Tip: Use Low Power Mode during travel

Like many people, I’ve been doing a lot of traveling this summer. A few days ago, I was reminiscing with family about the time before smartphones when we had to rely on paper maps, pay phones, and good-old-fashioned radio stations to keep us sane on trips. It made me feel old. Nowadays, of course, those paper maps have given way to GPS-enabled apps on our phones that provide a real-time incredibly accurate view of where we are and where we’re going. Pay phones and phone booths are decisively a thing of the past (seriously, when was the last time you Continue Reading →

How to customize Control Center

In iOS 11, which was released in the fall of 2017, Apple gave users an unprecedented number of ways to customize their devices – allowing control over things that had been unchangeable in the past. One great example of this is Control Center – iOS’ one stop shop for quick access to your device’s settings that’s just a simple swipe up from the bottom of the screen away (or down from the top right of the screen, if you happen to be using an iPhone X). Having the ability to swipe up and quickly interact with one of these controls Continue Reading →

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

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 →