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Moving iPhone Photos to a Windows PC Without iCloud

Australians love their iPhones, and plenty of us rely on Windows machines for everything from payroll runs to uni assignments. Yet shifting photos between the…

How to turn off iPhone keyboard haptic feedback to save battery

The keyboard on every iPhone from the 8 onwards gives a tiny buzz under your fingertip every time you tap a key. For some people that little vibration makes…

How to Compare iPhone Optical and Digital Zoom for Better Photos

Smartphone cameras in Australia have become the default for everything from weekend snaps at Bondi to wildlife sightings in the Blue Mountains, and the iPhone…

How to Use iPhone Focus Mode to Block Work Emails After Hours

Picture this: it's a Friday arvo in Sydney, you've finally clocked off, and your iPhone pings with yet another "urgent" email from a colleague in London. The…

Checking Your iPhone's Liquid Contact Indicator After a Spill

Australia's love affair with the great outdoors and bustling city life means our phones end up in some precarious situations. A knocked-over flat white in a…

Set a song as your iPhone ringtone without iTunes

Your iPhone can use a short section of a song as a custom ringtone without iTunes, a computer, or complicated audio software. The simplest method uses Apple’s…

How to Measure Room Dimensions With Your iPhone

The iPhone’s Measure app can turn your phone into a handy digital tape measure for walls, furniture, doorways and floor space. It uses the camera, motion…

Fix iPhone Wi-Fi Calling When One Carrier Won’t Connect

Wi-Fi Calling can be a useful safety net when an iPhone has weak mobile reception indoors. Calls and text messages may travel through a compatible Wi-Fi…

How to enable iPhone Dark Mode and reduce OLED battery drain

Dark Mode changes the iPhone interface from bright backgrounds and dark text to darker surfaces with light text. When it is enabled across the system, Apple…

How to Choose an iPhone Case for Drop Protection and Slim Design

An iPhone case has two jobs that can pull in opposite directions. It needs to absorb the force of a fall, yet it should not make an expensive phone feel bulky,…