iOS 5: OMW! How To Create Keyboard Text Shortcuts

Some may see it as a bit of a novelty while other’s will see it as a massive time saver.Apple’s OS X Snow Leopard (and now Lion) operating system on Mac introduced the concept of symbol and text substitutions which are more commonly used for auto correction.An example of this is where typing ‘teh‘ in any OS X app will automatically correct itself to ‘the‘. This is no coincidence and now this

iOS 5: How To Rename Your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch

Considering you’ll never have to plug your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch into a PC or Mac again it’s only sensible that iOS 5 allows you to edit the devices name.And pretty logically they’ve simply made the Name field in the About screen editable.Here’s how to do it:1. Tap Settings2. Tap General3. Tap About4. Tap into the Name field5. Enter a new name and tap Done.Of course, should you decide

Share Your iPhone Internet Connection With iPad Using Personal Hotspot

For those of you who didn’t for out for the 3G iPad or even if you did but haven’t got a data plan yet you can now quite easily piggy back on your iPhones 3G or wifi connection over Bluetooth using iOS 4s Personal Hotspot feature.You can share your iPhones connection with any compatible Bluetooth or USB device such as an iPad, other tablet, laptop, etc.This tip concentrates on the connecting

Digital Zoom in Camera App on iPhone, iPad 2 or iPod Touch

The built-in camera on all iOS devices is certainly not the top selling point.iOS 4 did however bring at least some welcome improvements from the software side by adding touch to focus and digital zoom.In keeping with the norm, the Camera app’s zoom is simple but effective under the right conditions.Here’s how to do it:1. Tap the Camera app to open.2. Ensure you’re in still mode by toggling the

UPS Tracking Directly From Mail on iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad

There are iOS features that are so hidden and so undocumented that you’d need a shed load of time to seek them all out. Luckily there’s iOS Tips for that!The Mail app on your iOS device has all sorts of intelligence built-in which you’ve probably discovered such as detecting phone numbers, dates and email addresses from right inside an open email.A well undocumented piece of clever thinking

iOS 5: See Full Artist & Track Name on iPhone, iPod or iPad

Often when listening to music on the iPod (Music) App on your iOS device the sometimes the Artist and especially the track name are simply too long to fit and get replaced by an ellipses (or 3 dots to you and me…).One simple but effective new feature iOS 5 has introduced rids us of the annoyance of not being able to read that full song title or artist name.Here’s how to do it.When viewing the

iOS 5: How To Create A Location Triggered Reminder

The iOS 5 Reminders App was one of the 10 of 200 new features showcased last week by Apple.For me, what makes iOS 5′s Reminders app stand out from the crowd is the very clever inclusion of setting a reminder based on the devices future location.So for example, you can receive a reminder to pick up the dry cleaning when you’re at the mall.Here’s how to create a location based reminder in iOS 5:1.

Stop Wireless Networks Prompt on iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch

Some think it’s handy, some think it’s the most annoying thing ever.I fall into the later group. It is nothing less than infuriating when my iOS devices prompt me to join every wi-fi network in a 100 meter radius.And with more and more wireless hotspots popping up in people’s homes and businesses the prompts just get more frequent.Here’s how to disable those prompts:1. Tap Settings2. Tap

iOS 5 – Device Compatibility List

iOS 5, the latest version of iOS, will be released in autumn 2011 will be compatible with the following iOS devices:iPhone:iPhone 3GSiPhone 4iPad:iPad 1iPad 2iPod Touch:iPod Touch 3rd GenerationiPod Touch 4th GenerationiOS 5 will not be compatible with the following devices:iPhone 3G, iPhone (original), iPod Touch 1st Generation, iPod Touch 2nd GenerationiOS Tips will be publishing tips about

iOS 5 Announced – 200 New Features Coming This Fall

Apple announced iOS 5 today at the WWDC 2011.iOS 5 promises to bring 200 new features to iOS devices and iOS Tips will bring you tips about those new features just as soon as we get our hands on it.For the moment, here’s a run down of the highlights:Improvements to Notifications system – alerts are now tightly integrated into the screen and don’t stop your current activity with an intrusive pop

