The much-maligned “Newsstand”—you know, the home for various magazines and newspapers sold through Apple’s App Store—is a bit like a party crasher who plunks down on your sofa and refuses to budge. Debuting on the home screens of iPhone and iPad more...
[Updated 3/8/2018] I’m sure you already know all about pinching and swiping on your iPad, but have you tried a four-finger swipe yet—or a five-finger pinch, for that matter? Zoom around your iPad apps and home screen with help from these three handy single- and...
Don writes: I have an Apple iPhone 5. I recently updated the iOS to iOS 7.0.4 I foolishly gave it a passcode, because no one said you didn’t have to have one, if you didn’t want one. It is a giant pain in the patootie. Is there anyway I can get rid of it?...
Wish you could send a text message in ALL CAPS? Can’t find the em dash key? Tired of your iPhone or iPad constantly fixing your typing, even when it doesn’t need to be fixed? Read on for eight iOS typing tips you need to know. 1. Turn on caps lock Sending a text...
So, say you just typed a lengthy text message on your iPhone (or iPad, or iPod Touch), but you’ve had a change of heart and want to start over. You could delete what you typed by tapping the backspace key a few dozen times, or you could select the text with your...
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...
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!...
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....
