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Safari 15.1 Reverses Course, Reverts to Old Tab Interface

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With the betas of Safari 15 on the Mac and iPad, Apple experimented with a variety of interface tweaks related to tabs. By the time Safari 15 shipped, however, Apple […]

Live Text Digitizes Text in Photos in iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS 12 Monterey

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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’re probably familiar with the concept of optical character […]

Apple Radically Improved Multitasking in iPadOS 15. Here’s How to Use It

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Multitasking has long been a mess on the iPad, not so much because it didn’t work but because it was tough to memorize the secret swipes necessary to put multiple […]

After Upgrading to iOS 15, Check Do Not Disturb in Focus Settings

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In iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, Apple expanded the concept of Do Not Disturb to what it calls Focus. You can create a Focus for different types of activities, so […]

When It Comes to Wi-Fi Networks, Sometimes It’s Better to Forget

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It’s easy, particularly when traveling, to end up connecting to a Wi-Fi network that doesn’t provide Internet access, requires credentials you don’t have, or lacks access to the network’s printer. […]

When Should You Upgrade to macOS 12 Monterey, iOS 15, iPadOS 15, watchOS 8, and tvOS 15?

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September is here, which means that Apple will soon start releasing major upgrades for all its operating systems. Apple previewed these releases at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June, and […]

Sort Your Lists Differently in Reminders in iOS 14 and Big Sur

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For many years, Apple’s Reminders app let you sort your lists, but in just one way that applied to all lists equally. That was a problem if you had a […]

Share Files, Photos, and other Data between Apple Devices with AirDrop

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It’s common to want to share files, photos, and other data between your devices—or with friends and family. When the desired person or device isn’t nearby, it’s easiest to use […]

Filter What’s Showing in Photos to Focus on Specific Types

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You know you can make albums and smart albums in Photos, and do searches to find photos that contain particular objects. But what if you want to separate photos from […]

Name That Tune with Siri or Control Center

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Don’t you hate it when a familiar song is playing but you can’t think of what it’s called? Or worse, when you hear a new track you really like but […]

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