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Dave Johnson

Dave Johnson is the editor-in-chief at GeeksModo where he oversees all of site’s evergreen content to ensure it’s up to date with the latest information. Hailing from New Jersey in the US, he has over seven years of experience in the tech journalism space and holds a degree in English Literature. In his spare time, Dave can found checking out the latest video games, immersing himself in his favorite sporting pastime of football, and petting every dog he comes across in the outside world.

Dave Johnson's Articles

The Next Wake Up Only screen in Health with Alarm turned off at the bottom.

How to turn off alarms and delete sleep schedules in Health on iPhone

by Dave Johnson
You can turn off your next alarm, turn off all sleep schedules, or delete a sleep schedule and its alarm in Health on iPhone.
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A search term has been entered in the search field at the bottom of the Settings screen. Results appear above the search field.

How to search with Spotlight on iPhone

by Dave Johnson
You can use Spotlight on iPhone to search apps, contacts, messages, photos, and the web, and with Siri AI, start a conversation with Siri.
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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

by Dave Johnson
You can set up Visual Voicemail on iPhone, store voicemail in iCloud, and use Live Voicemail to see a message as it's left.
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The onscreen keyboard is open in the Mail app. The Dictation button in the bottom-right corner of the screen is selected and the Dictation button appears below the insertion point in the text field.

Dictation commands for punctuation, formatting, and emoji on iPhone

by Dave Johnson
You can use commands while dictating text on iPhone to add punctuation, format text, change capitalization, and insert emoji with your voice.
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A NameDrop screen showing the user's name and number. Below it are buttons to Receive Only or Share.

How to use NameDrop on iPhone to share your contact info

by Dave Johnson
You can use NameDrop to share new contact info between iPhones, or with a supported Apple Watch, just by holding them close.
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The Siri app on an iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

How to use the Siri app with Siri AI on iPhone

by Dave Johnson
You can use the Siri app on iPhone with Siri AI (Beta) to keep all your Siri conversations in one place and pick up on
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The Camera in Video mode recording a Dual Capture video. A window in the top-left of the frame displays what the front-facing camera is recording, and the rest of the frame displays what the back camera is recording.

How to change sound recording options on iPhone

by Dave Johnson
You can choose Spatial Audio, Stereo, or Mono for recording video sound on iPhone, and turn wind noise reduction on or off.
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A Math Note open in Calculator, with a declared variable, an equation, and a graph.

How to work with graphs in Math Notes in Calculator on iPhone

by Dave Johnson
You can graph equations in two or three dimensions in Math Notes in Calculator on iPhone, overlay several graphs, and modify them.
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The Privacy & Security screen, with settings to control whether apps can use the camera, microphone, and other parts of your iPhone.

How to control access to hardware features on iPhone

by Dave Johnson
You can control access to hardware features on iPhone, since apps must ask before using your camera, microphone, or Bluetooth, and change their access anytime.
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The Magnifier app detecting a finger pointing at text on a wall.

How to detect text around you and have it read out loud using Magnifier on iPhone

by Dave Johnson
You can use Magnifier on iPhone to read nearby text out loud, or point at the exact text you want if you're blind or have
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