Change Synced Photo Events and Albums Sort Order on iPhone, iPod or iPad

Photo Sync For Mac UsersWhen you sync your photos to your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, iTunes syncs your events and albums in the order they appear in iTunes itself.You may also notice that iTunes does not allow you to re-order either the Albums or Events which to some is quite annoying.So here’s how to do it:On a Mac -1. Quit iTunes2. Open iPhoto3. Click Events4. Drag your events to the order

Search Contacts Using Only Initials on iPhone, iPod or iPad

Searching for a Contact on your iOS device is already very quick and easy but with this tip we’ll take it one step further.Maybe you have a lot of Johns or Davids in your Contacts and find yourself having to type out a surname just to find the right contact well next time try this instead:Either in your Contacts app or using Spotlight Search simply type the initials of the contact you’re

Save Drafts Locally For Offline Gmail Use on iPhone, iPad or iPod

By default, when you add a Gmail account to your iOS device your draft emails are stored in the Drafts folder in your Gmail account.That’s great if you have an internet connection but what if you want to write a mail and store it locally for offline use?You can configure your Gmail account on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch to store drafts and trashed mail on the device itself.This means you don’

Email A Webpage URL From Safari on iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad

Send to a Friend Without Copy & PasteEver want to send a web page to a friend or colleague and found yourself trying to copy and paste the URL directly out of the internet address bar in Safari?There is an easier way!When you’re viewing any webpage in Safari on your iOS device simply tap the Sharing button on the lower toolbar. That’s the button that looks like a little paper tray with a

How To Stop iTunes Automatically Syncing Your iPhone, iPod or iPad

iTunes Auto Sync Slowing You Down?If you’re wondering how you can stop iTunes from automatically kicking off the sync + backup + update process when you plug your iOS device in then look no further.By holding down the Shift + Control keys (Windows) or Command + Option keys (Mac) and then plugging your iPad, iPhone or iPod into your USB port you will tell iTunes not to sync!If you happen to miss

How To Select Default Calendar on iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch

If you have multiple calendars installed and configured on your iOS device you may not be happy with the one that has been selected as the default calendar when you create new entries.It’s simple enough to change this setting.Here’s how to do it:1. Tap Settings > Mail, Contacts and Calendars2. Scroll to the bottom3. Tap Default Calendar4. Select your default calendar from the list and tap

View URL Before Tapping in Safari or Mail on iPhone, iPod or iPad

Hover and View URL Link on your iOS DeviceOn a desktop PC or Mac we’re used to hovering our mouse pointer over a link on a webpage to see what it is before clicking.For obvious reasons, this is not so easy to do on a touch screen device like your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.As a neat way around this lack of hover ability iOS shows you what the underlying link is another way – tap and hold.If you

How To Use Amazon Cloud Player Outside The US on iPhone, iPad or iPod

Not in the United States?Not being a U.S. citizen myself, I like many have to use other means in order to access other services from time to time.One such service is Amazon’s Cloud Player which is currently only available to users inside America.To get around this for Cloud Player and for any other service that requires you to be inside the US such as Netflix, ABC and Pandora just use a simple

How To Use Amazon Cloud Player On Your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad

To add to the daring boldness of Amazon they’ve now opened up their new online MP3 streaming service, Amazon Cloud Player, to iOS devices.When Amazon’s Cloud Player service was released in March it was sudden, without any consultation or permission from the record labels and without iPhone, iPod or iPad support.Any iOS user was simply given a generic type error screen indicating that the

How To Delete A Mail, Message or Row on iPhone, iPod or iPad

Delete by Swiping A Row on iOS DevicesIt’s just one of those things that you either know or you don’t and if you don’t it’s unlikely you’ll stumble across it by accident.On any iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch app that has a standard view that supports adding, editing or removing entries you’ll most likely be able to delete a single row by swiping instead of using the Edit button, selecting the row