As with iPhones and iPads, most Android phones and tablets have a lock-screen shortcut for the camera, perfect for shutterbugs who want quick camera access from their locked handset. But what if you’re (say) browsing the Web on your device when that Kodak moment...
No, it’s not just you. Figuring out how to select pictures to share, organize or delete is tough enough in the revamped Photos app for iPhone and iPad, but selecting a whole batch of images at once is even trickier. Sure, you could tap the “Select...
Geraline writes: I read your “How to type with a swipe” article. I had an Android phone that came with Gesture Typing, but I’ve today been given another Android phone, and it doesn’t have that. I’ve downloaded third-party keyboards...
You can’t buy Kindle books from the Kindle reader app for iPhone or iPad, but there’s nothing stopping you from adding a shortcut for the Amazon Kindle store to the iOS home screen. The handy tip comes from here’s the thing readers Joshua and Candice, who point out...
Just the other day I’d dropped off some dry cleaning for my wife, and she was hoping to pick it up a day before her upcoming business trip. Not only did she need a reminder in her iPhone calendar to pick up her clothes, she also needed the receipt. My first...
Frustrated by the confusing Moments and Collections in the new Photos app for iOS? Forget ’em. Instead, let’s head back to a tried-and-true way to organize your snapshots: plain-old photo albums. Believe it or not, photo albums are still a thing in the iOS...
By default, your iPhone and iPad will never auto-trash any of the text messages, snapshots and video clips sitting in the Messages app. Now, that’s great if you want a record of every text message you ever sent or received from your friends and loved ones. But...
One of the more infuriating aspects of new, ultra-minimalist look of iOS is that all too often, the on-screen buttons are practically invisible. Take Apple’s redesigned Music app, for example. When you open it and tap the “My Music” tab, you’ll...
From the Apple Watch app to the new (and mostly useless) News app, your iPhone or iPad is getting more and more cluttered with Apple apps that you can’t delete, even if you want to. Why Apple insists on making you keep the Watch app on your device even if you...
Sure, it’s pretty convenient that you can swipe down on your locked iPhone’s screen to check out your notifications or swipe up to toggle Bluetooth on and off, but what if a perfect stranger managed to get their hands on your precious handset? If you’re at all worried...
