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How to Resize Photos on iPhone & iPad with the Free Image Size App

Apr 21, 2026 - 2 Comments
How to Resize Photos on iPhone & iPad

Are you looking to resize your photos captured on iPhone or iPad, and make them smaller in size? This may be necessary if you want to upload images to a site where there’s a size limit or you want to fit your image into a certain space on a web page. As complicated as this … Read More

How to Connect Xbox Series X Controller to iPad & iPhone

Apr 17, 2026 - Leave a Comment
Connect an Xbox Series X or S controller to iPad or iPhone for gaming

Using a game controller with an iPhone or iPad can make playing games feel much more like a traditional gaming console experience, and both iOS and iPadOS fully support modern controllers. The Xbox Series X controller connects easily over Bluetooth and works with many popular iPhone and iPad games, whether that’s popular classics like Fortnite … Read More

Control Your iPad & Launch Apps with a Game Controller

Apr 16, 2026 - 2 Comments
How to navigate iPad and open apps with a Bluetooth Game Controller

Many people think of game controllers on iPad as something only used inside games, but modern versions of iPadOS allow you to use a Bluetooth controller to navigate the system interface itself, including the Home Screen. This allows you to launch apps and games directly with the controller, right from the iPad, and is a … Read More

iOS 26.4.1 Update for iPhone & iPad Released with Bug Fixes

Apr 8, 2026 - 4 Comments
iOS 26.4.1 update for iPhone

Apple has released iOS 26.4.1 for iPhone, along with ipadOS 26.4.1 for iPad, both to address unspecified bug fixes. Because no specific bug fixes are mentioned in the release notes or with the download, it’s unclear as of now what exactly has been addressed, but obviously Apple felt it important enough to issue a software … Read More

iOS 18.7.7 Update Released for iPhone & iPad Holdouts Not Running iOS 26+

Apr 1, 2026 - 9 Comments
iOS 18.7.7 security update available

Apple has issued an important software for iOS 18 users who are holding out and avoiding iOS 26 for whatever reason. Specifically, iOS 18.7.7 for all iPhone models running iOS 18 (not running iOS 26 or newer), along with iPadOS 18.7.7 for all iPad users with iOS 18 (also not running iPadOS 26 or newer), … Read More

iOS 26.4 & iPadOS 26.4 Update Released with New Emoji, Keyboard Accuracy Fix, & More

Mar 24, 2026 - 1 Comment
iOS 26.4 update

iOS 26.4 for iPhone and iPadOS 26.4 for iPad have been released by Apple as software updates. The new versions of system software include a few minor new features and changes, a handful of new Emoji icons like Bigfoot, along with various bug fixes and security enhancements. One specific bug that is mentioned in the … Read More

Users of Older iPhone Urged to Install Security Updates by Apple

Mar 19, 2026 - Leave a Comment
Apple Security Update

Apple has issued a security advisory to all iPhone and iPad users, urging them to update their devices to the latest available versions of iOS / iPadOS system software to keep their data protected. In the support document, Apple specifies web-based attacks that are aimed at older versions of iOS and iPadOS, potentially allowing malicious … Read More

Security Improvement Update for macOS Tahoe 26.3.1(a) & iOS 26.3.1(a) Released

Mar 17, 2026 - 1 Comment
Security Improvement

Apple has released what they are calling a “Security Improvement” as a software update for macOS Tahoe 26.3.1, iOS 26.3.1, and iPadOS 26.3.1. The update, err, improvement, is being labeled as macOS Tahoe 26.3.1 (a), macOS 26.3.2 (a), iOS 26.3.1 (a), and iPadOS 26.3.1 (a), and though it installs just like a software update, you … Read More

“Device Added to Your Account” Message on iPhone, iPad, or Mac? Here’s What To Do

Mar 6, 2026 - 2 Comments
Device added to your account alert message

Some iPhone, iPad, and Mac users may have noticed a message that appears suddenly on their device that reads something like this; “Device Added to Your Account – An iPhone/Mac/iPad now has access to FaceTime. If you don’t recognize this device you can remove it in System Settings.” Getting this notification out of the blue … Read More

