A MAC address, or media access control address, is a piece of identifying information that is assigned to the piece of hardware on your device that connects to networks. Different manufacturers use their own ranges of MAC addresses, so many iPhones, for example, will have similar MAC addresses. Occasionally you might need to know a … Read more
Does your messages app have a Subject field whenever you send a text message, and you don’t use it, or even know why it’s there? This is a setting that is available on the iPhone, but doesn’t really get a lot of widespread use. If you have decided that you are not going to include … Read more
There are a variety of different defaults that you can set on your computer or iPhone. These can range from things like your default email address or media players to a default ringtone or payment method. But you can also choose a default search engine, which will be where Safari performs Internet searches that you … Read more
If you are wondering how to turn off bursts on iPhone, then you have probably discovered that your camera is taking multiple copies of every picture, which is quickly filling up your device and iCloud storage. Since it’s so easy to take pictures on the iPhone you could have a lot of separate images, and … Read more
Most of the apps that you use on your iPhone consume some amount of data. Some apps, like Netflix or Hulu, can use a lot of data, while others use considerably less. If you are connected to your home network, then you can typically consume data for these apps unless you have turned that feature … Read more
Have you ever seen someone’s iPhone light up for new text messages or incoming calls? While enabling notifications will let you adjust things like the usual vibrations and on-screen notifications, you need to go into the Accessibility Settings menu if you want to enable the use of the iPhone’s flash for new alerts. The message … Read more