I’ve been running an iPhone 7 with 95% battery capacity for quite a few days now and the biggest issue by far is battery life. I’m often charging at 3pm and that’s just after a few photos and listening to music for a couple of hours during the due. I have managed to get throughContinue reading “How to get the most battery life out of an old iPhone”
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How to make iCloud Private Relay remember the country you live in
I’ve been using iCloud private relay since iOS 15 launched and I’ve noticed that it’s not been showing me news or web content in my country by default. Even when I make sure DuckDuckGo has the UK ticked off in the settings it always defaulted to America. With playing around I discovered that I haveContinue reading “How to make iCloud Private Relay remember the country you live in”
How to turn off 5G on your iPhone 13 or 13 Pro
If like me you’re in an area with no 5G and want to do what you can to improve battery life you can actually turn 5G off completely. Here’s the steps: Go to your Home Screen and tap settings to launch the settings app Tap mobile data Tap Mobile Data Options Tap Voice & DataContinue reading “How to turn off 5G on your iPhone 13 or 13 Pro”
How to put the address bar back to the top in Safari on iOS 15
I didn’t participate in much beta testing this year so the Safari changes were all pretty new to me. I actually quite like the search bar on the bottom as someone using a larger iPhone but I can see this being an annoyance if you’d prefer to have it like before. The good news isContinue reading “How to put the address bar back to the top in Safari on iOS 15”
How to delete your photos in Glass
The UI in Glass is generally pretty intuitive but as I learn more about the app I’ll be sharing how to’s and more of my general thoughts. Here’s how to delete any photo in your feed. First off head into your account by tapping on the single person icon at the bottom. Once you canContinue reading “How to delete your photos in Glass”
How to stop WordPress collecting your data on iOS
I’ve been using the WordPress app for as long as I’ve been blogging here and on a recent install spotted that they are collecting analytics by default. The good news is that you can turn this off. At the main screen tap on your profile in the top right. Then tap app settings, privacy settings.Continue reading “How to stop WordPress collecting your data on iOS”
iPhone: Should you keep your VPN on all of the time?
I’ve been using Express VPN for quite a few months now and have almost always left it on all of the time on my iPhone. I’m my experience it’s perfectly fine to do this. I’m using an iPhone 11 with it’s great battery life and was concerned that it would drain it a lot quickerContinue reading “iPhone: Should you keep your VPN on all of the time?”
How to remove the macOS Monterey Beta from an M1 MacBook Air
I’ve been playing with the macOS Monterey Beta for a couple of weeks and when my Photo library stopped syncing with it I decided to go back to Big Sur. This is a little more complicated with an M1 Mac and you can’t use the same method as you would with an Intel Mac. InContinue reading “How to remove the macOS Monterey Beta from an M1 MacBook Air”
iOS 15: how to turn off weather notifications
The weather app in iOS 15 has had a nice update but the often incorrect weather warnings of rain get a little annoying after a while. The good news is that you can turn these off. Do the following Head into the settings app Tap notifications Tap weather Tap the toggle switch to turn off
iOS 15: how to set up smart lists in Reminders
iOS 15 didn’t bring a huge amount of changes to Reminders but we got enough to add a little bit more flexibility at least. The new addition of smart lists means that you can create a bespoke view that allows you to group tasks by a particular tag or date etc. It allows you toContinue reading “iOS 15: how to set up smart lists in Reminders”