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How-to guides and tutorials about topics related to the iOS 9 operating system and how to perform tasks on iPhones that are using it.

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How to Remove Frequently Visited on iPhone

June 2, 2023May 16, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

Are you wondering how to remove the ‘Frequently Visited’ section from Safari on your iPhone? Follow these straightforward steps for a clutter-free browsing experience: By …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides, Safari, Tabs
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How to Keep iPhone Screen On (2023 Guide)

June 2, 2023May 15, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

To ensure your iPhone screen remains constantly visible, make use of the Auto-Lock feature in your iPhone’s settings. Start by navigating to ‘Settings.’ From there, …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Display, iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides, Time
Why is There a Silent Symbol On My Text Message iPhone

Why Is There a Moon Next to My Text Message on an iPhone? (or a Bell in Newer Versions of iOS)

June 2, 2023May 12, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

There is a moon or a crossed-out bell icon next to your iPhone text message because the Hide Alerts option for that text conversation has …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Do Not Disturb, iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides, Status Icons
Why Is My iPhone Battery Yellow? (2023 Fix)

Why Is My iPhone Battery Yellow? (2023 Fix)

June 2, 2023April 12, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

The status bar at the top of your iPhone screen can provide you with a lot of information using just some tiny icons. Some of …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides
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What Does the Paper Airplane Mean on iPhone?

May 14, 2023March 31, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

Some of the icons on your iPhone are easy to identify, like the Bluetooth icon or the Wi Fi icon. But others are a bit …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone 6, iPhone How-To Guides, Status Icons
vzw wifi at top of iphone screen

Why Does it Say VZW Wi-Fi at the Top of My iPhone Screen?

June 5, 2023March 18, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

The top-left corner of your iPhone screen usually contains information that tells you about your current network connection. So if you ever wondered whether you …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone 6, iPhone How-To Guides, Status Icons
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How to Reset Network Settings on an iPhone

May 27, 2023March 15, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

Your iPhone saves data about its connections to cellular and Wi-Fi networks so that it can make those connections more easily in the future. But …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Delete an Alarm on an iPhone

May 3, 2023March 13, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

Periodically going through and removing old items from your iPhone is a good way to stay organized. But while you may have already deleted pictures …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides
how to choose default ios 9 safari search engine

How to Change the Default Safari Search Engine in iOS on an iPhone

May 29, 2023March 9, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

Using a different search engine than normal can be a little jarring. If you are constantly searching for things in Google or Bing, then the …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Defaults, iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Forget a Bluetooth Device in iOS 9

June 4, 2023January 26, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

There are a lot of different types of Bluetooth devices that you can pair with your iPhone. Between everything that you might use at home, …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Bluetooth, iOS 9, iPhone 6, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Open Recently Closed Tabs in Safari on an iPhone

June 6, 2023January 26, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

Have you ever been on the tab page in Safari on your iPhone and accidentally closed one of the open tabs? You might know how …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides, Tabs
turn on low-power mode

How to Enable Low Power Battery Mode on an iPhone 6

April 30, 2023January 26, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

Saving battery life is often a priority for anyone that uses their iPhone a lot during the day. If you are away from home and …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides
select the icloud drive option

How to Show the iCloud Drive App on an iPhone

June 9, 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
select touch accommodations

How to Enable Touch Accommodations in iOS 9

May 7, 2023January 26, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

If you are having trouble using your iPhone because the touch component of it isn’t working well for you, then you might be seeking another …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Turn Off the Parallax Effect in iOS 9

May 19, 2023January 26, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

There are some small animations and movements on the iPhone that are really easy to miss. But these animations can impact some iPhone users negatively …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone 6, iPhone How-To Guides
how to make the color white less bright on iphone

How to Make White Colors Less Bright in iOS 9

June 9, 2023January 26, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

If your eyes start to hurt when you look at your iPhone screen for too long, then there is likely something about the colors or …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Display, iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Remove Stocks from the iOS 9 Notification Center

May 7, 2023January 26, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

If you aren’t interested in the stock market, then you probably aren’t very concerned about how the market is doing or what the current price …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to View an iPhone iCloud Backup Size in iOS 9

April 21, 2023January 26, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

If you’re using the default iCloud storage amount, then you might be very close to using all of it with just an iPhone backup. If …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iCloud, iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides
make iphone update automatically with time zone change

Do iPhones Automatically Change Time Zones?

