We write hundreds of articles every year to help our readers get the most out of their iPhones and iPads, but with so much content around it’s easy to miss some real gems.
So we’ve dug up our most popular articles of the past year, granting them a second chance to impress a few eyeballs. Below you’ll find our best posts of 2023, as selected by various extremely-scientific criteria. Basically, it’s all the stuff you’d be mad to miss. And we don’t want to be all clickbaity about it, but #5 will surprise you. Enjoy!
Most Read
These articles clocked up the most views from search engines this year, making them the closest thing we’ve got to a viral hit. Call it the zeitgeist, the bandwagon, or a meaningless trend – either way, it’s a telling insight into what was on people’s minds this year. Notably, most of these articles are actually from 2023, as those were the ones with a full 12 months to clock up views!
FaceTime reactions – fun animations for your video calls
Share iPhone battery – how to charge other devices via USB-C
How to separately control the volume of ringtones, alarms, and media
Rediscovering Siri: 24 prompts you might be sleeping on
Editor’s Choice
Popular doesn’t always mean best, and plenty of great writing gets buried each year beneath the mainstream. So here are a handful of niche picks that editor Tom Rolfe counts among his favorite articles of the year.
Get AI on any iPhone or iPad with these Apple Intelligence alternatives
Futurespective: where will Apple be in 2030?
Why an iPhone Game Boy emulator is a bigger deal than you think
Eliminate distractions by turning your iPhone into a ‘dumbphone’
Why it doesn’t matter there are no folding iPhones and iPads yet
Best of Premium
Some of you might be aware that Tips & Tricks Premium members get access to exclusive long-form articles as well as all the usual stuff we offer for free. Here are five of our favorite Premium posts from the past year.
The best apps and accessories for music lovers
How your iPhone can help you tidy and reorganize your life
Tips, apps and iPhone add-ons for more sustainable living with tech
Use your iPhone to destress and switch off