Apple TVs sleep automatically after a certain amount of inactive time, and you can tweak that in Settings > General > Sleep After. But if you prefer shutting everything down when you’re done watching to avoid wasting power, try this. Press and hold down the TV button (top right) on your Siri Remote for about…
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You’ve probably heard of Apple Music, Apple’s streaming music service. In fact, you may have already signed up for it. But there’s a lot to Apple Music, and in this article, we’ll look at its most important features. Apple Music costs $9.99 per month, but college students pay only $4.99, and a Family Sharing group…
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When Apple introduced 3D Touch for the iPhone 6s in 2015, it seemed like a gimmick. But with iOS 10 and the iPhone 7, it became much more useful, thanks in large part to Home screen quick actions, which are handy shortcuts you access via 3D Touch on any Home screen app icon. For instance,…
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Now that Apple has released a public beta of iOS 11, we have confirmation that Apple is kicking some old apps off the back of the train. If you’ve been using an iPhone or iPad for more than a few years, it’s possible that some of your apps won’t even launch in iOS 11. Here’s…
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Everyone knows how to look up unfamiliar words in a dictionary. But hauling out a dusty tome and flipping through pages of tiny text is so last century. It’s far simpler to use the Mac’s built-in dictionary, especially when you use our favorite ways of accessing it. Assuming that the word is showing on your…
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You probably know how to snap a standard photo with the iPhone’s camera. But you may not have known that you can capture fleeting moments—and have more fun!—by using three special options in the Camera app: burst mode, Live Photos, and Slo-Mo videos. These options are especially great for things that move—kids, pets, water; you…
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Because many developers—including Apple—update their iOS apps often, it’s easiest to enable the Updates switch in Settings > iTunes & App Stores so your iPhone and iPad apps update automatically. That’s convenient, but how will you know what has changed? Here’s the trick. On the Updates screen of the App Store app, tap What’s New…
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Apple’s Family Sharing provides features like a shared calendar, shared photo album, and shared apps from the App Store. We talked generally about Family Sharing in a previous article, and today we’ll look more deeply at how Family Sharing affects using apps on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch (the concepts are similar on the…
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There’s nothing wrong with a messy Mac screen that’s chock-full of overlapping windows. But what if you want to switch to a particular window to copy text or view a calendar date quickly? To find your window of choice more quickly, press the Mission Control/F3 key on your Apple keyboard—it’s on the top row of…
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Regulating your kid’s computer use can be an exercise in frustration. Fortunately, the Mac’s built-in parental controls can help you limit screen time, limit access to certain apps or Web sites, keep your child from messing up the system, and more. We showed you how to enable parental controls for your child’s account in an…
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