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GeeksModo Story Archive - October 2026

The Accessibility Reader screen showing content from Files in large white text on a black background.

How to hear iPhone speak the screen, selected text, and typing feedback

by Abigail Shilets
You can hear iPhone speak the screen or selected text out loud, read what you type as typing feedback, and show text in Accessibility Reader.
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The Find My screen open to the Devices list. There are two devices in the Devices list: Danny's iPhone and Danny's iPad. Their locations are shown on a map.

How to remove a device from Find My on iPhone

by Dave Johnson
You can remove a device from Find My on iPhone and turn off Activation Lock, whether or not you still have the device.
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The main screen of the Preview app. The New Document and Scan Documents buttons are in the middle of the screen. At the bottom of the screen are the Recents, Shared, and Browse tabs.

How to open and view PDFs and images in Preview on iPhone

by Abigail Shilets
You can open PDFs and images directly in Preview on iPhone, find text in a PDF, view file information, and check an Apple Reference Image.
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An iPhone showing an example of subtitles with a custom style.

iPhone hearing accessibility features: Live Captions, Sound Recognition, and more

by Kevin Hollington
You can use hearing accessibility features on iPhone, including Live Captions, Sound Recognition, hearing devices, Live Listen, and audio adjustments.
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A Private Browsing screen in the Safari app. The word Private appears in the field at the bottom of the screen.

How to browse the web privately in Safari on iPhone

by Chris Smith
You can use Private Browsing in Safari on iPhone, view the Privacy Report, and use iCloud Private Relay and other privacy settings.
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The Accessibility screen in Settings showing the built-in features for Vision support.

How to change your VoiceOver settings on iPhone

by Abigail Shilets
You can change VoiceOver settings on iPhone, including audio, language, voice, speaking rate, verbosity, activities, navigation, and Quick Settings.
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The Find My screen open to the Devices list. There are two devices in the Devices list: Danny's iPhone and Danny's iPad. Their locations are shown on a map.

How to erase a device in Find My on iPhone

by Kevin Hollington
You can remotely erase a lost iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, or Mac with Find My on iPhone, and Activation Lock still protects it.
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An iPhone showing Siri answering a request to plan a menu based on a calendar event.

How to get started with Apple Intelligence on your iPhone

by Dave Johnson
You can get started with Apple Intelligence on iPhone with iOS 27 to write, create images, and get things done across your apps, privately.
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A page of a book in the Books app. A single line of text is highlighted and the rest of the text is dimmed. In the bottom-left corner of the screen is the Line Guide Menu button.

How to annotate books in the Books app on iPhone

by Chris Smith
You can highlight, underline, and add notes to books in the Books app on iPhone, share your annotations, and translate or copy text.
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The Home tab showing, from top to bottom, four categories, two scenes, three camera views, and the status of one room. Across the bottom are the tabs Home (which is selected), Automation, and Discover.

How to view electricity usage and rates on iPhone (participating U.S. providers only)

by Emily Long
You can see your home electricity usage and rates in the Home app on iPhone with a participating U.S. utility.
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