How to Email a Picture to Yourself on the iPhone 5
There are a lot of different things that you can do with the pictures on your iPhone 5, but sometimes you need to access your …
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How-to guides and tutorials for devices like the
- iPhone
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- Google Pixel
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You can also visit our Device Guides Page to see a list of devices for which we have written articles.
Some of the more popular articles in this category include:
Automatically Upload Your iPhone 5 Pictures to Dropbox
It’s very easy to take a picture with your iPhone 5’s camera, and almost as easy to send that picture through a text message or …
How to Mirror Your iPhone 5 Screen on the Apple TV
We have previously written about five of the reasons that you should buy an Apple TV, but perhaps the biggest reason is AirPlay. This allows …
How to Change Your Ringtone on the iPhone 5
Ringtones are a fun way to customize your new iPhone. It’s a setting that allows you to use a song or tone that you like, …
How to Show Battery Percentage on the iPad 2
The battery life on the iPad 2 is excellent, and you will find that you often get up to 10 hours of battery life on …
How to Type in All Caps on the iPhone 5
Typing in all capital letters in written communications is supposed to imply that the person typing the message is shouting. Some people do not realize …
How to View Your History in the iPhone 5 Safari Browser
The Safari Web browser on your iPhone 5 has a lot of similarities to the full-sized Web browsers that you use on your computer. One …
How to Clear Your Cookies in the iPhone 5 Safari Browser
If you’ve been using a computer for a while, then you have probably heard and even learned what some common browsing terms mean. In fact, …
How to Turn on Subtitles on the Hulu Plus iPhone 5 App
The iPhone 5 is a pretty great option when you want to watch streaming content on the go. But if you don’t have headphones available, …
How to Turn Off Subtitles on Netflix on the iPhone 5
Using subtitles is a great option when you want to watch a video on your iPhone 5, but can’t play the audio. Whether you have …
How to Show More Mail Messages on the iPhone 5
Email is becoming an incredibly important means of communication and if you have an iPhone 5, it is very easy to access and manage your …
How to Update Multiple Apps on the iPhone 5 at Once
While most of the apps that you use on your iPhone 5 work without any issues, the companies that make them are always looking for …
How to Get Rid of Netflix Notifications on iPhone
Your iPhone and the apps that you have installed will send you notifications from time to time. You may have already figured out how to …
How to Make the Camera Flash When You Receive a Text Message on the iPhone 5
Your iPhone 5 includes some accessibility options that are meant to improve usage of the device for people with vision or hearing problems. One such …
How to Turn off the Camera Flash on the iPhone 5
Your iPhone 5 camera flash is set to Auto by default. This means that the flash will go off based on the amount of light …
How to Turn Off Wi-Fi on the iPhone 5
Wi-Fi on your iPhone 5 is one of the most important features that you will use on the device. Connecting to Wi-Fi can typically provide …
Find Out How Fast Your Network Connection is on the iPhone 5
Download and upload speeds are popular things for Internet and cellular providers to brag about, but few people ever have a realistic idea of the …
How to Enable Picture Messaging on the iPhone 5
You may have read articles about how to send picture messages on the iPhone 5, but found that you were unable to send a message …
How to Search Email on the iPhone 5
The ability to add your email accounts to the iPhone 5 makes it even easier for you to keep in touch with all of your …
How to Zoom the iPhone 5 Camera
The screen on the iPhone 5 camera has a few icons and options that you can use, but it does not include any kind of …
How to Disable In-App Purchases on the iPhone 5
There are a number of different ways that you can spend money on your iPhone 5. Whether it is on a website in the Safari …
Disable Access to the iTunes Store on the iPhone 5
Once you have configured your iPhone 5 with an Apple ID and set up a payment method, the process of purchasing music, a TV show, …
How to Close Open Tabs in the iPhone 5 Safari Browser
Tabbed browsing was one of the best improvements to Web browsing in recent memory, as it allowed you to open multiple Web pages within one …
How to Enable Restrictions on the iPad 2
The iPad 2 is a good device to give to a child that is old enough to be able to handle it. There are a …
How to Delete Photos from iPhone 5 Photo Stream
Your Photo Stream is a combination of the pictures that you have set to sync to iCloud across all of the devices that are associated …
How to Turn Off Email Notifications on the iPhone 5
Notifications on your iPhone 5 are very helpful, simply because they let you know when someone is trying to contact you. This prevents you from …
How to Turn Off Wi-Fi Sync in iTunes 11 on a Mac
The wireless sync option for certain iOS devices, such as the iPhone 5 and the iPad, makes it much more convenient to transfer and sync …
How to Exclude Messages from Spotlight Search on the iPad
If you have started to use the Spotlight Search feature on your iPad 2, then you know how helpful it can be. This application allows …
How to Enable FaceTime on the iPad 2
Your iPad 2 comes with a FaceTime app that enables you to make a video call to people that are using other iOS devices. You …
How to Clear Your Browsing History in the iPhone 5 Chrome App
We have previously discussed the steps necessary to delete your browsing history in the iPhone 5 Safari app, but not everyone chooses to use that …
How to Clear Your History in the iPhone 5 Safari Browser
We have previously discussed how to do private browsing on the iPhone 5, which is a great option if you are going to be visiting …
Where is the Facetime App on My iPhone 5?