How to Mirror iPad on Mac, like iPhone Mirroring

Feb 25, 2026 - Leave a Comment
iPad Mirroring on the Mac

Ever wanted to use iPad Mirroring on your Mac, like the iPhone Mirroring app? iPhone Mirroring is one of the most handy features introduced to modern MacOS versions, allowing you to seamlessly mirror and use your iPhone screen directly from your Mac with ease. It’s so useful that many Mac users have wondered if iPhone … Read More

iOS 26.3 Update Released for iPhone & iPad

Feb 11, 2026 - Leave a Comment
iOS 26.3 update available to download

iOS 26.3 for iPhone and iPadOS 26.3 for iPad have been released by Apple for all supported devices. The software updates aim to provide important security updates and bug fixes. Additionally, Apple has released macOS Tahoe 26.3 update for Mac, along with updates to Sequoia, Sonoma, watchOS, tvOS, visionOS, and older iPhone and iPad models … Read More

How to Run iPad Apps Full Screen Again in iPadOS 26

Feb 3, 2026 - 1 Comment
Put iPad back into Full Screen Apps mode to focus on a single app again

If your iPad is running iPadOS 26, you might have already experimented with Windowed App mode which allows apps to be in self-contained windows, allowing for windowed multitasking more like a desktop operating system interface. That’s obviously quite a different experience than the traditional iPad interface, which was more single task oriented with a focused … Read More

Important Software Updates for MacOS Big Sur & Catalina, Older iPhones, iPads, & Apple Watch, Released

Feb 2, 2026 - 2 Comments

Apple has released important software updates to a variety of older devices, including older model Macs, iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watch’s. These new updates are released as macOS Big Sur 11.7.11 and macOS Catalina Security Update 2026-001 Catalina, iOS 16.7.14, iPadOS 16.7.14, watchOS 10.6.2, watchOS 9.6.4, and watchOS 6.3.1. According to release notes from Apple, … Read More

iOS 26.2.1 Update Released for iPhone & iPad with Bug Fixes & AirTag 2 Support

Jan 26, 2026 - 3 Comments
iOS 26.2.1 update for iPhone

Apple has released iOS 26.2.1 and iPadOS 26.2.1 for iPhone and iPad, respectively. These are relatively small system software updates that include support for the freshly released AirTags 2nd generation, along with unspecified bug fixes. Separately, Apple has also released minor updates to watchOS 26.2.1 for Apple Watch, along with iOS 18.7.4, iOS 16.7.13, iOS … Read More

Use “Show Borders” to Clarify Liquid Glass UI on iPadOS 26 & iOS 26

Jan 21, 2026 - 5 Comments
Show Borders setting enabled on iPadOS 26

One of the big complaints about the Liquid Glass interface of iPadOS 26 and iOS 26 is that the user interface can be challenging to use, read, differentiate elements, and interact with. There are various toggles and settings that Apple has placed under the “Accessibility” category that can significantly improve the legibility and experience of … Read More

How to Use Windowed App Mode on iPad with iPadOS 26

Jan 15, 2026 - 5 Comments
Windowed app mode on iPad and slide over still works too

One of the more intriguing new features introduced in iPadOS 26 for iPad is the optional windowed app mode for multitasking. Windowed apps behave very similar to application windows in MacOS or Windows, allowing you to have multiple simultaneous apps and documents open at the same time, often interloping each other. If you’ve ever felt … Read More

Tidy Up Messages by Auto-Deleting Verification Codes on iPhone, Mac, iPad

Dec 26, 2025 - 9 Comments
Automatically delete Verification Codes from Messages and Mail to prevent clutter

Many services use two-factor authentication nowadays, where your phone or email address gets sent a code that you must enter as part of the login process into an online service. These codes are one time use only and therefore don’t make a lot of sense to keep around forever, but manually going through and deleting … Read More

iOS 26.1 Update Released for iPhone & iPad

Nov 3, 2025 - Leave a Comment
iOS 26.2.1 update

Apple has released iOS 26.1 for iPhone, and iPadOS 26.1 for iPad. These are the first major point release updates for iOS 26, and offer a few changes, new features, bug fixes, and security enhancements, and are therefore recommended for users running iOS 26 or iPadOS 26. You will find a new toggle for Liquid … Read More

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