Face ID works well for quickly unlocking the iPhone X and newer, but until now it has been limited to only one face, making it impossible to give a trusted family member quick access with Face ID. Instead, such people had to wait for Face ID to fail and then tap in your passcode. That’s…
Do you have trouble with your hearing occasionally, but not often enough to need hearing aids? If yes, you should try the iPhone’s Live Listen feature with your AirPods. With Live Listen, the iPhone’s microphone picks up the sound around you and sends it to your AirPods, helping you hear whatever the mic is pointed…
If you can’t remember what song a lyric comes from, check out the Music app in iOS 12. In the past, you could find tunes based on the name of a song, album, or artist, but with iOS 12, you can also search for lyrics! In the Music app, tap Search at the bottom-right corner…
One of the big wins of upgrading to iOS 12 is how Do Not Disturb has improved. Previously, if you turned on Do Not Disturb manually (say, at the start of a movie), you had to worry about missing important notifications or calls if you forgot to turn it off afterward. With iOS 12, you…
Headphones can be a nice add-on for a child’s iPad, iPod touch, or iPhone because they let your child enjoy media without you having to listen. Even so, you may worry about the volume blasting at a deafening level. Happily, Apple provides a headphone volume limit for the Music app that you can lock with…
If you’ve never needed reading glasses, count yourself lucky. But if you’re one of the over 30 million US adults who use reading glasses, your iPhone or iPad might be tricky to work with if you don’t happen to have the right pair of glasses handy. Also, some children do better with a larger view,…
The iPhone is highly reliable, but as with any electronic device, it can suffer from weird problems or an inexplicable lack of connectivity, and the easiest fix is often to restart it. If you’ve forgotten or never knew, here’s how to bring up the Slide to Power Off control. For most iPhones, press and hold…
Thanks to Apple’s AirPlay technology, the Apple TV can display what’s on an iPhone’s screen. This feature is perfect for sharing an iPhone video or set of vacation pictures with a group. Make sure the iPhone is using the same Wi-Fi network as the Apple TV. After that, play the video or start viewing photos…
Welcome to the future! The iPhone’s Maps app can record where you’ve parked your car and direct you back to it, which is great in large parking lots or unfamiliar neighborhood streets. Open Maps and scan the recent locations list at the bottom for a Parked Car entry. Tap it, tap the Directions button on…
If you’re not yet backing up your Mac, it’s probably because you didn’t realize how easy it is. All that’s required is a basic external drive and a few clicks to start the Mac’s built-in Time Machine feature. Of course, it’s possible to put extra time into creating a full-fledged backup scheme, but in this…
