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​iPad and iPhone

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accessibility
Handy Hints (for iTandCoffee Club members)
  • How you can get Siri to read your screen's contents ...
Blog Articles
  • Get your iPad or iPhone to read the contents of an email, message or other screen content
  • ​How to translate English web pages to a different language - on your iPad and iPhone
Accessories
Handy Hints (for iTandCoffee Club members)
  • Family fun with Pictionary - using an iPad and Apple TV

​Blog Articles
  • ​A handy feature of my AirPods - Announce Messages
  • How to listen on your AirPods when watching your Apple TV
  • How to use your AirPods/earphones to test your hearing
  • This feature of AirPods Pro help you get a good night's sleep (and maybe save your marriage!)
  • AirPods Pro won't pair with any of my devices - case shows an orange light
  • ​Transfer files to your iPad using Camera Connection kit
  • Accessing data on a USB or external drive from your iPad or iPhone
  • Now THIS is a device I think we might ALL need!
  • Do you keep losing your keys, or that TV remote?  This accessory can help. 
  • I have this product and I love it! 
  • Are you looking for a printer that works with an iPad/iPhone, and with a laptop/computer?
  • Keg yourself 'charged up' while on the go!                    
  • I just bought this great accessory             
  • A handy re-charge accessory for your multi-device household       
  • A handy new accessory that can expand the storage capacity of your iPad and iPhone great accessory for travelling with your iPhone and iPad - battery charging, backup and extra storage for your i-Device  
  • A couple of accessories for those fit and healthy people out there (or those wanting to be !)   
  • A great educational tech-toy for kids for Christmas         
  • ​A great accessory for travelling with your iPhone and iPad - battery charging, backup and extra storage for your i-Device
  • Why the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil are amazing tools for professionals (and students and anyone else!)                              
  • How clever - I NEED one of these!
Apps
Videos  (for iTandCoffee Club members with Online or Premium membership)
  • ​Great Apps for Mobile Devices
  • Ditch that scanner - great solutions for scanning and signing documents, and scanning photos using your iPhone and iPad​
  • My Favourite Scanning App and How to Use It Premium members only
Handy Hints (for iTandCoffee Club members)
  • How to add a page number in Pages for iPad and iPhone
  • ​How to stop apps from automatically updating, especially after an iOS upgrade
  • An App for scanning old slides
  • How to download a recommended app 
  • Multi-tasking - switching from one app to another, then back.   
  • How do I quickly fix a mis-behaving app on my iPad and iPhone, or a device that is mis-behaving in general?
  • Send an iTunes gift from your iPhone or iPad
  • Stopping Facebook from autoplaying videos - and wasting your mobile data
  • Some great tips for using Maps
  • Family fun with Pictionary - using an iPad and Apple TV
  • How do I stop all my kids games from appearing on my iPad and iPhone?
  • Have you discovered this great feature of the TripAdvisor App?
  • Stopping Facebook from autoplaying videos - and wasting your mobile data
  • Turning your favourite web page into an 'app' on your Home Screen​​ ​
  • How to stop Dropbox from automatically uploading photos and using up all your free storage
  • Make sure you take a look at these great features of the Notes app
  • How to hide Apps on the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch​​​
  • Measuring made easy with this new App in iOS 12
​Blog Articles
  • ​How to download a YouTube video to your iPhone or iPad
  • ​Handy apps and website for working out a meeting time for different time zones
  • Here's an app for scanning old slides
  • ​How to check which mobile provider offers the strongest signal at your location
  • ​A handy app for tracking your KM's for business
  • An exciting workflow/automation app for iPhone / iPad geeks like me!​​
  • A great app for tracking data usage on your iPad and iPhone
  • A great new data usage 'stopwatch' for my iPad and iPhone​
  • Some recent App additions to my iPad and iPhone 
  • This app, and the people that register on it, are saving lives
  • What a lovely app, encouraging you to take time away from your tech!
  • Why won't the Health app on my iPhone track my steps?
  • Getting ready for the school year - a great little app for those ID photos
  • How to send an email in a different language - when you don't speak that language!
  • A really handy app for reporting a problem in your neighbourhood
  • A really handy app for travellers
  • A very handy app for your Cup Day sweep
  • Apps for budgeting and invoicing
  • Here's a handy app for when you travel - especially by train     ​
  • Library Books On Your iPad?
  • Listen to and record radio from anywhere with this app
  • Recommendation on a good personal finance app
  • What about some iPad board games for Christmas?​
  • Who is your doppleganger in the world of art? Here's a fun way to find out ...
  • Your iPhone and iPad is now an amazing measuring tool
  • A video that answers the question, "Where do I safely store all my passwords?".
  • Password Keeper apps for iDevices
  • Have you discovered 'app extensions'?  Here are some really great extensions for the Photos app.
  • Here's an app that allows you to save YouTube videos to your iPhone!
  • I love this app for scanning my old photos!
  • SLR camera effects on your iPhone
  • How can I print several photos on a single page from my iPad or iPhone
  • ​As an Evernote user, I am also a big fan of OneNote
  • ​Do you hate having to scan and send documents?
  • Great news about Microsoft Office for iPad and iPhone
  • How do I get Pages, Keynote and Numbers for free on my new iPad or iPhone?
  • How your iPad and iPhone can help keep you organised
  • My favourite App - Evernote 
  • Now you can handwrite and draw in an Evernote Note on your iPad and iPhone
  • Scan business cards into your iPhone or iPad to automatically create Contacts
  • Controlling whether apps automatically appear on your iPad or iPhone
  • ​Do I need to regularly close apps on my iPad and iPhone (by swiping up in 'Task Switcher)?
  • A handy app that warns when it is about to rain
BASICS - NAVIGATION, SEARCHING AND SETTINGS
Handy Hints (for iTandCoffee Club members)
  • Getting an app out of SlideOver - using the SlideOver App Switcher
  • ​Get back to the top of any list or page really quickly
  • Take a photo of whatever is on your screen - screenshots
  • How to Split your iPad screen to see more than one App
  • How to split your Safari Screen on the iPad to view two pages side-by-side
  • How to split your iPad's Files screen so that you can view two Files windows Side-by-Side
  • Multi-tasking - switching from one app to another, then back    
  • Some special finger gestures on your iPad
  • Finding things on your iPad and iPhone - Spotlight search
  • How do I stop my iPad or iPhone sleeping so quickly and/or asking for a passcode every time it sleeps
  • Sharing content from one device to another using Airdrop
  • How can I find my muted iPhone in my house!?  I know it's here somewhere!
