Change the Search Engine Safari uses on the iPhone
Do you want to change which search engine Safari uses on your iPhone? See how easy it is in this video! You can use Google, Yahoo, Bing, and DuckDuckGo (my personal favorite).
How to open a web page in Reader View in Safari on the iPhone
Tired of trying to read an article in Safari on the iPhone and you can’t because of all the ads and the way it is formatted? See how to open it up in Reader View to make it easier to read!
Get more detail from the Weather App on the iPhone
Did you know you could get more weather detail from the Weather app on the iPhone? Just open the Weather app and go to the location you need more detail on. From there, tap on the Weather Channel icon in the lower left corner. Safari will open to weather.com and you’ll be able to see more weather detail for your selected location.
Easily Adjust the Brightness of your Flashlight on the iPhone
Did you know you could adjust the brightness of the Flashlight on your iPhone? Just open your Notification Center and 3D Touch (press and hold firmly down) on the Flashlight icon. For iPhones which do not have 3D Touch, you can tap-and-hold on the Flashlight icon. Once you do this, you’ll see a slider. Just drag that slider up and down to adjust the brightness.
Add the Week Numbers to your Calendar on the iPhone
Do you like to see what week you are in while looking at the Calendar on your iPhone? Just go into Calendar Settings in the Settings app on your iPhone and turn on Week Numbers. When you go back to your Calendar and you are looking at the month view, you’ll see the week numbers on the left side.
Have your iPhone Announce your Phone Calls
Did you know you could have your iPhone announces your calls as you receive them? Open the Settings app and scroll up until you see Phone. Tap on Phone and then Announce Calls. Set where you want to have your calls announced. Now the next time you receive a phone call, your iPhone will announce who is calling you.
Close all your Safari Tabs at once on the iPhone and iPad
Do you have a lot of tabs open in Safari on your iPhone or iTab? Are you tired of closing them one-by-one? Close them all with a few simple taps. All you need to do, once you are in Safari, is tap-and-hold on the tab button. On the iPhone, this is at the bottom of the iPhone display. On the iPad, it is at the top in Safari’s toolbar. Once you tap-and-hold on this tab button for a few seconds, you’ll see all your options including closing all your tabs.
Here’s How Apple Changed Sending a Photo in Messages in iOS 12
Before iOS 12, if you wanted to share a photo, you’d tap the camera button in a Messages chat and select the most recent photo you’ve taken or you could select an older photo. In iOS 12, Apple changed things so tapping the camera button only lets you take a fresh photo. To find and send a photo that’s already in Photos, you use the Photos mini-app in Messages. This looks like the Photos icon in the tray. If you do not see the tray with the Photos icon, as well as other icons, tap the Apps button to the left of the message field to show the Messages apps, and then tap the Photos button to see a list of recent photos. Tap one or more to add them to the message, and you’re ready to send! This also works with the iPad!
How to Load the Desktop Version of a Web Site on an iPhone
Did you know that some Web sites have separate desktop and mobile versions? The reason is in theory each version provides the best browsing experience for its platform. That sounds good in theory, but in some cases, the mobile Web sites sometimes leave out necessary features or hide content. That’s especially annoying if you’re browsing on an iPad, where the desktop site would work fine. If you run across such a site while browsing in Safari on the iPhone or iPad, you can ask for its desktop version. To access the Desktop version, press and hold the Reload button at the right side of the address bar, and then tap Request Desktop Site. If the site allows such a request, as do Wikipedia and the New York Times, the desktop version loads (to read the small text, you may need to pinch out to zoom the page).
Have an iPad? This also works well on the iPad!
Want to change your Email Signature from “Sent from my iPhone”?
When you use Apple’s Mail app on your iPhone to send email, the default signature is “Sent from my iPhone.” The iPad is not much different as it’s default signature is “Sent from my iPad.” If you’d prefer to change it to something more personal and not advertise the fact you have an iPhone or iPad with every email you send, don’t bother poking around in the Mail app itself. Instead, go to Settings > Mail > Signature, where you can change the signature to anything you like. You can also delete it entirely. If you have multiple email accounts configured, such as one for work and one for home, you can also set a different signature for each of these accounts in the Mail settings.
Have an iPad? This also works well on the iPad!
App Store Availability
Select Tutorials are also available in the App Stores
