How-to guides and tutorials to help you perform specific tasks and use iOS 9 devices and applications.
Make your iPhone screen stay on longer by changing Auto-Lock, fix Auto-Lock when it’s grayed out, and use Attention Aware and Always On display. Continue Reading How to Make Your iPhone Screen Stay On Longer
In Clock, tap an alarm > Sound > Haptics and pick a pattern. For vibrate only, set the ringtone to None. How to make a stronger vibration and test it. Continue Reading How to Set an iPhone Alarm to Vibrate
If you haven’t changed any of the settings for the Notes app on your iPhone, then you might discover that your notes are being saved… Continue Reading Why Don’t I Have an “On My iPhone” Folder in iOS 9 Notes?
Once you start deleting cookies in the Web browsers on your computer, you might wonder about the cookies in the Safari browser on your iPhone.… Continue Reading How to Delete Cookies in Safari on an iPhone 6
Forgetting a Wi-Fi network in iOS 9 removes the saved network information from the iPhone. The next time you want to connect, you will normally… Continue Reading How to Forget a Wi-Fi Network in iOS 9
The Bluetooth feature on the iPhone gives you ways to connect headphones, car interfaces, speakers, and more. Usually Bluetooth is on all the time, and… Continue Reading How to Turn Bluetooth On or Off in iOS 9
When your iPhone battery starts to drain too quickly, you might be worried that you will need to get the device checked out, or possibly… Continue Reading How to Fix Some Battery Usage iOS 9 Problems
Delete Pandora stations on iPhone: open My Collection, swipe left on the station, and tap Delete. Plus web steps and what happens to your thumbs. Continue Reading How to Delete Stations on Pandora on an iPhone
Go to Settings > Cellular, turn on Cellular Data, and switch on FaceTime. How much data FaceTime uses, tips to save data, and fixes if calls fail. Continue Reading How to Use FaceTime Without Wi-Fi on an iPhone 6
The Web browsers that you use on your iPhone have come a long way since the device was first introduced. Modern Web browsers are very… Continue Reading How to View Desktop Version on iPhone When Visiting a Web Page
Turn Airplane Mode on or off on an iPhone 6 from Control Center or Settings, and turn Wi-Fi or Bluetooth back on while it stays active. Continue Reading How to Turn Airplane Mode On or Off on an iPhone 6
Turn iPhone Erase Data on or off in Face ID & Passcode settings, learn what happens after each failed passcode attempt, and protect your data first. Continue Reading iPhone Erase Data After 10 Failed Passcode Attempts: How It Works
Go to Settings > General > About and scroll to IMEI, or dial *#06#. On the iPhone 6, it is also engraved on the back. Options if the phone won’t turn on. Continue Reading How to Find the IMEI Number on an iPhone 6
Use emojis in iPhone text messages: tap the smiley or globe key in Messages, or add the Emoji keyboard in Settings, General, Keyboard. Continue Reading How to Use Emojis in Text Messages on iPhone
When spam callers and telemarketers and calling you repeatedly, blocking their calls can be useful. Simply tapping on the little “i” next to a recent… Continue Reading How to View the List of Blocked Callers in iOS 9
Turn on Calls on Other Devices on iPhone to answer calls on your iPad or Mac, check the requirements, and fix a switch that won’t turn on. Continue Reading How to Turn On Calls on Other Devices on iPhone
If you find that you have trouble hearing the alert sounds on your iPhone when you receive a new text message, despite the volume being… Continue Reading How to Make Your Phone Flash When You Get a Text
The camera app on your iPhone is actually quite good, and its effectiveness, combined with its convenience, has made it the single most popular camera… Continue Reading How to Download a Picture from a Website to Your iPhone
The iPhone keyboard can be customized in a bunch of different ways (such as turning off the keyboard clicks), and one of the options involves… Continue Reading How to Turn Off Quicktype on an iPhone 6
When you redeem a gift card on your iPhone, or if you get a refund for something in the iTunes store, you wind up with… Continue Reading How to See How Much Money You Have on iTunes
A yellow battery on your iPhone means Low Power Mode is on. Learn what it does, how to turn it off in Settings or Control Center, and why it keeps coming back. Continue Reading Why Is My iPhone Battery Yellow? (Low Power Mode)
Your iOS 9 iPhone has a feature called the Personal Hotspot that allows you to share your Internet connection with another device. So if you… Continue Reading How to Turn Off the Personal Hotspot in iOS 9
We have previously written about how to enable battery percentage in iOS 9 to help you gain a more accurate idea of your remaining battery… Continue Reading How to Disable Battery Percentage Display on an iPhone 6
Did you sign up for an account through the Safari browser on your iPhone, or are you trying to sign into an account on a… Continue Reading How to View Saved Passwords in Safari in iOS 9
The “sent from” name on the emails that you create is a critical part in whether or not someone decides to read that email. So… Continue Reading How to Change the Name on Emails You Send in iOS 9 on an iPhone
