iOS 16 has added a Search button on the iPhone Home Screen, just above the Dock. If you aren’t a fan of this, we show you how to hide it and get back the dots that signify the number of visible Home Screen pages.
Ankur Thakur
Ankur has been an Apple user for over seven years. At iDB, Ankur primarily focuses on iPhone, Apple Watch, AirPods, and Mac tips, guides, how-tos, and fixes. He loves to test things thoroughly before putting them in his articles. Someday in the near future, he wants to have a personal office outfitted with Apple products such as Apple TV, HomePod, iMac, and more. Besides writing about Apple, Ankur likes to watch tech videos, romantic and comedy movies & TV shows, listen to very old songs, and eat pizza and chicken. Twitter: @iAnkurThakurHow to lock your Telegram chats on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
With over 700 million active monthly users, Telegram is one of the most popular instant messaging services. If your friends and family use Telegram, you might have private conversations that you don't want others to see. This is especially true if your acquaintances frequently borrow your iPhone to watch YouTube, see photos, etc.
Thus, to prevent unsolicited access to your Telegram chats and channels, you can easily put a lock on the app.
How to type copyright ©, trademark™, and registered® symbols on Mac, iPhone, and iPad
You can enter special symbols like copyright (©), trademark (™), and registered (®) effortlessly on your Mac and iPhone without installing any app. macOS and iOS have built-in features to take care of it for you.
In this tutorial, we show you how to type these and any other special characters in a text field on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
How to lock your WhatsApp chats on iPhone like a pro
Once you set a passcode on your iPhone, it secures all your apps and data. However, if you hand over your unlocked iPhone to nosy people, it's possible they will peek inside WhatsApp to see what you’re up to! Thankfully, WhatsApp offers a built-in option to lock the app.
In this tutorial, we show you how to enable password or Face ID/Touch ID lock on WhatsApp for iPhone to protect your chats. The process to lock WhatsApp Business is the same.
How to fix Screen Time not working on iPhone and iPad
Screen Time is a powerful feature that lets you do several things, like understanding your device usage, blocking apps, setting restrictions, and more. Follow these solutions if Screen Time is not working on your iPhone or iPad. These fixes apply to all versions of iOS, including iOS 15 and iOS 16.
How to see the FaceTime call duration on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Wondering for how long you talked with a friend or family member on FaceTime? Check out the quick steps to see FaceTime call duration on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
How to automatically change your Mac’s wallpaper at regular intervals
Recently, we published a tutorial on how to automatically change your iPhone wallpaper every day, and readers loved it. Getting motivated by that article, we decided to do a similar one for Mac! And as it turns out, doing so on a Mac is extremely easy.
In this tutorial, we show you how to change your Mac's desktop wallpaper automatically at regular intervals. You can customize it to have a new wallpaper every day, every hour, every minute, and more.
Plus, we also tell you how to create a custom dynamic wallpaper file that will automatically beautify your Mac's desktop with a different wallpaper based on the time of the day you set.
How to fix No SIM, SIM Not Valid, and other SIM card issues on your iPhone
Do you get errors related to the SIM card on your iPhone and can't see the cellular signal bars? As a result, you can't make calls, use mobile data, and send or receive texts?
Usually, this happens due to problems with the SIM card you're trying to use. Your iPhone will show error messages like Invalid SIM, No SIM, No SIM Card Installed, SIM Not Valid, SIM Not Supported, and SIM Card Failure.
Other times, the fault may be with your iPhone because of which it's failing to recognize the SIM card. Let's tell you more and show you how to fix SIM card issues on your iPhone or cellular iPad.
How to stop email tracking in Gmail and the Mail app on iPhone, iPad, Mac
Companies want you to sign up for their email updates or newsletters. Tracking user behavior via email is an age-old practice and compromises your security and privacy. To prevent this, here’s how to stop email tracking in Gmail (the world’s most popular email service) and the Apple Mail app on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
How to save your documents in Google Docs as PDF on iPhone and web
Google Docs automatically saves your work in the cloud or locally on the device at short intervals when you’re working inside its editor. For versatile use cases, like easy file sharing, you can export a Google Doc as a PDF file. Let’s show you how to do that in the Google Docs app on iPhone or iPad and a web browser on Mac or PC.
How to chat secretly using Google Docs or Apple Notes
Google Docs, Apple Notes, and most similar services let you share a document to collaborate with others. The changes you and the added person make are instantly visible to one another. You can use this handy feature to chat, and in this tutorial, we show you how!
How to rotate multiple images in batch on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Do you have several images that need to be rotated? Sure, you can turn them one by one, but that will take a long time and become burdensome after a while. To help, we show you several easy, free, and quick methods to rotate multiple photos at once on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.