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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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How to Find CVV Number of Credit Card in Apple Wallet

Jun 11, 2022 - 23 Comments
Apple Wallet icon

If you have credit cards saved into Apple Wallet on the iPhone for ease of use and Apple Pay, like the Apple Card, then you may occasionally run into a situation where you need the CVV code number, or security code number, that is associated with that credit card.

How to Picture-in-Picture a Zoom Meeting on iPhone

Jun 1, 2022 - Leave a Comment
How to put Zoom into picture in picture mode on iPhone

The latest versions of Zoom for iPhone allow you to minimize a Zoom Meeting, yet maintain the Zoom video call in a picture-in-picture mode window. This is super handy if you host or join Zoom Meetings from your iPhone, and want to continue to participate in the meeting while doing other stuff on your iPhone, … Read More

How to Play Fortnite on iPhone & iPad via Xbox Cloud Gaming

May 29, 2022 - Leave a Comment
Play Fortnite on iPhone and iPad with Xbox Cloud Gaming

Want to play Fortnite on your iPhone or iPad again? You can do that for free, thanks to Xbox Cloud Gaming. Fortnite is one of the most popular online games ever made, but because of the drawn out Epic v Apple legal battle, Fortnite was officially pulled off of the App Store, making the game … Read More

Silence an Alarm on Family Members iPhone / iPad

May 28, 2022 - 1 Comment
Stop a family members alarm on their iPhone

Have you ever been in the situation where someone set an alarm on their iPhone or iPad and it is blaring away, but perhaps they aren’t nearby to turn it off, or maybe you want to let them continue sleeping or something similar? If you use Family Sharing, you’ll be happy to know that you … Read More

How to Make Incoming iPhone Calls Show as Full Screen Again

May 27, 2022 - 4 Comments
Set iPhone Calls to Take Up Full Screen

Modern versions of iOS for iPhone default to incoming phone call alerts being shown as a small banner across the top of the screen when the iPhone is in use, but you may recall that earlier versions of iOS had incoming calls take up the full screen, making them very obvious and impossible to miss … Read More

How to Force Restart, Shutdown, and Restart iPhone SE 3

May 21, 2022 - 3 Comments
iPhone SE 3

If you have a new iPhone SE 3 (the 2022 model) you may be wondering how to perform common troubleshooting tasks, like force restarting the iPhone SE, or shutting it down and turning it off, to initiating a standard restart on the device. These procedures are simple once you learn how they work, so read … Read More

Can’t Scan QR Codes with iPhone / iPad Camera? Here’s a Fix

May 18, 2022 - 4 Comments
Fix QR code scanning not working on iPhone or iPad

As you may know, the iPhone and iPad camera can scan a QR code simply by pointing the devices camera at a QR code. Easy enough, right? Well, not if it doesn’t work. Sometimes users may find that QR code scanning is not working on their iPhone or iPad camera, and this can be an … Read More

iOS 15.5 & iPadOS 15.5 Updates Available to Download

May 16, 2022 - 3 Comments
iOS 15.5 update

Apple has released iOS 15.5 for iPhone, and iPadOS 15.5 for iPad. The software updates include a few minor features and changes, along with security updates. The full release notes are listed below. Additionally, Apple released macOS Monterey 12.4 for Mac, an Apple Studio Display update which requires the 12.4 macOS update, along with updates … Read More

How to Type the Upside-down Exclamation Point ¡ on iPhone & iPad

May 13, 2022 - Leave a Comment
Type the upside down exclamation point on iPhone and iPad

The upside-down exclamation point is frequently used in some languages, and if you’re on an iPhone or iPad you may be wondering how to type the inverted exclamation point on the virtual keyboard. Like most things on iPhone and iPad, it’s simple, at least once you learn how it’s done. We’ll show you how to … Read More

Scan Text Into Notes on iPhone & iPad

May 9, 2022 - 6 Comments
Scan Text into Notes app on iPhone and iPad

The Notes app on modern iPhone and iPad system software versions includes a handy feature that lets you scan text directly into the notes app. The text you want to scan can be printed or handwritten, and the scanning is done directly within the Notes app instantaneously. After the text is scanned into the Notes … Read More

How to Disable Live Text on iPhone & iPad

May 5, 2022 - 1 Comment
How to disable Live Text on iPhone or iPad

Live Text is useful and interesting feature that allows users to select any text, words, or numbers found within an image, and then copy, define, lookup, or search for that selected text. For iPhone and iPad users, this can be convenient for many obvious use cases, but for some users it can also be frustrating … Read More

How to Turn Off or On Headphone Notifications on iPhone

Apr 30, 2022 - 2 Comments
How to Enable Headphone Notifications on iPhone

The iPhone has a nice optional health feature called Headphone Notifications, that aims to protect your hearing from loud music and sounds. What exactly does Headphone Notifications do, you ask? In layman’s terms, the feature notifies you if you’ve been listening to loud audio via headphones. How does your iPhone know if your music is … Read More

How to Type the Inverted Question Mark on iPhone & iPad ¿

Apr 29, 2022 - 1 Comment
How to Type the inverted question mark on iPhone or iPad

¿ Need to type the inverted question mark from your iPhone or iPad? Whether you’re learning a foreign language, speak another language fluently, or simply need access to the ¿ punctuation character for any other reason, typing the inverted question mark symbol is very easy from iPhone or iPad. We’ll show you two ways to … Read More

How to Control+F Search on iPhone & iPad in Safari

Apr 25, 2022 - 6 Comments
Control F equivalent on iPhone and iPad Safari

Many computer users associate Control+F with searching for text on a web page, and if you’re coming to the iPhone or iPad from the Windows world, you may be wondering how you can use the equivalent to the Control+F search in the Safari browser on iPhone and iPad. The Safari web browser on iPhone and … Read More

Set Telegram Account to Automatically Self Destruct and Delete Itself

Apr 24, 2022 - 2 Comments
Set Telegram to delete account automatically

Did you know you can set your Telegram account to self destruct, automatically deleting itself after a set amount of time if you don’t login to it? If you’re a privacy and security buff and you’re looking to gain a unique additional layer of privacy with Telegram, you can set your Telegram account to delete … Read More

How to Use the Gender Neutral Siri Voice

Apr 21, 2022 - 9 Comments
Use the Gender neutral Siri voice on Mac with Voice 5

Siri now has a non-binary gender neutral voice option available to users who prefer to not have a stereotypically male or female Siri voice. While Apple somewhat recently removed all gender identifying information from Siri voices, simply referring to them as ‘Voice 1’ and so on, the introduction of the gender neutral non-binary Siri voice … Read More

How to Enable or Disable Macro Camera Controls on iPhone 13 Pro

Apr 18, 2022 - Leave a Comment
Macro Control camera setting for iPhone

You can choose to have manual macro camera controls, or use the automatic macro mode setting, on the latest top-end model iPhones including iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max. This can help you to take macro photos easier, and more suitable to how you use your iPhone camera. With manual macro camera controls … Read More

How to Remove Password from Pages, Numbers, & Keynote Files from iPhone or iPad

Apr 14, 2022 - 3 Comments
How to Remove Password from Pages, Numbers, & Keynote Files

Need to remove a password from an iWork document? Do you find it inconvenient to open password-protected Pages, Keynote, and Numbers documents? Do you no longer need password protection on a particular iWork file? You’re certainly not alone in that regard, and fortunately it’s quite simple to remove a password from any Pages, Numbers, or … Read More

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