Unless you have already adjusted a lot of the notification settings on your iPhone, then you are probably accustomed to assorted alerts, banners, and sounds… Continue Reading How to Turn Off Notifications for the News App in iOS 9
People’s phone numbers can change if they move, change jobs, or switch to a new cell phone provider. While one solution for handling this change… Continue Reading How to Change a Contact’s Phone Number in iOS 9
Apple periodically releases new versions of its iOS software for iPhones, and many users will eventually install the most current version available for their devices.… Continue Reading How to Use a 4 Digit Passcode in iOS 9
Check free space on an iPhone 6 in Settings > General > iPhone Storage, or Storage and iCloud Usage on iOS 10. Plus quick ways to free space. Continue Reading How to Check the Free Space on an iPhone 6
Notifications on your iPhone can come in a number of different forms, including sounds, alerts, banners, or badges. The notifications are customizable for almost every… Continue Reading How to Change Government Alerts in iOS 9
Correctly labeling contacts on your iPhone makes it easier to quickly identify a call or text message that you are receiving. It also makes it… Continue Reading How to Change a Contact Name in iOS 9
After using your iPad for a short period of time, you will notice that some of your app icons have a red circle with a… Continue Reading How to Remove the Badge App Icon for the iPad App Store
Streaming video is one of the biggest culprits when it comes to cellular data usage. YouTube is the biggest distributor of online streaming video content,… Continue Reading How to Only Watch HD Video in the iPhone YouTube App on Wi-Fi
Check free storage on an iPad in Settings > General > iPad Storage, or Storage & iCloud Usage on iOS 9. Learn what uses space and how to free it up. Continue Reading How to Check Available Storage Space on an iPad (iOS 9 and Later)
Delete apps on an iPad from the Home Screen, App Library, or Settings, offload apps to keep data, and follow the older iOS 9 steps if needed. Continue Reading How to Delete an App on an iPad (iPadOS and iOS 9 Guide)
Change an email account’s Description or sender Name on iPhone in Settings > Apps > Mail > Mail Accounts, with notes for iCloud accounts in iOS 26. Continue Reading How to Change an Email Account Name on iPhone
On an iPhone running iOS 9, you can turn off automatic date and time and set the clock manually. This is a legacy procedure for… Continue Reading How to Set Time Manually on an iPhone in iOS 9
Windows and Mac users alike are able to store individual files inside of folders. This storage method makes it easier to group similar files so… Continue Reading How to Hide an App In a Folder in iOS 9
Turn on the iPhone flashlight from Control Center, the Lock Screen, Siri or the Action button, change its brightness and fix a missing button. Continue Reading Where Is the Flashlight on My iPhone? How to Turn It On
Almost every app on your iPhone is able to send you notifications. If you find the notifications from a particular app to be excessive or… Continue Reading How to Disable App Store Notifications in iOS 9
iPhone models, starting with the iPhone 5S, include a sensor on the Home button that can be used as a fingerprint reader. This allows you… Continue Reading How to Turn Off Touch ID in iOS 9
Your iPhone can play a lot of different sounds, depending upon what is occurring on the device. You are probably familiar with the ringtone and… Continue Reading How to Turn Off Lock Sounds in iOS 9
Last updated: December 1, 2016 Your email address can often become the target of unwanted newsletters, spam, and promotional messages that you will never read.… Continue Reading How to Mark All Emails as Read on an iPhone 6
You can accept and create friend requests from people in the Game Center on your iPhone. Once someone is your Game Center friend, they can… Continue Reading How to Disable Invites in Game Center in iOS 9
Installing apps on your iPhone allows you to extend the functionality of the device, as well as improve the services that you enjoy, or to which… Continue Reading How to Turn On Automatic App Updates in iOS 9
Removing a Yahoo Mail account from an iPhone running iOS 9 deletes that account’s connection from the Mail app; it does not delete the Yahoo… Continue Reading How to Delete a Yahoo Email Account in iOS 9
Block pop-ups in Safari on iPad in Settings > Apps > Safari, allow them for one site when needed, and stop scam pop-ups and ads. Continue Reading How to Block Pop-ups in Safari on iPad
Turn off LTE on an iPhone 6 in Cellular Data Options, choose Data Only or Voice and Data, and learn why 3G shutdowns may affect service. Continue Reading How to Turn Off LTE on an iPhone 6
The battery icon at the top-right corner of your iPhone screen can provide you with a quick and easy way to tell how much battery… Continue Reading How to Show Battery Percentage as a Number in iOS 9
Social media apps like Instagram offer their users assorted filters that can add some character or style to normal pictures that you take with your… Continue Reading How to Make a Picture Black and White on an iPhone 6