sercraig

iOS

Gmail is my main email account of choice; I'm one of many. In October 2018, #Google announced the service has over 1.5 billion users.

You can add a signature to your account so that a quote, additional contact details, or website links appear on every message you send. There are different setup processes for your account accessed on a desktop/laptop computer and a mobile device.

Note: The following applies to personal @gmail.com addresses. A separate process is used for business email hosted through G Suite.

Gmail via a desktop/laptop computer

  • Open #Gmail. In the upper-right corner, click the Settings gear icon and select Settings in the resulting context menu.
  • Scroll down under the General settings to the Signature section.
  • Tick the radio button for the signature and then enter your text. A rich text editor allows you to change the font, insert a picture, use a link, and more.
  • Scroll to the bottom of the screen and select Save Changes.

iOS Gmail app

  • Open the Gmail app on your #iOS device.
  • Tap the Menu icon (three bars).
  • Scroll to the bottom of the options, and then tap Settings.
  • Tap your account to open it (should be the first item on the screen).
  • Tap Signature settings.
  • Swipe the Mobile Signature setting to On. A field will appear where you can enter your signature.
  • Tap the Back button to save.

Android Gmail app

  • Open the Gmail app on your #Android device.
  • Tap the Menu icon (three bars).
  • Scroll to the bottom of the options, and then tap Settings.
  • Select the Google Account where you want to add a signature.
  • Tap Mobile Signature.
  • Enter your signature.
  • Tap OK to save.

One of the coolest tricks I learned recently is how to close all of the open browser tabs in #Safari on my iPhone. This will work for any device running #iOS (#iPhone, #iPad, #iPod touch).

Either press and hold the Tab button in the lower-right corner of Safari:

Safari tab button

Or with all tabs visible press and hold Done:

Safari all tabs on display

A pop-up will appear with the option for you to close all open tabs at once.

The default repeat #notifications that come in with SMS texts or iMessages is one setting I wanted to change on my #iPhone. Now only the original message pings on my phone, which is pleasantly less distracting. To enable this:

  • Open Settings, then tap Notifications.
  • Tap Messages.
  • Scroll down and tap Repeat Alerts.
  • Select Never so the checkmark appears next to it.

This process works on my iPhone 6s running #iOS 12.1.3.