All of us have been there, we have somewhere to be but our iPhone or iPad desperately needs to be charged. If you don’t have a battery pack at your disposal and are stuck waiting around, there’s a simple way you can make your iPhone or iPad charge faster.
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Experiencing bad iPhone battery life? Try this before restoring new!
For the past few weeks my Apple iPhone 6s Plus battery has been dying way faster than it should. For example, on Sunday my battery was at 35% by 3pm under light usage. The next day it was at 18% by 2pm. Considering I’ve never experienced bad battery life on this particular iPhone, I figured
How to add custom recurring tasks to the Apple Reminders app
The Reminders app that comes with every iPhone and iPad is simple to use yet still offers more advanced features, such as recurring tasks. These are great for times when you want to set up certain reminders that you may have to remember to do on a daily, weekly, or even custom schedule. Here’s how:
Double ended podcasting with iOS and iPad Pro
Ever since the release of the 12.9″ iPad Pro last fall, there has been a debate raging over whether or not it could truly be a laptop replacement. Last month’s launch of the 9.7″ model just fueled the fire. The iPad Pro is one of the more polarizing products Apple has released in recent memory,
iPad Pro Smart Keyboard shortcuts guide
Back in November I purchased a 12.9″ iPad Pro and a Smart Keyboard to go with it. I was so used to my Belkin keyboard paired with my iPad Air 2 that I quickly became frustrated with the Smart Keyboard’s lack of a shortcut row. Before long I returned the Smart Keyboard (and the 12.9″
7 hidden iOS Mail tips and tricks you should know
I recently talked about why I keep coming back to the stock iOS Mail app. While some of the things I’ve come to love about the stock Mail app are obvious, some of then are not — such as shortcuts or gestures that make using it even more intuitive. Here are a few of my
5 reasons I don’t use alternative email apps for iOS anymore
There’s no shortage of great alternative email apps for iPhone, or for the iPad for that matter. In the past year, we’ve seen the introduction of some stellar options such as Spark and even Airmail, which has been my favorite email app for OS X for years. Yet ever since iOS 8 came out, I
Ultimate guide to iPhone and iPad password managers
As we store more and more of our information digitally, it becomes more important than ever to make sure it’s safe-guarded. Part of that security should always consist of strong and unique passwords. Password manager apps are available not only on the iPhone and iPad, but on Macs and PCs as well. (No, putting your
How to report cheaters and fake scores via GameCenter
Up until recently, I almost always accepted GameCenter invites from whoever. I like playing games on my iPhone and iPad and always welcome a worthy opponent. However, there are a lot of people out there cheating and faking scores. While I handled some of this by just deleting them, I also realized that there is
How to create perfectly sized iPhone and iPad wallpapers with Pixelmator
Anyone who knows me in real life would tell you I’m a bit of a wallpaper nut in regards to my iPhone or iPad. While I can normally get my fix via Google image search, that sometimes doesn’t cut it. Sometimes I come across a photo that isn’t sized correctly. Luckily, as long as you
How to transfer Health app data to a different iPhone
Apple takes the privacy and security of your health data very seriously. So serious in fact that there are only two ways to transfer Health app data from one iPhone to another. Here’s a breakdown of those two ways and why you may want to choose one way over the other.
How to encrypt iPhone and iPad backups with iTunes
If you’re worried about the privacy and security of your iPhone and iPad backups, you may want to encrypt your backups instead of using iCloud or regular iTunes backups. Aside from being more secure, an encrypted iPhone backup is the only way you can bring over certain data to a new device, such as data
