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iOS 7 tip: Got Gmail? How to replace the “Archive” button with “Trash”

iOS 7 tip: Got Gmail? How to replace the “Archive” button with “Trash”

by ben patterson | Nov 5, 2013 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Fritz writes: Hi, thank you for the tip (on how to delete an email in iOS 7). On my Gmail account, I’m only seeing the “More” and “Archive” prompts. I do not see a delete or “Trash” option. The closest thing is a junk mail...
iOS 7 tip: Keep text messages from appearing on the iPhone lock screen

iOS 7 tip: Keep text messages from appearing on the iPhone lock screen

by ben patterson | Oct 25, 2013 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Angela writes: How do you keep a text message from automatically popping up on the iPhone Lock Screen before you even have a chance to check the actual text message—so that if you are at a table with other people, they couldn’t just look over and see? Hi Angela!...
10 handy iOS 7 tips & tricks you need to know

10 handy iOS 7 tips & tricks you need to know

by ben patterson | Oct 21, 2013 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Just getting started with Apple’s radically reveamped iOS 7 update for iPhone and iPad? Get your bearings with these 10 tips and tricks, from blocking calls and closing apps to securing the new “lock” screen and monitoring your cellular data usage....
iOS 7 tip: How to access “list” view in the new Calendar app

iOS 7 tip: How to access “list” view in the new Calendar app

by ben patterson | Oct 16, 2013 | apps, how-tos, phones, tablets

Peter writes: I like the list view for my calendar. Have we lost this with iOS 7? Hi Peter! So, short answer: no, the old “list” view is still there in the new iOS 7 Calendar app, provided you know where to look. Indeed, the Calendar app got one of the...
iOS 7 tip: Send a stuck iMessage as a text message

iOS 7 tip: Send a stuck iMessage as a text message

by ben patterson | Oct 10, 2013 | how-tos, phones

Got an iMessage in your iPhone’s Message app that simply refuses to send? Join the club—it’s been happening to me, lately, too. So, what’s the deal? Well, your stuck iMessage (Apple’s free, Internet-friendly alternative to a traditional text...
iOS 7 tip: How to delete all the text messages in a conversation

iOS 7 tip: How to delete all the text messages in a conversation

by ben patterson | Oct 7, 2013 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Lew writes: In iOS 6 on iPhone you could clear all messages from a conversation. Can’t find a way of doing that short of deleting the person in the first screen of messaging. I like to keep my wife there since she is the one I need to text most often and...
iOS 7 tip: How to make on-screen text a bit more bold

iOS 7 tip: How to make on-screen text a bit more bold

by ben patterson | Oct 1, 2013 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Sue writes: I just enabled Find My Phone on my iPad mini, iOS 7, and the look became very different. I like it, but the text or printing is very pale. I’d like a way to make it more bold, but the brightness setting didn’t help. It just made the screen...
iOS 7 tip: The new way to forward text messages (reader mail)

iOS 7 tip: The new way to forward text messages (reader mail)

by ben patterson | Sep 30, 2013 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Nann writes: With the new iOS 7 for iPhones I am unable to forward texts. I was able to do this in the previous version of iOS. Do you have any tips for this? Maybe I am doing something wrong. Hi Nann! Nope, you’re not doing anything wrong; it’s just that...
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