Posts for Category: iPhone Tips
Tip: How to Add Your Favorite Major League Baseball Team’s Schedule to Your iPhone’s Calendar
It’s that time of year again, the crack of the bat, the smell of freshly cut grass, the steroid-powered home runs. Yes, it’s baseball season again. If you’d like to add your favorite team’s schedule to your iPhone’s calendar, the …
Basics: How to Save Pictures From the Web on the iPhone (and iPad)
If you see a picture you like while browsing the Internet on your iPhone, you can easily save those photos to your iPhone’s Camera Roll. Here’s how. While using the iPhone’s web browser, you can save a photo simply by …
iPhone Tip: How to Remove the “Sent From My iPhone” Email Signature
If you’ve ever received an email from someone with an iPhone, you may have seen it. Sent from my iPhone, it reads. Some find it annoying, like the person is bragging about their fancy smancy iPhone. Others, like me, think …
iPhone Tip: Find My iPhone Will Make Sound Even If Ringer Switch Is On Mute
Have you ever “lost” your iPhone in between the couch cushions or in the tangle of sheets on your bed? Then you should know that Find My iPhone can help you find it by forcing your iPhone to emit a …
iPhone Tips: How to Block SMS Text Message Spam
Text-message spam is not only annoying, it can hurt you in the wallet when each message costs you money. With the help of wireless carriers though, there are a few ways for iPhone users to combat SMS text-message spam. Text …
AppleCare+ Is Apple’s Insurance for the iPhone That Covers Accidental Damage. But Is It Worth It?
A lot of people are interested in insuring their iPhone for accidental damage. Until last year, only third-party companies offered insurance for the iPhone. But in 2011, Apple stepped up to the plate and now offers AppleCare+ for iPhone. In …
Basics: The iPhone’s Screen Brightness Settings, Explained
The iPhone has a feature called Auto-Brightness that is turned on by default and will automatically control the brightness of your iPhone’s screen. Auto-Brightness will dim or brighten the screen depending on ambient light levels. It uses a sensor behind …
Basics: The iPhone’s Separate Volume Controls for Ringtones and General Audio
A little-known and somewhat confusing fact about the iPhone is that it has two different volume levels: one for ringtones/alerts, and one for general audio. And the confusing part is that both can be controlled with the iPhone’s volume buttons. …
Basics: What Does the iPhone Ringer Switch Mute (And Not Mute)?
The iPhone’s ringer switch seems like it should be a simple thing. You move the iPhone’s ringer switch to the “mute” position, and all sound is muted, right? Wrong. Just ask the gentleman who infamously brought the New York Philharmonic …
iPhone Tip: Too Many Apps to Update in iTunes? Update Only the Apps on Your iPhone Instead
After you’ve owned an iPhone for a while, you’ll collect a lot of apps…likely hundreds of apps if you’re anything like me. Many of these apps you’ll use once and delete off your iPhone. The problem is, these apps can …