iOS 16 Archives

It’s Time to Try Dictation in iOS 16 and iPadOS 16

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Apple has long provided a microphone button in the keyboard to invoke dictation on the iPhone and iPad. But, it wasn’t always easy to hit, and you had to switch […]

You Can Use Face ID in iOS 16 on Newer iPhones When You’re Lying on Your Side

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If you’ve ever tried to use Face ID to unlock an iPhone while lying on your side in bed, you may have noticed that it didn’t work. That’s because Face […]

How to Share a Contact Card without Sharing Everything in iOS 16

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Apple makes it easy to share contact cards on the iPhone or iPad—just scroll down in a contact and tap Share Contact. But what if you don’t want to share […]

Merge Duplicate Photos and Videos in iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and Ventura

A computer screen shows a photo library’s “Duplicates” section, displaying three pink flower images and three purple flower images identified as duplicates, with options to merge items. The sidebar lists photo categories and albums.

It’s all too easy to end up with duplicate photos and videos in your Photos library. The most common way is to use the Duplicate command, but we’ve seen duplicates […]

Delete Contacts More Easily in iOS 16 and iPadOS 16

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Deleting contacts on the iPhone and iPad used to be a pain, especially if you wanted to trash multiple contacts. You had to open the contact, tap Edit, scroll to […]

Mail Gains Welcome Features in iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS 13 Ventura

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Email may not be as sexy a way to communicate as modern-day darlings like Messages, Slack, or Microsoft Teams, but it remains the workhorse of business and personal communications. While […]

View and Copy Saved Wi-Fi Passwords in iOS 16

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The iPhone and iPad have long allowed you to share Wi-Fi passwords with other nearby devices and people as long as they were in your Contacts list. But you couldn’t […]

The Many New Lock Screen Customizations in iOS 16

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iOS 16 has been out for a bit now, and it’s likely safe to upgrade as long as you don’t rely on obsolete apps that might not be compatible. When […]

Bring Back the Battery Percentage Indicator in iOS 16

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Back in 2017, when Apple added the notch to the iPhone X for Face ID, the resulting loss of usable screen real estate caused the company to remove the battery […]

Add Haptic Feedback to the iPhone Keyboard in iOS 16

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The iPhone has long been able to play clicking sounds when you tap the keys on the virtual keyboard, but that feedback, while sometimes welcome, can become annoying when you’re […]

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