In the iOS 8 Messages app, users can see their iMessage and SMS conversations divided up into relatively large time chunks, which often results in many messages being grouped by the day. But what if you wanted to see the exact time that a specific message was sent? Starting with iOS 7 and continuing with iOS 8, this information is indeed available, but Apple has hidden it by default.
How to Use Private Browsing in iOS 8
Private Browsing in iOS is a useful and important feature, but things have changed quite a bit in iOS 7 and iOS 8. We’ll show you how to enable Private Browsing in Apple’s latest mobile operating system.
Enable the iOS Invert Colors Shortcut and Save Your Eyes from a Bright iPhone Screen
There’s nothing quite as jarring as waking up to check an important email in the middle of the night and being greeted by a bright white iPhone screen. Save your eyes and learn to leverage the iOS Accessibility feature that let you invert your screen’s colors with a simple and easy home button shortcut.
Make iDevice Navigation Easier By Enabling iOS Button Shapes
With its recent shift to a flat and modern design, Apple may have gone too far when it comes to buttonless buttons in iOS 7 and iOS 8. Here’s how users frustrated by this change can get back some semblance of graphical buttons in iOS, by enabling what Apple calls “button shapes.”
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How to Switch to 5-Minute Increments for iOS Calendar Events
When Apple launched iOS 7, it changed the default increments for Calendar app events from five minutes to one minute. While this allows for greater precision when creating new events, most users prefer the quicker navigation afforded by the five-minute increments. Here’s how to temporarily restore five-minute selection increments in the iOS 7 Calendar app.
How to Enable the iPhone Camera Grid
With every revision, the iPhone camera becomes more capable. But Apple hid an important feature in iOS 7 and 8 that can easily make all of us better photographers. Here’s how to locate and enable the iPhone Camera Grid overlay in iOS.
How to Disable Contact Photos in the iPhone’s Favorites List
iOS 7 introduced a nice new feature that displays photos for your contacts in the iPhone’s Favorites list. But this new design only looks good when photos with good image quality are available, and it also takes up precious pixels, causing longer contact names to be truncated. For users who prefer the old Favorites layout sans photos, here’s how to turn it off with a simple option in Settings.
Apple Releases iOS 7.1.1 with Bug and Security Fixes
Apple on Tuesday released iOS 7.1.1, a minor update that includes a number of bug and security fixes. It’s available now for direct download from Apple’s support site, and will be rolling out shortly to iOS 7.1 devices.
Apple Fixes SSL Verification Issues with iOS 7.0.6 and 6.1.6 Updates
Apple on Friday released updates for iOS 7 and iOS 6, reportedly addressing an SSL connection verification issue. Both updates are available now via Apple’s support site, iTunes, or over-the-air software update.
How to Manage Newsstand Subscriptions in iOS 7
Newsstand is a great app that lets users carry all of their favorite magazines and newspapers on their iDevice. But once you subscribe to a publication, it’s not clear how to unsubscribe or see your renewal price and date. Here’s how to manage Newsstand subscriptions in iOS 7.