  • How can I reset my forgotten Apple password?   Where can I go to change this password?
  • Some Special Tricks for your iPhone's Sleep Switch
  • Special Tricks for your Home Button
  • Using Spotlight Search for calling and messaging your Contacts
  • Change the 'Press home to unlock' feature of iOS 10
  • Major changes to Notification Centre, Spotlight Search and Lock Screen
  • Force Touch now does a lot more
  • Predictive Text gets smarter!
  • Accessing the Camera App from the Lock screen
  • Controlling what notifications are visible on your Lock Screen​
  • Finding things on your iPad and iPhone - Spotlight search
  • Get back to the top of any list really quickly
  • ​How do I quickly fix a mis-behaving app on my iPad and iPhone, or a device that is mis-behaving in general?
  • iOS 11 is here - and new features and changes abound.  Learn about the long list of new features!
  • How to hide Notification previews to protect your security and privacy
  • Printing from your iPad and iPhone
Blog Articles
  • ​​Managing all the Apps on your Home Screen - an extract from the new iOS/iPad 14 'Guided Tour' book
  • ​How to get an app out of SlideOver mode on the iPad
  • Have you added the built-in QR scanner to your iPhone's Control Centre?
  • ​A great set of iPad tips in this 1-hour video
  • ​How to make it easier to 'wake up' and open your iPhone or iPad
  • Discovering a secret button on the back of your iPhone
  • How to change the name of your iPad or iPhone
  • Printing from your iPad and iPhone
  • How to quickly dim your iPad or iPhone screen or invert your display at night
  • Discovering the new Slideover feature on your iPad in iOS 9
  • The new 'split view' feature on your Mac
  • How do I 'Force Reboot' on an iPhone 7?
  • Controlling all those sounds and notifications on your iPad and iPhone ...​
  • Don't believe what those kids tell you about this 'must do' on your iPhone an iPad
  • Slow down how quickly you have to double-press or triple-press the Home Button on the iPad or iPhone
  • Don't make this mistake on the iPhone 8!
  • Do your eyes (and sleep pattern) a favour and turn on this feature on your iPad and iPhone
  • How to download an App that has been recommended to you
  • A trick that makes switching between apps so much easier on the iPad and iPhone
  • ​Finding things on your iPad and iPhone ...​​
  • Yes, you can easily print from an iPad and iPhone
  • ​How do I print, send or save a single page from a document using my iPad or iPhone?
  • Using two apps or windows at once on the iPad - Split View and Slide Over
Battery usage
Blog Articles
  • That regular article about how to improve your iPhone battery life!
  • A change I made on my iPhone that has made a massive difference to my battery life
  • Apps that drain the life out of your iPhone and iPad battery ... 
  • Yet another tip for how to improve your battery life
  • View your battery usage by App
  • Battery problems after upgrade to iOS 10 - and how I fixed this​
  • If you iPhone is slow lately, download this app to see if you have been 'throttled' by Apple
CALENDAR AND REMINDERS
Handy Hints (for iTandCoffee Club members)
  • Quickly save the date received in an email - and set up an event in your calendar
  • Quickly create a calendar event in your iPad's or iPhone's calendar​
  • The week view in the Calendar on your iPhone
  • Can I share a calendar with my husband, but only show those events that I want him to see?
  • Creating multiple calendars and choosing which calendar applies to each event
  • Make sure you never forget birthdays - using the Contacts app!
  • Dealing with missing events in the Calendar
  • Controlling Facebook notifications about birthdays and events
  • Including or excluding Facebook information from Contacts and Calendar apps
  • How to ensure you know where to be and when - setting standard alerts for your Calendar events
  • Using Reminders to help manage a busy life
  • ​Tell Siri to remind you about an email, text, web content - anything!
  • Is there a quick way to get all the local school term dates and public holidays into my Calendar?
  • Sharing a Reminders list
Blog Articles
  • Why your Contacts or Calendars may not be sync'ing across all devices
  • Making a backup of your Contacts and Calendar - and how to 'restore' if something goes wrong
  • ​Did you receive a heap of 'spam' Calendar invitations recently?
  • My iPhone tells me when it is time to leave for appointments - based on current traffic conditions
  • What happened to all the events in my Calendar?
  • Why do my iPhone's Calendar entries disappear after a month?   
  • My Apple devices remember birthdays!  But where do they come from?
  • Sharing a Reminder list can be really useful
  • A calendar app for the iPad, iPhone and Mac that includes Reminders/Tasks AND allows searches of past events​
  • ​Managing your Outlook Tasks from your iPhone or iPad -  and a couple of apps that help
contacts
Handy Hints (for iTandCoffee Club members)
  • Permanently saving the contacts you receive in emails
  • Display your contacts by first name or last name
  • Setting up your 'favourite' Contacts
  • Making sure your contacts' email addresses are saved and shared between your devices
  • Make sure you never forget birthdays - using the Contacts app!    
  • How to email a group of Contacts in the Mail app
  • Create a Contact Group on your iPad and iPhone
  • Including or excluding Facebook information from Contacts and Calendar apps
  • Controlling Facebook notifications about birthdays and events​
  • A Contacts app that allows for easy cleanup of your Contacts
  • A contacts apps that allows easy deletion and grouping of contacts
Blog articles:
  • How can I save the contact details of someone who has emailed me?
  • ​How a client lost all her Contacts information
  • ​Why your Contacts or Calendars may not be sync'ing across all devices
  • Making a backup of your Contacts and Calendar - and how to 'restore' if something goes wrong
  • ​Scan business cards into your iPhone or iPad to automatically create Contacts
  • The wrong name is in My Info in Contacts on my iPhone (or iPad)
  • Making sure that your contacts' names appear in the Messages and Phone apps when you travel OS
  • What to do when your Contacts go missing
  • A great Contacts app for my iPhone that allows easy deletion and grouping of Contacts
  • How you can 'swipe to delete' unwanted Contacts on the iPhone and iPad
connected devices
Handy Hints (for iTandCoffee Club members)
  • Enabling Handoff on your iPad, iPhone and Mac
  • Controlling phone calls to other Apple devices
  • Solving iMessage woes across multiple devices
Blog Articles
  • How Continuity makes my iPhone and Mac behave like a single device
  • ​A perfect example of why it is a good idea to 'lock down' your device's Airdrop settings​
  • Why your Contacts or Calendars may not be sync'ing across all devices
  • Your iPad and iPhone can now auto-fill those SMS verification codes - here's how
Control centre
Handy Hints (for iTandCoffee Club members)
  •  How to include extra controls in Control Centre ​
Blog Articles
  • Have you added the built-in QR scanner to your iPhone's Control Centre?
