Missing that quick .com shortcut on the iOS 7 keyboard? Apple has not completely removed this swiftkey in the latest update to its mobile operating system.
To find shortcut keys when typing in an address field (such as in Mobile Safari) hold down the period key to the right of the space bar. A long press will reveal shortcuts to .us, .org, .edu, .net and .com keys for quick entry on the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
Frequent Locations, Location-Based iAds, and Popular Near Me are all new battery draining features on iOS 7. You can disable all these by navigating to Settings > Privacy > Location Services. Just scroll down to uncheck the location-based features you don't want to use.
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The best way to save battery life while using iOS 7 is by turning off everything you don't use. For example, the parallax effect may be neat, but what good is the illusion of 3D when your phone is dead? Or do you really need your phone to automatically update all your apps? Here are a few iOS 7 features you may want to disable or limit so you can get more use out of your battery.
Turn Off Parallax
You can turn off the parallax effect by navigating to Settings > General > Accessibility > Reduce Motion > OFF.
Turn Off Auto Downloads
You can go back to manually updating your apps by navigating to Settings > iTunes & App Store and scrolling down to Automatic Downloads.
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Apple has acknowledged a bug in iOS 7 that is causing some people to have problems with their iMessage app. Users have been reporting that they are unable to send messages, or are being forced to send messages twice. Others are receiving an alert after a message has been sent using the app.
“We are aware of an issue that affects a fraction of a percent of our iMessage users, and we will have a fix available in an upcoming software update,” Apple said in a statement. “In the meantime, we encourage any users having problems to reference our troubleshooting documents or contact AppleCare to help resolve their issue. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes impacted users.”
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It looks like the jailbreaking team who brought us evasi0n is getting closer to cracking iOS 7. Planetbeing tweeted this afternoon: "We're still working hard on the jailbreak. May have all the pieces at this point (but not certain yet)."
This does not mean a public jailbreak is right around the corner, but it does show progress is being made.
This is great news for jailbreakers who are waiting to upgrade to iOS 7. The last public jailbreak was patched by iOS 6.1.3 in March, leaving millions of Apple users stranded at iOS 6.1.2.
