Category: iphone
How to edit the name of a WhatsApp contact in OSX
You can’t directly edit the details of a contact in the WhatsApp application. You need to make any changes in your ‘Contacts’ app on OSX and Whatsapp automatically syncs any changes that are made. But sometimes it takes a while to sync across. To speed it up you can change the contact details on your…
Can’t transfer photos from an iPhone to your Macbook wirelessly!
I have an iPhone 13 and a new model 14inch m1 MacBook Pro. I’d love to copy the photo’s from my iPhone to my MacBook Pro. I can’t find a way to do it easily. The only option seems to be using a lightning to USB cable, but even then the processes painfully slow. There…
iPhone 11 vs Pixel 4 Camera
See a great comparison here: https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/15/20915462/google-pixel-4-xl-iphone-11-pro-camera-comparison-test-photos-specs You can slide between shots from both cameras and compare them side by side. (Make sure you move the slider in the middle of the photos.) I’m surprised by how consistently different the colours in the photos are. The iPhone photos look ‘nicer’ but they also look less realistic.…
iOS11 battery drain problem update
An update on What is causing the iOS11 battery drain problems. The problem did not clear up. I’ve been in contact with Apple support. They had me do a complete factory reset on my iPhone. They accessed it remotely and did some battery tests. The hardware is fine. The battery dropped from 100% to 75% while…
What is causing the iOS11 battery drain problems?
My iPhone has been using huge amounts of battery power for almost 2 weeks now – ever since I upgraded to iOS11. It can drop 20% of it’s battery percentage in an hour and it’s using so much power that it takes 5 hours to charge! I’m keen to see who else is having this problem…
SMS messages not delivered when sending from iPhone to other phones.
In this Google Pixel review I commented that one of the frustrating things about the Google Pixel phone was that sometimes it missed incoming text messages. In fact this was so critical to me that it caused me to switch back to my iPhone. I have since discovered that this was not a problem with my Google…
Which Apps are draining my battery in iOS 11.
Many iPhone users are noticing a fast drain in battery life in iOS 11. You can check which apps are using your battery by going to Settings –> Battery and then scrolling down to where it says ‘BATTERY USAGE.’ You will see a screen like this: This is a very handy chart that lets you…
How to plug an iPhone into a sound desk
How to plug an iPhone with no headphone jack into a stereo or PA system.
Does your iPhone give you sore thumbs?
I tend to get sore thumbs from over-using my iPhone. Here’s something interesting that I noticed when I used an Android phone for 6 months. My sore thumbs disappeared. To tell you the truth, I didn’t really notice this until I switched back to the iPhone again, then after about 1 week my sore thumbs…
‘Which Bank’ doesn’t work with Apple Pay?
That’s right, it’s the Commonwealth Bank. Currently there are 50 banks in Australia that support Apple pay but three out of the top four banks do not. Read on for which banks do and don’t support Apple Pay in Australia.
How to use Apple Pay
Apple Pay allows you to pay from a credit card by swiping your phone instead of the card. There are 2 steps. 1. Set it up on your phone. 2. Swipe your phone to pay.
How to send a group SMS text message (or email) from an iPhone
Apple have introduced the ability to send a group SMS from the messages app. I don’t know when they did this but it is a very handy feature that you may not have noticed. Previously you needed to download a 3rd party app (e.g. ‘Connect’) to send group messages but now you can do it…
WARNING – Flight Mode does not disable Apple AirPods
Apple AirPods can only be turned off by putting them back in their carry case. In this recent review of the Apple AirPods I discovered that when you put your iPhone into flight mode the Apple Airpods continue to transmit high levels of EMF. So next time you board a flight or enter an area in a hospital…
Google beat Apple at their own game – 3 must have iOS apps by Google.
I have been keeping an eye on three iOS apps that Google have been playing with over the last few years, and they have all come to age at the same time. I’m not sure if the timing is coincidence or some kind of subversive move by Google but Google have nailed these three wonderful iOS…
How to delete photos on your iPhone or iPad
There’s no simple obvious way to delete all the photos off your iPhone. Digital Camera’s usually have a ‘delete all photos’ option but the iPhone doesn’t. If you don’t delete them when you sync them to iPhoto, it’s hard to get rid of them. Here’s two ways to do it.
Best bluetooth car kit for iPhone
In this article I reviewed 3 bluetooth headsets for audio quality: the Motorola Roadster Pro, the Parrot Neo HD and the Jabra Freeway. I didn’t like any of them. They sounded fine to the driver of the car but the driver’s voice sounded bad to the person on the other end of the phone. Since then…
How to get three days battery life out of your iPhone
You may have noticed with the new iPhone update that when your iPhone gets to 20% of its power it will prompt you to enter ‘ low-power mode’. But did you know that you can enter low-power mode when your iPhone battery is not low? This is a great way to extend the battery life of…
Hidden problems with Bluetooth hands-free kits for iPhone
I recently decided to buy a hands-free Bluetooth speaker for my iPhone so that I could make calls while driving. I read some reviews and decided to go for Motorola Roadster Pro. All over the web reviewers are singing it’s praises. 9/10, 9.5/10, I even saw a 9.63/10! Unfortunately, when it arrived, I discovered…
How to get rid of the symbol button on your iPhone keypad
By default there is a world globe symbol next to the dictate button on the iPhone keyboard, the second key in from the left on the bottom row. I sometimes press the world globe button when I want to press the dictate button. You can remove the globe button, here’s how.
3 things you need to know about iCloud Photo syncing
Apple has updated their iPhoto app to ‘Photos’ and included some pretty cool iCloud syncing. All your photos are available everywhere all the time. It keeps smaller copies of the photos on your iOS device while allowing the larger original ones to stay in the Cloud and it can download the larger files to…
7 tricks for creative iPhone photography
From using a drop of water on your iPhone for a macro lens to filming under-water with a drinking glass, this video has some great ideas!