June 9, 2023January 6, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

Knowing the correct time is usually pretty important, but even more so when you are traveling somewhere. If you are going to be landing from …

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

May 19, 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 iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides
how to turn off do not disturb in ios 9

How to Disable Do Not Disturb iPhone Settings in iOS 9

June 2, 2023December 28, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

The iPhone has had a Do Not Disturb feature for many versions of iOS. Its current iteration is found inside a feature called “Focus” which …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Do Not Disturb, iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Enable Wi-Fi Calling on an iPhone 6

June 9, 2023December 6, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Initially, an iPhone couldn’t make or receive calls over a wireless network, but it was a feature that was added to some later models. If …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone 6, iPhone How-To Guides, Phone
select the printer

How to Print from the Chrome Browser on an iPhone 6

April 28, 2023November 29, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Do you usually email stuff to yourself when you need to print it? This is pretty common, as a lot of people are more comfortable …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone 6, iPhone How-To Guides
cellular data is turned off for an iphone app

How to Disable Cellular Data Usage for an App on an iPhone in iOS 9

May 30, 2023November 23, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Some of the apps on your iPhone can use a lot of data if you let them. While maps apps or other things that you …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides, Settings
amazon prime instant video quality settings

How Do I Change My Amazon Prime Video Settings on an iPhone?

June 4, 2023November 17, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Your iPhone is a great option for watching videos when you aren’t able to use a TV. Many of the most popular streaming services have …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Amazon Prime, iOS 9, iPhone 6, iPhone How-To Guides
tap the turn off button

How to Turn Off the Passcode Screen on an iPhone 6

June 2, 2023November 11, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Entering and remembering passcodes or passwords is a hassle for everyone, but it’s the price we pay to keep our information safe. Your iPhone has …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Featured iPhone, iOS 9, iPhone 6, iPhone How-To Guides, Passwords
disable portrait orientation lock on iphone 6

How to Enable or Disable Portrait Orientation Lock Button on iPhone

May 7, 2023November 10, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

While the ability to rotate your iPhone screen based on what you are viewing can be handy, sometimes you need to lock the screen to …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides
change personal hotspot name in ios 9

How to Change Hotspot Name on iPhone

April 23, 2023November 9, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

If you’ve ever needed to get online with a laptop or tablet when you weren’t on WiFi, then you have probably found out about the …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Hotspot, iOS 9, iPhone 6, iPhone How-To Guides
add contact to group message

How to Add a New Person to a Group Message in iOS 9

June 5, 2023November 7, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Do you have a group text going with friends or people from work, and you need to add somebody to it? Creating a new group …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Group Messaging, iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides
lock screen rotation in ios 9

How to Lock Screen Rotation in iOS 9

May 2, 2023October 12, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

If you have ever tried to use your iPhone while laying on your side, then you likely experienced a problem where it kept trying to …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides
turn on personal hotspot

How to Share Internet from iPhone

May 1, 2023September 26, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

If you’ve noticed the Personal Hotspot option on your Settings menu, or if you’re curious about the iPhone hotspot password, then you might have begun …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides
tap the record video button

How to Change Video Recording Quality on an iPhone

June 7, 2023September 23, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Have you uploaded a video from your iPhone to YouTube, but the video quality didn’t seem great? Or have you been using up a lot …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides, Recording
what is using iphone 6 storage

What is Taking Up Space on My iPhone 6?

June 5, 2023September 6, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

While the amount of storage space that is offered on newer iPhone models is noticeably higher than it was with previous versions, it is still …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides, Settings
how to find advanced iphone calculator functions

How to Find the Other Calculator on an iPhone

June 5, 2023August 25, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

While the default iPhone Calculator app is great when you want to add, subtract, multiply, or divide, you may occasionally need to perform some more …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Calculator, iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides
where is iphone 6 hotspot password

What Is My iPhone Hotspot Password on My iPhone 6?

