock screen by selecting it from the emergency call screen. On iOS 13.5 and later, you can conveniently automatically share your Medical ID information with emergency dispatchers. By immediately giving access to your medical conditions and blood type, among other information, dispatchers and first responders can waste less time gathering that data. They can then spend more time attending to your needs! Follow our guide to set up your iPhone to automatically send your Medical ID information during an emergency call.

Forget scrolling through your entire camera roll picture by picture to find vacation pictures or to create a compilation of your favorite people, and instead group them quickly and save them all at once into an album or memory for your enjoyment whenever you want to look. Here are the two quickest ways to organize photos on your iPhone. Since the Photos app isn't the most intuitive when it comes to sorting, you may be wondering about the best way to organize photos on the iPhone in a quick and easy way. While there are several different ways to do this, including downloading photo organization apps, there are easy and streamlined ways to sort your photos quickly and without complication in the iPhone Photos app. 

Apple CarPlay is the smarter and safer way to use your iPhone while driving. The Apple CarPlay apps available to you are designed to make changing songs, getting directions, and checking your schedule easy and safe. We’ll show you how to add and remove apps on CarPlay, and how to change their layout on your screen. You can also check out our suggestions for the best Apple CarPlay apps to try.

Have you ever set a work appointment in the Calendar app only to find that it's been scheduled in your family calendar rather than your work calendar? The problem is likely the result of having your family calendar rather than your work calendar set as the default calendar on your iPhone. The solution is to change the default calendar in the Calendar app to the one you use the most often. That way appointments will automatically be added to the right calendar. And on the less frequent occasions when you need to schedule an event in a different calendar, you can easily choose a different calendar when scheduling it. Here's how to set the default calendar on your iPhone to the calendar you use the most.

Many people have been struggling with the same issue when it comes to Group FaceTime on their iPhone: screen movement. While some do appreciate the current speaker on their call being featured larger than the others, moving screen videos can be jarring when someone new pops up suddenly just because they shifted and it was caught on their mic. Because of this, many people prefer for the members of their group chat on FaceTime to be equally sized throughout the whole call, regardless of who is speaking, and fortunately this can be done. Here's how to stop faces from moving during FaceTime.

Learn how to find blocked numbers on the iPhone and unblock someone on the iPhone. Unblocking a number on your iPhone couldn’t be easier, thanks to the forward thinkers at Apple who knew that the handy block feature should not be permanent. That’s because it’s easy to block someone accidentally or unknowingly. Maybe you were blocking robo-callers or spam texters and blocked a contact by mistake. Or maybe you intentionally blocked a friend or colleague and now you want to undo that. Or maybe you’re having trouble calling a contact, or vice versa, so you want to see the blocked numbers on your iPhone and check to see if that number is on it. Here’s how to do it.

Are app purchases shared in Family Sharing? Most of them are, including some paid and subscriptions apps, but other paid and subscription apps are only available to their individual purchasers. Family sharing is a great way to share apps on the iPhone or iPad, but you want to be able to monitor which ones are shareable to minimize extra purchases if something you have can already be shared, or to find new apps if the ones you currently have aren't available on Family Sharing. Luckily it's easy to do! 

When FaceTime keeps failing or doesn’t work as expected, it can be an especially frustrating experience that demands urgent fixing. After all, FaceTime is one of Apple’s most beloved marvels of modern technology, allowing users to make free video or audio calls to friends, loved ones, colleagues or anyone else using an iPhone, iPad or Mac. Here’s how to troubleshoot and fix it when FaceTime is not working.

Apple Cash, the Apple Pay peer-to-peer payment service similar to Venmo, is a quick and convenient way to send and receive money through your iPhone. A common question with this Apple Pay feature, though, is: "Can you transfer Apple Pay to the bank?" Yes! Not only is it possible, but it's easy and efficient. Without this capability, Apple Cash would be unable to reach its potential as a full-service payment platform, and limit users greatly in how they could use the money they receive. Let's look at how to transfer Apple Cash to the bank and get the most out of this service.

While family sharing can be a useful way to consolidate your family's tech, there can be many reasons why you might want to hide app or e-book purchases. Some apps have credit card information you might not want to give your kids access to, and other apps may have content suitable for some family members but not others. Whatever your reason is for wishing to hide certain app or book purchases from Family Sharing, it is possible to do. First, here's how to hide app purchases, followed by how to hide book purchases.

In this quick guide, we’ll first show you how to turn off the passcode on your iPhone. Next, we'll show you alternatives that protect your security while minimizing the hassle of constantly entering your passcode without having to turn your iPhone passcode off, such as enabling Face ID or changing your Auto-Lock settings. 

Many of us share our data with our family members via a Wi-Fi hotspot on a regular basis—perhaps a spouse needs to get some work done or your kids are trying to do homework. Whatever the reason, sharing password access can be arduous, and it's unnecessary if you have Family Sharing. This easy method lets you bypass passwords and allow the people you trust to connect effortlessly to your hotspot. Not every service provider offers hotspots; so before you set this up, check to make sure this is available with your plan. Let's take a look at how to turn off the password requirement for family members when sharing data through a WiFi hotspot.

With indentation as easy as it is on a computer, it can be frustrating to realize there's no tab key on iPad or iPhone keyboards. If you're like me and depend on your Notes app to organize your life, you'll want to know the formatting options available. Nested lists in the Notes app make navigation easier and gives the option to mark tasks as partially done, and indenting blocks of text can draw attention to quotes or important items. But without an obvious option on the keyboard, how does one indent text in the Notes app? It's easier than you think.

The Reminders app, Apple's free to-do list app, allows users to stay organized by creating to-do list on the iPhone. Reminders can also be edited to include subtasks, nested tasks that will help you break down jobs into smaller components. Learn how to use Reminders on the iPhone to add subtasks to your to-do lists, three different ways. 

When FaceTime originated, there was no way to turn off your phone’s screen and keep your call going. One tap of the power button was enough to end an entire conversation. Recent updates have changed this on all models, though, so don’t depend on your Side button to do the work for you anymore. Learn how to hang up on a FaceTime call and how to leave a group FaceTime call to avoid those embarrassing situations where you stay on the line well after the call has ended.

Did you know that your iPhone tracks everywhere you go? It does; and if there is a place you visit often enough, it marks it as a Significant Location (a feature formerly known as Frequent Locations). This tip will show you how to find your iPhone location history in your Location Services settings. And we'll also cover how to turn Significant Locations tracking off and how to clear your iPhone location history, in case looking at the list of all the places you frequently visit gives you the heebie-jeebies.