After you paste a photo into an email message on your iPhone, a pop-up will ask you whether you want to send a small, medium, large, or even the original size of the image—a choice that means the difference between sending a svelte 50-ish KB photo or a giant, two-plus...
Ever tried typing on your iPad’s keyboard with your thumbs while holding the iPad in your hands? Talk about awkward. Well, there’s an easy way to make the iPad’s keyboard a lot more thumb-friendly: by splitting it in two. A simple gesture is all it takes, provided...
Wondering where Amazon hid the Kindle store on its Kindle app for the iPhone and iPad? Nope, you’re not missing anything—it simply isn’t there. The good news, though, is that you still can buy Kindle books directly on your iOS device. Read on to learn how to buy...
The unfailingly polite Siri will, by default, address you with whatever first name you entered on your contact card. But in addition to being polite, Siri is also obedient—and that means she’ll call you anything you want. All you have to do is ask. Related: 5...
(Updated on 11-16-2017) Robyn writes: Is it possible to put some email folders on the iPad so that I can keep the same subjects in the same place, e.g. boating club emails, news clips, etc.? Thanks. Hi Robyn! Yep, you can indeed create new mail folders—or mailboxes...
Dick writes: Am I the only one whose past calendar entries have been wiped clear from their iPhone? Is it the fault of the much-touted iCloud? So much for trying to use it as a sort of diary of events. Hi Dick! Nope, you’re not the only one with an iPhone that seems...
Peter writes: When using Calendar in iOS 8, is there a way of setting repeat for a specific day of the week, or month, or year? Like: the first Thursday of each month, or the third Wednesday? Hi Peter! So, I was all set to explain that creating recurring Calendar...
Sure, you can zoom your iPhone or iPad’s entire display with your fingertips, switch the screen to “low light” or even a grayscale mode, and more—but you’ll have to dig deep into iOS’s display settings to do so. As I recently discovered,...
