Wish there were a faster way to switch your Android phone to “airplane mode,” toggle Bluetooth on and off, crank up your screen brightness, or tweak your Wi-Fi settings? Well, you could always pin a shortcut to the main Settings app for Android to your...
It’s a well-known—and highly annoying—fact that you can’t buy Kindle books directly from the iOS Kindle app. Sure, there is a way to buy Kindle books on an iPhone or iPad by navigating to the Kindle store from the Safari web browser, but it’s a...
Wish you could snap an iPhone or iPad photo by squeezing an actual button? Want to take a “burst” of pictures rather than just one? Or maybe you’d rather pick the focal point of your snapshot rather than letting your iPhone do it for you? Read on for...
So, the battery in my Android phone was sitting at a decent 59-percent capacity, but it was draining at a steady clip; indeed, I had less than 12 hours left before it went kaput. In a few taps, though, I learned that I could squeeze another two hours of life out of...
OK, I admit it: I used to roll my eyes whenever the subject of Siri came up. Sure, it’s neat that Siri can answer questions like “Do I need an umbrella today?” and “Who was Benjamin Franklin?”, but that gets old pretty fast. And no way am...
Maria writes: Ben, love your site! I have a question. How do you color-code events in iOS 7.1 Calendar on my iPhone? You had mentioned you can color-code events but there weren’t any links for additional information. Hi Maria! Great question, and sorry for not...
Roger writes: My dad just got an Android phone, and is wondering whether he should install antivirus software. Is this something you’d recommend? Hi Roger! So, there’s little doubt that more and more security threats—particularly innocuous-looking apps...
Ever see those nifty-looking photo collages that all the cool kids are posting on Facebook and Instagram? They’re actually pretty easy to create, and you can make them directly on your iPhone or iPad. Plenty of photo collage apps are available in the App Store,...
Got a web site you love that doesn’t have its own fancy iOS app? No problem. You can add any site you like to your iPhone’s (or iPad’s) home screen in only a few steps. Once you’re done, your favorite site will have a home-screen icon that...
When you first got your iPad, it probably came with four apps sitting in a tray at the bottom of the home screen: Messages, Safari, Mail, and Music. But here’s the thing: Not only can you swap in new apps to replace any or all of your existing “favorite” apps, you can...
