Text-editing in iOS 13 faster and more fun than ever before. Read about important new and improved techniques for selecting, copying, and moving text, plus the new slide-to-type option. Let’s be honest—text editing in iOS has never been anywhere near as good as it is on the Mac. We may be more accustomed to our…
DetailsLearn all the ways you can use multiple apps at the same time on an iPad running the new iPadOS 13. With this year’s operating system updates, Apple has formally acknowledged that the iPhone and iPad have different uses and different needs. To that end, Apple has given the iPad version of iOS 13 its…
DetailsThere are an insane number of new features in iOS 13 and iPadOS 13, but here’s our rundown of the ones we think will make the most difference to you. It’s hard to sum up iOS 13’s benefits succinctly because Apple has made so many improvements (we’ll get to what’s cool about iPadOS 13 later in the article).…
DetailsIt’s official! Apple has announced new iPhones with significantly-improved camera capabilities, an Apple Watch with an always-on screen, and an improved entry-level iPad. Read on for details of all these new products and more. At its September 10th special event, Apple unveiled a slew of new products and services, including the iPhone 11, the Apple…
DetailsThe new macOS 10.15 Catalina has a boatload of new features—here are some of our favorites. In a break from Apple’s pattern of alternating cycle of releases, macOS 10.15 Catalina is not a refinement of 10.14 Mojave like 10.13 High Sierra was for 10.12 Sierra. Instead, Catalina boasts significant changes, both obvious things like new apps and…
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Most people are probably waiting until September to buy a new iPhone, but Apple is laying the groundwork for making the migration from an old phone to a new one even easier this time around. In iOS 12.4, Apple introduced a new way to migrate your data directly from one iPhone to another. This is…
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When Apple introduced the iPhone in 2007, it was hard to imagine how important it would become for keeping us connected, informed, and entertained. In fact, many people are now concerned that they use their iPhones too much. But with Screen Time, a major new feature in iOS 12, Apple has provided tools that help…
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You may already use Apple’s Reminders app to track your personal to-dos, but it works well for lists of all sorts. Reminders is particularly helpful when you use it to share a list, such as a shopping list that anyone in your family can use when in the right part of town. The steps for…
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Do your New Year’s resolutions involve fitness? With watchOS 5’s Activity Competition, you and an Apple Watch–using friend can compete to help reach your fitness goals. In an Activity Competition, you and your friend each try to score the most points over the course of a week. Points are based on filling your stand, move,…
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Logging in to Web sites keeps on getting more complicated, but iOS 12 makes it easier to handle those extra six-digit SMS sign-in codes. Next time you sign in to a site where you’ve set up a two-factor SMS login, pay attention. When you receive the message that shows your code, don’t bother memorizing or…
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