If you send lots of pictures via the Messages app, you may be using more mobile data than you realize. Instead of cutting back on sending your favorite pics to family and friends, first try enabling the iPhone’s Low Quality Image Mode, which automatically reduces the size of images you send via Messages, significantly reducing your data usage.
Parental Controls: How to Block Websites on the iPhone and iPad
An iPhone gives your child the ability to stay in touch with friends and family, stay entertained on the go, and access countless educational resources. But it also has the potential to expose youngsters to content that parents would rather they avoid. Thankfully, Apple includes a number of parental control options that allow parents to restrict adult or otherwise inappropriate content from their children. Here’s a look at how to block websites on the iPhone and iPad.
How to Use the iPhone’s One-Handed Keyboard in iOS 11
The iPhone’s virtual keyboard can be challenging to use when you’ve only got one hand free, especially if you’re using one of the larger “Plus” models. Thankfully, Apple added a new one-handed keyboard option in iOS 11. Here’s how to use it.
iOS 11: How to Clear All Notifications on the iPhone With 3D Touch
With so many apps using iOS notifications, it’s easy to become overwhelmed. If you have a lock screen full of outdated notifications on your iPhone, here’s the trick to quickly clear them all at once.
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How to Force Restart the iPhone X
The iPhone X has a unique way for you to force it to restart if it’s locked up, and this method is different from all of the other iPhone models except the 8 and 8 Plus. For today’s tip, we’ll go over how you’ll do this if you’re having trouble with your device!
Clean Up Your iPhone Apps: How to Reset the Home Screen Layout
When you first unbox a new iPhone, you’re greeted with Apple’s clean default home screen layout. As you install apps and move things around over time, your home screen(s) can become quite cluttered. Here’s a quick iOS 11 tip on how you can reset your iPhone home screen and automatically sort your apps with a single tap!
Lost iPhone? How to Ping Your iPhone With Your Apple Watch
Apple’s Find My iPhone app is great when you have no idea where your iPhone is. But if you know that your iPhone is somewhere in your house, and you have an Apple Watch on your wrist, here’s how to quickly send an audible ping to your iPhone, helping you find it before you resort to tossing couch cushions.
How to Adjust the Brightness of the iPhone Flashlight
The iPhone is not only one of the most popular smartphones in the world, it’s also one of the most popular flashlights. Here’s how to adjust the brightness of your iPhone flashlight using a quick Control Center action.
Quick Tip: Use Siri to Translate Languages on Your iPhone
Siri can help you do all kinds of everyday tasks, such as taking notes, making phone calls, and setting reminders. But with iOS 11, the voice assistant can now also translate words and phrases into different languages, meaning that you could ask it to convert “Where is the airport” into German—and your device would then speak the translation aloud! We’ve got the how-to in this article.
How to Edit the Messages App Drawer on Your iPhone or iPad
Within Messages on your iPad or iPhone, you could play with stickers, GIFs, Animoji, and so on to your heart’s content. But how do you clean up the so-called app drawer so that you don’t see icons for a million apps that you don’t want? We’ve got the details right here!