Could you imagine being one of these athletes and still needing a side hustle to pay the bills?
Customize your iPhone's Control Center with these hidden options
We’re getting to the point where a smartphone can completely replace a wallet. You already can pay and carry important documents on your phone, including car insurance, proof of vaccination, boarding pass, event tickets and more.
You can add a driver’s license to that list if you have an iPhone. Arizona residents can add their driver’s license or state ID to the Apple Wallet app. This can even be used at Transport Security Administration security checkpoints in Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Tap or click here for our report.
A lot is going on in your iPhone, and Control Center helps you rein it in. From there, you can access helpful controls such as Airplane Mode, Do Not Disturb, a flashlight, and apps like Wallet, Notes, Voice Memos and more. Keep reading to find out how to customize Control Center.
Just swipe down
Opening Control Center is easy: swipe down from the top-right of the screen. If you want to be able to open Control Center while using an app, go to Settings > Control Center and toggle on Access Within Apps.
RELATED: It’s so much easier to edit videos on your iPhone now thanks to this update
The aptly named Control Center contains many controls. Let’s go over some of the commonly used ones:
- On the top-left, you’ll see four icons: Airplane Mode, Cellular Data, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Tap any of them to turn them on and off. Press and hold one of these icons to expand the menu to include controls for AirDrop and Personal Hotspot.
- Below the top-left box, you’ll see controls to lock your screen orientation as well as one for screen mirroring.
- Move on down and you’ll see the Focus icon. Tap it to open some options: Do Not Disturb, Personal, Work and Sleep. Focus mode lets you filter notifications and apps based on your preferences. For example, you can create a custom Focus just for work that hides distracting social media apps and text notifications.
- The bottom rows of controls include the Flashlight, Timer, Calculator and Camera.
- You can also check out the Now Playing widget, along with controls for changing your screen brightness and volume.
- Try tapping and holding different icons in Control Center to see more options if they’re available.
RELATED: Stop iPhone apps from asking you to rate and review once and for all
Now let’s go over ways to customize your Control Center.
Give or take
Best smartwatches for everyone, from athletes to couch potatoes
Smartwatches keep us connected more than any other gadget that exists today. You can do so much more with them than check the time. You can even pay for things using your smartwatch. Tap or click here to find out how.
Online selling savvy: Whether it’s a baseball card or a used car, there’s an excellent tool to determine its worth: eBay. Don’t waste time scrolling through active listings. Search for an item, then go to Filter and scroll to Sold Items. Tap or check the box to enable this filter. This gives you a better idea of the prices folks are willing to pay.
How I avoided a $40K scam
Paul emailed me about a $39,500 invoice, demanding I pay up ASAP. The problem? I didn’t owe him a cent. Plus, AI is eyeing 60 million jobs, Gen Z is trauma dumping on TikTok, and a woman was rescued after falling 60 feet off a mountain thanks to her navigation app.
🏠 If you can’t build it, Prime it: With housing prices through the roof, Amazon’s doubled down on selling tiny homes. This two-bedroom cabin has a huge porch and looks like any modern Airbnb. Pay $35,000 and it’ll show up on your doorstep (or future doorstep) in less than a month.
We may receive a commission when you buy through our links, but our reporting and recommendations are always independent and objective.
Delivery drivers make the most money per hour working for which service: A.) Amazon, B.) FedEx, C.) UPS or D.) USPS?
$1 to buy Dish
DirecTV is looking to buy its rival. If the deal goes through, they’d pay just $1 and take on Dish’s debt — about $9.75 billion. Why buy Dish? Separately, DirecTV and Dish are screwed. Together, they might be big enough to stand up to the streaming platforms.
How to apply for new work from home job that's in high demand
Working from home became the go-to mode of labor for much of the job market during the COVID-19 pandemic. But now, as the pandemic shifts in new directions, many are wondering whether this remote work trend is here to stay.
Amazon's smart shopping cart
I love the idea of being able to skip checkout and still pay for my stuff. One of my biggest questions is how much prices will differ depending on where you live.
$5 million
Fine for fake plastic surgery reviews. Seattle-based Dr. Javad Sajan will pay restitution to 21,000 victims after he forced them to sign nondisclosure agreements and threatened them when they left bad reviews. If you’re getting a life-changing procedure, do your research — and not just on the doc’s website.
$300 more revenue
Per month, if you offer extras with your Airbnb. Owners are tacking on things like airport transfers and local tours to boost their Airbnb incomes with almost no overhead. Oh, and be smart with your pricing; folks expect to pay a little more during peak seasons.
You get what you pay for: Hackers got their hands on 19 million IP addresses by luring people in with “free” downloads like MaskVPN and DewVPN. If you ever downloaded a free VPN, uninstall it ASAP. My pick is ExpressVPN for a solid, safe option.
Every dollar counts: Next time you need to return an Amazon order, think twice about where you do it. If you go to a UPS Store when Whole Foods, Kohl’s or Amazon Fresh is the same distance or closer, you’ll have to pay a $1 fee.
Notorious cheating site Ashley Madison is swarming with sextortionists. Scammers get cheaters to send nudes, then they threaten to send them to the cheaters’ families and bosses unless they pay thousands. Karma’s a you-know-what.
$9 an hour is the pay for AI nurses
Over 40 health care companies are already using NVIDIA and Hippocratic AI nurse bots to perform risk assessments, remote patient monitoring, new medication onboarding and more. The median pay for human nurses in the U.S. is $39 an hour.
Most and least popular subscription services
What apps are you willing to pay for? I’ll tell you, in 60 seconds.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Netflix's password sharing will end - Here's what we know so far
Do you still want to share your Netflix password? Thanks to this new plan, you might have to pay. Here’s why, in 60 seconds.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices