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How to Remove an App from iPhone Home Screen

iOS 17: How to Remove an App from iPhone Home Screen

January 3, 2024 by Matthew Burleigh

Removing an app from your iPhone’s home screen in iOS 17 is as simple as pressing and holding the app icon, tapping “Remove App,” and …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iOS 17, iPhone How-To Guides
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iOS 17: How to Rename a Folder on Your iPhone with Ease

January 25, 2024November 30, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

Renaming a folder on your iPhone running iOS 17 is a breeze. Simply press and hold the folder you wish to rename, then choose the …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iOS 17, iPhone How-To Guides
how to switch apps on iPhone 13

How to Switch Apps on iPhone 13

September 17, 2023June 22, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

You can switch apps on an iPhone 13 by swiping up and to the left from the bottom of the screen, then choosing the app …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iPhone 13, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Hide Apps on iPhone 13

June 22, 2023February 22, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

Once you start to have a high number of apps on your iPhone 13, you might decide that you want to hide apps that you …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, ios 16, iPhone How-To Guides
how to change the homepage in the iPhone firefox app

How to Set the Home Page in the Firefox iPhone Browser

September 13, 2023February 1, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

The home page in your Web browser, such as the Firefox browser on an iPhone, can be a good place to see news, an email …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iPhone 7, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Change Your Home Page on Firefox

June 17, 2023January 28, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

When you open a new window or click the Home button in the Mozilla Firefox Web browser, you probably see the default Firefox Home page. …

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Categories Web Browsers and Applications Tags Firefox, Home Screen
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What is the Circled Number on a TV Show on the iPhone 5?

June 8, 2023January 27, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

The iPhone 5 screen has a limited amount of space, and the iOS and app designers do everything they can to provide you with as …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Show the iCloud Drive App on an iPhone

September 7, 2023January 26, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

If you are using iCloud Drive to store things like documents or spreadsheets that you use a lot, then you might want a fast way …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Create Shortcut on iPhone 6 for Google

June 17, 2023January 6, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

The app icons on your iPhone Home screen provide you with an easy way to open the different games or apps that you have installed …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides
how to move apps from the bottom of the iPhone screen

How to Move Apps to Bottom of iPhone Screen

August 2, 2023January 5, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

The horizontal bar of apps at the bottom of the iPhone screen remains in that position as you swipe between different Home screens. Being locked …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iPhone 5, iPhone How-To Guides
how to pause or cancel an iphone app update

How to Pause or Cancel an In-Progress App Update on Your iPhone 7

July 5, 2023December 9, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

When your iPhone is in the process of updating an app, then app goes gray, and there is a fill effect that applies to it …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iPhone 7, iPhone How-To Guides
How to Stop Displaying a Black Box Around Icons on the iPhone 5

How to Stop Displaying a Black Box Around Icons on the iPhone 5

September 12, 2023December 4, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

If your iPhone suddenly shows a black box around all of the icons on the device and you are having trouble using the phone as …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iPhone 5, iPhone How-To Guides
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Reset the iPhone Home Screen Layout in iOS 8

September 13, 2023December 2, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

When you first get an iPhone, the icons on the screen are always in the same order. But after you have used the phone for …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iPhone How-To Guides
how to make the apps bigger on an iPad

How Can I Make the Apps Bigger on My iPad?

July 3, 2023November 14, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

The iPad screen is quite a bit larger than the iPhone, which can make it a preferable way ot watch videos, read books, or just …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iPad How-To Guides
how to lower screen on iPhone 13

How to Lower Screen on iPhone 13

June 18, 2023September 27, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

While the iPhone and other similar smartphones have ergonomic designs that make them comfortable to hold, it can be tough to use some of these …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Turn Off Reachability on the iPhone 6 Plus

June 19, 2023September 26, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Have you found that your iPhone screen will slide down from time to time and you aren’t sure why? If you are using your iPhone …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iPhone How-To Guides
how to prioritize an app update on an iphone 7

How to Prioritize an App Update on an iPhone 7

June 19, 2023September 1, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

While the ability to let your iPhone update apps automatically can save a lot of hassle, you may occasionally encounter situations where you can’t use …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iPhone 7, iPhone How-To Guides
how to get apps out of the way on the iphone 5

