by MacEdge | Sep 11, 2019 | Apple Tips, Blog, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Mac, tips
If you have a friend whom you refer to only by his nickname, it can be annoying to feel like you should use his proper first name when adding him to Contacts. Worse, then he shows up in Messages with a name you don’t recognize as easily. Here’s how to convince iOS to...
by MacEdge | Jul 5, 2019 | Blog, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Mac, tips
When summer brings sunny days and rising temperatures, you may have ditched your business suit for shorts or skirts to stay comfortable, but your technological gear can’t do the same. And keeping your tech cool is about more than comfort—as temperatures rise,...
by MacEdge | Jul 2, 2019 | Blog, iOS, iPad, iPhone, tips
You know how to use the Camera app on your iPhone or iPad to take a video, but did you know that you can also record a video of what happens on the screen of your device? That’s useful if you’re trying to explain the steps of some technical process to a friend or show...
by MacEdge | Jun 30, 2019 | Blog, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Mac, tips
It’s easy to share a single photo from your iPhone or iPad with a friend, but if you want to share a bunch of photos or lengthy videos, sending them in Messages or Mail might not work or could impact your (and your recipients’) data caps. In iOS 12, Apple added a...
by MacEdge | Jun 17, 2019 | Blog, iOS, iPad, iPhone, tips
Apple’s Batteries widget is a little known but highly useful tool for quickly assessing which of your small Apple devices is lowest on power—something you may wish to do when traveling with only one charging cable. To access it, switch to Today view on the iPhone,...
by MacEdge | May 23, 2019 | Blog, iOS, iPad, iPhone, tips
With luck, you should never need to check your iPhone’s or iPad’s warranty status. But bad things do happen to good devices. In iOS 12.2, Apple has made it easier to figure out if your device is still under warranty or covered by AppleCare+. Go to Settings >...
