How To’s

Whether you’re an aspiring podcaster or a super creep, you may be curious how to record calls on an iPhone.   To record iPhone calls, there are a plethora of options through various apps that make you fork over a couple of bucks.  There are also laborious ways to do it through syncopation with a your Google account, if you’ve got one.  Who’s got the time? What I’ve got for you is a free (at least for a good chunk of time) app that allows you to record calls on iPhone with ease. So, before we get started, let’s talk about the aforementioned […]

So, you’ve accidentally deleted some important text messages, and you’re worried they’re now gone forever, right? Well, not necessarily. There are a few different options you can try in order to recover deleted text messages from an iPhone. Now, your ability to recover deleted messages will vary depending on your device and carrier. However, we’ll discuss a few different options below which will hopefully up your odds of success. From iTunes Whenever you sync your iPhone with iTunes, an automatic backup is saved. If a previous version of your phone has the missing texts, you should be able to restore

I hate declining calls. I always feel guilty and so I allow my phone to ring and ring for fear that, if I try to decline it, I’ll give away the fact that I am totally aware I have a call, but am pointedly choosing not to answer. Of course, sometimes I’m actually busy, and can’t answer the call; in which case, I still feel guilty (though that may be residual guilt left over from my years of Catholic school…). However, now iOS 8 gives you the ability to quickly send an pre-written text when declining a call, somewhat softening the blow

Keeping tabs of your emails is an increasing necessity the more responsibilities one has.  Whether it’s a conversation with a family member, a friend, or a co-worker, we all are constantly engaging in at least one important chat. For what seems like forever, email notifications on the iOS has been unreliable.  I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been hours late in noticing an increase in my inbox, or how many times my inbox didn’t even show a change when I had new emails.  It can be a drag and you can even get in trouble with your loved

“So what’s that weird gray screen that sometimes pops up accidentally when I’m trying to scroll to the right?”, you may ask. It’s Spotlight search–remember that? But this time around, they’ve done more than just add a few new cupholders. Spotlight has been a function on the iPhone for years, however with iOS 8, Apple has greatly expanded its capabilities. For those unfamiliar with the feature entirely, Spotlight has been the Google of your phone–searching music, voice memos, messages, you name it–to help you find things within your phone. However, with iOS 8, it now has the ability to access

iOS 8 has expanded it’s organizational abilities and come up with some new features that make storing and viewing your pictures much easier. Check out four of my personal favorites below. Hidden Folder If you ever feel pangs of terror when showing photos on your phone to others, for fear they might swipe too far to left or right and accidentally encounter a photo of a personal nature (or, if you’re like me, one too many photos of my dog in cute sweaters, all time-stamped on Saturday nights- proving my social skills might rival those of Liz Lemon), you can now easily

As you might have noticed, you astute iphone-r’s you, your new favorites bar contains a bunch of gray circles above each of your recent contact’s names. These little bubbles are meant to contain photos, so that each of your contacts has a picture. Fun, right? So, how do you manage to get photos assigned to each of your contacts? There are a few ways to go about this, but easily the fastest option is to sync your contacts with your Facebook account, importing your friends’ profile pictures into your phone en mass, and filling those lonely little gray bubbles with

With the addition of the new app switcher in iOS 8,  your contacts are more prominent than ever. You can have easy access to your favorites, or see who your recent contacts have been. This is a very convenient feature, and I find myself using it often. However, in my opinion, it’s a lot more fun if your contacts have thumbnail photos, rather than the stock gray bubble with the contact’s initials inside of it. I love being able to choose my favorite pictures of my favorite people and have them appear when they contact me. I suppose it’s also