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Change the way thumbnails look in the iOS Photos app

The iOS Photos app defaults to showing you square thumbnails but you can switch to “Aspect Ratio” thumbnails, which are much more useful.

Author Christian BoycePosted on December 29, 2020December 29, 2020Categories Apps, TipsTags Photos2 Comments on Change the way thumbnails look in the iOS Photos app

How to turn off a Face ID iPhone

If your iPhone uses Face ID, turning it off is way harder than turning it on. The “off” procedure is completely different than what you do to turn it on. Here’s what to do.

Author Christian BoycePosted on December 23, 2020July 29, 2021Categories TipsTags Buttons2 Comments on How to turn off a Face ID iPhone

Siri Tip of the Day: Get driving directions and avoid highways!

Sometimes you want to take the scenic route. Siri will give it to you, if you ask. With Siri, you never know what will work, so if it doesn’t work, try changing up your phrasing.

Author Christian BoycePosted on December 7, 2020December 7, 2020Categories Siri, TipsTags Maps, SiriLeave a comment on Siri Tip of the Day: Get driving directions and avoid highways!

Adjust Mail’s list view on your iPhone and iPad

Here’s how you adjust Mail’s list view on your iPhone and iPad. Show more messages, or more content– it’s up to you, and it’s easy too!

Author Christian BoycePosted on September 9, 2020September 27, 2020Categories TipsTags Mail, Settings2 Comments on Adjust Mail’s list view on your iPhone and iPad

Five Handy iPhone Calculator Tips

Your iPhone has a built-in calculator and it’s really useful. Here are five tips that make it even more useful.

Author Christian BoycePosted on August 19, 2020September 27, 2020Categories Apps, TipsTags CalculatorLeave a comment on Five Handy iPhone Calculator Tips

How to use your iPhone to cancel subscriptions purchased through Apple

Your subscriptions can be seen all in one place on your iPhone. Here’s how to cancel a subscription and effectively post-date it.

Author Christian BoycePosted on August 17, 2020September 27, 2020Categories Apps, TipsTags Settings2 Comments on How to use your iPhone to cancel subscriptions purchased through Apple

How to forward a voicemail

Here’s how to forward a voicemail from your iPhone so someone else can hear it. Bonus: use this method to save an important voicemail forever.

Author Christian BoycePosted on August 7, 2020September 27, 2020Categories TipsTags Mail, Messages, SharingLeave a comment on How to forward a voicemail

How to set the default mail account on your iPhone

If you have more than one email address you need to set a default mail account so the iPhone knows which one to use. Here’s how to do it.

Author Christian BoycePosted on August 3, 2020September 27, 2020Categories TipsTags MailLeave a comment on How to set the default mail account on your iPhone

Quickly find the iPhone Settings you’re looking for

How can you find the setting you need out of the thousands on the iPhone? This article describes four methods.

Author Christian BoycePosted on July 23, 2020September 27, 2020Categories Siri, TipsTags SettingsLeave a comment on Quickly find the iPhone Settings you’re looking for

How to use the iPhone’s Mail Search feature

You have thousands of emails on your iPhone. Use the built-in Search feature to quickly find the one(s) you want.

Author Christian BoycePosted on July 18, 2020September 27, 2020Categories Apps, TipsTags MailLeave a comment on How to use the iPhone’s Mail Search feature

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Latest iOS Version

The latest iOS version is 16.4, released Monday, March 27th, 2023. This is an important bug-fix update which also includes new emoji and some automation features. If you are using any version of iOS 16, get this 16.4 iOS update. iPadOS was also updated to 16.4. If you are using any version of iPadOS 16, get the 16.4 iPadOS update. iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 also received updates Monday, March 27th, 2023, to 15.7.4. If you want to stay on iOS 15 or iPadOS 15, that's fine-- but get the 15.7.4 update.
You can read a little more about Apple's updates on Apple's site,.

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