  • ​Discovering Control Centre on the iPad and iPhone
  • Quickly switching Wi-Fi networks from Control Centre
  • ​How to add lots of handy Controls to your Control Centre on the iPad and iPhone
display
Handy Hints
  • Easily turn your iPhone into a magnifying glass
​Blog articles:
  • Do your eyes (and sleep pattern) a favour and turn on this feature on your iPad and iPhone
  • Does your iPhone keep showing half a screen?
  • Easily turn your iPhone into a magnifying glass
entertainment
Handy Hints

​Blog articles:
  • Can I download a Netflix TV series to watch when I don't have internet?
FACEBOOK, SOCIAL MEDIA
Handy Hints (for iTandCoffee Club members)
  • Stopping Facebook from autoplaying videos - and wasting your mobile data
  • Saving a photo you see in Facebook on your iPad or iPhone
  • Controlling Facebook notifications about birthdays and events
  • Including or excluding Facebook information from Contacts and Calendar apps
Blog Articles 
  • When a strange message appears in Facebook on your iPhone/iPad, and you don't want to press OK
  • A tip for stopping those Facebook notifications​
  • What to do when your iPhone is getting someone else's Instagram notifications
FILING, DOCUMENTS, printing
Videos  (for iTandCoffee Club members with Online or Premium membership)
  • Filing Stuff on the iPad and iPhone​
Handy Hints: (for iTandCoffee Club members)
  • ​​How to save an email as a PDF
  • How to print, send or save part of a PDF document
  • How to send a document from Pages on the iPad and iPhone
  • Sending a file from Microsoft Word on the iPad and iPhone
  • How to create a PDF from an email's contents
  • Where do I store my files on an iPad and iPhone
  • ​Saving PDFs to your iPad or iPhone from Safari, Messages and Mail - then viewing your collection of PDFs
  • Sharing Notes with others
  • ​Sign documents - right on your iPad and iPhone!
  • Did you know you can easily sign documents on your iPhone and iPad?
  • How to print, send or save part of a PDF document
  • An app that makes it easy to fill in PDF forms
  • Create a PDF from an email (or anything else) on your iPad and iPhone
  • How to split your iPad's Files screen so that you can view two Files windows Side-by-Side
Blog Articles
  • Accessing data on a USB or external drive from your iPad or iPhone
  • Did you know you can easily sign documents on your iPhone and iPad?
  • How to sign a document that is not in PDF format on your iPad and iPhone
  • ​When I download something in Safari on my iPhone or iPad, where does it go?
  • Easy filling out of PDF forms on an iPad, iPhone or Android device
  • How do I print, send or save a single page from a document using my iPad or iPhone?​
  • How do I sent a Pages document from my iPad and iPhone?
  • How do I print, send or save a single page from a document using my iPad or iPhone?​
HOME SCREEN, APPS, SPLIT SCREEN
Videos (for Online & Premium iTandCoffee Club members)
  • Exploring Some Amazing Hidden Features of the iPad and iPhone
Handy Hints (for iTandCoffee Club members)
  • ​How to show the Today view on your iPad Home screen
  • How to de-activate Slideover so that Safari links open in full screen made
  • How to split your iPad's Files screen so that you can view two Files windows Side-by-Side
  • How to split your Safari Screen on the iPad to view two pages side-by-side
Blog Articles
  • How you can sort the apps on your iPad or iPhone into Alphabetical order
  • How to see weather and other important information on your iPad Home screen
  • A hidden handy feature of your iPad and iPhone Home Screen
  • Using two apps or windows at once on the iPad - Split View and Slide Over
HOUSEKEEPING & TROUBLESHOOTING
Videos (for Online & Premium iTandCoffee Club members)
  • A look at iCloud in iPad, iPhone, Mac and Windows
  • Managing your iPad and iPhone Storage Premium members only
Handy Hints (for iTandCoffee Club members)
  • Are those Podcasts taking up precious space on your iPhone or iPad?
  • ​Cleaning up all those Podcasts that are using up space on your iPhone/iPad
  • ​How to ensure you don't waste your valuable Mobile Data
  • Managing the storage on your iPad and iPhone
  • Managing and monitoring your mobile data usage
  • What to do when your iCloud is full - Managing and upgrading your iCloud storage
  • How to delete all the mail messages in a mailbox
  • Backing up your iPad or iPhone to iCloud
  • Removing unwanted backups from your iCloud
  • How can I delete photos from my iPad and iPhone in bulk using a Windows computer?​​​
  • How to update and upgrade your iPad and iPhone
  • Freeing up space by cleaning up the Apps and Messages on your iPad and iPhone

Blog Articles
  • Are those Podcasts taking up precious space on your iPhone or iPad?
  • I am getting a 'storage full' message - how do I fix this?
  • Easy tracking of mobile data usage
  • Have you backed up your iPhone or iPad lately?
  • ​An easy way to free up space used by Messages and Apps on the iPhone and iPad
ibooks
Handy Hints (for iTandCoffee Club members)
  • Saving PDFs to your iPad or iPhone from Safari, Messages and Mail - then viewing your collection of PDFs
Blog Articles

  • ​iBooks is showing books that I don't actually have stored on my iPad (or iPhone)
icloud
Videos (for Online & Premium iTandCoffee Club members)
  • A look at iCloud in iPad, iPhone, Mac and Windows
  • iCloud Photos - Arguments for and against it (and how to set it up and use it) Premium members only
Handy Hints (for iTandCoffee Club members)
  • What to do when your iCloud is full - Managing and upgrading your iCloud storage
  • Making sure your contacts' email addresses are saved and shared between your devices
  • How can I find my muted iPhone in my house!?  I know it's here somewhere!
  • How can I reset my forgotten Apple password?   Where can I go to change this password?
