Tips and Guides

Learn about Screen Time as introduced in iOS 12, with usage reports, Downtime, App Limits, and settings for managing your own device use.

Scan documents to your Mac with an iPhone or iPad using Continuity Camera, with options for multiple pages and scanning directly in iPhone apps.

Learn how iPhone Reachability brings the top of the screen within thumb reach, with gestures for Home button models and the iPhone X.

Apple’s 2018 AirPort Express firmware 7.8 update added AirPlay 2 multi-room audio. Learn which AirPort Express model received the update.

Compare an edited photo with its original in Mac Photos using the M key, and learn how Control-M also shows the image before cropping.

On the face of it, Apple’s Find My iPhone feature does what it says. If you lose your iPhone, you can identify its last known location by looking in the Find iPhone app or on the iCloud Web site, and you can make it play a sound.

Keep distant tasks from cluttering Apple Reminders with a separate Far Future list, while retaining alerts for the dates you need them.

Learn about checking an email address with Have I Been Pwned, breach notifications, and password manager tools for identifying password risks.

Understand scam emails that claim to have hacked your computer, why they may include an old password, and the risks of reused passwords.

This 2018 overview discusses Apple’s account deletion option, its permanent effects on stored data and purchases, and a possible alternative.

This guide explains Mac Hot Corners and the actions available in older macOS versions, including Desktop, Mission Control, and screen savers.

Learn where to find software version numbers on Mac, iPhone, Apple Watch, Apple TV, AirPods, and HomePod when gathering troubleshooting details.

Customize Finder’s List view on your Mac by resizing, rearranging, adding, or removing columns such as dates, file size, kind, and tags.

Find photos by their contents in Apple Photos, including objects, scenery, and events, with search examples and notes on imperfect results.

Change or remove the Sent from my iPhone signature in Apple Mail, or use a different email signature for each account on your iPhone.

Learn about the overhead camera level in iOS 11, using the grid and crosshairs to help align your iPhone or iPad when photographing flat objects.

This 2018 guide explains Messages in iCloud, syncing conversations and attachments across devices, and the iCloud storage considerations.

Use the Mac’s Look Up feature to see word definitions and related information with a click or trackpad gesture, including macOS Sierra options.