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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

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 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

How to delete part of a text message on an iPhone, the fast way

Did you know you can delete part of a text message conversation? You can, and it’s easy. Here the easiest way, in a 54 second video.

Author Christian BoycePosted on May 10, 2020September 27, 2020Categories Apps, TipsTags MessagesLeave a comment on How to delete part of a text message on an iPhone, the fast way

Customize Your iPhone’s Mailbox List

When you tap “Mailboxes” in iOS Mail you get a list of mailboxes to choose from. That list is customizable. Here’s how you do it.

Author Christian BoycePosted on April 7, 2020September 27, 2020Categories Apps, TipsTags Mail3 Comments on Customize Your iPhone’s Mailbox List

How to sort apps A to Z on your iPhone

Are your iPhone’s apps a big mess– disorganized, hard to find? Use the iPhone’s Reset Home Screen Layout command to lay them out A to Z.

Author Christian BoycePosted on March 2, 2020December 8, 2020Categories Apps, Tips3 Comments on How to sort apps A to Z on your iPhone

Solve the “Can’t rearrange app icons” problem in iOS 13

iOS 13.1.3 has a bug: you can’t rearrange app icons! Well, actually you can, but you have to know the trick. Here it is.

Author Christian BoycePosted on October 24, 2019October 24, 2019Categories Apps, TipsTags BugLeave a comment on Solve the “Can’t rearrange app icons” problem in iOS 13

Scan QR Codes with the built-in Camera app

The iPhone’s built-in Camera app can scan QR codes. No need to download a specialized app for that. For older systems, use the free Qrafter app.

Author Christian BoycePosted on May 20, 2019July 1, 2019Categories Apps, TipsTags cameraLeave a comment on Scan QR Codes with the built-in Camera app

How to use the iPhone’s Level app, and where to find it

They moved the iPhone’s Level app. It used to be in the Compass app. Now it’s in Measure. Either way, it’s easy and fun to use it.

Author Christian BoycePosted on December 27, 2018March 12, 2020Categories Apps, TipsTags LevelLeave a comment on How to use the iPhone’s Level app, and where to find it

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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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