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Avoid Inclement Weather by Enabling Notifications in iOS 15’s Weather App

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Thanks to Apple’s 2020 acquisition of weather company Dark Sky, the iPhone’s Weather app has learned some new tricks in iOS 15. (It still isn’t available on the iPad, oddly.) […]

FaceTime Gains Cool New Features in Apple’s Latest Operating Systems

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It’s no exaggeration to say that videoconferencing went mainstream during the pandemic. However, Apple’s FaceTime didn’t stack up well against Zoom and others due to its emulation of the telephone […]

Should You Use Apple’s New Password Manager in iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS 12 Monterey?

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We continually recommend that every Apple user rely on a password manager like 1Password for creating, managing, and entering passwords securely. What we haven’t encouraged as heavily is relying on […]

Apple’s Evolution of Do Not Disturb Helps You Focus

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Between texts, alarms, reminders, calls, and myriad other notifications on our iPhones, iPads, and Macs, it’s a miracle we get anything done at all. To free us from this onslaught, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Use Visual Look Up in Photos in iOS 15 to Identify Plants, Pets, and More

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Have you ever wanted to identify a plant, flower, or pet breed, or find out what that famous painting is called? Us too. In iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, Apple […]

Apple Provides Temporary iCloud Backup Space for New Device Transfers

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When you move from an old iPhone or iPad to a new one, the easiest approach is often the Quick Start device-to-device transfer. But if that doesn’t work, or if […]

Apple Provides Temporary iCloud Backup Space for New Device Transfers

Several tall construction cranes rise above thick fog, with smoke billowing from an industrial facility in the background against a pale blue sky.

When you move from an old iPhone or iPad to a new one, the easiest approach is often the Quick Start device-to-device transfer. But if that doesn’t work, or if […]

Use Visual Look Up in Photos in iOS 15 to Identify Plants, Pets, and More

A young girl in a brown coat closely examines small flowers with a magnifying glass outdoors, appearing curious and focused. The background is blurred and suggests a natural setting.

Have you ever wanted to identify a plant, flower, or pet breed, or find out what that famous painting is called? Us too. In iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, Apple […]

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