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Straightforward tech guides for the over-50s — from setting up WhatsApp to staying safe online, one clear step at a time.
How to Delete Apps You No Longer Need on iPhone
Clearing unused apps from your iPhone takes two taps and cannot harm the phone. A simple guide to deleting, offloading, and reinstalling apps for free.
How to Back Up Your iPhone: A Step-by-Step Guide
Step-by-step instructions to back up your iPhone with iCloud or a computer, fix full storage, check it worked, and restore everything to a new phone.
How to Join a Zoom Meeting on Your iPhone (Step by Step)
A patient, step-by-step guide to joining a Zoom meeting on an iPhone, from installing the free app to turning your camera and microphone on.
iPhone Battery Draining Fast? 9 Fixes That Actually Work
Nine simple, ordered fixes for an iPhone battery that drains too fast, from screen brightness and background refresh to checking battery health.
How to Use FaceTime on iPhone: Calling Family Made Easy
FaceTime is free and already on your iPhone. A patient guide to starting and answering video calls, using the buttons, and even calling family who use Android.
How to Turn On Accessibility Features on Your iPhone (Step by Step)
A plain, step-by-step walkthrough of the most useful iPhone Accessibility features: bigger text, the magnifier, screen reading aloud and clearer sound. All free and reversible.
The iPhone Security Settings Checklist Worth 20 Minutes of Your Time
Eleven iPhone settings control how safe your phone, accounts and money are. This plain-English checklist tells you exactly where to tap, in about 20 minutes.
How to Use Apple Photos on iPhone and iPad
A clear, step-by-step guide to the iPhone Photos app: finding pictures, iCloud backup, editing, sharing albums and recovering deleted photos.
How to Make Text Bigger on Your iPhone (3 Easy Ways)
Three easy ways to enlarge iPhone text: the Text Size slider, Larger Accessibility Sizes, and Bold Text, plus keyboard, pinch-to-zoom and brightness tips.
How to Use the Calendar App on Your iPhone
Step-by-step help with the iPhone Calendar app: adding appointments, setting reminder alerts so you never forget, switching views, and using Siri.