How to Get an App Out of the Way on the iPhone 5

June 19, 2023August 26, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Do you find that you spend a lot of time trying to find the apps that you use the most? If you’ve never reorganized your …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iPhone 5, iPhone How-To Guides
how to change the icons at the bottom of your ipad screen

How to Change the Icons at the Bottom of My iPad Screen

July 18, 2023July 15, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

It’s pretty easy to wind up with dozens, or even hundreds of apps on your iPad. This can make it difficult to locate the apps …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iPad How-To Guides
how to enable reachability on the iphone 7

How to Enable Reachability on the iPhone

June 21, 2023February 25, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

There is a compromise that you need to make as an iPhone owner when you want a device that is comfortable to use but has …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iPhone 7, iPhone How-To Guides
how to turn off apps on an iphone 7

How to Turn Off Apps on iPhone 7

July 14, 2023July 15, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

Your iPhone is a little different from your computer for the fact that your computer can simultaneously have multiple apps open and running at the …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iPhone 7, iPhone How-To Guides
how to use mickey mouse face apple watch

How to Use the Mickey Mouse Face on Your Apple Watch

July 7, 2023April 26, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

Many of the devices that we use every day have some sort of setting or option that can be customized. This could be the Home …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Home Screen
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How to Disable Today View on the iPad Home Screen

July 30, 2023March 22, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

Your iPad can display a number of widgets that provide information about the weather, news, and more. This may be showing up on your Home …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iPad How-To Guides
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How to Stop Adding New Apps to the Home Screen on an iPhone 11

August 17, 2023December 21, 2020 by Matthew Burleigh

In earlier versions of iOS, any new app that you install would be added to one of your Home screens by default. With the iOS …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iPhone 11
How to Show Recent and Suggested Apps in the iPad Dock

How to Show Recent and Suggested Apps in the iPad Dock

July 1, 2023June 21, 2019 by Matthew Burleigh

You can customize the location of your favorite apps by tapping and holding on them, then dragging the app icons to either your first Home …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iPad How-To Guides
How to Disable the Home Screen in Photoshop CC

How to Disable the Home Screen in Photoshop CC

July 25, 2023December 10, 2018 by Matthew Burleigh

The Photoshop CC version of the application includes a number of features and settings that change the way that you use the program. While many …

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Categories Programs Tags Adobe Photoshop CC, Adobe Photoshop How-To Guides, Home Screen
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How to Add a Cryptocurrency to the iPhone Stocks App

July 17, 2023June 13, 2018 by Matthew Burleigh

Cryptocurrency is becoming more and more mainstream as information about its price rising and falling seems to show up in media all the time. As …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iPhone 7, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Add a Web Page to the Start Menu in Microsoft Edge

June 1, 2023February 28, 2018 by Matthew Burleigh

While there are certain Web pages that you will always be able to find from memory, a far more effective way of keeping certain sites …

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Categories Web Browsers and Applications Tags Home Screen, Microsoft Edge
how to clear your homepage in firefox on an iphone

How to Clear Your Home Page in the Firefox iPhone App

June 5, 2023October 26, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

Setting a homepage in your Web browser is helpful if you always want to visit the same site the first time you start the browser. …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Firefox, Home Screen, iPhone 7, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Set Firefox to Open With a Different Page

June 5, 2023July 5, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

Firefox is a fast, excellent Web browser that is one of the first choices for Windows users that don’t like Internet Explorer or Edge. When …

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Categories Web Browsers and Applications Tags Firefox, Home Screen
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How to Stop Automatically Adding New Apps to the Home Screen on the Galaxy On5

July 3, 2023April 26, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

When you install a new app on your Samsung Galaxy On5, it’s usually because it is something that you heard about or searched for, and …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, Samsung Galaxy On5
how to reset the home screen layout on an iphone 7

How to Reset the Home Screen Layout on an iPhone 7

August 17, 2023April 21, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

Has your iPhone Home screen become very difficult to navigate? It is so easy and useful to download new apps, that it isn’t uncommon to …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iPhone 7, iPhone How-To Guides
how to create sqaure with multiple apps on iphone 7

How to Make a Square with Multiple Apps on an iPhone 7

June 25, 2023April 5, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

Organizing the apps on your iPhone can eventually become a necessity if you have multiple screens that you need to swipe through to find a …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iPhone 7, iPhone How-To Guides
how to add a home icon to the bottom of the firefox iphone app

