Some text message conversations on your iPhone are going to be more active than others. This is particularly noticeable in group messages with multiple people. But you may be wondering why there is a moon next to a text message on your iPhone, especially if you aren’t getting any notifications for those conversations. There are … Read more
The pictures that you take with your iPhone 5 camera can include information about the geographical location at which the picture was taken. This information can then be used when you upload the picture to a social media service to help identify the location of the image. But if you would prefer that your pictures … Read more
You probably get notifications about text messages, calendar events, emails, and a variety of other things on your iPhone every day. Some of these are notifications that you want, while others might be coming from apps where you never chose the notification settings that you wanted for that app. The App Store on your iPhone … Read more
The steps above were performed on an iPhone 11 in iOs 13.4.1. These steps will also work on other iPhone models using iOS 13, as well as most other recent versions of iOS. The iMessage feature on your iPhone provides some additional messaging features that aren’t available with traditional SMS text messaging. This includes things … Read more
Keeping track of all of your electronic devices can be difficult, especially if you have multiple devices with you when you leave home. This is especially true for smaller items like Airpods, which are very compact, even when they are in the charging case. Plus you may be taking your Airpods in and out of … Read more
If you’ve ever needed to show someone how to do something on their iPhone, or if you have something on your device that you want to share with someone else, then you may have already discovered the screen recording tool. You simply need to get your iPhone ready for what you want to record, find … Read more
Your iPhone screen can switch between portrait and landscape orientation based on how you are holding it. This is usually something that happens automatically and occurs because there is something in the iPhone called an accelerometer that can determine how you are holding the device, and which corresponding orientation the screen needs to be in. … Read more
Your iPhone screen probably turns off after about 30 seconds or a minute of inactivity. This can be overridden when you are playing a game or watching a video, but normal usage patterns will cause the screen to turn off that quickly. You can keep the phone screen on iPhone turned on by going to … Read more
When you first set up your iPhone there are going to be some default icons on the primary Home screen. But not all of the default apps fit on that screen, so the remaining icons are placed on a secondary Home screen that you access by swiping to the left on the first Home screen. … Read more
The ability to share content that we find fun or interesting is a fun element of having a smartphone and being able to connect with friends and family. One place that you might find something that someone else may appreciate is YouTube, Google’s enormous video service. You can share a video from YouTube on your … Read more