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iOS tip: 4 handy iPhone Home button settings you need to try

iOS tip: 4 handy iPhone Home button settings you need to try

by ben patterson | Jan 12, 2018 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Ready to take charge of the Home button on your iPhone or iPad? Learn how to make it easier to double-click the iPhone Home button, change what happens when you hold the Home button, try some nifty triple-click tricks, and more. Note: The following tips don’t...
iOS tip: 6 iOS 11 tricks that even an older iPhone or iPad can do

iOS tip: 6 iOS 11 tricks that even an older iPhone or iPad can do

by ben patterson | Nov 2, 2017 | how-tos, phones, tablets

No “Live” photos, 3D Touch or Face ID? Me neither, and indeed, compared to the all-screen iPhone X or the lightning fast iPhone 8, my old iPhone 6 is looking decidedly long in the tooth. The good news, though, is that some of the best new features in iOS...
iOS tip: 7 ways to make the most of Safari for iPhone and iPad

iOS tip: 7 ways to make the most of Safari for iPhone and iPad

by ben patterson | Oct 26, 2017 | how-tos, phones, tablets

If you’ve ever grown weary of squinting at the tiny text on a web article, you’ll love a one-tap Safari feature that makes cluttered web pages easier on the eyes. Safari for iPhone and iPad also boasts tools that let you pin favorite websites to your home...
iOS tip: 4 ways to take charge of the new iOS 11 Control Center

iOS tip: 4 ways to take charge of the new iOS 11 Control Center

by ben patterson | Sep 28, 2017 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Ever wish you could pick which buttons and controls appear in the swipe-up control panel for iPhone and iPad—a.k.a. Control Center—that lets you quickly turn on Do Not Disturb mode, skip or pause your music, toggle Airplane mode on and off, and more? Now you can,...
iOS tip: 3 things to know about the new iPad dock in iOS 11

iOS tip: 3 things to know about the new iPad dock in iOS 11

by ben patterson | Sep 21, 2017 | how-tos, tablets

Anyone who goes ahead and updates their iPad to iOS 11 will notice a big change—a welcome one, if you ask me—to the app dock at the bottom of the home screen. No longer just a shaded area for your six favorite apps, the new iOS 11 iPad dock looks and acts a lot more...

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