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GeeksModo Story Archive - October 2026

A request from an app to use location data on iPad. Options are Allow Once, Allow While Using App, and Don't Allow.

How to control the location information you share on iPad

You can control the location information you share on iPad, turn Location Services on or off, and see which apps use your location.
The Photos app is open to the photo library grid. At the bottom of the screen, from left to right, are buttons to view the library by Years, Months, and All buttons. In the bottom-right corner is the Search button.

How to sort and filter the photo library on iPhone

You can sort your photo library on iPhone by date added or taken, filter it to show certain items, and hide screenshots.
The Voice Memos list screen with a selected recording at the top. The recording timeline has a playhead, which you can drag to go to a specific place in the recording. The play controls are below the timeline.

How to search for or rename a recording in Voice Memos on iPhone

You can search for a recording in Voice Memos on iPhone, even by words in its transcript, and rename any recording.
A call screen showing a Live Voicemail from a contact. Below the transcribed text are the Stop and Accept buttons for the call.

How to set up Voicemail on iPhone

You can set up Visual Voicemail on iPhone, store voicemail in iCloud, and use Live Voicemail to see a message as it's left.
The Find My app open, showing Danny's keys in Golden Gate Park. Tap the Find button to locate a nearby AirTag.

How to share an AirTag or other item in Find My on iPhone

You can share an AirTag or other Find My item with up to five people on iPhone, so they can see it on a map and find it.
A SIM being inserted into the tray on iPhone; the angled corner is in the upper left.

How to use Dual SIM on iPhone

You can use two numbers or plans, like a business and a personal line, or a local data plan when you travel with Dual SIM on iPhone.
The Settings screen showing that iPhone is connected to a Wi-Fi network called HomeNet.

How to connect iPhone to the internet

You can connect iPhone to the internet over Wi-Fi or cellular, join hidden networks, and see which network iPhone uses first.
The Add Account screen with a field to enter your email address.

How to set up mail, contacts, and calendar accounts on iPhone

You can set up mail, contacts, and calendar accounts on iPhone for Microsoft Exchange and popular internet services.
A conversation list in Messages. All messages are shown, because no filter is selected in the Filter menu.

How to screen and filter text messages on iPhone

You can screen and filter texts from unknown senders on iPhone, mark senders as known, and turn off business alerts.
The Privacy & Security screen, with settings for Location Services and Tracking, and settings to control which apps can access your data.

How to control access to your contacts on iPad

You can control access to your contacts on iPad, choose which contacts an app can see, and change that access later.