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Oct 16, 2014

How to watch Apple’s iPad event live

Gautam Prabhu

Apple’s October 16 event where is it is widely expected to unveil iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3, Retina iMac starts in less than 12 hours from now. The good news is that Apple

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Oct 11, 2014

Personal Hotspot missing in iOS 8? Here’s how to fix it

Gautam Prabhu

One of the common complaints we've received from readers after upgrading to iOS 8 - iOS 8.0.2, has been that the Personal Hotspot feature is missing. While I haven't had the problem,

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Oct 6, 2014

How to install SNES emulator on your iPhone or iPad without jailbreaking

Jason

We're big fans of retro games and emulators, but Apple doesn't allow emulators on the App Store for copyright reasons. There's already a way to play NES and GBA games on your

IOS

Oct 6, 2014

iKeywi for iOS 8 adds a 5th row of customisable keys to iPhone or iPad’s keyboard

Jason

iKeywi was a popular jailbreak tweak that added a 5th row of keys to the iPhone and iPad keyboard, which can either be the set of number keys, or any other keys of your choice.

IOS

Oct 6, 2014

How to quickly change the case of a word in iOS 8

Gautam Prabhu

iOS 8 has a quick and easy way to change the case of a word with the QuickType feature. We've have covered how to use almost all the new features in iOS 8, but

ICLOUD

Oct 5, 2014

How to generate and manage app-specific passwords for iCloud

Gautam Prabhu

On October 1st, Apple increased the security of iCloud accounts by adding app-specific passwords, a feature of two-step verification that allow you to sign in to iCloud securely when you use third party

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Oct 2, 2014

How to create a blank Home screen in iOS for less Wallpaper clutter [Updated]

Jason

If you don't like the cluttered Wallpaper on the first Home screen, then one feature that has gone unnoticed till now is the ability to have a blank home screen, without any app icons.

IOS

Oct 2, 2014

‘My Camera Roll’ brings back the Camera Roll in iOS 8

Joe Rossignol

If you have updated your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to iOS 8, you have probably noticed that Camera Roll in the Photos app has disappeared and been replaced by a Recently Added Photos album.

SAFARI

Sep 27, 2014

How to translate webpages in Safari with Bing Translate extension

Jason

Action Extension is an awesome new feature in iOS 8 that lets third-party apps modify the content other apps display. Bing's iOS app update for iOS 8 adds a cool new translate extension

SIRI

Sep 26, 2014

How to recognize any song on your iPhone with Siri

Abhimanyu Ghoshal

iOS 8 brought a lot of neat little improvements that aren't immediately apparent, and one that I've found especially useful is Shazam integration with Siri. This allows you to easily identify any track

IOS

Sep 25, 2014

How to set up Medical ID on your iPhone for Emergencies

Gautam Prabhu

iOS 8 includes a new app for Health, which aims to provide you a dashboard for all your health and fitness data. The Health app will collect data from other third-party apps and devices

IOS

Sep 24, 2014

How to fix ‘No Service’ and Touch ID problems after upgrading to iOS 8.0.1

Gautam Prabhu

If you've hit the "No Service" or Touch ID issue after upgrading to iOS 8.0.1, then you need to install the iOS 8.0 update manually to fix the issue. Backup First

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Sep 23, 2014

How to take screenshots of webpages on iPhone or iPad with Awesome Screenshot Safari extension

Jason

Apple's new Extensibility framework in iOS 8 opens up a whole new area of things you can do with your iPhone and iPad. Awesome Screenshot is a new iOS extension from the developers of

IOS

Sep 23, 2014

How to create nested folders on iOS 8

Joe Rossignol

Apple released its highly-anticipated iOS 8 software update for compatible iPhone, iPad and iPod touch models last week, and early upgraders will be happy to hear that creating nested folders remains possible on the

SIRI

Sep 23, 2014

How to use ‘Hey Siri’ without connecting your iPhone to a power source

Gautam Prabhu

One of the coolest iOS 8 features is the Google Now-like "Hey Siri" feature, that allows you to activate Siri without having to press the Home button, which can be very useful while driving.

