If you have an iPhone 7 or newer you can use the HEIF format for photos instead of JPEG and get better shots that take up less space.
Tips
Understanding the watchOS 4 Control Center
Too many buttons, you might say, but each one in the watchOS 4 Control Center serves a very important purpose.
watchOS 4: How to Activate the Flashlight Strobe and Red Light Modes
The watchOS 4 control panel introduces a flashlight with three modes. Here’s how to activate them.
How to Use iOS 11 Screen Recording
Despite what you might have heard, you can even record voice-overs of your screen; you just have to know where to look, and Jeff Butts shows that to you.
Here’s How to Get Better Battery Life in iOS 11
As is the case with every new iOS release, there have been siginficiant complaints about reduced battery life, and these tips can help you make the most of your iPhone battery while Apple gets it sorted out.
Time Machine and APFS: What You Need to Know
To make a long story short, everything should work fine for most users, with just a few “gotchas” to be aware of.
Preparation Guide For macOS High Sierra Installation
Here’s everything you need to know before upgrading to macOS High Sierra.
iOS 11: How to Use One Handed Keyboard with Your iPhone
iOS 11 has a new one-hand keyboard option for the iPhone that lets you do exactly what it says: type with just one hand. It’s easy to get at, but a little confusing why you may not see it.
How to Pair Your Apple Watch when You get a New iPhone
If you’re getting a new iPhone—or just replacing one that met an untimely demise—you need to make sure your Apple Watch makes the transition, too.
Prepping Your Old iPhone for Its New Owner
It doesn’t take much time, but following this procedure keeps your data safe and gives your iPhone’s new owner a fresh device.
Mass Delete Apps With the Help of iMazing
The folks at DigiDNA should totally send Apple a gift basket, because nerfing iTunes was probably the best thing ever for iMazing.
iOS 11: How to Customize Taps for Each of Your AirPods
Today’s Quick Tip is about using your AirPods with iOS 11—you can now customize what each individual AirPod does when you double-tap it! We think this is a pretty cool addition to the new version of iOS.
Change Your iOS Device Backup Location With iMazing
When you need to do what iTunes says isn’t possible, it’s once again iMazing to the rescue.
Delete Custom Ringtones With iTunes 12.7
It turns out, being able to get rid of those unused ringtones doesn’t require third-party software or hacks after all.
macOS: Setting Up Custom Reminders
Setting up custom reminders on your Mac is simple, and it’ll help you configure notifications that happen (for example) on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, or ones that occur on the first weekend day of the month. We’ll tell you how to use this great feature in today’s Quick Tip!
Add Custom Ringtones to Your iPhone in iTunes 12.7
The new process might have baffled a number of people (including Jeff Butts), but once you know how it’s done, the method is actually pretty easy.
macOS: How to Archive iMessages with Automator
The method that I created will export your messages in the iChat file format. You can double-click the file to have it open in Messages.
Here's How to See if Your iPhone 8 or Apple Watch Series 3 Has Already Shipped
Here’s how to use the UPS website to find your iPhone 8 or Apple Watch Series 3 tracking number before Apple gives it to you.
Updating to the High Sierra GM Candidate
Apple has changed the game again, putting us almost back to square one to install the High Sierra GM Candidate; Jeff Butts walks you through the process step-by-step.
Turning on AirDrop in iOS 11: Different, yet the Same
There are two ways; Jeff Butts thinks one is much easier, but walks you through both methods anyways.
Here's How to Find the TransUnion Credit Freeze Page
The website forces you through a series of convoluted steps in order to find the page. Luckily, the page is still there, just hidden.
watchOS 4: How to Enable Elevated Heart Rate Alerts
watchOS 4 can track your heart rate and alert you if it jumps too high when you aren’t working out. Read on to learn how to enable the feature.
iOS 10: How to Save a PDF to iCloud Drive
If you’ve ever wondered how you could save webpages, Maps directions, or emails—pretty much anything you can print—to a PDF and put it in iCloud Drive under iOS 10, wonder no more.
How to Sync Your Mac's Sent Mail with the Server
If you’ve ever wondered why emails you send on your Mac aren’t syncing over to your iPhone or iPad, we’ve got a suggestion on how to fix it.