How to Use Volume Buttons to Take a Picture on an iPhone
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By Hallei Halter
By Leanne Hays
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.
By Leanne Hays
By Erin MacPherson
Have you ever received a call or a text, and your phone identified the contact as "Maybe: [Name]"? Your first impression is that it might be creepy or that your phone has been compromised. You don't have to worry about that—it has nothing to do with iPhone security. Here's what it means if iMessage says maybe then a name, and how to turn off maybe contacts on an iPhone.
By Olena Kagui
Apple made a surprising announcement on February 19th, 2025: a brand-new budget iPhone is out, and it’s not your typical SE. The new iPhone 16e is the budget version of the iPhone 16 lineup, but it comes with a few surprises, like Apple Intelligence compatibility and a 48MP back camera. Should you consider buying the iPhone 16e? We’ll give you the pros and cons.
By Ashleigh Page
These days, learning how to type faster and more accurately is really about learning to how to type smarter. We'll show you how to make use of simple iPhone keyboard settings and shortcuts to write the text you want to send with fewer taps on your keyboard. Let's get started!
By Violet Cooper
You can easily forward texts from the Messages app, including photos. Here’s how to forward a text message on iPhone.
By Leanne Hays
Are you looking for the best plant identification app for your iPhone? With iOS 18.3, you don't need one! You can use Apple's new Visual Intelligence feature to identify plants and animals, instead.
By Rhett Intriago
Your iPhone can serve ads that are customized to your tastes, location, and other information that is personal to you. If you don’t want to see ads like that, you can easily turn off personalized ads.
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.
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!
By Rhett Intriago
When snapping selfies, your iPhone will automatically flip the shot horizontally after you’ve taken it so that everything is facing the correct way. However, if you want your images to appear mirrored, you can enable an option to prevent your photos from being flipped after you take them.
By Olena Kagui
Sometimes the key to getting the best photo is turning off the iPhone camera flash. Most iPhone users have their flash set to auto mode in the Camera app, which can ruin low-light photographs. I’ll teach you how to turn off the flash on iPhones 16 Pro Max and older models.
The best Apple Intelligence iPhone 16 feature is for sure Visual Intelligence! Often compared to Google Lens, iPhone’s version lets you take an image and search for it on Google. It is also possible to ask ChatGPT about the image, use it to summarize or read aloud photographed text, and more. We’ll teach you how to use Apple Visual Intelligence.
By Olena Kagui
By Sarah Kingsbury
I use advanced functions on my calculator fairly regularly, so it's great not to need a scientific calculator app on my iPhone. I can use the scientific calculator on my iPhone calculator instead! Here's how to use your iPhone calculator as a scientific calculator.
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
Have you ever been in a group setting and want to let someone else take the DJ reins? You can easily let other people control your HomePod audio through settings in your Home app. Here's how to choose who can take over the playlist on your HomePod.
By Olena Kagui
Did you know that you can send iMessage drawings to add a more personal touch to your text? Handwritten iPhone Messages can be sent via the Messages app to other Apple users. I’ll teach you how to draw on iPhones 16 and earlier models to share personalized messages with your loved ones.
By Erin MacPherson
Apps that you install on your phone can sometimes track your web and app activity outside of those particular apps—even when you’re not using them. This activity data is often sold to third parties to help them make advertising decisions. However, they can’t track your data on the iPhone without your permission, but sometimes it’s easier to just stop apps from asking in the first place. We'll show you how to turn off app tracking on iPhone.
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