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GUIDES

Feb 14, 2014

How to remotely enable Location Services on your iPhone with Activator

Gautam Prabhu

Activator is an awesome jailbreak tweak by Ryan Petrich that you probably already know about. For those who’re new to jailbreaking, Activator lets you assign various actions that get called when a certain event,

GUIDES

Jan 12, 2014

Tips and Tricks to make the most out of VLC on your iPhone and iPad

Jason

VLC for iOS is one of the most popular third-party media player on the App Store, and is capable of playing almost any video format. Here are some tips and tricks that’ll help

GUIDES

Jan 5, 2014

Stream videos to your iPhone, iPad from a PC/Mac with Plex and VLC for free

Jason

If you have a huge media library that you can’t fit on your iPad or iPhone, here’s a great free solution to stream all of it off your PC/Mac. You’ll have

GUIDES

Jan 5, 2014

How to change System Font in iOS 7 with BytaFont 2

Gautam Prabhu

One of the coolest things you can do after jailbreaking your iOS device is change the system font. So it was great to see BytaFont updated to version 2 for iOS 7 and 64-bit

GUIDES

Dec 26, 2013

How to disable auto-play videos on Facebook for iOS when you’re on 3G or 4G LTE

Jason

Facebook recently added auto-playing videos to its iOS app. These videos start playing when users encounter them in their news feed, but without sound. You can’t turn off this feature completely but we

IPAD MINI 2

Dec 25, 2013

Got a new iPad for Christmas? Here’s how to set it up and start using it

Jason

If you’ve got a shiny new iPad Air or iPad mini for Christmas, here’s our guide to set it up, configure it, install apps and learn about all its features. Setting up your

GUIDES

Dec 21, 2013

Spend $25 or less on these last-minute gifts for iOS owners

Kelly Hodgkins

It's crunch time with only a few days left for you to polish off your holiday shopping list. Time is short for shipping, which means you must turn to a power shipper like Amazon

IOS

Dec 12, 2013

Tip: Click a photo while multitasking in iOS 7

Jason

A nice, but relatively unknown iOS 7 trick is that you can click a picture using Apple’s Camera app right from the multitasking switcher. Here’s how you do it. Open the Camera app

GUIDES

Dec 7, 2013

iPhone or iPad not charging? Try this simple tip for a solution

Jason

If you find that your iPhone isn’t charging with your Lightning cable anymore, try this simple tip for a solution. According to reddit user bedell37, a little tinkering around the Lightning port with a

YOUTUBE

Dec 2, 2013

Tip: Play YouTube audio even when your iPhone is locked with this simple trick

Jason

If you use the YouTube iOS app to listen to songs, you might find it annoying that after you lock your device, YouTube stops playing audio. Here’s a simple trick to let the YouTube

GUIDES

Nov 23, 2013

Tip: Here’s the fastest way to teach iOS Autocorrect new words

Jason

iOS’ autocorrect can be helpful when it works, but is very annoying when you’re typing correctly, and autocorrect replaces it with something else, just because the word isn’t in the iOS dictionary. You

SIRI

Nov 19, 2013

You can now ask Siri for lyrics to your favorite songs

Jason

Wolfram Alpha recently announced the addition of song lyrics to its powerful search engine, and Siri, piggybacking on the service, can now show you lyrics for your favorite songs in addition to the all the

GUIDES

Nov 17, 2013

How to use multitasking gestures on iPad for quicker multitasking

Jason

If you've just bought your shiny new iPad Air or Retina iPad mini, but don't like the traditional Home Button-based way of closing and switching apps, you should learn the "hidden" multitasking

IOS

Nov 17, 2013

How to enable Camera grid lines in iOS 7

Jason

The most well known principle of photographic composition is the 'Rule of Thirds' which says "an image should be imagined as divided into nine equal parts, and important elements in the image should be placed

IPAD AIR

Nov 10, 2013

Tips to Improve your iPad Air and iPad mini Battery Life

Jason

The iPad Air is significantly thinner and lighter than its predecessor, and the Retina iPad mini has a new power hungry high resolution display. Apple has accomplished an incredible feat of engineering by maintaining the

