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How to Track Flights on iPhone and iPad

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How to Track Flights on iPhone and iPad

There is an amazing shortcut built into iPhone and iPad that allows you to track flights. The shortcut shows you the status of a flight including if it is on time, delayed, or cancelled. It will also show you the destination and where the flight originates. Baggage claim information is displayed when available. This shortcut is very convenient. So, let me show you exactly how to track a flight using this iOS shortcut. How to Track Flights on iPhone and iPad First, you will need to know the airline name and the flight number. The example I will use is Continue Reading →

How to Quickly Check Local Air Quality Index Using Siri

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How to Quickly Check Local Air Quality Index Using Siri

Siri has the ability to give many helpful pieces of information and checking the local Air Quality Index is one of them. It is really easy to do. Here is how to quickly check local air quality using Siri: Activate Siri – you can do this by either holding the side button (iPhone X and later) or the home button (iPhone 8 and older devices). If you have “Hey Siri” enabled, you can also just activate Siri that way. Ask Siri what the air quality is. Here is the phrase I use: “Hey Siri, what is the air quality?” Receive Continue Reading →

How to Convert Live Photos to Loop, Bounce, or Long Exposure on iPhone

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How to Convert Live Photos to Loop, Bounce, or Long Exposure on iPhone

Did you know there is a quick and easy way to convert Live Photos to Loop, Bounce, or Long Exposure on the iPhone? This is a built in feature that is a little hidden but once you learn how to use it, you will love it. First, a little background. Apple introduced Live Photos when the iPhone 6s was released. Live Photos is a process where the iPhone captures 3 seconds of video around the still image. A deep press on a live photo brings the photo to life by playing the video captured before and after the picture. With Continue Reading →

How to check if your iPhone is being slowed by Apple

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How to check if your iPhone is being slowed by Apple

If you have wondered if your iPhone is running slower than it should, here is how to check if your iPhone is being slowed by Apple. First a little background. iPhone users with older devices (iPhone 6 and 6 Plus and iPhone 6s and 6s Plus) were noticing that their devices seemed to be running slower than normal. This happened when they updated to the most recent iOS software. After some investigation and questions by the public, Apple made it known that they had intentionally slowed some older devices. This was done in order to avoid software crashes. As iPhone batteries Continue Reading →

How to Adjust the Brightness of iPhone Flashlight

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How to adjust the brightness of iPhone Flashlight

Flashlight Feature on iPhone – this article will explain how to adjust the brightness of the flashlight feature on the iPhone. Every iPhone that has a flash next to the rear camera has the flashlight feature. Since most people carry their iPhones with them all the time, this feature gives quick and easy access to a flashlight when needed. Here is how to turn the flashlight on and off and how to adjust the brightness of the iPhone Flashlight: How to Turn the iPhone Flashlight On and Off The iPhone flashlight can be turned on through Control Center. To activate Control Center, Continue Reading →

Best Features of iOS 10

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Best Features of iOS 10

This article is all about the best features of iOS 10. Apple released iOS 10 for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad on September 13, 2016. iOS 10 is one of the most feature packed upgrades to iOS ever. But with all the new features, there are several that stand out as the best and most useful. Here are 7 of the best features of iOS 10: 1. Messages The Messages app includes incredible new features in iOS 10. There are different kinds of effects to highlight the message you are sending as well as a new feature called Invisible Ink. With Invisible Ink Continue Reading →

Review of 4 iPhone Car Mounts

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Review of 4 iPhone Car Mounts

Disclosure: We get a commission from links on the blog. You don’t have to use these links but we appreciate it when you do. This article is a review of 4 iPhone car mounts. There are a large variety of iPhone car mounts on the market. It can be difficult to know which one to choose and which ones are the best. The 4 car mounts in this review offer a variety of options with positives and negatives for each. Here are the reviews starting with the best one first: 1. iOttie Easy One Touch 3 – Review Score: 10/10 iOttie continually Continue Reading →

How to control iPhone and iPad Settings with your voice using Siri

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This article is all about how to control iPhone and iPad settings with your voice using Siri. With each new version of iOS, Apple continues to expand the capabilities of Siri. In iOS 9, Apple gave Siri the ability to control system settings on the iPhone and iPad. This means that you can control things like screen brightness, low power mode, turn wifi on/off, turn Bluetooth on/off, etc. This can be very helpful as it allows a direct shortcut to these settings by just using your voice. If you have not yet set up Siri on your iPhone or iPad, Continue Reading →

How to add a Webpage Bookmark as an Icon on Home Screen of iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch

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This article will explain how to add a webpage bookmark as a quick shortcut icon on the Home Screen of your iOS Device. This can be helpful if you need quick access to your bank website, your favorite blog, or another website. Often times a website owner will include an icon for the webpage Home Screen bookmark. Here is how to add a bookmark as an icon on the Home Screen of your iPhone, iPad (Mini), and iPod Touch: 1. Launch Safari and navigate to the website you want to add as an icon to your Home Screen. Then, tap the Continue Reading →

How to use punctuation with Siri and Dictation on iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch

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Siri has advanced voice recognition skills that continue to grow with each release of iOS. This includes the ability to turn spoken punctuation and spacing into the appropriate punctuation in the sentence or paragraph you are dictating. This is really helpful when you are driving and trying to send a text message to someone when the message includes punctuation. It is also helpful when you are dictating a sentence or paragraph for an email or a text document. Instead of stopping every few words to manually type in the punctuation, you can just tell Siri what to put in for Continue Reading →