How to Merge PDFs on Mac
There are times when life doesn’t hand you a complete PDF. If you’re left with multiple pages or a PDF document in multiple parts, you’ll want to merge it into a single file on your Mac before sending it out...
How to Fix Your Crooked iPhone Photos Automatically
When you take a picture of a tall building head-on, you often end up with a slightly off perspective, with the top of the building tilting away from you. Here’s how you can fix crooked images automatically on your iPhon...
How to Rename Favorites in Apple Maps
The Favorites feature in Apple Maps gives you one-tap access to locations you frequently visit. But what if you don’t want to see the names of apartment buildings or townships? Here’s how you can customize and ren...
How to Force Your Apple Watch to Sync with Your iPhone
As long as you have Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled, your Apple Watch should stay in sync with your iPhone. But there are times when Apple Watch just won’t sync health, activity, or other data. Here’s how you can forc...
How to Unlock an Apple Watch Automatically When You Unlock Your iPhone
When you first set up your Apple Watch, it asks you to create a passcode. With the feature enabled, you have to enter it every time you put on the Apple Watch. But what if you could unlock the wearable automatically using you...
How to Get Dark Mode for All Websites on Mac
Now that macOS Mojave has a dark mode, wouldn’t it be neat if all websites automatically switched to dark mode along with the system interface? It’s possible using the Dark Reader extension for Safari, Chrome, and...
How to Increase the Contrast on Your Mac’s Screen
In the past few years, Apple has modernized the macOS interface by increasing transparency, flattening out elements, and adding white space. If you find the new interface difficult to use, try increasing the contrast....
How to Enable Grayscale on Your Mac
Just like the iPhone and iPad, MacBooks ship with several great accessibility features, including a built-in grayscale mode. If you want to switch to a black-and-white screen on your Mac, just follow the instructions below....
How to Disable Safari’s Frequently Visited Start Page on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
iOS 13’s, iPadOS 13’s, and macOS Catalina’s Safari updates are quite robust. But the redesigned start page leaves something to be desired. If you don’t like the new Frequently Visited or Siri Suggestio...
How To Backup Your Kindle Highlights and Notes
If you’re in the Kindle ecosystem, your book highlights and notes will sync between all your devices. But what about DRM free books? What if you want to export all highlights and notes from a book to a notetaking app?...
How to Tell Which Apple Watch You Have
If you’re trying to fix an issue with your Apple Watch or if you’re trying to sell it, you’ll want to know which version of the wearable you own. Here’s how to identify the device from the Watch app or...
How to Check Different Time Zones on iPhone and iPad
Before you set up an international Skype call or message a friend in another country, you often need to check what time it is in her time zone. Here’s how you can do this quickly and easily on your iPhone or iPad....
How to Invert the Colors of Your Mac’s Screen
If you’re looking at an app or a webpage on your MacBook with a bright background, you might want to invert the colors to make it easier on your eyes. You can do that using a macOS accessibility feature and the new dark...
How to Enable and Use Zooming on Your Apple Watch
The Apple Watch has quite a tiny screen. Reading text notifications or viewing an image can sometimes be tough. If you find yourself constantly squinting at the wearable’s display, try the built-in Zoom feature found in...
How to Use Your iPad as a Secondary Mac Display Without Sidecar
With Apple’s Sidecar feature, you can use your iPad as a secondary Mac display. Unfortunately, it’s only available on newer (post-2016) MacBooks and iPads. But don’t worry—you can get the same function...
How to Install Custom Fonts on Your iPhone or iPad
The iPhone and iPad are maturing into productivity platforms with the release of iOS 13 and iPadOS 13. One of Apple’s latest features is the capability to use custom fonts while using a design or writing app....
How to Listen to Podcasts on iPhone, iPad, or Android
Did someone recently recommend you listen to a podcast? If your response was, “What’s a podcast?” we’ve got the answer, and more! Here’s a crash course on podcasts and how you can listen to them ...
How to Use Watch Later on YouTube
When you’re browsing YouTube, you usually come across videos you don’t want to watch right this second, but you can make time for them in the future. Use YouTube’s Watch Later feature to save them all in one...
How to Restart Your Apple Watch
Most of the time, the Apple Watch is fast and responsive. But sometimes it might slow down because of software issues or a misbehaving app might freeze watchOS. In either case, a restart or force restart should resolve most i...
How to Share Music with Someone Else with AirPods
Using the new Audio Sharing feature introduced in iOS 13.1 and iPadOS 13.1, you can share audio from one iPhone with two AirPods. You can watch a video or listen to a song along with your friend in just a tap!...
How to Stop People From Adding You to WhatsApp Groups on iPhone and Android
WhatsApp groups are great for staying in touch with friends and family, but they can also be a nuisance and a source of spam. You can now prevent people from adding you to WhatsApp groups without your consent on iPhone and An...
How to Right-Click on Any Mac Using a Trackpad, Mouse, or Keyboard
If you’re moving from Windows to Mac, you might be wondering how to right-click on a Mac. Windows machines usually come with distinctive buttons on the mouse. On a Mac, things are a bit more hidden....
How to Allow “Untrusted Shortcuts” on iPhone and iPad
Shortcuts is now a stock app in iOS 13, iPadOS 13, and beyond. Thanks to Apple’s stricter rules, any shortcut you download from the internet is blocked. Here’s how you can allow untrusted shortcuts on your iPhone ...
How to Download Apple TV+ Shows on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
The Apple TV+ channel in the TV app comes with original shows, movies, and documentaries. If you have a subscription, you might want to download a flick or two on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac to binge during your commute....
How to Back Up and Restore Your iPhone or iPad without iTunes
iTunes can be a chore, but here’s some happy news. In macOS Catalina, you no longer need to use iTunes to backup and restore your iPhone or iPad. And if you’re running a previous version of macOS, you can use a th...