  • Removing unwanted backups from your iCloud​
  • Resolving problem with signing in to iCloud or iTunes after activating two-factor authentication on another device
  • A great way of sharing your photos with others - no emailing or texting required!​
  • Backing up your iPad or iPhone to iCloud, and managing your iCloud storage
  • Answering your questions about iCloud Photo Library
  • Have you backed up your iPhone or iPad lately?
  • Share your iPhone and iPad photos using iCloud
  • The built-in password safe on your iPad and iPhone - where to find it, and how to see what passwords have been used multiple times
Blog Articles
  • ​How you can sync your iPhone and iPad photos (via iCloud) to a Windows computer
  • Please check your iCloud setup - not just for your own sake, but for the sake of your friends!
  • How to easily change your Apple ID's password (for iCloud, iTunes, App Store etc)
  • What to do about a case of iCloud Confusion in your family
  • ​Why does Apple's two factor authentication show I am a different location?  (In Melbourne, it shows I am in St Kilda)
  • Are you a bit (or a lot) bamboozled by iCloud? 
  • Have you got problems with iCloud - 'storage full' message, mis-directed messages, muddled Contacts and Calendar, and more?
  • Will my iCloud Backup blow my data limit?
  • Was iCloud to blame for this family's sad state of upheaval? 
  • A warning if you are considering changing the email address associated with your Apple iCloud account ... 
  • Is iCloud Safe?
  • When your iCloud gets crowded! The problem with sharing your iCloud ...
  • Who's got my iPhone?!!  Why are there strangers in my Photo Stream?
  • As the song goes, "Hey, you, get off of my iCloud!"
  • Apple has increased iCloud 20Gb storage tier
  • Be careful what you say in an iMessage.  Someone unexpected might be getting the message!
  • Is your iCloud set up correctly? (LinkedIn article)
  • How to find out if you have an iCloud backup - especially if your device has 'died'!
  • An important iPhone and iPad setting that you should ensure is turned on ...​
  • How a client lost all her Contacts information
  • Just one of the reasons I use OneDrive instead of iCloud Drive
  • How to resolve photo syncing and importing problems
  • Why your Contacts or Calendars may not be sync'ing across all devices​
ios updates and upgrades
Handy Hints (for iTandCoffee Club members)
  • iOS 11 is here - and new features and changes abound!
Blog Articles:
  • Is it time to upgrade to iOS 11 yet?  If you already have, you'll need to do this ...
INTERNET, MOBILE DATA (3G/4G), WI-FI, BLUETOOTH
Handy Hints (for iTandCoffee Club members)​
  • How to ensure you don't waste your valuable Mobile Data
  • ​Managing and monitoring your mobile data usage
  • Sharing content from one device to another using Airdrop
  • Stopping Facebook from autoplaying videos - and wasting your mobile data
  • Use your Personal Hotspot to provide mobile data to your Wi-Fi only device
  • Temporarily allowing mobile data and allowing/blocking phone calls when travelling.
Blog Articles:
  • What is causing my iPhone to blow my monthly mobile data limit?
  • ​A great smartphone feature for anyone who lives in a mobile 'black spot'
  • ​I turned on my data roaming and used 11MB in a flash  
  • A great new data usage 'stopwatch' for my iPad and iPhone
  • Have you turned off this data-gobbling feature of iOS 9?
  • My device shows the internet is working, but it is not!
  • How to tell Google to only search for 'recent' content, or only Australian content
  • Understanding NBN and VPN - two TLA's (three-letter acronyms) we are hearing a lot lately!
  • If you have been having trouble lately with your internet or with sending mail ...
  • If you use public WiFi, you should read this
  • Here's how to check if and when NBN is available to you​
  • When you have a problem with your Wi-Fi or device, check if this is the real problem ...
  • Why can't I get internet on my iPhone when I am away from home?
  • "iTunes used up all my mobile data!"  How to stop this from happening
ITUNES, APP STORE AND OTHER STORES
Handy Hints (for iTandCoffee Club members)
  • Send an iTunes gift from your iPhone or iPad
  • How do I stop all my kids games from appearing on my iPad and iPhone?
  • Managing subscriptions on your iPad and iPhone                    
  • How can I reset my forgotten Apple password?   Where can I go to change this password?
  • iTunes - Setting up automatic Wi-Fi sync'ing
Blog Articles
  • Purchased music won't download to my iPhone and my Apple TV doesn't show any music
  • Problem signing in to iTunes or iCloud on Apple TV or other i-Device after setting up two-factor authentication
  • "iTunes used up all my mobile data!"  How to stop this from happening
  • How your kids can by-pass the 'Ask to Buy' requirement of iCloud Family
  • It's now easier to check and manage your iTunes and App Store subscriptions
  • ​"I received an unexpected iTunes charge of $18.49 per month!"  How to cancel automatic payments
keyboard and typing
Videos  (for iTandCoffee Club members with Online or Premium membership)
  • ​Great Typing and Editing Tips for the iPad and iPhone​
Handy Hints (for iTandCoffee Club members)
  • How to 'undo' typing mistakes on the iPhone and iPad
  • ​Hidden keys on your iPad and iPhone keyboard
  • Setting up Typing Shortcuts so that you can avoid typing
  • How to 'undo' typing mistakes on the iPhone and iPad
  • Sending smiley faces in your emails and texts - Emojis
  • Discovering Predictive Text (new in iOS 8)
  • Finding the Caps Lock on your iPad's and iPhone's keyboard?
  • iOS 10 - Predictive Text gets smarter!
  • ​How to type without a keyboard on the iPad and iPhone (and then edit what is written)
  • Text editing is easy on an iPhone when you use your keyboard as a trackpad
  • A great time saver on your iPad and iPhone​
Blog Articles
  • ​Have you discovered this 'Undo' gesture on the iPad and iPhone?​
  • How can I type the first letter of a sentence as lowercase using my iPad's separate keyboard?
  • An easy solution for converting an audio recording to typed text
  • An easy way to change some text to uppercase, lowercase or mixed case on an iPad or iPhone
  • Now you can easily find the perfect emoji for any occasion
  • A lovely feature to use when sending a Message to someone special this Christmas
  • How can I type the first letter of a sentence as lowercase using my iPad's separate keyboard?
