


Our Four Favorite Features of iOS 14
by Marilyn | Sep 29, 2020 | App Library, Home screen, iOS 14, Messages, Siri, Solution, widget
Harvest season is here again, and Apple has deemed iOS 14 (along with iPadOS 14, watchOS 7, and tvOS 14) ready for the picking. Although the betas have been pretty stable and no major problems have appeared in the first few days, we still recommend waiting at least a...
Want to Use Your Friends’ Nicknames in iOS? Here’s How
by Marilyn | Sep 5, 2019 | Contacts, customization, iOS, Mail, Messages, Tip
If you have a friend whom you refer to only by his nickname, it can be annoying to feel like you should use his proper first name when adding him to Contacts. Worse, then he shows up in Messages with a name you don’t recognize as easily. Here’s how to convince iOS to...
Learn How to Autofill SMS Login Codes in iOS 12 and Mojave
by Marilyn | Sep 3, 2019 | How-To, iOS 12, Messages, Mojave, productivity, Safari, two-factor authentication
An ever-increasing number of Web sites boost their security via two-factor authentication (2FA), which requires you to type in a short numeric code to complete a login after entering your username and password. It’s a big win because that code is generated on the fly...
Troubles with Messages? Read On for Ten Possible Solutions
by Marilyn | Feb 12, 2019 | Apple Pros, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Mac, Messages, Solution, Troubleshooting
Apple’s Messages app for iOS and macOS generally works well, but when it doesn’t, figuring out what’s wrong and how to fix it can take some doing. Here are a few of the most common solutions we’ve come across for problems with sending and receiving messages. Help...
Here’s How Apple Changed Sending a Photo in Messages in iOS 12
by Marilyn | Nov 10, 2018 | Apple Pros, iOS 12, Messages, Photos, Tip, Troubleshooting
Before iOS 12, you’d tap the camera button in a Messages chat in order to share either a brand-new photo or a photo that had already been taken. In iOS 12, Apple changed things so tapping the camera button only lets you take a fresh photo. To find and send a photo...Recent Posts
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