The most popular Apple tips of October 2024

This is the most popular tip on appletips when it comes to WhatsApp. You can have several reasons for blocking someone on WhatsApp. For example, you may be harassed by a company with advertising, you may receive spam from unknown people or you may have another reason to block someone around you.

Denying someone access to your WhatsApp is quite simple, you can do this directly from the chat conversation. But what happens if you block someone on WhatsApp? Can this person still contact you and how does that work? We explain.

Sometimes you have to turn off your iPad or iPhone completely. That seems like a simple job, but since the introduction of Face ID it has become difficult. You can’t just hold down a physical button, it requires a special combination. Fortunately, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 add a hidden power button to your iPhone and iPad.

Normally you can turn off the device completely by pressing and holding the side button and one of the volume buttons simultaneously until the power off screen appears. Thanks to a new virtual button you can now easily switch off the device.

Over the past year, a lot of advice has been published about charging your smartphone. For example, some claim that charging to 100% is super bad and that 80% is the golden number. Although this is a bit more nuanced, Apple has still changed tack. The new generation of iPhone and iPad have an optional limit built in.

Thanks to the limit, the iPhone battery or iPad battery will never charge beyond 80%. If desired, the user can choose to charge the battery to 80%, after which charging will be stopped via the software. In addition, you can also check how many charging cycles the battery has undergone on these devices.

Finally you can change the buttons on an iPhone’s Lock screen! Since iOS 18 it is possible to replace the flashlight and camera with other controls. The buttons have been active on the lock screen since the iPhone X and can be changed after seven years.

With the arrival of the updated control panel, Apple has added the controls in several places. You can also link the control panel shortcuts to the action button on an iPhone 15 Pro (Max) or newer and on the lock screen.

Since macOS Sequoia, you can use full-screen tiles on a Mac to quickly organize your screen. Unfortunately, this feature also comes with a disadvantage. As you drag windows, they can be automatically resized and positioned on the screen.

The cause of this is the full-screen tiles. You can activate the invisible tiles when you drag a window across the desktop of your Mac. Especially on smaller screens, this will result in automatic adjustment and placement on the screen. Fortunately, you can disable this behavior.