How to Add Tickets to Apple Wallet
By Leanne Hays
Did you know you can add tickets to the Apple Wallet app? Your iPhone's digital wallet can hold movie and event tickets, boarding passes, coupons, rewards cards, and more.
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How to Make Calls on Your Apple Watch
By Olena Kagui
Apple Watch calls are great because you don't need your iPhone, and it leaves your hands free so you can multitask. I will teach you how to make a phone call and accept one, along with other tips to make the most of Apple Watch phone calls. Plus, I'll explain how to turn off phone calls on Apple Watch if you need some peace and quiet.
Create a Keyboard Shortcut for Emojis
By Sarah Kingsbury
Previously, we covered creating keyboard shortcuts to help you quickly type commonly used phrases. Did you know you can also create shortcuts for emoji characters (those cute emoticons that go way beyond your average smiley face)? This is handy if you use a lot of emoji characters and don't want to switch back and forth between keyboards all the time.
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 Retrieve Deleted Contacts on iPhone—the Easy Way!
By Ashleigh Page
iCloud data recovery features have significantly improved, so if your iPhone contacts disappeared or were deleted, it's pretty easy to get them back. While you used to have to delete and restore your iPhone data to recover contacts, you can now quickly recover deleted contacts with a few quick steps. If you don't have your contacts synced to iCloud, you can also restore them from an email account or Mac backup. We'll walk through how to recover contacts on your iPhone, even without a computer.
How to Find Apple Music History on iPhone & Mac
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
If you're listening to a playlist curated by someone else, you might want to go back and see what a previous song was called or who the artist was. Luckily, it's very easy to see your Apple Music history! Here's how to view your Apple Music history on your iPhone and Mac.
How to Use Volume Buttons to Take a Picture on an iPhone
By Hallei Halter
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 Customize Your iPhone Dock
By Erin MacPherson
The iPhone Dock lets you access your most frequently used apps from any of your Home screens. The default iPhone Dock apps are the Phone, Safari, Messages, and Music apps. I’ll teach you how to add and remove apps, rearrange apps in your Dock, and organize those apps into folders.
How to Forward a Text on iPhone
By Violet Cooper
You can easily forward texts from the Messages app, including photos. Here’s how to forward a text message on 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 Shoot an Overhead Picture with Your iPhone Camera
By Leanne Hays
Some of my favorite features of the iPhone are the Camera and the Photos app, and there's always something new to discover. I love learning iPhone photo hacks so I can fully utilize my phone to take great pictures! Here's a tip that I want to pass on to you: how to take an overhead shot on your iPhone. Let's get started!
Turn Off Link Thumbnails in Messages on iPhone
By Rhett Intriago
Link previews in Messages are thumbnails that show a site's chosen banner in a text message, along with the link. This can be useful for identifying what the link contains before you open it. However, it can also be a bit of an annoyance if you prefer to keep your messages less cluttered. So how do you send a link on the iPhone without a preview? Let's find out how to hide a link preview in iMessage.
How to Stop Tracking on iPhone
By August Garry
Apple's App Tracking Transparency feature allows you to opt out of allowing apps to track your activity across other apps and websites. In this guide we'll show you what to do to opt out of tracking, even if you're not yet getting these App Tracking Transparency notifications.
Everything to Know About RCS Messages on iPhone
By Rhett Intriago
RCS messaging is a communication standard that is used for sending text messages. Android devices have been using RCS messaging for years, while the iPhone was forced to use SMS messaging. With iOS 18, Apple has brought RCS messaging to the iPhone. Let’s go over what you need to know about RCS messaging!
3 Ways to Fix Apple Watch Not Receiving Texts
By Olena Kagui
Is your Apple Watch not showing text messages? Sometimes, there may be an issue preventing you from being able to send, receive, and read text messages. Connectivity issues, software bugs, and a syncing error between your Apple Watch and iPhone can all be culprits, but they are easy to troubleshoot. If your Apple Watch is not receiving texts, we can help!
Quickly Reply to Specific Text Messages
By Rhett Intriago
Texting is a breeze on iOS, thanks to the the quick reply feature in iMessage. If you’re wondering how to reply to a message on iPhone as quickly as possible, this shortcut is sure to come in handy.
How to Remove iMessage Apps from the App Bar
By Leanne Hays
Lately, I've noticed that the app menu at the bottom of my messages is getting cluttered with icons that I never added. I was glad to learn that you can remove iMessage apps from the app bar to make it less cluttered. Let's get started learning how to delete iMessage apps from Messages on your iPhone, or add them back.
How to Tag Contacts in a Group Chat on Your iPhone
By Leanne Hays
Sometimes, you want to make sure a particular person or people within a group chat sees your message to the group. Apple has the ability to tag contacts in a group text, so you can make sure someone gets notified whenever you mention them in the chat. Let's get started learning how to tag a contact in a group chat, including a few important details to keep in mind.
How to Send GIFs on iPhone
By Conner Carey
GIFs are basically small, moving or animated pictures that you can use and send in a variety of ways. In this tip, we'll go over how to search for and send a Messages GIF. You won't need a GIF app or anything extra, and it's fun and easy. Let's get started!
