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How to Use Custom App Icons on Your iPhone and iPad

If you’re tired of seeing the same old app icons on your iPhone or iPad home screen, you can customize their look by creating new ones and “replacing” them. The trick is possible using Apple’s Shortcuts app, which allows yo…

Benj Edwards 2h ago

How to Use the Apple Translate App on iPhone

Apple’s Translate app, introduced in iOS 14, allows iPhone users to quickly translate between languages using text or voice input. With speech output, support for a dozen languages, and a comprehensive built-in dictionary, it…

Benj Edwards 4h ago

How to Adjust the Volume on Your Mac

New to the Mac ecosystem? You might be wondering how to increase or decrease the computer’s volume. Just like Windows, you can use keyboard shortcuts. And to make this easier, you can add a volume slider to the menu bar as we…

Khamosh Pathak 5h ago

How to Search for a Specific Emoji on iPhone

Most of us use emoji on our iPhone, but until recently finding the right one has been tricky. Luckily, starting in iOS 14, you can now search for emoji directly within the Emoji keyboard in any app on an iPhone. Here’s how….

Benj Edwards 6h ago

Just Updated Your iPhone to iOS 14? Try These Features Now

Apple’s yearly iPhone update, iOS 14, is finally here. As always, the free download adds a handful of new features, tweaks, and enhancements to iPhones old and new.

How to Quickly Scroll Through Home Screen Pages on iPhone and iPad

There’s a new way to quickly swipe through your various iPhone or iPad Home screen pages in iOS 14 and iPadOS 14—almost as if you’re scrubbing through a video. Here’s how to do it.

Benj Edwards 1d ago

What is Apple Fitness+, and How Much Does it Cost?

Fitness+ is a health-focused service from Apple, designed to help you train and stay fit from the comfort of your own home. Fitness+ includes personalized training recommendations and Apple Watch integration launching in fall…

Joshalynne Finch 2d ago

How to Turn On Spatial Audio for AirPods on iPhone or iPad

If you have AirPods Pro, you can now turn on Spatial Audio for a “theater-like surround-sound experience.” Your iPhone or iPad will track the movement of your head and device to deliver more immersive sound….

Chris Hoffman 3d ago

How to Change Your Default Browser on iPhone and iPad

Safari is a great web browser, but there’s a reason why Google Chrome has the largest market share. Thankfully, as long as you’re running iOS 14, iPadOS 14, or higher, you can set any third-party browser as the default on you…

Benj Edwards 3d ago

How to Change Your Default Email App on iPhone and iPad

If you’re using a third-party email client on your iPhone or iPad, you can change the default email app as long as you’re running iOS 14, iPadOS 14, or newer. But unless you’re looking for it, you might miss the setting. Her…

Benj Edwards 4d ago

How to Move iPhone Apps From the App Library to a Home Screen

So as to not clutter up your home screen, newly-downloaded apps from the App Store can be sent directly to the App Library. But what if you later want to open the app without digging through the library? Here’s how to move ap…

Justin Duino 4d ago

What Is Apple One, and How Much Does the Subscription Cost?

Apple is launching a new bundle combining its major consumer services: Apple One. With this offering, you can purchase various Apple services—from music-streaming to cloud storage and even fitness classes—at a discount….

Joshalynne Finch 4d ago

How to Add Widgets to Your iPad’s Home Screen on iPadOS 14

The iPhone gets powerful home screen widgets in iOS 14, but the iPad doesn’t get the same powers with iPadOS 14. No matter: There’s still a way to place widgets on your iPad’s home screen.

Benj Edwards 4d ago

How to Move iPhone Apps From a Home Screen to the App Library

Apple added an App Library to the iPhone with the release of iOS 14. Like the App Drawer on Android, any apps not on your home screen will be stored in the App Library. Ready to remove an app from your home screen? Here’s how…

Justin Duino 5d ago

When Are iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 Coming to My iPhone or iPad?

After a June 2020 reveal, iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 are finally available for public download today, September 16, 2020. As usual, Apple’s latest iPhone and iPad OS updates are available free of charge, and they can be downloaded …

How to Make Chrome the Default Web Browser on iPhone and iPad

There was a dark time in Apple’s history when you couldn’t change the default web browser on your iPhone or iPad. You were stuck with Safari. Thankfully, this time has passed. Here’s how to make Google Chrome the default brow…

Khamosh Pathak 5d ago

How to Set Up Sleep Tracking on Apple Watch

Sleep tracking is natively available on all Apple Watches Series 3 and newer. It’s an automatic feature that tracks data when you go to bed while wearing the smartwatch, but you do have to set it up. Here’s how to configure s…

Justin Duino 5d ago

How to Disable Scribble for Apple Pencil on iPad

The Scribble feature, introduced in iPadOS 14, allows you to use your Apple Pencil to write in text boxes. Instead of typing, you can scribble a message and have your iPad automatically convert your handwriting to text. If y…

Justin Duino 5d ago

How to Change Your CarPlay Wallpaper

When it comes to CarPlay, Apple doesn’t let you modify much of the in-car infotainment system’s appearance. Thankfully, as long as you’re running iOS 14 or higher on your iPhone, you can change the CarPlay wallpaper. Here’s h…

Justin Duino 6d ago

How Much Money Do You Save With Apple One?

Apple announced an “Apple One” subscription bundling its paid services like iCloud storage, Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, and Apple Fitness+ into a single payment. There are three plan tiers you can choos…

Chris Hoffman Sep 15th

20 Years Later: How the Mac OS X Public Beta Saved the Mac

On Sept. 13, 2000, Apple released Mac OS X Public Beta, the first public release of OS X to include the Dock. It was also the first to feature the unprecedented eye candy that was the Aqua interface. It marked the beginning o…

How to Speed Up Your Old Mac and Give It a New Life

As your Mac gets older, it starts to show its age during daily use. Everyday tasks can drag as your computer struggles to keep up. More demanding apps and games might even refuse to run at all. Sometimes, your Mac might just …

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How to Use Custom App Icons on Your iPhone and iPad

How to Use the Apple Translate App on iPhone

How to Adjust the Volume on Your Mac

How to Search for a Specific Emoji on iPhone

Just Updated Your iPhone to iOS 14? Try These Features Now

How to Quickly Scroll Through Home Screen Pages on iPhone and iPad

What is Apple Fitness+, and How Much Does it Cost?

How to Turn On Spatial Audio for AirPods on iPhone or iPad

How to Change Your Default Browser on iPhone and iPad

How to Change Your Default Email App on iPhone and iPad

How to Move iPhone Apps From the App Library to a Home Screen

What Is Apple One, and How Much Does the Subscription Cost?

How to Add Widgets to Your iPad’s Home Screen on iPadOS 14

How to Move iPhone Apps From a Home Screen to the App Library

When Are iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 Coming to My iPhone or iPad?

How to Make Chrome the Default Web Browser on iPhone and iPad

How to Set Up Sleep Tracking on Apple Watch

How to Disable Scribble for Apple Pencil on iPad

How to Change Your CarPlay Wallpaper

How Much Money Do You Save With Apple One?

20 Years Later: How the Mac OS X Public Beta Saved the Mac

How to Speed Up Your Old Mac and Give It a New Life

How to Set the “Do Not Disturb” Auto-Reply Message on iPhone

How to Disable Screen Time Notifications on a Mac

How to See Which Program Is Using All Your CPU on Mac