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Share Your Location Temporarily while Traveling
If you’re traveling a long distance to visit an iPhone-using friend or family member, you can reduce anxiety related to arrival time or pickup plans (and perhaps provide amusement) by sharing your location temporarily so they can watch your progress. The easiest way...
4 New Apple OS Features You Can Use Today
Once you’ve updated to Apple’s latest—iOS 10.3, macOS 10.12.4, and watchOS 3.2—you’ll want to read this article.
Apple Tweaks iPad and iPhone Product Lines
Apple’s new iPads and iPhones promise faster performance and more storage for less money!
Mark and Navigate to Arbitrary Locations in Maps
Need iPhone directions to a spot that doesn’t have a name or address? Maps can help—learn how now.
Pin Frequently Used Web Sites in Safari Tabs
If you’re checking Facebook throughout the day, try making a pinned tab for it in Safari so the latest status updates are just a click away. Pinned tabs are also great for Web-based email apps, news sites, favorite comics, and more. Learn the easy steps for setting them up on our blog.
Put a Web Site on Your iOS Home Screen
If you have a Web site or Web app that you use all the time on your iPhone or iPad, you can make accessing it as easy as any iOS app by making it an icon on your Home screen. Open the site in Safari, tap the Share icon, and tap Add to Home Screen. (You may have to...
Use Your MagSafe Power Adapter’s “Wings”
For many years, Apple has shipped MagSafe power adapters with Mac laptops (although the 12-inch MacBook and 2016 MacBook Pro laptops have different adapters with USB-C ports). Many people have never realized that the MagSafe adapter has two “wings” on the corners on...
Peek Inside a Message in Mail with 3D Touch
On an iPhone 6s or 7, you can use 3D Touch on an item in Mail’s message list to peek inside without loading the entire message. Just press hard on a message summary to bring up a more complete preview of the message. Either let up to close the preview or press harder...
Remove Unused Apps from Your Mac’s Dock
Apple puts all sorts of apps into your Mac’s Dock by default, but if you find that you never use some of those items, like Siri, Launchpad, or Maps, don’t be shy about removing them. It’s your Dock! To remove an app’s icon from the Dock, simply click it and drag it...
Have Siri Alert You to Disable Do Not Disturb
It’s easy to turn on Do Not Disturb on your iPhone manually, such as when you’re going into the movies or a doctor appointment, and you should do that to avoid unwanted interruptions. Just swipe up from the bottom of the screen and tap the moon-shaped Do Not Disturb...
Change How Icons Look on Your Desktop
Out of the box, icons on your Desktop are 64 pixels square. That’s a fine middle-of-the-road choice, but if your eyes aren’t what they used to be, you might prefer larger icons. Or, if you store a lot of files and folders on your Desktop, smaller icons may let you...
How to Clear Space on a Nearly Full iPhone or iPad
Has iOS been nagging you with the dread Storage Almost Full message on your iPhone or iPad? You’ll need to clear some space before you can take many photos or download new music or videos, so click over to our blog to learn how you can free up some room.