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All things iPhone, iPad, apps, tips, tricks, and accessories that help you work and play better.

iPad displays battery percentage while charging, even if that setting isn’t enabled

Change your iPhone’s brightness with a quick swipe in Riposte

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Finer Things in iOS

The volume slider on the iPhone lock screen has a reflection, animation

09 Mar 2013
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homescreen, iOS 6, iOS 6.1
If you double tap the home button while your iPhone is off, it brings up the music controls – this is nothing new. However, in
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Siri will help you avoid drunk driving, call a taxi

03 Mar 2013
David Chartier
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don't drink and drive, Siri
Say the right thing to Siri, and it’ll make sure you and everyone else get home safe. [via Reddit]
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Felix for App.net’s font choices are literally epic

02 Mar 2013
David Chartier
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Felix, a great client for App.net‘s messaging service, has font size choices that include "epic" and "legendary."
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Edit spoken Siri commands before Siri processes them

21 Feb 2013
David Chartier
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dictation, Siri
After speaking to Siri, you can edit the dictated text before Siri processes it if you’re quick enough, or even after Siri gives
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iOS remembers custom ringtones through device swaps

19 Feb 2013
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backup, iCloud, rintones
If you get a new iPhone and restore it from an iCloud backup, your custom ringtones will not be restored, and all your alarms and
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Done Not Done search goes there and back again

12 Feb 2013
David Chartier
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Done Not Done, iOS polish, polish
Done Not Done, the “todo list for things you want to do, not things you have to do,” apparently goes all the way into orbit
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Apple Maps helps you find north again

12 Feb 2013
David Chartier
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Apple Maps, iOS 6, location
Tap the location marker in Apple Maps on iOS and it will pinpoint you. Tap it again and you’ll enter a compass mode that rotates
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Swipe right in Mail for iPad in portrait to get to your messages, folders

08 Feb 2013
David Chartier
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gestures, iPad, Mail, portrait
When viewing Mail on your iPad in portrait, you can swipe right to show the message list. If you’re in the inbox and you swipe
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iOS 6 grammar helps with it’s and its

04 Feb 2013
David Chartier
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grammar, iOS 6, its, language
iOS 6 has gotten smarter with a whole bunch of common grammar hangups, one being it’s and its. If you begin a sentence with
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