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Reminder: You really don't need to manually manage apps for iPhone or iPad
About a year ago I wrote a post explaining why you don't have to kill multitasking apps in iOS. iOS 4 had been introduced, bringing multitasking to iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad, and because Apple...
View ArticleAdd effects and transitions to your app icons with Motion [jailbreak]
Motion is a new jailbreak utility available in Cydia that makes your iPhone homescreen just a bit more interesting. While Motion may not add a ton of functionality to your device, it's a fun tweak to...
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How to use the iPad Home button to navigate, access the fast app switcher,...
There's only one physical hardware button on the front of the new iPad so it's little wonder Apple has put it to work with several levels of functionality. While all the basic things are covered by...
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How to use multitasking gesture navigation shortcuts on the new iPad
Multitasking gestures are quick, multitouch shortcuts for navigating around your iPad. You can enable or disable them in Settings (to avoid, for example, swiping in Fruit Ninja and suddenly ending up...
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Why Apple Geniuses sometimes tell people to kill all their apps
A little over a year ago I wrote a rather controversial editorial stating that iOS users don't ever need to kill all the apps in their multitasking dock (fast app switcher). A couple of months ago the...
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iOS 6: Is it time for Apple to revamp the Home screen?
At Macworld 2007 Steve Jobs pulled the original iPhone from his pocket, held it up high above the stage, and showed off the app launcher-based Home screen... that's pretty much remained the same ever...
View ArticleiPhone & iPad Live 292: Yoga pantless
Georgia, Seth, and Rene discuss low Siri usage levels, whether iOS 6 needs a new Home screen, Notification Center do not disturb, Pandora vs Slacker vs Spotify shootout, Quasar, BIG JAMBOX, and the...
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Does the Home screen need updating in iOS 6? [Poll]
Does the Home screen need updating in iOS 6?We'll keep this one short but sweet -- Does the Home screen need updating in iOS 6? Rene laid out a lot of the pros and cons in his iOS 6 Home screen article...
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iOS 6: Is it time for Apple to revamp the multitasking fast app switcher?
A look at the history of mobile multitasking and how Apple could implement better fast app switching in iOS 6 At Macworld 2007 Steve Jobs showed off mobile Safari's Page switching interface, but...
View ArticleiMore show 338: Pre-post-PC
Rene and David Chartier talk about Google getting into premium hardware with Glass and Pixel, much as Apple has moved into services with iCloud. Also, the case for user-defined default apps, and...
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Multitasking updated in iOS 7 with new card-style interface
iOS 7 is bringing with is webOS style cards for multitasking instead of the current switcher we've had since the debut of multitasking in iOS 4. Instead of the usual double tapping of the Home button...
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iOS 7 preview: Multitasking for every app, coalesced and just-in-time
iOS 7 multitasking not only packs an all new card and icon hybrid interface, but a new way for every app to multitask, intelligently, and without a huge hit to battery life or performance. iOS 7...
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How to quit and kill (force quit) apps in iOS 7
From iOS 4 to iOS 6 you quit apps apps by double clicking the Home button, holding down on the icons in the fast app switcher tray until they jiggled, and then tapped the X to shut them down. Now...
View ArticleHow to quit or kill multiple apps at once on your iPhone or iPad
Multitasking now provides full on background processing for every app — and intelligently so! Basically, iOS waits until it thinks you need something, then makes sure it's there when you do. If one...
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What's on Rene's iPad right now!
The wallpaper and apps on my iPad Air and why they're there, as of January 2014 Since there aren't a ton of iOS devices — like there are Android or smartwatches — the staff at iMore has traditionally...
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What's on Ally's iPhone right now!
The wallpaper and apps on my iPhone 5s and why they're there, as of January 2014 We've already decided on our best apps of 2013 but we still want you to know our most personal ones — the apps we have...
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What's on Richard's iPad right now!
The wallpaper and apps on my Retina iPad mini and why they're there, as of February 2014 We spend a lot of time throughout the weeks talking about new, exciting and updated apps and games, but we...
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What's on Ally's iPad right now!
The wallpaper and apps on my iPad Air and why they're there, as of February 2014 My iPad Air serves a different purpose in my workflow than my iPhone 5s. The apps I have installed on each sometimes...
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What's on Peter's iPhone right now!
The wallpaper and apps on my iPhone 5s and why they're there, as of March 2014 Following my Mac dock inventory, I thought I'd share with you what my iPhone looks like. If you want more of this sort of...
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What's on Richard's iPhone right now!
The wallpaper and apps on my iPhone and why they're there, as of February 2014 And so it comes back around to me, this time to guide you through what I use on my iPhone 5s. It's a little more tricky...
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