Unwanted
EmailsIf you receive emails on
the regular from accounts
that you wish would leave
you alone, then you’re in
luck! Apple’s update allows
users to block specifi c ad-
dresses. The sender will
never know that you’ve
blocked them, of course,
but their emails will be sent
directly to the trash, which
means you’ll never have to
see them.
To do this, fi rst, make sure
that the email address you
want to block is linked to a
contact in your phone and
then block that contact by
tapping on their name and
selecting Block this Caller.
Then open the Settings
app and tap Mail. Under
the Threading header, tap
Blocked Sender Options,
then tap Move to Trash.
Threads
If you want to mute a
message thread so that you
no longer receive notifi ca-
tions, you can do that too!
To mute a message, go to
Mail and then fi nd the email
thread that you would like
to mute. Swipe left on the
thread, tap More, and then
tap Mute. You can also ac-
cess the Mute option from
Apple’s extended Reply
menu.for with Mes-
sage SearchI know I’m not the only
one who found the Search
function in Messages nearly
impossible to use with iOS- Sometimes I typed in
a contact, and the thread
with that person wouldn’t
even show up! Apple has
dramatically improved this
feature with its latest up-
date, though. Now when
you use Search, you’ll see
a list of results organized
by date. Previously, if you
searched for a term, you
would get one result per
message thread, which isn’t
very helpful if you are look-
ing for a specifi c message.
Now, Apple will show you
individual results, including
that term rather than the
most recent, and if you tap
on the result, you’ll be taken
directly to that point in your
conversation! You’ll also see
any links sent in text threads
that are related to the search
term, as well as contact sug-
gestions, photos, and other
attachments.
Keyboard
QuickPath may take a
while to get used to, but it
saves time and allows us-
ers to text silently and with
one hand. You don’t have to
enable any settings to start
using this new feature; it’s
now the default with iOS- To use QuickPath, just
swipe your fi nger from one
letter to the next, rather than
tapping on each one. You’ll
see the path of your fi nger
as it moves and, as before,
word options will be offered
it the predictive bar above
the keyboard. Once you’ve
fi nished swiping, raise your
fi nger, and the text will
appear on screen, with a
space automatically added
between words. You can still
type with the old, tapping
method as well, but do give
QuickPath a try to see if you
fi nd it a quicker and more
convenient way to message
friends.
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