iOS

On iOS: First, launch the Contacts app on your device. Tap the plus to create a new contact. Fill in the name of the contact, and then move down to phone number and enter the number. New contact name and number entered. Tap on the label and when the list of options comes up, choose Add…

_________________________ Recently, one of our TMO editors was outdoors, listening to music on an iPhone, and, suddenly, Christmas music started playing. That was unexpected, annoying and a mystery because there were only two playlists on that iPhone, and neither contained Christmas music. Ack! The mystery is explained by the following setting: Settings > iTunes &…

Launch Settings, then tap on Cellular. Once there, scroll down past “Set Up Personal Hotspot” and “Call Time” and you will see a list of apps, thankfully in alphabetical order. Each of them will show how much data has been used since last time “Reset Statistics” was pressed. More importantly, each one has a switch…

Touch ID is capable of scanning and storing up to five fingerprints With the release of the iOS 7.1 update last March, Apple acknowledged these issues by including an “improvement of Touch ID fingerprint recognition.” While I continued to enjoy flawless access via Touch ID on my iPhone 5s, I was indeed aware of several…

Owners of older iPhone models sue Apple over iOS 7 feature issues The lawsuit focuses on an issue where the iPhone's WiFi settings are greyed out and disabled so users can't join wireless networks. Without WiFi, the plaintiffs say, they can't perform iCloud backups or install software updates, and they're forced to use their cell…

Ah well, I'm content with limiting my audience to whatever happens to be flying, crawling, slithering, or walking pass my bathroom window while I'm showering. I know I'll never be a star, but I do enjoy belting out a tune every once in a while. Apparently so do many others. Singing seems to be the…

iPad and iPhone Kung Fu – Tips, Tricks, Hints, and Hacks for iOS 7, by Keir Thomas, is written for beginner to intermediate iOS 7 users. It contains over 300 tips, each one written in a clear, easy to follow style that works for first time iOS 7 users as easily as it works for…

The gameplay is simple. You touch the screen to move a character around various puzzles, and in many cases, you can manipulate in-world objects to get to places that seem inaccessible. It doesn’t have a ton of story, but what there is is endearing and fun. So what makes Monument Valley so cool and different? The…

Using Apple's own API to get results, fnd shows the results in tabs. You can look at all the sections of the store, or at each section individually. If you're searching for something vague or common words, then this is a quick way to narrow down results. Also, there is a scrolling list, which is…

First, open iPhoto, and then select a source from the sidebar to search within.  You can pick “Events,” for example, if you want to look through your entire library, or you could choose something like “Last 12 Months” from the sidebar to narrow your search to that subset of your images. Anyway, after you’ve done that, select the…

Apple improves iBeacon support in its Apple Store apps for the iPhone and iPad Apple improved system-wide iBeacons support with iOS 7.1, and the Apple Store 2.9.2 update for the iPhone and 1.1 update for the iPad add the same level of support in-app. iBeacons is Apple's new system for wirelessly pushing information to shoppers…

The problem is that the symbols Apple chose to differentiate between lower case and uppercase letters — meaning whether or not the Shift key is active — don't give any indication as to what you'll actually see when you tap a letter. The keyboard Apple gave us with iOS 7.1 Since a picture speaks a…

(If what you've chosen isn't in any playlists, that “Show in Playlist” option won't appear.) That was quick! Well, just because you guys are awesome, here’s another playlist tip for you. If you want to see which songs aren't in any playlists, start by creating a smart playlist (File> New> Smart Playlist or Option-Command-N): Then in…

________________________ In iOS 7.1, think of Settings > General > Accessibility >Reduce Motion as a master control switch for visible motion in the user interface. Turning that ON will kill the zoom animation of apps upon launch as well as the parallax effect of icons and alerts. However, if you turn Reduce Motion OFF, new…

________________________ 1. March 10. “iOS 7.1: Enabling In-app Button Shapes.” iOS 7 took away visual cues like borders and shapes to easily identify buttons in apps, but that feature is back with the release of iOS 7.1. Jeff Gamet shows how. 2. March 10. “iOS 7.1: Killing the Cartoon Button Colors.” Many Apple customers thought…

The issue manifested for a subset of users as soon as they rebooted after the upgrade, with the passcode screen taking up to several seconds to register taps. The problems can persist once you're into your iPhone or iPad whenever using the keyboard. Key taps don't register for several seconds and then appear in a…

___________________ Previously, when you tapped on a day that had a dot below the date, indicating that it contained events, there would be a dramatic change from the month view to the daily hour-by-hour view. It looked like this:   Tap on, say, 4 (March) and the display radically changes to hour-by-hour view. iOS 7.1…

Here's what each caps button state means: Grey button with a white arrow: Caps off White button with a black arrow: Caps shift for a single character White button with a black arrow and black underline: Caps lock on Caps off (left), Shift on (center), Caps lock on (right) Apple may be a leader in…

iOS 7 in-app controls seem too bright? You can darken them in iOS 7.1 To darken the colors for in-app controls, like buttons, do this: Tap Settings Tap General Choose Accessibility Tap Increase Contrast Tap the toggle for Darken Colors You can make iOS 7's normal button colors (left) darker in iOS 7.1 (right) Some…

iOS 7.1 lets you add shapes to buttons so they're easier to find To enable shapes for in-app buttons, do this: Tap Settings Tap General Choose Accessibility Tap the toggle next to Button Shapes Buttons without shapes (top) are harder to find than buttons with shapes (bottom) Now, instead of seeing just words, or words with…

I'm comfortable with my intelligence (or lack thereof), but whenever I encounter these mental giants, I am at once awed, envious, and humbled. Awed by the absolute wonder that is the human brain and its ability to perform at levels that just don't seem human at all. Envious of the person who possesses what can…

iOS 7.0.6 jailbreak works, but you have to do some hex editing Jailbreaking is the term for hacking your iOS device so you can install apps that aren't available through Apple's own App Store. Apple doesn't support the process, it can introduce stability issues, and in some cases the Genius Bar in Apple's retail stores…

Just the mere mention of the word is enough to send some people scurrying for safer subjects like politics or religion. Least you believe that science is the exclusive realm of geeks, math eggheads, SciFi writers and the men and women who love them, please direct your attention to the device you're reading this on.…

With this method, iTunes’ll go through your entire library looking for missing album covers; if you only need a couple of items done, you could also right- or Control-click on an album and choose Get Album Artwork instead to save yourself some time. In either case, you’ll be required to sign in if you’re not already.…