IPHONE 6 PLUS

Sep 22, 2014

How to shoot Full HD videos at 60 FPS with your iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus

Gautam Prabhu

Apple may have not bumped the megapixel count on iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus's camera, but they come packed with new features such as Focus pixels, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), higher frames per

iOS 8 - make and receive calls on iPad and Mac

IOS

Sep 21, 2014

How to make and receive phone calls on iPad using your iPhone in iOS 8

Gautam Prabhu

While Apple introduced FaceTime video and audio calls that are available on all iOS devices and Macs from the same account, phone calls are still restricted to your iPhone. This can potentially become very annoying

IPHONE 6 PLUS

Sep 20, 2014

How to use Reachability for easier one-handed use on iPhone 6 Plus and iPhone 6

Gautam Prabhu

One of the nice things about the previous generation iPhones was that they were great for one-handed use. When Apple launched the iPhone 5 with a taller 4-inch display, it acknowledged that the

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Sep 20, 2014

How to enable VoLTE on your iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus

Gautam Prabhu

iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus support Voice over LTE (VoLTE) that allow you to make wideband high quality more "naturally sounding" calls. It also allows you to surf the web while you're talking

IPHONE 6 PLUS

Sep 19, 2014

How to use Display Zoom on your iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus

Gautam Prabhu

As I had mentioned briefly in my iPhone 6 Plus tidbits post, Apple has added a new feature called Display Zoom in the new higher resolution iPhones. You will be prompted to configure this feature

IPHONE 6 PLUS

Sep 19, 2014

How to set up and start using your new iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus

Gautam Prabhu

If you've just got your shiny new iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus and dying to use it, here's our step-by-step guide on how to set up and start using it.

IPHONE 6 PLUS

Sep 18, 2014

How to transfer data from your old iPhone to your new iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus

Gautam Prabhu

If you’re planning to buy the new iPhone 6 Plus or iPhone 6 and wondering how to transfer data from your old iPhone to the new iPhone, then follow the steps mentioned below to

How to shoot time-lapse videos on your iPhone

GUIDES

Sep 18, 2014

How to shoot time-lapse videos on your iPhone

Abhimanyu Ghoshal

iOS 8 brought a bunch of new camera and photo editing features to iOS devices, including the new Time-lapse mode in Camera. This mode shoots and generates accelerated sequences of photos taken over a

IOS

Sep 18, 2014

How to update Jailbroken iPhone or iPad to iOS 8

Gautam Prabhu

If you've a jailbroken iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, and trying to update it to iOS 8 using OTA update, then you are probably seeing the "Checking for Update" screen as you can see

IOS

Sep 17, 2014

How to add Custom Action Extensions in iOS 8

Jason

Extensibility is one of the biggest features of the iOS 8 update that was released publicly earlier today. In this post we talk about Custom Action Extensions, that can modify the content of other apps

SAFARI

Sep 17, 2014

How to add Share Extensions in iOS 8

Jason

iOS 8 was released earlier today, and one of my favorite features in the release is the Extensibility framework. It allows third-party developers to extend certain parts of their system. In this post, we

IOS

Sep 17, 2014

How to use all the new iOS 8 features

Joe Rossignol

The day that every iPhone, iPad and iPod touch user has been waiting for since June has finally arrived. Earlier this afternoon, Apple pushed out the highly-anticipated iOS 8 software update to the public

IOS

Sep 17, 2014

How to setup Family Sharing on your iPhone or iPad in iOS 8

Gautam Prabhu

Families are increasingly using multiple iOS devices to share information, data and media between members. Till now App Store and iTunes purchases were tied to a single account, and your data was tied to a

IOS

Sep 17, 2014

How to use iOS 8’s Instant Hotspot to share iPhone’s data connection with your iPad

Gautam Prabhu

One of the major features of iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite is Continuity, which includes a number of features and improvements that take iOS-Mac integration to a whole new level. While OS X

IOS

Sep 17, 2014

How to use Today Widgets in iOS 8

Jason

Apple released iOS 8 publicly earlier today for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The update adds a ton of new features, one of which is the ability to add widgets to the Today tab in