Tips and Guides

Learn about Guided Access on iPhone and iPad, including single-app sessions, touch and button restrictions, passcodes, and ending a session.

Understand how apps and data brokers use location data, and review iPhone tracking, location, Bluetooth, and local network privacy settings.

Have you ever wished for a manual so you can learn what your Apple device can really do? That’s exactly what Apple’s Tips app is designed for!

Learn why a fraudulent invoice can come from PayPal’s own system, how to recognize suspicious requests, and the reporting option discussed.

Learn how Apple Business Connect helps manage your business information for Apple Maps and Siri, with account verification and team access.

Learn about showing file icons in Mac window title bars, and how those icons can help attach, upload, or move an open document.

Explore Apple’s Passwords app in iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia, including opening the app, setup requirements, saved credentials, and sharing.

Learn about locking or hiding apps in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, including the Face ID or Touch ID options and where hidden apps appear.

Learn how to customize Control Center in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, including rearranging controls and using multiple pages for quick access.

A 2024 introduction to California driver’s licenses in Apple Wallet, covering setup, ID sharing, physical-card requirements, and privacy.

A look back at the iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia releases, covering customization, Messages, Passwords, and the planned Apple Intelligence rollout.

Learn five iPhone and iPad text-editing gestures for moving the cursor, using trackpad mode, and selecting words or whole paragraphs.

Having trouble opening a public Wi-Fi login page? Learn how captive.apple.com can help bring back the network’s captive portal.

Find missed alerts in Notification Center on iPhone, iPad, or Mac, and understand the difference between temporary and persistent banners.

Not sure which mouse to get for your Mac? I cover Bluetooth vs. Logitech Bolt, ergonomic options, and the picks I personally recommend.

Learn how to use the iPhone Translate app for camera text and speech, download languages for offline use, and consider its limitations.

Learn what a credit freeze does, why it must be set up at all three credit bureaus, and when you may need to lift it temporarily.

Learn how supported Mac apps save document versions and how to browse earlier copies when Undo cannot recover the content you need.