How to Add the Homepage Icon to the Toolbar in the Firefox iPhone App

June 2, 2023March 27, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

The homepage that you use in your Web browser of choice is usually the page on the Internet that you visit the most. Whether it’s …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Firefox, Home Screen, iPhone 7, iPhone How-To Guides
how to delete a widget on an iiPhone 7

How to Delete a Widget on an iPhone 7

June 28, 2023December 29, 2016 by Matthew Burleigh

The iOS 10 update for your iPhone changed around a lot of the things that you might have previously gotten used to. One of the …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iPhone 7, iPhone How-To Guides
how to get rid of the red circle with the number on the iPhone watch app

How to Get Rid of the Red Circle With the Number in It on an iPhone Watch App

July 24, 2023December 13, 2016 by Matthew Burleigh

Your iPhone and the apps installed on it have a number of different notification types that you can customize. One of these notification types is …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Home Screen, iPhone 7, iPhone How-To Guides
how to set a new watch face on the apple watch

How to Add a New Watch Face on the Apple Watch

May 30, 2023October 31, 2016 by Matthew Burleigh

The Apple Watch “Home” screen can be customized to display the time in several different ways, and it can include different types of information. This …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Home Screen
how to move an app on the apple watch

How to Reorganize the Apps on Your Apple Watch

June 9, 2023October 14, 2016 by Matthew Burleigh

The Home screen on the Apple Watch has some similarities to the iPhone Home screen, but it is different enough to make it unique. There …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Home Screen, iPhone 7, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Change the Home Button Click on the iPhone 7

June 14, 2023September 26, 2016 by Matthew Burleigh

The iPhone 7 and iOS 10 feature a number of different settings that will feel strange if you are used to different iPhone models or …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iPhone 7, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Move an App from a Folder to the Home Screen in iOS 9

July 20, 2023April 8, 2016 by Matthew Burleigh

An iPhone with a lot of apps on it can be difficult to navigate. One way to improve navigation is by creating app folders. But …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Remove iCloud Drive from Your Home Screen on an iPhone 6

June 9, 2023March 10, 2016 by Matthew Burleigh

There are several places to look when you want to free up some space on your iPhone, but one of the most common is to …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Change Home Screen Background in iOS 9

June 10, 2023January 14, 2016 by Matthew Burleigh

There are certain elements on an iPhone that lend themselves to customization more than others. One of these elements is the ringtone, and another is the …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Hide the Home Icon in the Toolbar in Google Chrome

June 2, 2023August 19, 2015 by Matthew Burleigh

There can be a lot of different buttons and links in the menu at the top of your Web browser. Some of these are really …

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Categories Web Browsers and Applications Tags Google Chrome, Google Chrome How-To Guides, Home Screen
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How to Move a Folder on the iPhone 6

June 7, 2023April 24, 2015 by Matthew Burleigh

Organizing apps on your iPhone can get more and more difficult as you find and install new apps. Over time, it is very likely that …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Move an App Out of a Folder on the iPhone 6

June 26, 2023March 26, 2015 by Matthew Burleigh

A default iPhone that is using the iOS 8 operating system is going to have a utilities folder (either called Extras or Utilities) that contains …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Hide the Apple Watch Icon on an iPhone 6

June 24, 2023March 12, 2015 by Matthew Burleigh

If you just downloaded and installed the iOS 8.2 update, then you probably noticed a new app icon for the Apple Watch. Tapping this icon …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Make Your iPhone 6 Plus Icons Smaller

July 31, 2023January 23, 2015 by Matthew Burleigh

The iPhone 6 Plus has a larger screen than any iPhone model before it, and many people take advantage of this by making everything on their …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Stop iPhone Icons from Sliding Down the Screen

June 16, 2023January 22, 2015 by Matthew Burleigh

Have you ever noticed that the icons on your Home screen slid down from the top of the screen to the middle? This is not …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Delete Home Screen Links on the iPhone

July 7, 2023December 11, 2014 by Matthew Burleigh

You can add links to your Home page that open Web pages in Safari. This is useful if you go to the same website a …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iPhone How-To Guides
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What is an App Switcher on the iPhone 5?

July 31, 2023October 3, 2014 by Matthew Burleigh

If you have been reading up on some of the new changes in iOS 8, such as one of the new ways to find your …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Home Screen, iPhone How-To Guides
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