How to Share Your Focus Status on iPhone (and Why You’d Want To)
Image: Khamosh Pathak Apple’s Focus feature lets you reduce distractions on your iPhone when you need to, well, focus. A Focus can be used to block notifications from everyone except…
There Are Four Ways to Turn Off Your iPhone
iPhones are, by design, pretty easy to set up and use. But while it’s almost second-nature to turn on your new iPhone, it’s not clear how to shut it off.…
How to Download Videos From X/Twitter
Photo: Yalcin Sonat (Shutterstock) You can’t scroll through X (formerly known as Twitter) without coming across funny and interesting videos. Although the official X app doesn’t let you download videos,…
How to Block Someone From Appearing in Your iPhone Photo ‘Memories’
When you open the photos app on your iPhone, you can access your library, your albums, and a really great search feature that enables you to filter pictures by text…
Your iPhone’s Flashlight Can Go Dimmer Than You Think
While it is convenient to have a flashlight function available on your smartphone whenever you might need it, your iPhone’s flashlight—even at minimum brightness—can often be too bright, especially if…
Why You Keep Triggering Fireworks During Video Calls (and How to Fix It)
Did you just update your iPhone and Mac to the latest versions of iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma? Did you also accidentally set off fireworks during your latest work call,…
These Apps Are Secretly Cluttering Up Your Camera Roll
If you want to declutter your phone and free up memory, start with your pictures—media takes up more space than you think. To stop your camera roll from filling up…
You Can Automatically Make Your iPhone Less Addicting at Bedtime
Image: Kaspars Grinvalds (Shutterstock) Switching to grayscale mode is one of the most effective ways to reduce your screen time. It’s easy to enable on your smartphone, and when all…
These Are All the New Accessibility Features in iOS 17
iPhone accessibility features are designed people who live with disabilities, but they can make the smartphones better for everyone. With iOS 17, Apple has brought several accessibility enhancements to iOS,…
You Can Now Set Up Profiles in Safari
Browser profiles are an essential feature for separating your personal and work-related browsing, and yet it took until 2023 for Apple to bother adding the feature to Safari. Nevertheless, profiles…