Category: How to
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How to increase the font in Safari on the iPhone
I’ve been playing a lot more with the iPhone accessibility options as I’ve needed them and along with boldening the text across iOS and increasing the font I couldn’t sort out Safari. Well I’ve found the setting! If you go to Settings, then Safari, then Page Zoom you can adjust the font size across all […]
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How to enable the battery percentage in the status bar on the iPhone 13 Mini
With the introduction of iOS 16.1 us users of the iPhone 13 Mini can rejoice as we get the battery percentage again in the status bar. Here’s my Mini showing my battery life. You’ll either need to use the public beta of iOS 16.1 or wait for the public release to enable this. To enable […]
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How to choose the ideal storage for your next iPhone
With the new iPhone launch imminent it’s that time of year to think about what storage of iPhone will best suit your needs. It’s something I’ve always struggled with and always end up with more than I need through a fear of running out. The fact is a lot of people can opt for the […]
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How to add folders in Reeder 5
Reeder 5 is my most used app, it’s how I consume almost all of my favourite publishers and blogs. One great thing you can do is add folders to help you organise your feeds. Long press on one of your feeds and tap edit. In the Folder box type the desired folder name. That’s it. […]
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iOS 16 battery drain on the new astronomy Lock Screen
iOS 16 beta battery life has been great for me but when I changed my Lock Screen to Astronomy I started to notice battery drain when it was idle. You as can see above I think I’ve tracked it down here to using 11% of my overall battery charge. If you want to use the […]
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How to charge your iPhone to 100%
This might seem like a strange post but it’s caught me out recently. iOS introduced a feature to help reduce battery ageing where it charges to 80% first then drip feeds it after that based on your usage. With my iPhone 13 Mini I realised I was having less at the end of the day. […]
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iOS 16: how to remove search from the Home Screen
I quite like having access to spotlight without dragging down on the Home Screen but it can look odd if you like a clean setup. Good news is that you can remove it. Settings -> Home Screen -> toggle Show Spotlight.
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How to stop the BBC Sounds app from tracking you
I really wish that the BBC would (a) not track statistics by default and (b) put a lot of their content behind walls like the BBC Sounds app. On using it I realised the BBC like with most of their apps turn on statistics gathering by default. You can turn this off by tapping on […]
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The quickest way to delete downloaded music on your iPhone
I’ve been looking at a smaller phone in terms of size but also storage. 128GB does seem the sweet spot for me and whilst looking at how much space I was taking up I discovered a way to quickly delete the downloaded music I had. If you go to general -> iPhone storage -> music […]
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How to turn off quick resume on the Xbox Series X
I really like my Xbox Series X but there’s one issue that still bugs me on an almost daily basis – quick resume. Almost all of the time a game resumes it’s lost it’s internet connection. Unfortunately there’s no system setting to turn this off but there is a way around it. When you press […]
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