The spell checker on iPads and iPhones can be very useful if you have difficulty typing accurately on your mobile device. When a word is spelled incorrectly, the iOS device will underline it in red. You can then tap on the underlined word and select from a few options that the device though you actually […]

Last updated: February 10, 2017 The iOS 9 emojis library included a couple of new updates from earlier versions of the operating system.  Emojis on iOS 9 are a fun and simple way to add some emotion to text messages, which may not otherwise be easy to convey with traditional characters and punctuation. Most new iPhone […]

Your iPhone and iPad can interact with each other effectively with the help of your Apple ID and iCloud. One interaction that you may find useful involves the ability for you to receive iMessages on both your iPhone and your iPad, meaning that you can continue to use your iPad without switching devices if you […]

One change from iOS 9 that I personally dislike is how the keyboard switches between upper and lowercase letters. I have written about turning off the lowercase keyboard on the iPhone, and the process for doing it on the iPad is fairly similar. There isn’t a rational reason why I dislike it, just something about the […]

We have previously written about removing the red number from the Mail icon on an iPhone, which is a task that can be completed for almost every app on your device. You are also able to remove that number, called a Badge App icon, from the Mail app on your iPad. The Badge App icon appears […]

Are you trying to rotate your iPad screen to view something, but the iPad refuses to switch from portrait orientation? This behavior occurs because the “Portrait Orientation Lock” has been enabled on your iPad. This feature is useful when you are reading something and do not want your iPad to rotate as you adjust your […]

Your iPad will occasionally have an iOS update available which will add new features and fix existing bugs or security problems. But updates often come at inconvenient times, so you may choose to install them later. If you are trying to do something on your iPad, but are unable to, then it is possible that […]

Pairing a Bluetooth device with your iPad helps to ensure that the two devices will automatically connect whenever the iPad’s Bluetooth receiver is turned on, and when the Bluetooth device is turned on. But occasionally you might want to use the Bluetooth device with another receiver, such as your iPhone, so you will be looking […]

The software that is used on most Apple devices, such as the iPhone and the iPad, is called iOS. Apple introduces updates to their software periodically, either to include new features, or to fix some previously unidentified bug. Your iPad will typically inform you that an update is available, but you may elect not to […]