FaceTime is a useful feature if you want to have a video call with another iOS user. The ability to see the person with whom …
How to Bookmark in Safari on the iPhone 5
It can be difficult to type on the iPhone’s keyboard, so the prospect of constantly performing Google searches or typing a complete website address can …
How to Update Your iPad 2
Occasionally you might see a white number in a red circle at the top-right corner of an icon on your iPad 2. The specific meaning …
How to Set Up a Passcode on the iPhone 5
The more you use your iPhone 5 and begin to rely on it to store important information, the more valuable the device and its data …
Delete Text Messages on the iPhone 5
We don’t have control over the things that other people send to us on our iPhone 5. This is an unfortunate reality of a device …
How to Check the Battery Cycle Count on the MacBook Air
We all know the basics of how a laptop battery works. It has a finite amount of energy that, once it is consumed, needs to …
Print a Picture from the iPhone 5
There are a number of dedicated printing apps that you can download to your iPhone 5 that can give you some increased functionality, but they …
5 Streaming Video Apps for the iPhone 5
It can be difficult to get away from the mindset that the iPhone 5 is not just a phone, but a very capable media device. …
Turn On Closed Captioning on the iPhone 5
The very nature of a mobile device like the iPhone 5 means that you can use it anywhere. This makes it a good choice as …
Some Awesome Sci-Fi iPhone Cases for the iPhone 5
I spend a lot of time messing with the settings and apps on my iPhone 5, so you could say that the majority of my …
How to Insert a Picture in an Email on the iPhone 5
We have previously discussed different ways to customize the behavior of the Mail app on your iPhone 5, such as how to set the default …
Show Text Message Previews on the iPhone 5
Your iPhone 5 uses a system of notifications that let you know when you have received new information, or that you have an upcoming appointment. …
How to Tag Photos With Location on the iPhone 5
Your iPhone 5 has the ability to track your location (which can affect battery life), and to share that information with the various apps that …
How to Free Up Space on the iPhone 5
There are a lot of reasons to like the iPhone 5, but the amount of storage space that it includes is not one of them. …
How to Record and Email a Voice Memo from the iPhone 5
Your iPhone 5 has some helpful utilities installed by default that you may not have noticed or thought you had a use for. We have …
Add a New City to the iPhone 5 Weather App
Your iPhone 5 comes pre-loaded with some apps and utilities that Apple thinks are important for any iPhone 5 owner to have. Whether you choose …
How to Start Playing a Video Where You Left Off on the iPhone 5
There are a number of different applications that can stream videos on your iPhone 5, such as Netflix, Hulu, or Vudu, but there is also …
How to Increase Text Size in Notes on the iPhone (Multiple Models)
You can increase the size of the text on your iPhone for the Notes app and more by going to Settings > Display & Brightness …
How to Do a Screenshot on the iPhone 5 and Send It as a Picture Message
There are many reasons that you might need to know how to screenshot on the iPhone 5. Maybe someone sent you a message that made …