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iPhone / Tip

PSA: If your iPhone calls emergency services (911), don’t hang up

There are several ways in which your iPhone or Apple Watch can call emergency services automatically. In particular, if you have Apple Watch fall detection enabled or an iPhone 14 …

iPhone / Tip

New Apple Card Savings Accounts Offers 4.15% Interest

Last month Apple continued its forays into the financial world with the introduction of Apple Card Savings, a new savings account from Goldman Sachs that offers 4.15% interest with no …

iOS / iPad / iPhone / Tip

Prevent Quick Screenshots from Cluttering Your Photos Library on the iPhone and iPad

By default, when you take a screenshot (instructions for iPhone and iPad), it saves to Photos. But what if you don’t want something like a quick image of a map …

Apple Watch / Tip

Make Apple Watch Apps Easier to Find with List View

With the original version of the Apple Watch, Apple introduced “grid” view, which shows tiny icons for each app in a random circular pattern, making them difficult to find for …

Mac / Tip

Sidestep MacBook Optimized Battery Charging When Necessary

Have you ever run into a situation where the battery icon in your menu bar is stuck at 80% even though your Mac has been plugged in for hours? Luckily, …

iPad / iPhone / Tip

“Juice Jacking”: a non-existent threat

Much has been made in the media about a recent FBI warning about “juice jacking,” the theoretical act of installing malware on or stealing data from an iPhone connected to …

iOS / iPhone / Tip

iOS 16.4 Adds Voice Isolation Feature to Improve Cellular Calls

Way back in iOS 15, Apple added a Voice Isolation option to FaceTime calls to filter out noise around you while you’re talking, which is a boon if you’re making …

Mac / Tip

Reveal Your Desktop Quickly with a Keyboard Shortcut

The Mac’s Desktop is a remarkably useful place. It’s a good spot for in-progress documents, screenshots, images dragged out of Web pages, and more. However, app windows tend to obscure …

Mac / Tip

How to Turn Mail’s Rich Website Previews into Plain Links

Sometimes apps can be too helpful. Beginning with macOS Ventura, Apple’s Mail on the Mac turns pasted URLs into graphically rich previews, and sometimes that’s OK. But other times, the …

Apple Watch / Tip

Set Your Apple Watch Clock Ahead a Few Minutes to Avoid Being Late

Those who tend to cut things tight have a time-honored tradition of setting their watches ahead by a few minutes. That way, when you glance at your watch and realize …

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