GUIDES

Nov 9, 2013

An exhaustive list of Keyboard Shortcuts for iPad and iPhone

Jason

Yesterday we told you about new keyboard shortcuts added in iOS 7, but iOS already supported a bunch of keyboard shortcuts that many people might not be aware of. So here's an exhaustive list

IOS

Nov 8, 2013

A list of new Keyboard Shortcuts in iOS 7 for iPhone and iPad

Jason

Apple has added a number of new keyboard shortcuts in iOS 7, which is good news for those of you who use your iPad or iPhone with a Bluetooth keyboard. While keyboard shortcuts are hard

IPAD AIR

Nov 3, 2013

Get your old iPad ready for sale in 5 easy steps

Jason

The iPad Air went on sale a few days back, and the Retina iPad mini will follow soon after. If you plan on selling your old iPad to buy one of the new ones, here

GUIDES

Nov 3, 2013

Yes, iPhone Automatically Updates For Daylight Saving Time

Gautam Prabhu

We’re received a few emails and seeing a number of users on Twitter wondering if their iPhone or iPad’s clock will automatically fall back by an hour to mark the end of Daylight

IOS

Oct 26, 2013

How to turn off Blur Effect in iOS 7

Gautam Prabhu

Apple released iOS 7 just over a month back, and the all-new user interface has received its fair share of criticism and even given some folks a headache. Thankfully with the release of iOS

SAFARI

Oct 26, 2013

How to generate strong, secure passwords using Safari iCloud Keychain

Jason

A good secure password for any website you visit is long, contains special characters and, most importantly, is unique, so that even if your password is compromised through an attack on that website, all your

IPHONE PROBLEMS

Oct 19, 2013

The age old question revisited in iOS 7 — Does killing iOS apps running in the background help?

Jason

Ever since multitasking was introduced in iOS 4, there's been a misconception that by closing all apps in the multitasking switcher, you'll save system resources. The truth is that only few apps run

IOS

Oct 19, 2013

Tip: How to view Messages timestamp in iOS 7 [Video]

Jason

The Messages app in iOS 7 has been redesigned to go with the overall "flat" look of the OS, and although the design is largely a "reskin", it does have some new features, many of

SAFARI

Oct 13, 2013

Top 22 Safari Tips for iPhone and iPad

Jason

Safari is probably one of the most used app on any iPhone or iPad, and it has got a lot of new features in iOS 7, so here are a few tips that'll make

SAFARI

Oct 12, 2013

iOS 7 Tip: Quickly unhide Safari’s toolbar [Video]

Jason

Safari on iOS 7 got a huge upgrade, with a new fullscreen mode where the address bar and toolbar disappear while you’re browsing, and shows you the content with domain name of the website

IOS

Oct 12, 2013

Top 15 Mail Tips for iPhone & iPad: How to get more done faster

Jason

Mail is likely one of the first thing you set up on a fresh install of iOS, so here are a few tips that'll help you make the most out of Mail.app on

IOS

Oct 8, 2013

iOS 7 comes with built-in support for zip files

Gautam Prabhu

iOS 7 comes with over 200 new features and improvements including the all-new Control Center, improved Notification Center, smarter multitasking, all-new camera app with real-time filters, new Photos app, AirDrop for iOS,

GUIDES

Oct 6, 2013

Is your iPhone or iPad running out of storage space? Here’s how to fix it

Jason

It becomes quite annoying when your iPhone and iPad runs out of storage space and you can't do things like install new apps, click more photos or upgrade to iOS 7, since the OTA

IOS

Oct 5, 2013

Top iPhone and iPad Keyboard Tips and Tricks [Video]

Jason

You probably spend a significant portion of your time typing text using the stock iOS keyboards, so here are a few keyboard tips and tricks to boost your productivity. Contextual Keyboards iOS knows how to

SIRI

Oct 1, 2013

Siri can flip a coin, and also roll the dice

Gautam Prabhu

You can use Siri for tons of things and Apple has added even more features to it in iOS 7, but I'm sure many of you didn't know it could also do this.