June 2, 2023June 6, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

If you’ve ever been scrolling through your iPhone’s settings menu, it’s very possible that you have found the Personal Hotspot menu, then opened it to …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Hotspot, iOS 9, iPhone 6, iPhone How-To Guides
turn off the show lowercase keys option

How to Turn Off Lowercase Letters on iPhone iOS 9 Keyboard

May 20, 2023May 22, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

The iOS 9 update on your iPhone brought about a number of new features and changes. Many of these features are not things that you …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides
delete photo folder on iphone 6

How to Delete a Picture Folder on an iPhone 6

April 28, 2023April 4, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

We have previously shown you how to create your own photo folders in iOS 9, which is a great solution for sorting pictures. But you …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone 6, iPhone How-To Guides
comparison of regular and bold iPhone text

How to Bold Text on iPhone 6

May 3, 2023March 9, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

There are a number of ways to format your iPhone experience by adjusting some of the settings on the device. Whether you want to make …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone 6, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Mark All Emails as Read – iPhone 6

May 18, 2023October 7, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

Unread email messages in the Mail app on your iPhone are usually identified by a small blue dot to the left of the message. If …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone 6, iPhone How-To Guides
turn off location-based alerts

How to Turn Off Location Based Alerts on iPhone 6

May 11, 2023July 29, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

Apple devices, and Android devices, for that matter, have been able to use location data for a while for a multitude of purposes. These purposes …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone 6, iPhone How-To Guides
iphone character pop up

How to Turn Off the iPhone Character Preview on an iPhone 11

May 18, 2023June 29, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

While the “normal” size of smartphones has gone through some cycles where they got smaller and bigger again, many users will find that the keys …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Always Allow Cookies in the Safari iPhone Browser

May 8, 2023March 5, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

Privacy while Web browsing is a major concern for many people. Much of that concern lies with cookies, particularly those used for advertising purposes. But …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Uninstall an App in iOS 9 on an iPhone 6

June 5, 2023February 18, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

Sometimes you might be looking for an app on your device, but finding the right one could be difficult if you have multiple screens of …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone 6, iPhone How-To Guides, Uninstalling, Vudu
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How to Delete a Contact Picture on an iPhone 6

April 26, 2023February 17, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

Setting up your contacts is an important thing to do on your iPhone, especially if you want to take advantage of contact-specific settings like blocking …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides
turn off location services on iphone 6

How to Turn Off Location Services on an iPhone 6

May 2, 2023January 6, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

You might be wondering where to find Location Services on your iPhone if you have ever seen the little arrow icon at the top of …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides
why iphone battery icon switches from black to white

Why Does My iPhone Battery Icon Switch from Black to White?

May 18, 2023November 18, 2020 by Matthew Burleigh

While some of the battery colors on your iPhone indicate various devices statuses, others are merely cosmetic. For example, your iPhone battery icon can switch …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides, Status Icons
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How to Put Your iPhone Keyboard in All Caps

May 17, 2023August 18, 2016 by Matthew Burleigh

Typing in all capital letters in a document or digital communication is typically understood to represent shouting. For this reason, many people will avoid typing …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides
what is international cdma on the iPhone

What Is International CDMA on the iPhone?

April 29, 2023August 4, 2016 by Matthew Burleigh

There are many different cellular settings on your iPhone 5 that can affect the way that you use data on different networks. One of these …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Save Photos and Videos Taken in Notes to the iPhone Photos App

May 20, 2023July 11, 2016 by Matthew Burleigh

The Notes app on the iPhone has always been a handy place to keep and record important information. Notes has been receiving a lot of …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Disable Geotagging on the iOS 9 Camera

May 20, 2023July 8, 2016 by Matthew Burleigh

GPS and location services features on the iPhone have an effect on most of the apps that you use with regularity. One app that you …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides
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