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GeeksModo Story Archive - October 2026

The Compass screen showing the direction iPhone is pointing in, the current location, and the elevation.

How to use the compass on iPhone

by Stacey Butler
You can use the compass on iPhone to see which way iPhone is pointing, your coordinates, and your elevation.
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The FaceTime screen showing a call in progress. At the top of the screen is the name of the participant shown in the larger image. The other participant’s image appears in a small rectangle in the lower left, along with the Flip Camera button. The images of the other participants appear in tiles above it. Additional FaceTime controls are at the bottom right of the screen: Camera, Microphone, More, and End Call buttons.

How to take a Live Photo during a FaceTime call on iPhone

by Abigail Shilets
You can take a Live Photo during a FaceTime video call on iPhone to capture a moment, with sound, saved to Photos.
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A note for a class brainstorm with tags such as #school and #kine210. The note features a hand-drawn diagram of a box breathing exercise, which illustrates a four-step breathing cycle.

How to organize your notes with tags on iPhone

by Emily Long
You can add tags like #work to notes on iPhone, then find and filter tagged notes with the Tag Browser or Smart Folders.
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An iPhone showing Siri proofreading and giving feedback on text.

How Apple Intelligence protects your privacy on iPhone

by Moses Johnson
You can rely on Apple Intelligence on iPhone to protect your privacy with on-device processing and Private Cloud Compute, and create a report of its requests.
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A movie playing on the iPhone screen. In the middle of the screen are the playback controls. The AirPlay button is near the top left.

How to make a slideshow on iPhone

by Kevin Hollington
You can make a slideshow of selected photos, an album, or a collection in Photos on iPhone, and change its transitions and music.
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The Photos, Maps, and Music widgets on the iPhone Home Screen. The Music widget displays interactive features.

How to use News widgets on iPhone

by Tyler Stephen
You can use the Today and Topic widgets from News on iPhone to check top and trending stories, or stories on a topic you choose.
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An email showing reply options. Across the middle of the screen, from left to right, are Reply, Reply All, Forward, and Trash.

How to check your email in Mail on iPhone

by Tyler Stephen
You can read, preview, and summarize email in Mail on iPhone, set reminders for messages, and see whole conversations.
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The Favorites screen in the Contacts app; six contacts are listed as favorites.

How to import contacts on iPhone

by Chris Smith
You can import contacts to iPhone from a SIM card, a vCard attachment, or a GAL, CardDAV, or LDAP directory.
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A Reminders screen showing a grid of Smart Lists, such as Today, Scheduled, and Flagged, each showing the number of items. Under the heading 'My Lists,' shows a list of custom reminder categories like Family, Work, and Camping Trip.

How to search through all your lists in Reminders on iPhone

by Stacey Butler
You can search through all your Reminders lists on iPhone at once for items that contain a word or phrase.
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The Photos, Maps, and Music widgets on the iPhone Home Screen. The Music widget displays interactive features.

How to use Weather widgets on iPhone

by Emily Long
You can use Weather widgets on your iPhone Home Screen to check the forecast at a glance, and change the location they show.
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