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iOS 7 Tip #9: How To Access and Use The Built-In Level

October 1, 2013January 24, 2023 Kent ChenTips & Tricks

I’ve been using an app called Light & Ruler as my portable level for awhile, and absolutely love it. But with iOS 7, you don’t actually need it anymore because it has a level built right in. To access it, open the Compass app, and swipe to the left…and tada…welcome to the Apple’s Level. Let your iPhone stand in portrait […]

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iOS 7 Tip #8: How To Reveal Saved Password and How To Disable AutoFill

September 30, 2013January 24, 2023 Kent ChenTips & Tricks

Not sure if it’s new in iOS 7, Safari now can save your password and AutoFill saved password when needed, just like we see on the desktop version of browsers. To see what’s been saved or use it to reveal the password you’ve forgotten, go to Settings → Safari → Password & AutoFill. Tapping Saved Passwords, and you will be prompted to […]

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iOS 7 Tip #7: Reveal iMessage and SMS Timestamps

September 28, 2013January 24, 2023 Kent ChenTips & Tricks

If you look at a text message thread, you normally only see the messages back and forth without knowing exact when a message was sent or received. Now with iOS 7, you can reveal the timestamp for every single message you have sent or received in a thread. Just swipe one of the speech bubbles to the left, and see […]

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iOS 7 Tip #6: Where is Spotlight Search and How To Access It?

September 27, 2013January 24, 2023 Kent ChenTips & Tricks

Spotlight Search is a search tool used to search through your contacts, music, movies, and apps stored or installed on your iOS devices. It’s a useful tool to help you quickly find things on your device. On iOS 7, you can fire up spotlight search easily by a simple swipe down on any of the home screen on your device, […]

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iOS 7 Tip #5: How To Disable Control Center in Lock Screen

September 26, 2013January 24, 2023 Kent ChenTips & Tricks

Control Center is cool and convenient but accessing right from the Lock Screen can be vulnerable. If you are worried about it, here is how you can disable it. Go to Settings → Control Center, and you have option to enable / disable the access to Control Center on Lock Screen, same as the setting to access to within the running […]

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iOS 7 Tip #4: Do You Need Another Flashlight App?

September 25, 2013January 24, 2023 Kent ChenTips & Tricks

It’s time to remove another app from your phone. Since the new iOS 7 includes a native app that turns on/off the built-in flashlight right from the control center, you don’t need an app that does this for you anymore. All you need to do is launch the control center by swiping up your finger from bottom of your phone, […]

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iOS 7 Tip #3: How To Access the Control Center in Lock Screen

September 24, 2013January 24, 2023 Kent ChenTips & Tricks

The Control Center is one of the new features I loved the most in iOS 7 that lets you easily toggle on and off certain settings, such as Air mode, WiFi, Bluetooth, ect., even when you are in the lock mode. On iOS 7 lock screen, you will see a short white bar sitting in the bottom of the screen. […]

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iOS 7 Tip #2: How To Go Back or Forward in Safari

September 23, 2013January 24, 2023 Kent ChenTips & Tricks

You don’t actually need the back or forward button anymore to browse through the pages back and forth in Safari on iPhone or iPad that is running the new iOS 7. And here is what you can do: Simply swipe from the left side edge of the screen to the right to go back to the previous page, and swipe […]

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