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Smartphone screen displaying various app icons.
Mar 18, 2024

Apple likes hiding things in its software, including secret apps, hidden iMessage effects, status bar customization, nameless icons, and red screen mode, but some of its best Easter eggs are right in ...

"How to Take Scrolling Screenshots of Entire Webpages, Text Documents, and More on Your iPhone or iPad" cover image
Mar 14, 2024

When you take a screenshot on your iPhone, it's automatically saved to your Photos app. You can ignore the screenshot thumbnail or swipe it away, but you shouldn't. If you open the screenshot editor i ...

Smartphone displaying text about Apple and payment information.
Mar 9, 2024

Speech-to-text technology can be seen on your iPhone in various places, from the Dictation tool to Apple's new behind-the-scenes, auto-created transcripts for podcast episodes. Your iPhone also has so ...

Close-up of a smartphone screen displaying cloud imagery.
Jul 7, 2023

There's a world of hidden features on your iPhone just waiting to be explored, and one of them is hiding in plain sight right in front of you. You likely see it multiple times a day after performing a ...

Smartphones displaying various settings and applications on their screens.
Jul 6, 2023

You may know the traditional way to take a screenshot on your iPhone, but it may not be the best action for your needs. There are faster ways to capture an image of your iPhone's screen, methods for c ...

Device backups for WonderHowTo's iPhone displayed on screen.
Jun 5, 2023

If you want to try out one of Apple's beta programs on your iPhone — whether that's by becoming a developer, joining the public beta, or using an IPSW of an available beta update — there's always a po ...

Smartphone displaying settings next to a computer screen with software update information.
Jun 5, 2023

Apple said goodbye to iTunes with the release of macOS Catalina, breaking up music, videos, and podcasts into their own respective apps, Music, TV, and Podcasts. But without iTunes, what app's in char ...

iPhone displaying an Apple logo during a software update, with a computer screen in the background showing progress details.
Jun 5, 2023

Restoring your iPhone from a previous backup is still a simple process using your Mac, but the way it works has changed since Apple killed off iTunes with the macOS Catalina update. Now you must use F ...

"How to Unlock the Secret Emoticon Keyboard on Your iPhone" cover image
May 30, 2023

Emoji have taken over the world, so there's a good chance you regularly use (or overuse) emoji on your iPhone's keyboard just like everyone else. But before emoji were popular, there were emoticons, s ...

"Always-Updated List of Apps That Let You Change Their Home Screen Icons on Your iPhone" cover image
May 6, 2023

Apple's Shortcuts app lets you make and use custom icons for any app on your iPhone, but it won't actually replace any icons. If your goal is to change the official icon for the app itself without any ...