  • An easy solution for converting an audio recording to typed text
  • An easy way to change some text to uppercase, lowercase or mixed case on an iPad or iPhone
  • ​An emoji for every occasion
  • Stopping iPad or iPhone clicks when you tap keys on the keypad
  • Turn your iPad (or iPad) into a laptop by adding a Bluetooth keyboard
  • Keyboard Shortcuts on my iPhone really helped me while travelling
  • A great tip - convert an entire lowercase word to uppercase on your iPad and iPhone
  • How to type the 'Apple' symbol on your iPad or iPhone
  • Why is the microphone missing from my iPad or iPhone keyboard?
  • A really handy feature of iOS 12 makes editing your text much easier​
  • This makes editing your text much easier - how to move the cursor around on the iPad/iPhone
  • Quick and easy selection of a whole sentence or paragraph in iOS 13
  • Your iPhone (and iPad) can be your dictaphone - and save you lots of typing
  • Some super-handy keyboard shortcuts for Photos on the Mac
  • Easy filling out of PDF forms on an iPad, iPhone or Android device
  • An easy way to change some text to uppercase, lowercase or mixed case on an iPad or iPhone​​
KIDS ON TECHNOLOGY
Handy Hints (for iTandCoffee Club members)
  • ​Restricting what websites kids can see on i-Devices
  • Family fun with Pictionary - using an iPad and Apple TV
  • How do I stop all my kids games from appearing on my iPad and iPhone?
  • Setting up Parental Controls on an iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone
  • How to retrieve a forgotten Restrictions passcode for an iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch
  • How your kids can by-pass the 'Ask to Buy' requirement of iCloud Family
  • Hiding purchased apps in your App Store purchases - so that kids can't bypass 'Ask to Buy'
  • Here's what you need to do when setting up an iPad or iPhone for a child
  • How to lock a child (or anyone else) into a single app on an iPad or iPhone (or iPod Touch)
  • ​Here's how you can stop your child from changing their device password (and recording their fingerprint on your own)!
  • Setting time limits on your child's App usage by day on week
​​Blog Articles
  • ​How is my child getting around the Screen Time app limits?
  • Can children hide their browsing history by using DuckDuckGo?
  • Can predators get to your kids through the games on their devices?
  • Can your child 'hide' their web tracks using 'Private Browsing'?
  • Controlling whether apps automatically appear on your iPad or iPhone
  • Family fun with Pictionary - using an iPad and Apple TV
  • Free videos and guide - Setting up Parental Controls on an iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone  
  • Google's parental controls now available in Australia
  • Here's a checklist for setting up your child's school iPad (and their iPhone!)             
  • ​Here's how you can stop your child from changing their device password (and recording their fingerprint on your own)!
  • Here's what you need to do when setting up an iPad or iPhone for a child
  • Hiding purchased apps in your App Store purchases - so that kids can't bypass 'Ask to Buy'
  • How can I stop my child re-downloading TikTok after I remove it from his device (since he doesn't have to 'Ask to Buy') ?
  • How do I stop all my kids games from appearing on my iPad and iPhone?
  • How to lock a child (or anyone else) into a single app on an iPad or iPhone (or iPod Touch)
  • How to retrieve a forgotten Restrictions passcode for an iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch
  • How to set different time limits on your child's i-Device based on day of week
  • How your kids can by-pass the 'Ask to Buy' requirement of iCloud Family
  • Local council promotes Instagram competition for 8-12 year olds             
  • Now is the time to set up iCloud's 'Family Sharing' for your family - and take back control of the kids' technology
  • Parents - check your kids' devices for these dangerous apps
  • Parents, please check if your child is using this app!
  • Read this article - then make sure you block adult content on your child's (and your own) iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch and computer    ​
  • Restricting what websites kids can see on i-Devices
  • Setting Parental Controls on YouTube - both in the App and in Safari             
  • Setting up Parental Controls on an iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone
  • Some answers to questions from parents about Clash of Clans, Minecraft, Youtube, Netflix and other apps that kids use
  • Three great tips for parents from a psychologist and cyber expert
  • Why parental controls did not stop inappropriate content on my child's iPad.  Beware!  
  • Worried about your young teen's online safety?  Here's a book they (and you) MUST read.  ​
Health and lifestyle
Blog Articles
  • How your iPhone can assist in an emergency
  • ​An important medical alert about the iPhone 12
  • ​How your mobile phone can help you check if you were at a COVID exposure location
  • ​Your iPhone can provide essential information about you in an emergency - and allow it to be easily returned to you if lost
  • If my phone is in Do Not Disturb mode, will I still get any Government & Emergency Alerts?
  • An app we should all have on our mobile phones
  • How to automatically translate a web page that is in another language - on mobile devices
  • Listen to and record radio from anywhere with this app
  • Your iPhone and iPad is now an amazing measuring tool
  • Apps that help you report 'goings on' - wherever you are
  • Futuristic Cooking - Browse, Sync, Cook …
  • What a lovely app, encouraging you to take time away from your tech!
  • A handy app that warns when it is about to rain
  • A handy app for working out a meeting time for different time zones
  • This app, and the people that register on it, are saving lives
  • Easy filling out of PDF forms on an iPad, iPhone or Android device
mail
Videos (for iTandCoffee Club members with Premium or Online membership)
  • Outlook for the iPad and iPhone
  • Getting that Mail under Control Premium members only
  • ​Getting Mail to Sync between your devices Premium members only
Handy Hints  (for all iTandCoffee Club members)
  • Setting up an email signature to Mail or Outlook on your iPad or iPhone
  • How to save an email as a PDF
  • How to send a document from Pages on the iPad and iPhone
  • ​Quick access to Drafts in Mail on iPad & iPhone 
  • How to create a PDF from an email's contents
  • Quickly save the date received in an email - and set up an event in your calendar
  • A handy email feature: 'Send Again'
  • Saving photos, PDFs and documents received in Mail on the iPad and iPhone
  • Changing the 'Send from my iPad' (or 'Send from my iPhone') signature in your Mail
  • Saving PDFs to your iPad or iPhone from Safari, Messages and Mail - then viewing your collection of PDFs
  • How to delete all the mail messages in a mailbox
  • How to get back your Inbox when it goes missing in Mail!
  • Making sure your contacts' email addresses are saved and shared between your devices
  • Where has my trash can gone in Mail?
  • Sending an individual photo from the Photos app
  • Send several photos from the Photos app
  • Making sure your email with photos is not too large
  • How to stop your Mail app from grouping your iPad and iPhone emails
  • Now you can delete all mail messages in a mailbox in iOS 9.3
  • Sign documents - right on your iPad and iPhone!
