You probably already know a few commands for controlling music playing on a HomePod or iOS device with Apple’s Siri voice assistant. Whether you’re soothing a baby, washing the dishes, or dancing wildly in your living room, saying “Hey Siri, volume 42 percent” or “Hey Siri, next track” is a convenient way to make your…
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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…
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iOS 12 should be popular, thanks to Apple’s focus on enhanced performance and new time-management features for both adults and children. Expected in September, the free update will work on all iPhones, iPads, and iPod touches that can run iOS 11, including the iPhone 5s and the original iPad Air. Speed Boost During its Worldwide…
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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…
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Apple’s Photos app includes an album-sharing feature, and we explained how to share your albums in an earlier article. Today we’ll look at album sharing from the opposite perspective: what to do if someone invites you to subscribe to their album. Why would this happen? Basically, a shared album makes it easy for a group…
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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…
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Starting a reply to a message in the Mail app isn’t complicated, and you probably routinely click the single-arrow Reply button on the toolbar or press Command-R. What may drive you crazy, however, is when you’ve written a few paragraphs of a reply to a group message and then realized that you should have clicked…
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Apple’s Wallet app—which is available on the iPhone and iPod touch—enables you to pay in a modern way. Just like a real-world wallet, Wallet holds credit and debit cards, store cards, tickets, and cash, but doesn’t take up more space in your pocket. We’ve written articles about adding credit cards and cash to Wallet in…
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Apple recently added Messages to the list of services whose data can be synced through iCloud, and most people will want to turn on this new feature right away. With Messages in iCloud—available starting in iOS 11.4 and macOS 10.13.5—your Messages conversations will act the way you probably already thought they should: the same conversations…
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If you’re in the market for a new Apple Watch, you’ll need to decide whether the cellular Apple Watch Series 3 is worth an extra $70 over the next cheapest option, the non-cellular Series 3. The $399 cellular Series 3 operates identically to the $329 non-cellular model except that if it has a $10-per-month cell…
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