With its next round of operating systems Apple is creating a Digital Legacy program to enable easier access to our loved ones after we die.
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iOS 15: Managing Your Scheduled Summary for Notifications
Notifications in iOS 15 are thinner in size and feature larger app icons and contact photos and can be grouped into a Scheduled Summary.
Health and Fitness Siri Commands For Apple Watch
Apple Watch is a great tool for improving and monitoring health and fitness and there are a few Siri commands to help you close your rings.
iOS 15: How to Add Two-Factor Authentication Codes to Passwords
A welcome feature in iOS 15 is the ability to add two-factor authentication codes to your passwords. Here’s how to set it up.
iPadOS 15: How to Create and Manage Safari Tab Groups
Apple is bringing major changes to Safari in its 2021 OS update, and one of them is called Tab Groups. Here’s how you can create them.
iOS 15: Apple Photos Has a New ‘Visual Search’ Feature
The Photos app is getting a new feature in iOS 15 called Visual Look Up, and it leverages the powerful on-device machine learning.
iPadOS 15: How to Create a Quick Note for Apple Notes
One of the new features coming to Apple Notes in iPadOS 15 is the ability to create a “quick note.” Here’s how to create one.
iOS 15: A First Look at Automating With Shortcuts
Shortcuts is getting some new features with iOS 15 as well as appearing on macOS Monterey this fall. Here are some of the new changes.
How to Sign Up For an Apple One Bundle on an iPhone
Apple One bundles are looking like an increasingly attractive proposition and it is very easy to set up and manage one on iPhone.
iOS 15: How to Share Your Medical ID During an Emergency Call
iOS 15 brings a new feature in the Health app that lets you automatically share your medical ID during an emergency call.
iOS 15: How to Generate Email Aliases With ‘Hide My Email’
One of the privacy features coming with iOS 15 is called Hide My Email. It‘s part of iCloud+ and lets you use random email aliases.
Last Day to Get Apple TV+ Free for a Year With a New Device
Wednesday, July 30, 2021, is the last day customers can activate certain new devices and get Apple TV+ free for twelve months.
What’s the Difference Between a Shortcut and a Siri Shortcut?
There are two different kinds of shortcuts and they can be used in different ways. You can build a shortcut and activate one using Siri.
How to Use Numbers to Automatically Sequence Dates
Apple’s spreadsheet app called Numbers is a powerful, yet easy-to-use tool to create graphs, charts, and more. Here’s how to sequence dates.
U.S. Users Can Get Paramount+ Free For a Month Via Apple TV
Users in the U.S. can get a month of Paramount+ for free via the Apple TV app in an offer that ends on June 30.
How to Stop Yourself From Activating Mac Hot Corners
Have you ever accidentally activated Mac hot corners? It’s probably something many of us have done, but there’s a trick you can use.
Digging into Apple's iCloud Private Relay
At this week’s WWDC Keynote, Apple announced iCloud Private Relay, a privacy feature aimed towards further separating you and your browsing activity from people who want to track and collect data about you. iCloud Private Relay works for anyone with an iCloud+ subscription using iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS Monterey, and when enabled it protects all your Safari browsing, all DNS queries, and any insecure web traffic from other apps.
How to Watch Apple’s WWDC 2021 Keynote
The WWDC 2021 keynote will take place on 7 June at 10 AM PDT and there are multiple options to watch so you don’t miss any announcements.
Reminder: You Can Charge AirPods With an iPhone 12 MagSafe Puck
If you have a MagSafe puck you got with an iPhone 12 or purchased separately, you can use it to charge your AirPods.
Which Devices Support Lossless Audio With Apple Music, and Which Don’t?
Support for lossless audio with Apple Music has arrived but not all devices will be able to get the benefit of the new feature.
The New Pride Apple Watch Faces Have an Easter Egg Feature
There is a new rectangular Pride Edition Apple Watch Face and a circular one, and both offer a bit of interactivity via the Digital Crown.
How to Change the Face on an Apple Watch
The Apple Watch is customizable in lots of ways – including the face, which can be changed via the iPhone app or directly on the device.
[Update] Over 99 Percent of All Apple Stores Now Open
In a press release flagging the upcoming availability of new devices, Apple mentioned that over 99 percent of Apple Stores are now open.
You Can Search and be Directed to Contact's Address in Apple Maps
You can search for the address of someone in your Contacts directly in Apple Maps, using the name you’ve saved them under.