  • How to email a group of Contacts in the Mail app
  • Managing mail on your iPad and iPhone     
  • Save any email as a PDF in iOS 10    
  • Organising your mail - how to create Mailboxes, file your mail, and a great new feature of iOS 10
  • Save any email as a PDF in iOS 10
  • iOS 10 - Quick viewing of all 'Unread' mail
  • My Inbox has disappeared in Mail on my iPhone!
  • Tell Siri to remind you about an email, text, web content - anything!
  • 'Swipe' gestures for deleting, marking and flagging emails
  • Move a draft email out of the way to look at other mail 
  • Why your emails sometimes disappear unexpectedly  ​
  • Scanning a document directly into a Mail message in iOS 13
  • How to stop Mail from showing old or incorrect email addresses in the suggestions
  • Signing and returning a document on your iPhone or iPad - without printing!
  • How to re-schedule a received email in Outlook app for iPhone and iPad
  • How to ensure your email’s images are not too large
  • How to replace the archive box with a bin in the Mail app (especially for Gmail accounts)
Blog Articles
  • How to add a link to some text in an email - in Mac Mail and Outlook for Windows or Mac
  • When I try to send a PDF in Mail, it seems to be an image instead
  • Setting up a mail signature on the iPad and iPhone - in both Mail and Outlook
  • Some reasons why I use the Outlook app for my mail on the iPad and iPhone
  • How can I save the contact details of someone who has emailed me?
  • How do I save an image (or video) received in an email to my Photos library?
  • Turn an email - or anything else - into a PDF on the iPad and iPhone
  • How do you get back to the top of your Inbox really quickly
  • Where is my Bin in Mail on the iPhone (or iPad)? I have a box instead
  • A feature so many of us have been waiting for in iOS Mail ... 
  • A great new feature of Mail is sooooo handy!
  • Auto-Forwarding your Bigpond POP emails to your new email account
  • Changes to Telstra's Bigpond Mail - how to update your iPad, iPhone and Mac
  • Have you received any of these emails recently?
  • Here's a really handy Mail tip for iPad and iPhone users ...
  • Here's the app I now use instead of the Mail app on iPad and iPhone - and why I changed
  • Hotmail emails are not being received from a particular sender
  • How a client lost all her Contacts information when her Mail disappeared
  • How and where to save email attachments (and create PDFs from web pages) on your iPad and iPhone
  • How good are you at spotting a scam email?  Test yourself here
  • How I ensure that I am not 'locked out' of my mail account when I travel?
  • How to make sure you receive a special notification about an important email​
  • How to send an email in a different language - when you don't speak that language!
  • How do I sent a Pages document from my iPad and iPhone?
  • How to set up an 'out of office' reply for iCloud Mail         
  • How to set up your new Gmail or Outlook email account so that it retrieves your POP email from Bigpond, Optusnet, Primus, iiNet, Netspace, etc
  • How to stop Mail from showing old or incorrect email addresses in the suggestions
  • If you have been having trouble lately with your internet or with sending mail ...
  • Managing all that Junk
  • My Inbox has disappeared in Mail on my iPhone!
  • Organising your Mail has been made easier in iOS 10
  • Setting up Telstra Bigpond email to sync between devices
  • Stop Outlook mail going to junk (for outlook.com, hotmail.com and live.com email addresses)
  • ​Why can't I send my Bigpond email when I am in Hong Kong?  
  • Why you should think twice before unsubscribing from Junk emails
maps
Handy Hints (for iTandCoffee Club members)
  • Some great tips for using Maps
  • Getting directions with Maps - without typing a thing!  Your built-in SatNav!
Blog Articles
  • ​I lost my car today! Here's how I quickly found it again
  • How do I tell Siri my new address so that directions and 'time to home' are accurate?
  • My iPhone is not saving away my 'parked car' location
messages
Handy Hints (for iTandCoffee Club members)
  • Dealing with a phone call you can't answer - quickly send a message to the caller
  • Solving iMessage woes across multiple devices
  • Muting certain 'conversations' in Messages on your iPad and iPhone
  • Saving PDFs to your iPad or iPhone from Safari, Messages and Mail - then viewing your collection of PDFs
  • Forcing a message to send as an SMS instead of an iMessage
  • Why do I only receive my messages when I am connected to WiFi?
  • iOS 10 - Lots of fun changes to Messages
  • Tell Siri to remind you about an email, text, web content - anything!
  • Group conversations in Messages - name your group and manage members, notifications and more
  • Viewing, saving and deleting images received in Messages
  • Share your current location in a Message
  • Sending an individual photo from the Photos app
  • ​Send several photos from the Photos app
  • Sending smiley faces in your emails and texts
  • Sending a special animation with your Message - a heart, balloons, fireworks and more    
  • How to ensure you can receive all Messages - including SMS's  - on your iPad and Mac    
  • Controlling what notifications are visible on your Lock Screen​
  • A lovely feature to use when sending a Message to someone special
  • Discovering 'People' in Photos, messaging groups, and making sure your messages are private​
Blog Articles
  • Images in Messages are always of low quality - how do I make them better (or vice-versa)?
  • How to prevent your private messages from showing when your screen is locked?
  • Now you can easily find the perfect emoji for any occasion
  • A lovely feature to use when sending a Message to someone special this Christmas
  • When I send a message to a friend, she doesn't hear a Notification
  • How to send a message in a different language - when you don't speak that language!
  • ​Making sure that your contacts' names appear in the Messages and Phone apps when you travel OS
  • Why don't certain iPhone messages arrive until I am connected to WiFi?
  • Managing all that Junk
  • If you change from an iPhone to another type of phone, you MUST do this ...
  • Extracting a record of your Messages (or other data) from your iPhone or an iTunes backup
  • Does your Messages provide 'read receipts' to those who message you?​
  • Beware of text messages that appear in 'legitimate' conversations
  • An easy way to free up space used by Messages and Apps on the iPhone and iPad
  • Blocking scam callers / texters - and a new feature to help with this problem
  • A lovely feature to use when sending a Message to someone special this Christmas
​
music
Handy Hints (for iTandCoffee Club members)
  • How to create a music playlist on your iPad and iPhone
Blog Articles
  • Purchased music won't download to my iPhone and my Apple TV doesn't show any music
  • Problems with syncing music across family devices
notes
Videos  (for iTandCoffee Club members with Online or Premium membership)
  • The Amazing Notes App on the iPad and iPhone (2nd run, including new features not covered in previous session) ​
Handy Hints (for all iTandCoffee Club members)
  • Storing your recipes in Notes - and creating a folder/subfolder structure
  • Locking a Note to protect is content
  • How to Pin a Note to the top of your list of Notes
  • Have your upgraded your Notes app on your iPad and iPhone?  Here's how to use it.
