FaceTime Gains Cool New Features in Apple’s Latest Operating Systems
It’s no exaggeration to say that video calls went mainstream during the pandemic. However, Apple FaceTime didn’t stack up well against Zoom and others due to its emulation of the …
Apple’s Evolution of Do Not Disturb Helps You Focus
Between texts, alarms, reminders, calls, and other notifications on our iPhones, iPads, and Macs, it’s a miracle we get anything done at all. To free us from this onslaught, Apple …
Apple releases iOS 15.1.1 with call drop fix
Today Apple released a very small patch update exclusively for iPhone 12 and 13 (including Pro, Pro Max, and mini) which fixes problems people have been having with dropped calls. …
Live Text Digitizes Text in Photos in iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS 12 Monterey
The most magical feature of Apple’s latest crop of operating systems—iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS 12 Monterey—may be Live Text. You may be familiar with the concept of optical …
macOS Monterey released
Today Apple released their big annual upgrade for the Mac. In keeping with their naming convention of places in California, macOS 12 is named Monterey. There are dozens if not …
iOS 15.1, iPadOS 15.1, watchOS 8.1, tvOS 15.1, HomePod 15.1 released
Today Apple released updates for all of their operating systems. SharePlay adds media sharing to FaceTime. This lets you open up video or audio from a compatible app while in …
Can your neighbors connect to your Apple TV?
If you have an Apple TV, you might not be aware that it could be advertising its existence to your neighbors, showing up when they AirPlay from their Apple devices. …
Apple releases macOS 11.3, iOS 14.5, iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.3, HomePod OS 14.5, tvOS 14.5
Today Apple released updates across all of their operating systems. Normally these “point” updates only add one or two new features, but this round of updates actually introduces a surprising …
Clipper Card is now on Apple Wallet
Today the Clipper Card, the unified payment card for all public transit in the San Francisco Bay Area, got Express Transit support in Apple Wallet. What does this mean? One …
Apple releases iOS 14.2, iPadOS 14.2, watchOS 7.1, tvOS 14.2, HomePod 14.2
Today Apple released the 14.2 updates for iPhone, iPad, HomePod, and AppleTV. watchOS 7.1 for Apple Watch was also released. In addition to many bug and security fixes, these updates …