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FAQ: How can I manage my contacts purely locally on my iPhone without synchronising them via iCloud, Google or Hotmail?

FAQ:  How can I manage my contacts purely locally on my iPhone without synchronising them via iCloud, Google or Hotmail?

Short answer: Make a backup then setup a local synchronisation between your iPhone and your Mac.

I'd like to preface my answer by saying that the following procedure is viable for people who only have a Mac and an iPhone.

How to quickly access old e-mails while composing a new one on iPhone

How to quickly access old e-mails while composing a new one on iPhone

In this post, I will show you how to quickly access old e-mails while composing a new one on your iPhone.

This tip is useful when you realise that you need to look up or copy/paste some information from another e-mail after you just started typing.

Please note that to take advantage of this feature, your iPhone needs to run at least iOS 9.

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How to write an e-mail across multiple Apple devices

How to write an e-mail across multiple Apple devices

In this post, I will show you how to start an email (or a reply) on one Apple device and continue/finish it on another one.

In Apple's jargon, this feature is called "Handoff" and it works with various applications besides Mail, like Safari, Messages, etc.

How to swap mail recipients on your iPhone

How to swap mail recipients on your iPhone

In this post, I will show you how to quickly swap e-mail recipients between the To: and Cc: fields when replying to all in Mail on your iPhone.

When you hit "Reply All", the sender's e-mail address will be put in the To: field and the recipients that were in the Cc: field will remain there.

Did you know that you can very easily swap recipients between those fields?

How to only get relevant email notifications on your iPhone

How to only get relevant email notifications on your iPhone

In this post, I will show you how to restrict email notifications for only a select group of people, called VIPs, on your iPhone.

This tip is useful if you want to:

  • remove all email notifications except for VIPs

  • quickly access email conversations from a small group of people

  • be able to customise email notifications for loved ones or important relatives

What is even better is that the VIP list is synchronised across multiple devices via iCloud.

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