  • The new Notes features in iOS 9.3 - Note passwords, and sort by name
  • Shared Note - share your Notes with others in iOS 10
  • Family fun with Pictionary - using an iPad and Apple TV
  • Make sure you take a look at these great features of the Notes app
Blog Articles
  • Storing your recipes in Notes - and creating a folder/subfolder structure
  • I can't remember the password for a Note on my iPad, but can open it using Touch ID on my iPhone​​
  • ​You can now set a passcode on individual Notes, and sort by Note Title
  • ​How to Pin a Note to the top of your list of Notes​​
  • Notes app does not have the new features on the iPhone and iPad​​
Pages
Videos  (for iTandCoffee Club members with Online or Premium membership)
  • A look at Pages on the iPad and iPhone
Handy Hints (for all iTandCoffee Club members)
  • How to add a page number in Pages for iPad and iPhone
  • How to add and remove pages in a Pages document on the iPad, iPhone and Mac​
  • How to send a document from Pages on the iPad and iPhone
Blog Articles
  • How to add and remove pages in Pages on the iPad, iPhone and Mac
  • ​How to add a page number in Pages for iPad and iPhone
phone, Facetime
Handy Hints (for iTandCoffee Club members)
  • Controlling phone calls to other Apple devices
  • ​Dealing with a phone call you can't answer - quickly send a message to the caller
  • Find your ringing phone in your handbag
  • Setting up your 'favourite' Contacts
  • Saving a photo you see in Facebook on your iPad or iPhone
  • Some Special Tricks for your iPhone's Sleep Switch
Blog Articles
  • ​Revert to full screen for incoming phone calls on iPhone
  • Why are some of my phone calls going direct to Voicemail and without any rings?
  • Did anyone else notice this recent change to Telstra Voicemail?
  • How to check which mobile provider offers the strongest signal at your location
  • My iPhone keeps disconnecting calls - what can I do?
  • Does your iPad or Mac ring when your iPhone rings? Do you want to turn this off?​
  • A great smartphone feature for anyone who lives in a mobile 'black spot'
  • ​How to extend the number of rings before your phone goes to voicemail
  • Making sure that your contacts' names appear in the Messages and Phone apps when you travel OS
  • Checking your voicemail when you don't have access to your regular phone or SIM     
  • Why are my iPhone messages coming as texts instead of voicemail?​
  • Stop your iPhone or iPad from going to sleep so quickly, and delay how quickly it requests your passcode
  • How do I hang up an iPhone call?  Where is the red 'hang up' button?
  • When my daughter 'Facetimes' me, both my work and home mobile phones rings​
  • Blocking scam callers / texters - and a new feature to help with this problem​
photos and videos
Videos  (for iTandCoffee Club members with Online or Premium membership)
  • Taking great photos with the iPhone and iPad
  • Organising your photos on the iPad and iPhone ​
Handy Hints (for iTandCoffee Club members)
  • ​How to combine several videos into one on the iPhone and iPad - using iMovie
  • How to trim a video on the iPad and iPhone
  • How to make a photo that you see in Photos into your Wallpaper (iPad and iPhone)
  • ​​How to change the 'Key Photo' for a Live photo
  • ​​Deleting iPhone and iPad photos in bulk using a Mac
  • Scanning old photos - the easy way
  • How to get photos out of iCloud 
  • ​Take a photo while you are videoing
  • Take a photo of whatever is on your screen - screenshots
  • Saving a photo you see in Facebook on your iPad or iPhone
  • A great way of sharing your photos with others - no emailing or texting required!
  • A great feature of iOS Photos - the People album​
  • Viewing, saving and deleting images received in Messages
  • Discovering 'People' in Photos, messaging groups, and making sure your messages are private
  • Share your iPhone and iPad photos using iCloud
  • Creating an Album in Photos on your iPad and iPhone
  • Sending an individual photo from the Photos app
  • Send several photos from the Photos app
  • Saving photos and documents received in Mail on the iPad and iPhone
  • Separately control focus and light in the Camera app
  • Scan your credit card and avoid typing in the details
  • Taking better photos with your iPhone and iPad
  • Camera and Photos: Quickly taking a photo on your iPhone or iPad
  • Accessing the Camera App from the Lock screen
  • How to see your iPad and iPhone photos presented on a map
  • Getting edited iPhone (or iPad) photos across to your computer using iCloud Shared Streams
  • iOS 10 - Accessing the Camera App from the Lock screen
  • iOS 10 - Draw and write on photos + a new 'Edit' symbol
  • Separately control focus and light in the Camera app
  • Hiding photos from your timeline in the Photos app
  • How to access 'edit' options for photos on your iPad and iPhone
  • Search for your photos by location, date, object and more
  • Tag your Favourite photos and view all of them in one place!
  • Getting back a photo or video that was accidentally deleted
  • Taking better photos with your iPhone and iPad
  • Sending an individual photo from the Photos app
  • Importing iPad and iPhone photos to a Windows computer
  • How can I delete photos from my iPad and iPhone in bulk using a Windows computer?
  • Scanning a document directly into a Mail message in iOS 13
  • Photos vs Albums in the Photos App
  • How to ensure your email’s images are not too large
  • How to change the date of a photo on your iPhone or iPad
Blog articles:
  • Easily combine multiple videos into a single video on the iPad and iPhone
  • How to trim a video on the iPhone and iPad
  • ​Have you added the built-in QR scanner to your iPhone's Control Centre?
  • ​How to download a YouTube video to your iPhone or iPad
  • ​How you can sync your iPhone and iPad photos (via iCloud) to a Windows computer
  • Photos from iPhone are in HEIC format. How can they be used on Windows?
  • Here's an app for scanning old slides
  • How to blur the background of a photo after it has been taken
  • How do I save an image (or video) received in an email to my Photos library?
  • Are you planning to organise all those old photos over Christmas? There's a great app for that!
  • You can now add captions to your photos on the iPad, iPhone and Mac
  • How to set the date on a scanned photo - on Windows, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Google Photos
  • Sharing an Album of photos - from your iPad or iPhone
  • Turning a photo into a Wallpaper from the Photos app on the iPad and iPhone
  • A really useful feature I just discovered in the Photos app
  • Are your 'bursts' of photos causing your iPad, iPhone or Mac to 'burst its storage banks'?
  • Can I change the date of a photo so it appears in the correct Year in Apple's Photos app?
  • Do you hate having to scan and send documents?
  • Farewell to Apple's Photo Books. Here's our favourite service for making these books - for any computer/tablet
  • For those who are looking to organise all those old photos - there's a great app for that!
  • Great slideshows for learning all about taking and managing photos on your iPad and iPhone
  • Have you discovered 'app extensions'?  Here are some really great extensions for the Photos app.
  • How Apple's Photos app 'saved the day'!
  • How can I print several photos on a single page from my iPad or iPhone
  • How do I delete all of the photos or files that I have accidentally uploaded to Google
  • How to add music to a Photos slideshow when you have Apple Music
  • How to change the 'Key Photo' for a Live photo on the iPhone or iPad
  • How to change the date of a scanned photo on your iPhone or iPad, Mac and in Google Photos
  • How to resolve photo syncing and importing problems
  • I seem to get two copies of photos on my iPhone when HDR is on
  • iOS 9 offers a new way of deleting photos in bulk from your iPad and iPhone
  • My first iMovie video on my new iPhone 6 Plus!
  • One of the most important things to do to take a good photo 
  • Options for scanning photos, annotating photos and other great tips
  • How to adjust iPad and iPhone images sizes for sending or any other purpose
  • Password Keeper apps for iDevices​
  • Trying out some interesting new Photo Book options
  • Turning off automatic uploading of mobile device photos to Google Photos
  • What is the difference between the Photos and Albums views in the Photos App
  • Why are there two copies of some photos on my iPhone
Productivity
Videos  (for iTandCoffee Club members with Online or Premium membership)
  • Getting Organised using the iPhone and iPad
  • Filing Stuff on the iPad and iPhone
  • Ditch that scanner - great solutions for scanning and signing documents, and scanning photos using your iPhone and iPad
  • Meet your Personal Assistant Siri
  • Great Typing and Editing Tips for the iPad and iPhone
  • My top tech tips for an organised life Premium members only
​​Handy Hints (for iTandCoffee Club members)
  • How to add a page number in Pages for iPad and iPhone
  • ​How to print, send or save part of a PDF document
  • An app that makes it easy to fill in PDF forms
  • Scanning a document directly into a Mail message
  • Signing and returning a document on your iPhone or iPad - without printing!
  • Create a PDF from an email (or anything else) on your iPad and iPhone
  • How to Split your iPad screen to see more than one App
  • How to split your Safari Screen on the iPad to view two pages side-by-side
  • How to split your iPad's Files screen so that you can view two Files windows Side-by-Side
Blog articles:
  • Sharing a Reminder list can be really useful
  • How do I sent a Pages document from my iPad and iPhone?
  • Did you know you can easily sign documents on your iPhone and iPad?
  • How to sign a document that is not in PDF format on your iPad and iPhone
  • Your iPhone (and iPad) can be your dictaphone - and save you lots of typing
  • Using two apps or windows at once on the iPad - Split View and Slide Over
Videos  (for iTandCoffee Club members with Online or Premium membership)
  • Taking great photos with the iPhone and iPad
  • Organising your photos on the iPad and iPhone ​​
safari / Chrome / Web browsing
Handy Hints (for iTandCoffee Club members)
  • How to split your Safari Screen on the iPad to view two pages side-by-side​
  • How to enable Safari Extensions 
  • Viewing two Safari pages/tabs at once on your iPad
  • Understanding 'Private Browsing Mode' of Safari on your iPad and iPhone
  • Turning your favourite web page into an 'app' on your Home Screen
  • Make sure Safari on your iPhone and iPad is warning you about suspect websites
  • Tell Siri to remind you about an email, text, web content - anything!
  • Accessing your favourite Safari pages really quickly, with one tap on the Home screen
  • Viewing two Safari pages/tabs at once on your iPad
  • How to ensure that your searching on Safari is always private    
  • Why is the bar at the top of Safari dark instead of light?
  • Scan your credit card and avoid typing in the details
  • Quickly add a web page to your set of Favourite pages    
  • View a web page in 'desktop' format on your iPhone
  • An easier way to close those tabs in Safari
  • Viewing and managing multiple web pages in Safari
  • Searching for text on a Safari page on your iPad or iPhone    
  • Quickly get back a Safari web page you accidentally closed    
  • Quickly close all open tabs in Safari on an iPad or iPhone
  • How do you get your Favourite websites to appear under the Search field in Safari on the iPad    
  • How to limit the web pages returned in Safari to just recent and/or Australian pages    
  • "My Safari uses Yahoo (or Bing) - how can I make it use Google?"
  • Navigating when on Safari 
  • Where do my Safari Downloads go on the iPad / iPhone?​
Blog Articles​
  • Turning your favourite web page into an 'app' on your Home Screen
  • When I download something in Safari on my iPhone or iPad, where does it go?
  • Links that I click open as a narrow Safari window instead of in full screen
  • Make sure you take notice if you see this warning in Safari
  • ​How to send an email in a different language - when you don't speak that language!
  • How to ensure you can always track what websites your kids have visited on an iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch
  • Safari keeps trying to fill in fields using my Contacts - and it's driving me crazy
  • Do 'autoplay' videos drive you crazy in Safari? Here's how to stop them
  • When I download something in Safari on my iPhone or iPad, where does it go?
  • Beware of fake 'support' phone number in Google results
  • ​A handy feature of the iOS Safari app - Split View
  • ​How to tell Google to only search for 'recent' content, or only Australian content
Screen Time
Handy Hints (for iTandCoffee Club members)
  • Setting time limits on your child's App usage by day on week
Blog Articles
  • How is my child getting around the Screen Time app limits?
  • ​Amazing new Parental Controls are coming to Apple mobile devices - and here's how to learn about them
  • Here's how you can stop your child from changing their device password (and recording their fingerprint on your own)
  • Now is the time to set up iCloud's 'Family Sharing' for your family - and take back control of the kids' technology
  • How to set different time limits on your child's i-Device based on day of week
  • Apple has just added a new feature to Screen time