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...
Merwin writes: My wife has a Kindle. I have the Kindle app on my iPad 2. Can we share purchased books between the two devices? How? Hi Merwin! Great question. The answer: Sure—but depending on the scenario, it could be a bit complicated. Now, I have a few of questions...
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...
Barbara writes: How do I get my iPhone to “text” rather than “iMessage?” The phone seems to have automatically started “messaging” to other iPhones when I try to text, but the delivery of iMessages has not been nearly as reliable as...
So, did you just delete an app from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch that you wish you hadn’t? Don’t panic. Thanks to iCloud and iOS 7, you can get that missing app—or purchased song, TV episode or movie—back in just a few clicks, for free. Related: Hide unwanted apps...
Having a hard time reading the tiny type on your iPad or iPhone screen? Believe me, you’re not the only one. Indeed, after a long day of iPhone swiping, my aching eyes feel like they might get stuck in a perpetual squint. Related: How to zoom the entire display...
Your iPhone and/or iPad has several different ways of notifying you about a new text message, calendar event, a friend’s Facebook update … well, the list goes on. Sometimes, you’ll get a little iPhone alert and a banner appears briefly at the top of...
So, you know all the pictures and video clips sitting in the various text-message threads on your iPhone and/or iPad? Well, for one thing, they’re probably (and quietly) gobbling up a lot of precious storage space. And here’s another thing: The snapshots...
