Turn your iPhone into a professional compact camera with DSLR-like controls. Whether you’re shooting street, portrait, or travel: Never miss the perfect shot again… More here. It’s a decent design and I like the fact that an app is included,… Read More ›
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The iPhone killed chewing gum, and so much more…
I guess we don’t think of modern phones minimising interest in abstract products. The list of obvious products they have replaced is immense already; sat navs, cameras, camcorders, MP3 players, diaries, alarm clocks, calculators, radios, PCs(?), notebooks, watches, portable games… Read More ›
FaceID with a mask
Using your face to unlock your phone is great in normal times, but less than ideal when you’re masked up and avoiding germs. Apple already has a workaround in place if you own a new enough Apple Watch, and now… Read More ›
When your fake iPhone app reviews go wrong (Widgetarium)
Widgetarium is an app, like many others, that slightly simplifies creating themes for your iPhone. Tiffiny seems to like it and gave it a 5 star review, and the developer responded to thank her. Branham seems to like it and… Read More ›
Joplin: notes, tasks and almost anything else
Images, videos, PDFs and audio files are supported. Create math expressions and diagrams directly from the app. Take photos with the mobile app and save them to a note… More here. It’s hard to find fault with Joplin. Open source,… Read More ›
iPhone tip #4: enable Back Tap
Go to Settings / Accessibility Tap ‘Touch’ Scroll down and tap ‘Back Tap’ Now tap ‘Single Tap’ or ‘Double Tap’ and then choose an action or app to open When you tap the back of your iPhone 2 or 3… Read More ›
iPhone tip #3: hide your email
When in a web field that needs an email address you should see ‘Hide My Email’ just above the keyboard. Tap the field and then tap ‘Continue’. Add a note to the email to describe it and then tap ‘Use’…. Read More ›
iPhone tip #2: check app privacy reports
Go to Settings Tap ‘Privacy’ Scroll down and tap ‘App Privacy Report’ You can now see which apps are using your location, contacts and media library, and when they are using them Scroll down and you can go deeper and… Read More ›
iPhone tip #1: how to use Apple Digital Legacy
Go to Settings Tap your name at the top of the screen Tap ‘Password & Security’ Scroll down to ‘Legacy Contact’ Tap ‘Add Legal Contact’ Select a family member or contact Tap ‘continue’ Tap ‘Send a message’ or ‘Print a… Read More ›
Limit the iPhone 13 Pro refresh rate (dizziness)
I noticed something strange yesterday. On my iPad Air (2020) I am not suffering dizziness when scrolling up and down, but I am on my iPhone 13 Pro. I initially wondered if it was the screen size, but then I… Read More ›