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GeeksModo Story Archive - October 2026

The Summary screen in Health. Information about activity, sleep score, state of mind, and medications appears below Pinned.

How to view your data in Health on iPhone

You can view your health and fitness data in one place in Health on iPhone, pin categories, and see highlights and trends.
An iPhone in Visual Intelligence showing a plant.

How to identify what’s around you with Visual Intelligence on iPhone

You can use Visual Intelligence and your iPhone camera to identify plants, look up businesses, translate text, and more with Apple Intelligence.
An outline of an iPhone with arrows pointing to the side button and either volume button.

How to use SOS to contact emergency services on your iPhone

You can use SOS on iPhone to call for help, share your Medical ID, alert emergency contacts, and text emergency services in an emergency.
A Mac is next to an iPhone. The AirDrop dialog is open on the Mac desktop, ready to share a document with the iPhone. The iPhone screen has a notification about receiving the document.

How to transfer files between your iPhone and other devices

You can transfer files between your iPhone and an iPad, Mac, or PC with AirDrop, Mail, Messages, a cable, or iCloud.
The Find My app open, showing Danny's keys in Golden Gate Park. Tap the Find button to locate a nearby AirTag.

How to add an AirTag in Find My on iPhone

You can add an AirTag to Find My on iPhone, rename it, and check its serial number, firmware version, and battery status.
The Camera tab, showing a restaurant menu translated from English to Spanish.

How to use the camera in the Translate app on iPhone

You can use the camera in the Translate app on iPhone to translate signs and menus around you, or text in your photos.
The Camera tab, showing a restaurant menu translated from English to Spanish.

How to translate words and phrases on iPhone

You can translate words and phrases in the Translate app on iPhone, even offline, and save your favorite translations.
The App Switcher on iPhone showing a handoff notification at the bottom of the screen.

How to hand off tasks between your iPhone and your other devices

You can start a task like an email on your iPhone and finish it on your iPad, Mac, or Apple Watch with Handoff.
The Emergency SOS screen, showing that the phone is connected and instructing the user to keep pointing at the satellite. The Report Emergency button is at the bottom of the screen.

How to use Emergency SOS via satellite on your iPhone

You can use Emergency SOS via satellite outside cellular and Wi-Fi coverage, and try a demo first on supported iPhone models.
The Camera screen in Portrait mode; in the viewfinder, the subject is sharp and the background is blurred. The dial to select Portrait Lighting is open in the bottom of the frame and Studio Light is selected.

How to take portraits with your iPhone camera

You can take portraits with your iPhone camera that keep the subject sharp and blur the background, then adjust the blur and lighting.