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3 ways to remove a virus from your phone without paying for apps
By Kaycee Hill published
Worried your phone might have a virus? Here's how to check and remove it for free.

The iPhone has a hidden tool to help you hang pictures and shelves — here's how to use it
By Josh Render published
If you've ever needed to check if something is actually level, then make sure your check out the level feature on your iPhone with this handy guide,

How to use every iPhone camera mode to take better photos
By Kaycee Hill published
A complete guide to every iPhone camera mode and when to use them

Your iPhone's Notes app can do way more than you realize — here are 13 hidden features
By Kaycee Hill published
Your iPhone's Notes app has a bunch of hidden features you might not have discovered yet. Here's my favorite thirteen.

How to send satellite messages from your iPhone
By John Velasco published
iOS 26 lets you access messages via satellite, allowing compatible iPhones to send texts without cellular or Wi-Fi. Learn how to use this feature anywhere.

SOS appearing on your iPhone? Here's what that means and how to change it
By Philip Michaels last updated
Here's how to troubleshoot your cellular connectivity issues

Is your phone spying on you? Here's how to test it
By Kaycee Hill published
Learn when your phone is actually listening and a simple test to check if your conversations trigger advertisements.

My iPhone Face ID wasn't recognizing me consistently — this one setting fixed it
By Kaycee Hill published
Fix your iPhone's inconsistent Face ID recognition by setting up an alternate appearance.

The new iOS 26 Preview app has solved one of my biggest problems with the iPhone
By Philip Michaels published
When a PDF requiring my signature landed in my Mail inbox, I usually had to wait until I was back at my Mac to deal with it. But the arrival of a mobile Preview app in iOS 26 changes that.
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