#QuickTips
#QuickTip Videos
Learn how to add stickers, emoji, and Genmoji to your iPhone photos in iOS 18! In this video, I’ll show you how to customise your pictures using stickers from the Messages app, resize and rotate them, and even delete them if needed. You’ll also see how to save your edits or revert your photo to its original version.
Learn how to use the Quick Questions feature in Showbie to assess student understanding instantly and effectively. This feature allows you to ask questions, gather results in real time and gain a clear picture of how your students are progressing.
Whether you’re using it for formative assessment or quick classroom polls, this tool is perfect for adapting your teaching on the fly. I'll even show you how to save and export results for future reference to help with your teaching.
Discover how to use the new categories in the iPhone Mail app with iOS 18.2! This update introduces four inbox categories, but if you prefer the classic Mail style, I’ll show you how to unlock the All Mail view or disable categories entirely. Learn how to switch between Categories and List View to customise your inbox exactly how you like it.
Learn how to use Siri and ChatGPT with Apple Intelligence to get smarter, more tailored recommendations by sharing screenshots of what’s on your iPhone screen. In this video I’ll show you how to use ChatGPT to analyse maps, make travel decisions and interact with any app to provide relevant suggestions.
Learn how to conduct your own hearing test at home using AirPods Pro and iOS 18.2! This feature lets you check your hearing health, track changes over time and even save results in the Health app. Perfect for anyone curious about their hearing, this step-by-step guide shows you how to use your iPhone and AirPods Pro for a quick, effective assessment.
With iOS 18.2, Siri gets a huge upgrade thanks to ChatGPT integration through Apple Intelligence. Learn how to enable and use this feature to get detailed, AI-powered answers right from Siri - avoiding the usual web search results. In this video I’ll show you how to set it up, ask ChatGPT questions and get smarter responses.
Learn how to enable and customise grayscale mode on your iPhone to reduce distractions and make your screen easier to view at night.
In this video, I’ll show you how to activate grayscale through Accessibility settings, link it to your action button for quick toggling and explore other uses like pairing it with Focus Modes or scheduling it to turn on automatically.
Learn how to save your Genmoji creations as full-size, high-resolution images with transparent backgrounds!
In this video, I’ll show you how to export your Genmoji from Messages to your iPhone’s Photos app, so you can use them anywhere - whether that’s in a Keynote presentation, as a WhatsApp message or something else entirely. Make the most of your beautifully detailed Genmoji today!
Discover the magic of Genmoji, Apple’s cutting-edge tool that uses AI to help you create personalised, one-of-a-kind Emojis like never before.
In this video, I’ll reveal 12 powerful secrets to mastering Genmoji, along with expert tips for organising, sharing, and even using your creations on older devices which don't run Apple Intelligence.
Whether you’re new to Genmoji or looking to refine your skills, this guide has everything you need to create your ultimate Emoji!
In this video, I walk through one of the most helpful new features in iOS 18.1: Summarised Notifications. Apple Intelligence now lets you condense your notifications, giving you a quick view of what’s happening without the clutter. I’ll show you how to enable and customise it in Settings, and why it’s great for managing busy group chats, emails, and app alerts.
In this video, I dive into one of iOS 18.1’s most useful new features—the ability to summarise emails with Apple Intelligence! With just a tap, you can get a concise summary of any email, highlighting key information, important dates, and action items. It even changes how emails are previewed in your inbox, allowing you to quickly scan your messages and see what matters at a glance. I’ll walk you through how it works, how to enable it, and why it can make managing emails so much easier.
In this video, I explore the Writing Tools available on iOS 18.1 as part of Apple Intelligence, which allow you to instantly adjust the style of any text to make it friendlier, more professional, or more concise. Whether you’re sending a message, posting on social media, or composing an email, you can easily transform your text to better suit the context. I’ll show you how this tool works, where it’s useful, and some tips for getting the best results.
In this video, I demonstrate the hidden superpower of Apple Intelligence’s Photos Cleanup tool: face pixelation. This feature lets you blur out people’s faces in your photos for privacy, which is especially helpful if you want to share images but need to keep certain individuals unrecognisable. With a quick draw over any face, Apple Intelligence recognises and pixelates it automatically. Plus, once you save the edited photo, the pixelation can’t be undone by others.
In this video, I’ll show you how to set up and use the new Reduce Interruptions Focus mode, powered by Apple Intelligence on iOS 18.1. This feature goes beyond the traditional Focus modes by prioritising important notifications, letting only essential alerts reach you throughout the day. Learn how to customise this Focus mode for specific people and apps, and how to set it to activate based on your location or time of day.
In this video, I show you how to use Apple Intelligence’s Cleanup Tool to remove distractions and apply pixelated blurs over faces, ideal for protecting student privacy in photos. I’ll cover how to use this feature offline on iPad to keep images on-device. This new addition is especially helpful for teachers and schools.
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