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iOS is the mobile operating system that runs on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and other mobile hardware from Apple. Though it may look differently and run on different hardware, iOS is based upon a highly modified variation of Mac OS, the desktop operating system software that runs on Macs.

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iOS 13 Features & Screenshots

Jun 3, 2019 - 1 Comment

Apple has announced iOS 13 for iPhone and iPod touch, along with iPadOS 13 for iPad models. iOS 13 includes the snazzy new dark appearance options, performance improvements, and many new features and updates to the mobile operating system. Some of the most noteworthy iOS 13 features and improvements include the following, complete with screenshots … Read More

Newly Setup iPad Pro Battery Draining Rapidly? “Ongoing Restore” Might Be Why!

May 31, 2019 - 2 Comments
Ongoing Restore draining iPad battery fast as it completes

If you have recently setup a new iPad Pro, iPad mini, or iPad and discovered the battery is draining unusually fast leading to subpar battery life on the device, don’t fret, there’s probably a good reason for it. In fact, if during your recent setup or restore of the iPad you decided to restore from … Read More

How to Disable Background App Refresh on iPhone & iPad

May 29, 2019 - 8 Comments
How to disable Background App Refresh on iPhone or iPad

Don’t want iPhone or iPad apps to update or transmit data in the background when not in use? You can turn that feature off easily in iOS. If you’re concerned about iPhone and iPad apps tracking you or transmitting data when they’re not in use, as discussed in a recently popularized Washington Post article, an … Read More

How to Check iOS Feature Availability Per Country

May 25, 2019 - 1 Comment
Check iOS feature compatibility per country

Have you ever wanted to know if a particular iOS feature is supported in your country, or perhaps a country you are traveling to with an iPhone or iPad? As you may know, some iPhone and iPad features are limited to specific countries. This can be for varying reasons, perhaps due to initial feature availability, … Read More

iOS 12.3.1 Update for iPhone & iPad Released [IPSW Download Links]

May 24, 2019 - 4 Comments

Apple has released iOS 12.3.1 as a bug fix software update for iPhone and iPad, with no major features or changes to be expected. The iOS 12.3.1 software update does include a few helpful bug fixes, specifically aimed at resolving an issue with making and receiving VoLTE phone calls on iPhone, fixing a problem where … Read More

How to Import Photos from Camera / SD Card to iPhone

May 23, 2019 - 6 Comments
How to copy photos from camera or SD card to iPhone

Want to transfer photos from a digital camera to iPhone? You can easily import photos and video from a digital camera or SD card to an iPhone with the help of an appropriate adapter and the super simple iOS Photos import procedure. This tutorial will walk through the steps to copy images and media from … Read More

How to Turn Off Auto Capitalizing Words on iPhone and iPad

May 22, 2019 - 1 Comment
How to stop auto capitalization of words on iPhone and iPad

The iOS keyboard defaults to having a setting that automatically capitalizes a new word that is typed after the end of a sentence. This auto-capitalization applies to the first character of any word typed after a period, and while many iPhone and iPad users love this feature since it can make typing faster on iOS … Read More

How to Export Health Data from iPhone

May 20, 2019 - 20 Comments
How to Export Health Data on iPhone

The data contained within Health app on iPhone can be saved and exported for other uses. Perhaps you want to export Health app data to use in another health or fitness app, importing it to elsewhere, or maybe you want to use the raw Health data for your own purposes. Exporting Health data from iPhone … Read More

How to Delete Spotify Cache on iPhone and iPad

May 19, 2019 - Leave a Comment
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If you use Spotify for streaming music, over time you may discover the Spotify app increases local cache storage, which can sometimes grow quite large. These audio cache files can make the Spotify app appear to take up a lot of storage space on an iPhone or iPad. But fortunately Spotify offers a simple functionality … Read More

How to Turn Off Auto-Correction on iPad Hardware Keyboards

May 16, 2019 - 3 Comments
iPad on a stand with keyboard

If you use a hardware keyboard with iPad you may have noticed that auto-correct and some other keyboard settings that applied to iOS are no longer taking effect. This is because the iPad has separate settings for the software keyboard onscreen, and a hardware keyboard if one is connected to the iPad, and thus disabling … Read More

How to Send Your Location on iPhone by Messages the Fast Way with a Phrase

May 15, 2019 - 8 Comments

Let’s say you’re in a Messages conversation and you want to quickly send someone your current location from iPhone. In this scenario you might go to the Messages conversations Info / Details section and use the “Share Current Location” feature, but did you know there’s an even faster way to instantly share your current location … Read More

How to Take iPad Screenshots Using Keyboard Shortcuts

May 14, 2019 - 2 Comments
How to take screenshots on iPad with keyboard shortcuts

Using an iPad with a hardware keyboard provides access to several keyboard shortcuts to quickly take screen shots on iPad. These keystrokes offer a consistent and quick way to take a screenshot on iPad without your fingers having to leave the keyboard to use the other approaches of the Home / Power button iPad screenshot … Read More

Download iOS 12.3 Update for iPhone and iPad Now [IPSW Links]

May 13, 2019 - 12 Comments
iOS 12.3 update for iPhone and iPad

Apple has released iOS 12.3 for iPhone and iPad. The final stable version of iOS 12.3 includes a handful of bug fixes, along with AirPlay 2 support and a redesigned TV app. Separately, Apple has released macOS Mojave 10.14.5 for Mac, along with watchOS 5.2.1 for Apple Watch, tvOS 12.3 for Apple TV.

How to Delete Health Data on iPhone (iOS 12 and Earlier)

May 9, 2019 - 9 Comments
How to Delete Health Data on iPhone

Want to delete the Health app data from iPhone? Some users may decide they want to remove their Health data from iPhone for a variety of reasons, perhaps as a storage conservation mechanism if a user discovers the Health app data is taking up multiple gigabytes of storage on a device, or to clear out … Read More

How to Remove Holidays from Calendar on iPhone & iPad

May 7, 2019 - 49 Comments
How to disable Holiday Calendar on iPhone or iPad

A wide variety of Holidays are shown on the Calendar of iPhone and iPad by default, including many religious holidays, cultural holidays, secular holidays, national holidays, and traditional holidays. If you do not want these Holidays showing on iPhone or iPad Calendar app, you can easily hide them by removing the Holiday Calendar in iOS … Read More

How to Cancel Apple Music Subscription

May 4, 2019 - 3 Comments
How to Cancel Apple Music Subscription

Do you want to cancel an Apple Music subscription? You can easily stop an Apple Music subscription from billing you again on an iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android, or PC. For those who are less familiar, Apple Music is a paid $9.99 per month streaming music service from Apple that gives you access to a wide … Read More

How to Change Downloaded Music Quality in Spotify

Apr 28, 2019 - 2 Comments

If you want to adjust the audio quality of music downloaded from Spotify, you can easily do so in the apps settings on an iPhone, iPad, or Android. The default music quality setting is “Normal” at 96 kbit/s, but you can choose to download music at “High” 160 kbit/s, or even “Very High” at 320 … Read More

How to Create a New Apple ID the Easy Way, from iPhone, iPad, Mac, or PC

Apr 27, 2019 - 19 Comments
How to create a new Apple ID

Need to create a new Apple ID? You can easily do so from anywhere using a variety of methods, which we’ll discuss below. Most people will likely have created an Apple ID at some point during the setup of an iPhone, iPad, Mac, or using iTunes, but if you haven’t done that, or if you … Read More

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