Humans use only 10 percent of their brains. Actually, that's a myth, but it's probably not a myth that many of us utilize only about 10 percent of our iPhone's capabilities. In this weekly column I share tips and tricks for beginners, or anyone who wants to make use of the other 90 percent of their iPhone's abilities.
My family celebrates Thanksgiving with many different kinds of delicious foods. This week, I'm going to give you a smorgasbord of helpful tips.
1. Safari Autofill
Did you know that Safari can fill out virtually any form for you on the web? If you so choose, Safari can automatically fill in contact info, user names and passwords, and if you're feeling trusting, even credit card details. To do this go to Settings > Safari > Passwords > Autofill.
2. Save Precious Data
Don't have an unlimited data plan? Then it's important to keep track of what's using all that data so you don't go over limit. To see which apps are going to potentially use your data, go to Settings > Cellular and scroll through the apps. If you want to restrict a certain app to only use Wi-Fi, slide the toggle to the off position.
3. Customize Today View
The Notifications drop down menu (accessed by swiping your finger from the top of your screen towards the bottom) gives you all kinds of information about your day. It shows you reminders, weather, calendar events for the day, and what time your day starts tomorrow (always early for me). But, if you'd rather not include stock information, for example, you can choose to dismiss it from your day. Go to Settings > Notification Center and turn off Stocks. Same goes for Reminders, etc.
4. Disable Advertising Tracking
You may not realize it but iOS 7 enables the use of the Advertising Identifier (iAd), which allows apps to serve you targeted ads depending on your location. You can choose to turn this feature off by going to Settings > Privacy > Advertising and toggle Limit Ad Tracking to the On position. This will opt your Apple ID out of receiving ads targeted to your interests. However, iAd notes that by turning Limit Ad Tracking On, you will still get ads, but they won't be based on your interests. If nothing else, it will help limit those impulse buys that may get you into trouble.
