Tips and Guides

This 2019 guide explains Mac Storage Management, how to review storage categories, and considerations for clearing unnecessary files.

This iOS 12-era overview explains AMBER, emergency, and public safety alerts on iPhone, including their purpose and the alert categories in Settings.

Learn about closing all Safari tabs on iPhone or iPad when old pages make browsing cluttered, rather than removing each tab separately.

iOS 12.2 adds an easy way to check your warranty, or to sign up for AppleCare+ quickly and easily.

Use your iPhone or iPad as a magnifying glass to read fine print, adjust zoom and contrast, add light, and freeze a tiny serial number on screen.

Learn about previewing a link’s destination in Safari on Mac and iOS, and checking whether the domain matches the website you expect.

Learn how to ask Siri for your personal Apple Music radio station, based on your listening habits, and give feedback on songs you like.

Understand the Archive and Delete options in iPhone and iPad Mail, including the account preference and the menu for choosing either action.

Learn how Apple’s System Status page can help you check for reported iCloud service problems when mail, photos, or other features stop working.

Turn Caps Lock on or off on the iPhone or iPad onscreen keyboard, and recognize the line beneath the Shift arrow when it is enabled.

This iTunes-era tip discusses how old iPhone and iPad backups use Mac storage and the considerations before removing an unneeded backup.

This 2018 Safari guide explains iCloud tabs, letting you open and close tabs from other Apple devices signed in to your account.

Learn how Desktop Stacks introduced in macOS Mojave group files by kind, date, or Finder tags to organize scattered desktop icons.

Learn how macOS Mojave’s screenshot toolbar captures screens, windows, or selected areas, and records video of your Mac screen.

This iOS 12 tip explains Face ID’s Alternate Appearance option and its use for sharing access to an iPhone with a trusted person.

Explore Screen Time parental controls in iOS 12, including Family Sharing, Downtime, App Limits, content restrictions, and usage reports.

Learn how notification stacks work in iOS 12, including expanding alerts, clearing a group, and choosing to group notifications by app.

Understand what an iPhone Carrier Settings Update changes, why your carrier supplies it, and where to check for a pending update.