iOS

What that’ll do is place the saved message at the bottom of Mail’s interface, where you’ll tap to bring it back up when you’re ready to continue. Of note also is the fact that you can save multiple drafts this way. If you’ve got more than one down at the bottom of your screen, you’ll…

_________________ All three of these apps have some very nice features when used as a stand alone app: They're full-featured weather apps in themselves Their widgets vary in extent and design, so you will want to check each widget to see which one gives you the data you prefer. (For a refresher on how to…

First, you'll need to enable sharing for apps that support the feature. Kelly Guimont explains how to do that for Safari and other apps, and I show you how to do it for Photos extensions. Use the list handles to rearrange app order in the Sharing activate view You can rearrange app icons from the…

Touch one of the suggestions to accept it, or if you type a space or some punctuation instead, your device will automatically choose whatever word was highlighted at the time. To continue on with what you originally typed instead of replacing it with a suggestion, tap the option on the left (the one in quotations):…

First off, here's what it is: This is a flag that allows you to set a notification on a particular email thread. It's pretty common to turn off notifications for every single email, so this way you can make sure you don't miss an important one. It only appears as an option if you have…

To set yours up, first visit the Health app. When that’s open, touch the “Medical ID” tab at the bottom-right of your screen, and then tap “Create Medical ID.” On the subsequent screen, you can add in any data that you think would be relevant for emergency care—allergies, say, or medications you take. Be sure…

___________________ In iOS 7, the part of the Settings hierarchy that controls what can be done on the iOS device Lock Screen looked like this: – Passcode (& Touch ID if applicable) – Allow Access When Locked – Siri - Notification Center – Access on Lock Screen – Notifications View – Today View - Control Center -…

From your Favorites view, drag down on the screen to reveal two additional choices—“Add to Favorites” and “Request Desktop Site.” Choose the latter option, and voilà! Safari will ask whatever page you’re on to serve you piping-hot, full-featured website goodness. This hasn’t worked on every single webpage I’ve tried, but it’s been successful often enough…

iCloud Drive is Apple's newest could storage service. It officially launched with iOS 8, though it's not available to Mac users until the release of OS X Yosemite in October. It is designed to store documents and makes them available on all of your devices. Users began reporting problems with the Reset All Settings features…

Before you can take advantage of third-party filters in Photos, you'll need at least one app installed that supports Photos extensions. I have Camera+, Paper Camera, and Readdle's Scanner Pro installed now, and I'm impatiently waiting for Waterlogue to get updated. Ironically, Waterlogue was the app Apple used to demonstrate iOS 8 photo filter extensions…

1. Sky Guide. This is an astronomy and sky chart program that won an Apple 2014 Design Award. The app itself is similar to Star Walk and SkySafari, and in the Notification Center it displays a useful subset of information: sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset by default. The graphic shows the time of daylight and…

Just like on the Mac, Spotlight under iOS is used to find stuff on your device—contacts, apps, or songs, for example—without you having to hunt around. As with iOS 7, you invoke Spotlight by swiping down on your screen. (Be careful not to swipe from the very tippy-top, as that’ll bring down Notification Center.) Under…

To use Handoff features, you need to have all your devices set up with the same iCloud account. You can go to Settings -> General -> Handoff & Suggested Apps to make sure you have the feature enabled. Also enable Bluetooth if you haven't already, under Settings -> Bluetooth (or turn it on from Control…

iOS 8.0.1 fixes some issues, but kills cell service and Touch ID for some Fixes a bug so HealthKit apps can now be made available on the App Store Addresses an issue where 3rd party keyboards could become deselected when a user enters their passcode Fixes an issue that prevented some apps from accessing photos…

Apple's Family Sharing in iOS 8 is something many users are eager to setup in order to finally deal with the issue of sharing purchased apps (and music and movies and more) with family members. Frustration has set in for some, however, when the setup process informs users that PayPal is not a valid payment…

____________________ We'll be working with the iOS 8 Photos app on an iPhone or iPad. (I haven't verified for iPod touch.) 1. In the Photos app, tap and hold on a photo you want to hide. As in iOS 7, there's an option to Copy, but now there's a new option: Hide. Tap and hold…

Ultimate Productivity Bundle by Readdle First off, a developer is more than welcome to assemble a bundle, but it can only contain the apps made by a single developer. As of now there is no way to create a bundle with apps from more than one developer, but hopefully that's something that will change in…

Apple laid the groundwork for the future of its iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch operating system last year with iOS 7, and now the company is building on that foundation with the launch of iOS 8. Instead of shocking us with a new look that shuns the old skeuomorphic feel — that happened last year…

I think this is going to be one of my favorite new features of iOS 8. The basic procedure is simple. Start by double tapping the Home button. Double tap the Home button. Swipe the photos at the top to the right to view Phone app Favorites. Swipe the photos at the top to the…

For today’s article, I’m going to write about one of my favorite new features. I have a lot of favorites, by the way, so I may say that a ton over the coming weeks. Expect exclamation points and very little journalistic objectivity. Anyway, let’s check out the new ways you can see statistics on and…

First, plug your device into iTunes. Once it's there, click the “Back Up” button on the right, under “Manually Back Up and Restore.” iTunes Backup Screen options. This way you have a bit of extra insurance in case it all goes wrong. If you don't have iTunes set to automatically check, click the “Check Now”…

iPhone iPhone 5s or 5c: Probably. If you purchased your 5s on a subsidized contract, you have another year (or more) left on it so upgrading is a good idea. If you bought your 5s off-contract, and you already pulled the trigger on a new iPhone, you may not want to bother since you'll automagically…

Here's why: You can't go back to “regular” iCloud syncing, and your Mac (and any mobile Apple devices running iOS 7 or earlier) can't access anything synced to iCloud Drive. This is a feature coming to Yosemite, the next version of OS X, and that hasn't been released yet. Even if you have the Yosemite…

SwiftKey is a four year-old popular keyboard replacement utility on Android devices, using its own auto-correct feature and some excellent prediction to make text entry easier on touchscreen devices. With the advent of iOS 8 and the option for additional keyboards, SwiftKey is now making this same utility available to Apple users.