iCloud’s Find My iPhone is a great feature that lets you track down the location of a lost, stolen, or misplaced iDevice. But your iPhone needed power and an Internet connection in order to locate it. To solve this problem, Apple introduced a new feature in iOS 8 called Send Last Location. Read on to find out how to enable this feature and give yourself every possible chance to find a lost iPhone.
Browse Folders Faster in Landscape Mode on the iPhone 6 Plus
A neat new feature of the iPhone 6 Plus’ landscape mode is the ability to have a sliding visual preview of iOS 8 folder pages. By giving a user the visual context of surrounding folder pages and apps, navigating a large folder is made much easier. Read on for more on how to use iOS 8 home screen folders in landscape mode on the iPhone 6 Plus.
How to Use and Customize the Share Sheet Menu in iOS 8
Sharing is one area that got a huge upgrade in iOS 8. With new extensions for iOS Share Sheets, users can finally share important information directly with third party applications and services. But with this new functionality comes new customization options. Read on to learn about the new share features in iOS 8, and how to customize your own iPhone or iPad to suit your needs.
How to Enable Verizon Voice Over LTE (voLTE) on the iPhone 6
Voice over LTE (voLTE) is the long-awaited feature that will not only improve call quality, but also let iPhone users on CDMA networks use voice and data simultaneously. Verizon has just enabled the featured for supported smartphones; read on to find out how to enable voLTE on your Verizon iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
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How to Easily View the Desktop Version of a Website in iOS 8 Safari
Mobile layouts often make navigating websites easier on smartphones and small tablets, but sometimes you need full access to the desktop version of a site. Here’s how to request the desktop version of a website with Safari in iOS 8.
How to Hide QuickType Suggestions in iOS 8
iOS 8 brings some big changes to mobile typing and keyboards. One such change is Apple’s introduction of QuickType, a predictive typing service that learns from a user’s typing history and offers relevant word suggestions. But some users would prefer that iOS 8 mind its own business. Here’s how to hide QuickType suggestions in iOS 8.
How to Enable and Use Reachability with the iPhone 6
Apple’s new iPhones are notably larger than their predecessors, and some users may find it difficult to comfortably reach every on-screen button or menu, especially while using the iPhone one-handed. To increase one-handed usability, Apple has introduced a new feature exclusive to the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, and iOS 8: “Reachability.” Read on to learn how to enable and use the feature.
How to Enable and Trigger iCloud Backups in iOS 8
Everyone knows backups are critically important, and Apple has in recent years made it easy to back up your iPhone or iPad via iCloud. But with the recent launch of iOS 8, some familiar options have moved around a bit. Here’s how to find and manually enable an iCloud backup in iOS 8.
How to Remove Recent Contacts from the iOS 8 App Switcher
iOS 8 introduces a quicker way to access your favorite and recent contacts by listing them at the top of the app switcher screen. For users who prefer to keep this information hidden, here’s how to remove favorite and recent contacts from the iOS 8 app switcher.
How to Open Links in the Background in iOS 8 Safari
Apple has tried to make mobile Web browsing in iOS as capable as possible, but there’s still one setting that Apple leaves off by default that could greatly improve your mobile browsing experience. Read on to learn how to configure Safari in iOS 8 and earlier to open links in the background, which lets you queue up links for later review without interrupting your current browsing session.