Category: Iphone Settings

2/9/2023 0 Comments

Are you giving away private information when your iPhone or iPad is locked?

When you get a notification on your locked iPhone or iPad, does that notification show a 'preview' of the content of the notification?

For example, if you get a verification code sent as a text to your iPhone, does the code show even though the screen is locked?

Or does it perhaps show the content of messages from others - messages that you may sometimes not want read by someone else who can see your device's screen?

For my own devices, I choose to only show previews of notifications when my iPhone and iPad are unlocked. When the devices are locked, I see a notification appear and see who it is from, but no other details of the notification are shown.

Here's how to adjust your device's notification settings to protect your own security and privacy.

0 Comments

16/4/2023 0 Comments

How do I stop my iPhone from frequently joining the wrong Wi-Fi network

Our household is probably a little more complex than most when it comes to technology. We actually have more than one Wi-Fi network in this house.

The problem I have been encountering lately is that my iPhone keeps joining the Wi-Fi network that my son has set up downstairs - instead of the network that we have for the rest of the house. (I joined it recently when sitting outside, because it was the closest and gave the best connection.)

When my device joins that network from upstairs, the internet is quite flakey - because the router is just too far away (and there are lots of obstacles between here and there).

So I fixed this problem this morning with a simple change in my iPhone's settings. Here's how.

0 Comments

8/9/2017 0 Comments

Do your eyes (and sleep pattern) a favour and turn on this feature on your iPad and iPhone

Today we were discussing kids and technology, and the issue of teenage sleep being disrupted by technology. In particular, the discussion was around the impact of screen brightness on sleep.

Melbourne psychologist Tena Davies writes about this in her blog article: Night time technology use and sleep.

A key suggestion Tena makes is to be sure that all iPhones and iPads in your household use a feature called 'Night Shift' at night.

The Night Shift feature changes the colour spectrum of your iPhone's/iPad's screen to a warmer, less blue 'temperature'.

It is not just teenagers who benefit from using this feature.

I had a client recently who told me she had found she could not read at night on her iPad because of the impact the device's light had on her sleep pattern. She would find herself waking up very shortly after falling asleep.

After showing her the Night Shift feature, she was able to once again use her iPad for reading at night - it made all the difference!

Once you have used the Night Shift feature at night, you will be amazed at how bright the screen looks when it is not in Night Shift mode.

Setting up Night Shift on your iPad and iPhone

Night Shift can be set up to turn itself on and off according to a schedule.

This is done in Settings -> Display and Brightness -> Night Shift.

Slide the Scheduled setting to On (green), then set the from and to time that you would like Night Shift to start and end.

You can also adjust the Colour Temperature slider if needed. I just leave mine at the 'maximum warmth' setting. You can see in the image above the difference in the screen lighting.

Night Shift can also be manually turned on and off at any time during the day from the Control Centre (accessed by swiping up from below the bottom of the screen).

0 Comments

5/5/2017 0 Comments

Stop your iPhone or iPad from going to sleep so quickly, and delay how quickly it requests your passcode

<a>

I thought I worth including this handy hint in this week's newsletter, as it is one that comes up so often in classes and appointments at iTandCoffee.

Just how do you stop your iPhone or iPad from going to sleep so quickly? How do you stop the screen going black when you haven't touched if for, say, a minute, and returning to the lock screen.

Additionally, when it goes to sleep, is there a way to stop it from requiring you to enter you passcode to wake it up again.

This is a topic we covered way back in 2013 when we first started this Handy Hint Newsletter (subscribe here if you are not already receiving this free fortnight newsletter).

While the settings for adjusting the locking and requirement for the passcode are still available, they have 'moved' since we recorded that hint.

So, here is the updated 'handy hint' for iTandCoffee Club members, detailing how to adjust your 'autolock' and 'password delay' settings. (Not yet a member of The iTandCoffee Club? Find out more here›)

This week's Handy Hint

Call 1300 885 420

to book an appointment or class, or to enquire about our services and products

SENIORS CARD WELCOME HERE:
Seniors Card holders qualify for a 10% discount on all classes booked and paid for online (excludes PTT sessions and classes already discounted during COVID-19 crisis). To activate the discount at the time of booking, select Redeem Coupon or Gift Certificate and enter 10OFFSEN before selecting Pay Now.

YOUR CART

Tips, Tricks and News
about all sorts of technology in your life!

Are you giving away private information when your iPhone or iPad is locked?

How do I stop my iPhone from frequently joining the wrong Wi-Fi network

Do your eyes (and sleep pattern) a favour and turn on this feature on your iPad and iPhone

Stop your iPhone or iPad from going to sleep so quickly, and delay how quickly it requests your passcode

Related Handy Hints and Articles

Receive great articles like this
fortnightly to your Inbox

Follow us on Facebook

Join the iTandCoffee Club

for free content, tutorials, videos, classes, offers, discounts and more

What's on at iTandCoffee ?

Archives

Categories

Call 1300 885 420

to book an appointment or class, or to enquire about our services and products

YOUR CART

Tips, Tricks and News about all sorts of technology in your life!

Are you giving away private information when your iPhone or iPad is locked?

How do I stop my iPhone from frequently joining the wrong Wi-Fi network

Do your eyes (and sleep pattern) a favour and turn on this feature on your iPad and iPhone

Stop your iPhone or iPad from going to sleep so quickly, and delay how quickly it requests your passcode

Related Handy Hints and Articles

Receive great articles like this fortnightly to your Inbox

Follow us on Facebook

Join the iTandCoffee Club ​for free content, tutorials, videos, classes, offers, discounts and more

What's on at iTandCoffee ?

Archives

Categories

​​Call 1300 885 420 ​to book an appointment or class, or to enquire about our services and products

Tips, Tricks and News
about all sorts of technology in your life!

Receive great articles like this
fortnightly to your Inbox

Join the iTandCoffee Club

for free content, tutorials, videos, classes, offers, discounts and more

Call 1300 885 420

to book an appointment or class, or to enquire about our services and products