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Kevin Hollington

Kevin Hollington is a seasoned tech journalist based in Los Angeles with a penchant for all things Apple. He started writing about Apple products in 2007 and it’s been a love affair ever since. He has spent over a decade testing and writing about iPhones, iPads, Macs, and other Apple products. In his spare time, he likes nothing more than catching up with the latest news and sports podcasts on the beach.

Kevin Hollington's Articles

An iPhone showing the Get Started Screen for creating an iCloud Shared Photo Library.

How to set up or join an iCloud Shared Photo Library on iPhone

by Kevin Hollington
You can set up or join an iCloud Shared Photo Library on iPhone to share photos and videos with up to five friends or family members.
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A Group FaceTime call with five participants. Each participant appears in a separate tile. The FaceTime controls are at the bottom-right side of the screen.

How to share your screen in a FaceTime call on iPhone

by Kevin Hollington
You can share your screen to bring apps and webpages into the call, or ask to see someone else's during a FaceTime call on iPhone.
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The Notifications screen, showing the Government Alerts you can turn on to receive government alerts.

How to change notification settings on iPhone

by Kevin Hollington
You can choose how and when notifications appear on iPhone, which apps send them, what they sound like, and turn on government alerts.
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The Add Phone Number screen in Settings.

How to view or change cellular data settings on iPhone

by Kevin Hollington
You can turn cellular data on or off on iPhone, manage roaming, and see and limit how much data each app uses.
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A map of a national park. The park is framed by a rectangle with handles, which can be moved to change the size of the map to download. The selected map's download size is indicated near the bottom of the map. The Cancel and Download buttons are at the bottom of the screen.

How to download offline maps on iPhone

by Kevin Hollington
You can download offline maps on iPhone to get directions, see place details, and check your arrival time without Wi-Fi or cellular.
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The Summary screen in Health. Information about activity, sleep score, state of mind, and medications appears below Pinned.

How to download health records on iPhone

by Kevin Hollington
You can download health records to the Health app on iPhone with a QR code or link, or set up automatic downloads from your provider.
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The Reminders app showing a list with one section expanded and the others collapsed.

How to delete or recover items in Reminders on iPhone

by Kevin Hollington
You can delete items in Reminders on iPhone, undo a deletion right away, or recover items from Recently Deleted within 30 days.
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The canvas for drawing in Messages.

How to draw and create images in Messages on iPhone

by Kevin Hollington
You can send drawings, doodles, and Digital Touch effects in Messages on iPhone, and create images with Image Playground.
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An iPhone showing a map with several driving route options to the same destination. Each route shows the estimated time and distance, and a Go button to start turn-by-turn directions. Color coding on each route indicates traffic conditions.

How to get walking directions in Maps on iPhone

by Kevin Hollington
You can get walking directions in Maps on iPhone, preview the elevation, and avoid hills, stairs, or busy roads.
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A Messages conversation with an audio message.

How to send and receive audio messages in Messages on iPhone

by Kevin Hollington
You can record and send audio messages with transcripts in Messages on iPhone, keep them, and play them with Raise to Listen.
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