iPhone Tip 64 - Quick Voice Message

If you press on the new mic button on the right of the text box you can start recording a verbal message. Lift your finger to stop to reveal a playback button. Once happy either swipe up or tap the arrow to send it or swipe left or tap the x button to cancel.

Meerkat

Meerkat the free app for iOS 8 makes it easy to stream live video from your iPhone or iPad to your Twitter followers. Just install the app, link it to your Twitter account, and tap Stream. Video from your device’s camera is instantly broadcast to the Internet, and Meerkat sends a tweet from your account with a link to the stream.

What makes Meerkat so appealing is that it’s not just a platform for streaming video, but also for promoting it. But that has the potential to backfire, especially in these early days when many users are just giving it a spin. Many Meerkat users will launch a stream for only a few seconds, so that by the time you click on it, it’s already over. Promote something worthless and no one will give you a second chance.

If you do want to dip your toe into Meerkat , here are a few suggestions for broadcasting successfully:

* Schedule all videos, with a brief description of the planned topic and estimated length.

* Have a plan for what you intend to do. Don’t just fire up a stream so we can stare at your nose hair for 30 seconds. Be interesting.

* Announce on Twitter when the video has ended.

* Delete the dead Meerkat links from your Twitter timeline after the video has ended.

iPhone Tip 63 - Text Searching

To find a specific text message, use the search bar at the top of the message interface. Don't see it? Pull down to reveal it, or tap the top bar.

iPhone Tip 62 - Hide Unused Apps

Over time we all download and install lots of Apps, and of course Apple pre-loaded some. You can delete ones you've downloaded but what about those pre-installed Apple Apps you NEVER use. Well you can't delete them, but you can put them in a folder and move it to your last page. To create a folder hold down on an App you don't want to see and wait until they all start to jiggle, then drag it on top of another useless App. Tap on the "X" Cancel and rename the folder. While every App is still jiggling, hold the newly created folder and slide it to the page you want. All done? Tap the home button.

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iPhone Tip 61 - Faster Phone Charging

Sometimes you need to charge your phone fast. The fastest way to do that? Turn on Airplane mode. With all sending and receiving of data cut off, your phone will charge much faster. Just be sure to leave the backlight off, too.

iPhone Tip 60 - Custom Vibrations Alerts

Want to know if your best friend is calling without ever looking at the phone? Buried in the contact settings, a fun option lets you create custom vibration patterns for your contacts.
To do it, go to Contacts, choose a contact, and tap Edit in the upper-right corner.
Then, scroll down and navigate to Vibration > Create New Vibration. In the interactive screen, tap and hold to create a pattern, using long presses for long vibration notes, and so on.

iPhone Tip 59: Undelete Photos

Didn't mean to delete that photo from your phone (or iPad)? Open photos, select All Photos, then tap on Albums (at the bottom), scroll down to Recently Deleted and select the photo(s) you want to recover. You'll also see the number of days until the photos are permanently deleted from your device. To make sure you never lose your photos back your device up to iTunes (see Tip #40) or use an online service like Backblaze.