iOS Tip 133 - Open Winmail.dat Attachments in iOS

TNEF’s Enough will open, read, and allow access to any data contained within a winmail.dat attachment file that has been encountered in the iOS Mail app, the process is the same on any iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

1 Exit Mail app in iOS
2 Click here to get the App from the iOS App Store
3 Re-launch Mail in iOS and open an email containing the winmail.dat attachment file
4 Tap on the “winmail.dat” attachment file and choose “Copy to TNEF’s Enough”
5 Assuming the file is readable, TNEF’s Enough will open in iOS and show you a list of items contained within the winmail.dat attachment

iOS Tip 132 - Set Background Picture

What we think might be easy and intuitive others users are sometimes impressed so ...

How to Set Any Picture as Background Wallpaper on iPhone & iPad:

1 Open the “Photos” app and browse to the picture you want to set as the background wallpaper image
2 Tap on the sharing button, it looks like a box with an arrow flying out of it
3 Tap on the “Use as Wallpaper” button option
4 Arrange the picture as desired, then click on “Set”
5 Choose “Set Home Screen” to set the picture as the background image of the device (or choose ‘Set Lock Screen’ set it as the picture on the locked device where the clock shows)
6 Exit out of Photos app and return to the Home Screen by pressing the Home button, you’ll see the background of the iOS device has been set as the picture you chose

iOS Tip 131 - Unread Mail

Enable an “Unread” Email Message Inbox in Mail for iOS
1. Open the Mail app in iOS if you haven’t done so already and go to the primary mailbox screen
2. Tap on the “Mailboxes” button in the upper left corner
3 . At the mailboxes screen, tap on “Edit” in the upper right corner

Locate the “Unread” mailbox and tap on it so that the blue checkbox alongside is checked, then tap on “Done”

Still in the Mailboxes screen, now tap on “Unread” to open the Unread email only inbox view

This will open a special email inbox that only shows the unread messages in Mail app on the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, making it a very efficient way to manage an unruly inbox and triage unread messages faster.

You can return to the normal “everything” inbox by returning back to the “Mailboxes” view and choosing “All Inboxes” again, or selecting an individual email account, or another mailbox, as desired.

iOS Tip 130 - Easy Share With AirDrop

AirDrop is Apple’s technology for sharing files across devices. You can use it to transfer files from one Mac to another, and also use it to transfer files from a Mac to an iOS device, or from one iOS device to another. On your Mac, choose Go > AirDrop in the Finder, and then, on your iOS device, make sure AirDrop is activated in the Control Center (swipe up from the bottom of the screen to access this setting). You can choose to allow transfers from Contacts Only or from Everyone; it’s best to choose the former.

Your iOS device needs to be awake for AirDrop to be active. On the Mac, drag a file onto the icon for your iOS device in the AirDrop window. On your iOS device, you’ll see a menu offering to open the file; this menu lists the apps that can open the file type.

For some types of files, AirDrop isn’t very helpful. For example, if I try to send an AAC audio file from my Mac to my iPhone, the latter offers to open it with apps such as Voice Memos, Evernote, Dropbox, etc., but not with the iTunes, or other music player apps on my device. So you can’t transfer all types of files that your iOS device can use.

iOS Tip 130 - Easy Share With AirDrop

AirDrop is Apple’s technology for sharing files across devices. You can use it to transfer files from one Mac to another, and also use it to transfer files from a Mac to an iOS device, or from one iOS device to another. On your Mac, choose Go > AirDrop in the Finder, and then, on your iOS device, make sure AirDrop is activated in the Control Center (swipe up from the bottom of the screen to access this setting). You can choose to allow transfers from Contacts Only or from Everyone; it’s best to choose the former.

Your iOS device needs to be awake for AirDrop to be active. On the Mac, drag a file onto the icon for your iOS device in the AirDrop window. On your iOS device, you’ll see a menu offering to open the file; this menu lists the apps that can open the file type.

For some types of files, AirDrop isn’t very helpful. For example, if I try to send an AAC audio file from my Mac to my iPhone, the latter offers to open it with apps such as Voice Memos, Evernote, Dropbox, etc., but not with the iTunes, or other music player apps on my device. So you can’t transfer all types of files that your iOS device can use.

iOS Tip 129 - Access Apple Pay's Wallet, Fast

Ready to check out but don't want to fumble to open up Apple Wallet (previously named Passbook) to use Apple Pay to get out of the store? When your phone is locked, do a double push on the home button—Apple Pay should pop right up, with your cards ready to pick. You can turn this on (or off) in Settings > Touch ID & Passcode > Wallet. Also enable (or not) from Settings > Wallet & Apple Pay.

iOS Tip 128 - Take A Picture

"Hey Siri...'

If you don’t want to say, “Open the camera.” and wait to choose the app you want, just say, “Take a Picture.” and Siri will open the stock iPhone camera so you can take a picture with no waiting.