Your iPhone's flashlight is one of its most simple, yet useful, features, and through the years it's gotten easier and more convenient to use. In current versions of iOS, you can simply ask Siri to turn your flashlight on and off for you.
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How to Allow Pop-ups on iPhone (2022)
By Rich Hall
Is the pop-up blocker for Safari stopping pop-ups you actually need? You may need to enable pop-ups in your iPhone settings. Conversely, if you've been having trouble with pop-ups on your iPhone whenever you try to browse online, you're probably hoping for a way to block pop-ups on Safari. Luckily, your iPhone does have a way to disable pop-ups in Safari so that you don't have to deal with these annoying interruptions anymore, and if that's what you're looking for, feel free to skip directly to our directions on how to block pop-ups in Safari.
How to Stop Roaming Charges on iPhone When Traveling in 2022
By Abbey Dufoe
Say you’re taking a trip abroad or somewhere else outside your carrier’s service area. You can turn on your phone and use Wi-Fi when you’re near a connection, but what about if you leave your hotel? There’s a simple way to avoid roaming charges when you’re traveling, and it lives in your iPhone settings (this tip also applies to cellular models of iPads). Here’s how to turn off cellular data to avoid roaming charges on your iPhone while traveling.
3 Best Garden Planner Apps
By Leanne Hays
Whether you enjoy growing flowers, herbs, fruit, vegetables, or all of the above, seed starting is an important skill to master. Growing plants from seed won’t save you money the first season. After all, you’ll need trays, lights, and even shelves if you’re starting more than a few flats. But in subsequent seasons, you’ll reap the financial rewards, germinating dozens of starts for the cost of a single seedling from a greenhouse. Growing seedlings at home also allows you to fill your garden with plant varieties not generally found on the market. You’ll have literally thousands of options readily available from seed catalogs. Here are three seed-starting apps that will help you through the intricate and rewarding process of germinating seeds and growing starts indoors or directly in the garden.
What Gas Stations Take Apple Pay? (2022)
By Kenya Smith
As more people are using contactless payment, many gas stations are including Apple Pay as a method of payment. Apple Pay is safer than credit cards, debit cards, and cash because your financial information isn’t shared with merchants. We've put together a list of gas stations that accept Apple Pay and whether they take Apple Pay at the pump, in-store, or in their app.
AirPods Mic Not Working? Try These 6 Tips (2022 Update)
By Elisabeth Garry
Microphone on AirPods not working? This can be very frustrating since so many of us use our AirPods to conduct business and talk with friends and family. However, there are many ways you can try to fix the problem before deciding the situation is hopeless. In this article, we'll go over how to fix AirPods' microphone.
Can Private Browsing on iPhone be Traced? (2022)
By Kenya Smith
When you use private browsing on the iPhone, Safari doesn't store private data such as your browsing history, search history, or autofill information. While private browsing is more private than normal browsing, you might be wondering if private browsing is truly private. We will explain what is private and what isn't when you use private browsing and show you how to use private browsing on iPhone effectively.
How to Make an iOS Shortcut to Turn Off Wi-Fi Automatically (2022)
By Erin MacPherson
Keeping your iPhone and iPad Wi-Fi-connected while at home reduces cellular data usage and ensures a fast internet connection. It's best to turn Wi-Fi off when you leave home, though, to avoid connecting to unsafe networks and to reduce the battery drain that happens when your iPhone searches for available Wi-Fi networks.
How to Print Pictures from iPhone (2022)
By Paula Bostrom
Digital photos have their benefits, but sometimes you just need a stack of photo prints to pass around, use for scrapbooking, or send to relatives. Fortunately there's no need to upload or send photos to your computer before printing. Read on to learn about printing photos from your iPhone.
How to Stop Emails from Going to Archive on iPhone (2022)
By Hallei Halter
Have you been swiping emails away and wondering, "Why are my emails going to archive on my iPhone?" Here's how to delete emails on your iPhone, by changing the default swipe action from archive to delete.
How to Save Voicemails on iPhone as Audio or Text (2022)
By Rhett Intriago
There are many reasons you might want to save a voicemail, such as preserving the words of a loved one or keeping a legal record of something someone said over the phone. You can save an iPhone voicemail as an audio clip or copy the transcript to save the voicemail text. Read on to learn how to save voicemails on your iPhone.
How to Blur a Picture or Part of a Picture on iPhone (2022)
By Rachel Needell
Ever had a weird person photo bomb your family pictures? Or has your nephew decided that wearing shirts with curse words is appropriate birthday-party attire? There may be many reasons why you might need to blur out part of a photo. We’ve already covered Portrait Mode as a useful feature for blurring out the background, but blurring part of an image is a different matter and may come in very handy in the future.
How to Change Keyboard on iPhone (2022)
By Abbey Dufoe
If you are bilingual, either between English and Spanish or between English and emoji, chances are you’ve had some experience with keyboards on your iPhone.
How to Delete or Add a People Album on iPhone (2022)
By Conner Carey
Starting with iOS 10, Apple added the album People to the Photos app on iPhone. In general, it’s a very handy feature for finding pictures of a particular person. If you often take group photos, the People album does the work of finding photos of the people in that group for you. But what if there’s a particular person whose People album you want to delete or one you'd like to add? You can do both. Here’s how to delete or add a People album in Photos on iPhone.
How to Put 2 Pictures Side-by-Side on iPhone (2022)
By Kenya Smith
Have you ever wondered how to place two photos side-by-side on your iPhone? Maybe you want to create a photo showing a comparison between your current self and yourself from 10 years ago or a before and after of a home renovation. While there's no feature in the Photos app that allows you to combine two photos into one, that doesn't mean you can't create a side-by-side photo on your iPhone. Here's how to do it.
How to Delete Videos from iPhone to Free Up Storage (2022)
By Rhett Intriago
Many streaming apps allow people to download movies and episodes of TV shows for offline viewing. This handy option allows you to binge-watch your favorite videos while conserving cellular data. However, once you’ve watched these videos you probably want to remove them so they don't take up unneeded space. We'll cover how to delete videos from your iPhone to free up storage space.
Why Does My iPhone Randomly Vibrate? (2022)
By Brian Peters
The iPhone's ability to vibrate is a useful feature to notify us of calls, messages, or other important events even when the device is silenced. If your iPhone is vibrating randomly, however, without any apparent message or email, this can be confusing and annoying. Here is what could be causing it and what to do about it.
How to Adjust iPhone Audio Settings with iPhone Equalizer
By Conner Carey
In Apple Music settings, you have the ability to adjust the way the music sounds, like how loud the bass is and more. You can also customize your Apple Music settings based on whether you're listening to pop, rock, or jazz. This feature is called the equalizer, or "EQ." The EQ can be adjusted to provide the best sound regardless of your surrounding environment.
How to See Only Unread Emails on iPhone's Mail App (2022)
By Conner Carey
These days, our mailboxes can quickly become overrun. One easy way you can organize your inbox in the Mail app is to see only unread emails. This way, you can see all your unread message in one place, allowing you to easily check what needs to be checked and delete the rest. Here’s how to see only unread emails in the Mail app.
How to Turn Off iCloud Syncing of Sensitive Notes on iPhone
By Conner Carey
If you’re concerned about Notes disappearing on your iPhone, creating all your Notes in your iCloud Notes folder is the best way to go. However, if you have a note with sensitive material that you want to keep super private, you can store those notes locally on your iPhone. We’ll go over how to do that. Here’s how to keep your sensitive notes out of the iCloud.