By Emma Chase
Ever spotted an extra charge from the App Store on your credit card statement and wondered where it came from? It's become more common for apps to have in-app purchases, even if the app itself is free. Here's how to turn off in-app purchases on your iPhone or iPad.
Sharing pictures from your iPhone can be fun, but did you know that there’s photo metadata attached that includes the location where you took the photo? Luckily, you can quickly remove metadata from photos to make sure that you are only sharing the image while keeping the location private.
By Rhett Intriago
Apple Maps has long since proven itself as a reliable navigation app on par with competitors like Google Maps and Waze. Apple Maps offline is one of the most convenient features; here's how to use Apple Maps' offline maps.
By Jim Karpen
I have a lot of apps on both my iPhone and my iPad, and I can sometimes forget where I've stored them all. There's a much faster way to launch apps: simply ask Siri. Not only can you use Siri to launch and use apps, but Siri can also help you find and download apps of interest. Here's how to launch and control apps with Siri!
By Rhett Intriago
Enabling two-factor authentication is a great way to secure any account, but Apple takes things a step further with physical security keys. These fancy gadgets serve as an extra barrier to safeguarding your Apple Account from security breaches.
By Belinda Sanmiguel
It can be difficult to keep up with appointments, tasks, and activities, especially if you're coordinating with family members. Here's how to create a family calendar on an iPhone or iPad, how to share an iPhone calendar with family, and how to add an event to an Apple family calendar, so you can keep your schedule organized and up to date!
Apple's Photos app includes a People & Pets album that makes it easy to find every picture of the same person or furbaby, organized into separate sub-albums. Here's how to tag iPhone photos to add a friend, animal, or family member to the People album if the Photos app hasn't already included them automatically.
By Erin MacPherson
Sure, you can adjust the text size for your entire iPhone, but what if it's just one or two apps that are hard to read? You can decrease or increase text size for one app or several instead of changing font size across all apps! Here's how to adjust font size in iPhone apps, just one, or as many as you need!
What better way to ring in the New Year or celebrate a holiday than by sending fireworks on your iPhone? With the Messages app, you can send iMessage effects along with your text. These iPhone texting effects include balloons, confetti, and fireworks. Below, we'll cover how to send fireworks on iPhone.
By Erin MacPherson
iPhone photo filters refer to two things: a way to edit and add effects to photos, and a way to sort your photo Library — this article is about the latter. We’ll teach you how to do an image search on iPhone using filters such as edited, favorites, not in album, and screenshots.
When you make a photo album on your iPhone, the Photos app automatically sorts that picture album in the Albums tab in order of when the album was created. You can rearrange albums on iPhone two different ways. Read on to learn how to organize photos by rearranging how your albums appear in the Photos app.
By Conner Carey
Can you have two organizers in an Apple Family Sharing group? No, but the family organizer of each group can change the role of a second parent or guardian to control kids' Apple purchases. Here's how to set up Family Sharing to allow another adult Family Group member to block or approve Ask to Buy requests in Family Sharing on an iPhone or iPad.
By Kenya Smith
Have you ever wondered how to make a side-by-side photo on an iPhone or iPad without a third-party app? The easiest way to put two pictures side by side on your iPhone is by creating a shortcut in the Shortcuts app. Then, you can select the images you want to combine. Let's go over how to do side by side photos on an iPhone.
By Olena Kagui
Have you ever been sure you just received a text, only to find that it was the person next to you? Having the same ringtone and text tone as your friends can get frustrating. A great way to distinguish your iPhone is to change your text message ringtone. We will teach you how to do that and set different text tones for your favorite contacts.
By Conner Carey
Do voicemails take up storage on your iPhone? Yes, so if you're looking to clear up storage, delete old voicemails! If you clear all voicemail but notice no change in your storage space, it's because there's a hidden folder for deleted voicemails on your iPhone. Here's how to clear voicemail on your iPhone.
Focus lets you customize many different modes to determine when you get notifications and from whom. But what happens when Focus mode doesn't work as intended: letting notifications through, not sending notifications you wanted, not showing notifications when your phone is unlocked? Let's go over what you can do about these common Focus mode issues.
By Olena Kagui
Why is your camera shaking? If your iPhone camera is shaking, your camera settings may need to be changed, you may need an iOS update, or you might need to try a few other ways to fix the problem. Here's how to fix a shaky iPhone camera.
By Rachel Needell
If you've received a call from an unknown number or a number that displays as No Caller ID, be careful. Telemarketers and scammers often intentionally hide their numbers or even display fake numbers to hide their identities. We'll show you how to unmask No Caller ID on your iPhone by using *69 or third-party apps to track unknown callers. Once you have this information, you can report the unknown caller and adjust your settings to silence or block the unknown number.
By Hal Goldstein
My wife kept telling me to turn the TV down. My friends were tiring of having to repeat themselves. I strained to hear during meetings. So, five years ago, I succumbed and went to a hearing specialist. A 15-minute test revealed I had mild to moderate hearing loss. Thousands of dollars bought me state-of-the-art hearing aids that connected to my iPhone via Bluetooth and an app. The hearing aids proved inefficient and clumsy enough that I only wore them when I really needed them.
By Linda Ruth
A friend of my daughter, after a difficult breakup, asked ChatGPT to diagnose her attachment style. The app reassured her and identified her reactions as a normal response to a challenging situation. I was intrigued. I’d test driven ChatGPT in a few different situations already, from planning a Costa Rican vacation to developing a rehab plan for a health issue. What if I were to try using ChatGPT as a therapist?
