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GeeksModo Story Archive - October 2026

The iPhone Home Screen with Dark Mode on.

How to adjust the screen brightness and color on iPhone

by Kevin Hollington
You can adjust your iPhone screen brightness yourself or automatically, and use Dark Mode, Night Shift, and True Tone to change its colors.
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The Now Playing screen showing the queue with AutoPlay and AutoMix turned on. Similar songs appear below the songs in the queue.

How to queue up your music on iPhone

by Moses Johnson
You can use the queue in Music on iPhone to see upcoming songs, add and reorder music, use AutoPlay, and see what you recently played.
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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 control accessories with Home on iPhone

by Kevin Hollington
You can control your home accessories from the Home app and Control Center on iPhone, turning them on or off and adjusting their settings.
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The Wi-Fi options screen in Settings. Wi-Fi is turned on, and a network is selected.

How to find and share your Wi-Fi password on iPhone

by Abigail Shilets
You can find your current and saved Wi-Fi passwords in the Passwords app on iPhone and share your Wi-Fi with a nearby friend.
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The Files app showing the files and folders in your iCloud Drive. The More menu has options for Selecting items, creating a new folder, Scan Documents, and Connect to Server. Below that are options to view items on the screen as Icons or a List. At the bottom are sort options for Name, Kind, Date, Size, and Tags followed by View Options.

How to modify files and folders in Files on iPhone

by Stacey Butler
You can copy, move, share, delete, and customize files and folders in the Files app on iPhone, and switch between list and icon view.
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The Camera screen in Photo mode. Within the viewfinder is a night scene. Buttons for Night and Camera Controls mode appear in the top-right corner of the screen. At the bottom of the screen are, from left to right, the Photo and Video Viewer button, Video and Photo Mode, and the Camera Chooser Back-Facing button.

How to take Night mode photos with your iPhone camera

by Tyler Stephen
You can take Night mode photos on supported iPhone models to brighten shots and capture more detail in low light, and adjust the exposure.
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A conversation in the Messages app translated from Spanish to English.

How to translate text in apps on iPhone

by Moses Johnson
You can translate selected text in apps like Notes and Mail on iPhone, and replace what you typed with a translation.
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A Freeform board showing a text box selected and the text formatting tools below it.

How to apply consistent styles and formatting in Freeform on iPhone

by Chris Smith
You can copy, paste, and save styles in Freeform on iPhone so your text boxes, shapes, and sticky notes share the same font, size, and color.
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The Headphone Safety screen, showing the number of headphone notifications sent in the last 6 months, the Reduce Loud Audio option, a slider for changing the maximum decibel level, and the selected decibel limit of 85 decibels.

How to use hearing health features in Health on iPhone

by Stacey Butler
You can take a Hearing Test with AirPods Pro 2 and iPhone to see an audiogram of how loud sounds need to be for you to hear them.
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The Battery Usage screen in Settings on iPhone displays graphs and information about battery consumption. At the top, a bar graph shows battery usage over the last eight days. Below it, a second graph details the battery level throughout the current day, indicating periods of charging.

How to check iPhone battery usage and battery health

by Chris Smith
You can see your iPhone battery usage compared to previous days, app and system activity, when you last charged, and battery health.
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