By Conner Carey
Why is your iPhone battery draining so fast all of a sudden? Does the iOS 16 update drain your battery life? If your iPhone loses battery faster than you'd like it to or faster than you think is normal, we can help. We'll answer common iPhone battery drain questions, and walk you through some simple solutions to stop your iPhone battery from dying fast.
By Rhett Intriago
If sports are your life, this feature added to iOS 16.5 is going to make getting the latest updates much easier. The News app now has a dedicated tab for Sports so you can see up-to-date news and scores for your favorite sports and teams.
By Erin MacPherson
Are you finding that newly downloaded apps are no longer appearing on your Home Screen? A setting may have been changed accidentally, or with an update. If an app isn't showing up, here’s why you might be missing apps and how you can fix it.
By Rhett Intriago
Almost every major version of iOS comes with new emojis, and iOS 16 is no exception. Your iPhone now comes with 21 new emojis (31 if you factor in skin tone variations). Now you can express yourself in a variety of new ways.
By Conner Carey
Did you know Siri keeps a record of your recent commands and requests? Once you learn how to check your Siri history, you don’t have to keep asking Siri over and over again if you’ve asked once. Just use this hidden trick to view your most recent Siri conversation history.
By Sarah Kingsbury
If you have a limited data plan or a data cap for your iPhone, it’s a good idea to keep an eye on where your cellular data is going. But how do you see which apps are using the most data on iPhone? If you can find out which apps are sucking your data, you can turn off Cellular Data usage for them, which means you’ll only be able to access the apps over Wi-Fi. If you’re trying to stay within a certain amount of gigabytes each month, this data-saving tip will make it easy!
By Olena Kagui
If you like to use your Apple Watch for health tracking purposes, you should set up sleep tracking. We'll show you how to use the Apple Watch Sleep feature and analyze your sleep graph to create a healthy bedtime routine. We'll also give you a breakdown of various sleep cycle apps, plus my personal pick for the best sleep app for your Apple Watch.
By Leanne Hays
After you've downloaded the latest version of iOS to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, you'll need to make sure that your HomePod has updated to the new operating system as well. The HomePod automatically updates software, but sometimes there's a bit of lag time. Let's get started learning how to check if your HomePod has completed the download, and how to update the HomePod's software if an automatic update hasn't occurred.
By Ashleigh Page
Want to remove your AirPods from your ears without the audio pausing or the device disconnecting? A simple settings toggle makes it all possible! Dancing through your kitchen, you quickly remove an AirPod as your housemate walks by saying something. Realizing the audio has now paused, you remove the other AirPod only to find your device has now disconnected.
By Abbey Dufoe
Want to learn how to lock apps on an iPhone or iPad with a fingerprint? Here's how to lock apps on an iPhone or iPad by enabling Touch ID. We’ll go over how to set up Touch ID apps below.
By Leanne Hays
By Kenya Smith
Apple Music is not just for listening to music anymore, thanks to a new feature called Apple Music Sing. This fun feature allows you to sing along to your favorite songs, whether you’re alone or with friends and family. We’ll show you how to use this cool Apple Music feature.
By Rachel Needell
Do you frequently find yourself asking, "who called me from this phone number?" While so many of these unknown numbers are spam calls from bots, I'm sure we've all wanted to know how to find out the identity of an unknown caller number on our iPhones. There are a few different ways you can see a No Caller ID number, and I'll walk you through them so you can identify unknown callers in the future to protect your sanity and your safety.
Getting iMessage on a PC is a tall order. Apple is famous for its closed-system standard, and apps like Messages are no exception. If you have a PC running Windows and you want to use iMessage on your PC, I’ve got both good and bad news. First, it is possible to get iMessage on PC. But the best option for getting iMessage on PC requires a remote desktop, which means you need a Mac for it to work. We will go over how to do this, and it will allow you to have iMessage on your PC running Windows. However, I would imagine most people looking to do this don’t have a Mac, which is where the not-so-great news comes in. Overall, Apple is not making it easy for users to have iMessage on a PC. I’ll go over other options I've seen bloggers promote, but I don’t recommend doing them. If you don’t have a Mac and you want to use iMessage on PC, I highly recommend using a different messaging service. Whatsapp, for example, allows you to use its messaging platform across all devices. But if you’re insistent upon using iMessage on your PC running Windows, let’s go over your options and the only method I do recommend. Here’s how to get iMessage on a PC, and the methods I don't reccomend that are potentially harmful to your devices.
By Leanne Hays
Learning how to reverse image search on your browser of choice isn’t just useful for content creators. A quick reverse image search can also help protect you from cybercrime, because it can reveal if an online profile is legit or if it belongs to a scammer. I’ll teach you how to use your iPhone to check where an image came from, what the licensing agreement is, and detect anything phishy (pun intended).
By Belinda Sanmiguel
Do you love taking photos? Whether you're a casual photography fan or a professional content creator, you likely want consistency in your photo editing. Instead of making the same changes to each of your images, now you can make the changes to one image, then copy those edits to another image. Let's cover how to copy photo edits on iPhone Photos.
By Rachel Needell
A few years ago, Apple made the decision to remove the ability to see the battery percentage in the battery icon on the iPhone. This decision was widely contested, and as of iOS 16, Apple has returned this extremely useful feature to iPhone users. While the battery display is not exactly the same as it used to be, it's pretty comparable and the best part is that it is so much easier to view your iPhone's percentage of battery at a quick glance.
By Olena Kagui
CarPlay is used to integrate your iPhone with your car, allowing you to navigate using Apple Maps and see your favorite apps on your car's display. Teslas are smart cars, so they have their own built-in touchscreen display with a selection of compatible apps, and CarPlay is unfortunately not included. I'll cover several Tesla CarPlay solutions, including getting a CarPlay adapter.
How do you know if someone blocked your number? While you can't know for certain without asking the person, there are some telltale signs that will certainly help. We'll cover a few ways to tell if someone blocked your number, plus some specific tips for how to know if someone blocked you on iMessage. Let's dive in!
