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In iOS 17, Apple not only added several new Messages features, but it also tweaked the design of the Messages app to give it a cleaner look. Now, all iMessage apps and tools like the camera and photo options can be accessed by tapping a "+" button above the keyboard and to the left of the text input field. Tapping the "+" button brings up a menu column, which has a default order of...

Apple recognizes that to keep its Messages chat service competitive with rivals, the platform needs to be convenient and as easy to use as possible. That's why in iOS 17, it has added a new button to the app to help users keep track of conversations. In a world where almost everyone you know has a smartphone, keeping abreast of developments among friends, family, and colleagues can be a...

Starting in iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and macOS Sonoma, Safari can remove tracking parameters from URLs in order to prevent cross-website tracking. Keep reading to learn how it works and how to control the setting for both Private and non-Private Browsing modes. Apple has updated Safari in its latest operating systems so that now it can remove tracking parameters in web addresses. When a tracking...

In iOS 17, one of the many features Apple added to the Messages app is an ability to automatically transcribe received audio messages, allowing you to read them instead when you aren't in a position to listen. Another, smaller related improvement that Apple has made to Messages is to make it clearer where audio messages are kept when you choose to save them. In iOS 16, pressing and holding...

In iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, Apple added several new features to its Messages app to make communicating with other Apple users more creative and fun. One of these new features is the ability to turn Live Photos into Live Stickers. Keep reading to learn how it works. If you're a long-time iPhone or iPad user, you'll likely be familiar with ‌Live Photos‌ – photos that capture 1.5 seconds of video...

Since 2014, Apple has included a little-known feature in iOS called Live Listen that allows an iPhone or iPad to serve as a remote microphone for an MFI-compatible hearing aid. On Beats Studio Pro and other MFI devices, including AirPods, AirPods Pro, AirPods Max, Powerbeats Pro, and Beats Fit Pro, the Live Listen feature can also be used as a monitoring device because it uses the ‌iPhone‌ as a...

In iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, Apple has added a new Siri ability that means you can get the virtual assistant to read web articles aloud to you just like an audiobook, even if your device is locked. Keep reading to learn how it's done on iPhone and iPad. If you tend to be put off by the thought of reading long-form articles on the web on a small screen, we have good news for you. In iOS 17, Siri...

If you misplace your iPhone and you have an Apple Watch paired with it, you can use your watch to help you locate it. Keep reading to learn how. Finding your ‌iPhone‌ with your Apple Watch can be achieved thanks to a "Ping My ‌iPhone‌" button in Control Center. Tapping the button makes your ‌iPhone‌ emit an audible tone so that you can more easily locate it. The feature only works if your...

For some time now, it's been possible to ping your misplaced iPhone with your Apple Watch. Beginning in iOS 17, currently in beta, you can now do the reverse and ping your Apple Watch with your iPhone if you forgot where you put it down. Finding your Apple Watch with your iPhone can be achieved thanks to a new "Ping My Watch" button for Control Center. Tapping the button makes your watch...

In iOS 17, Apple has made it possible to recover deleted passwords from Keychain. Keep reading to learn how it's done. In iOS 16 and earlier, deleted Keychain passwords did not hang around. Once you deleted a password via Settings -> Passwords, it was gone from your iCloud Keychain for good. In ‌iOS 17‌, that's changed, and now you have a limited window of opportunity to recover an...

In iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, currently in beta, Apple has made some privacy and security improvements to Safari, including Locked Private Browsing, and Advanced Tracking and Fingerprint Protection. Another change that may have gone under your radar is the ability to set a separate default search engine for Private Browsing sessions. In previous versions of iOS, Safari uses the default search...

Apple has made a macOS 14 Sonoma beta available for its public beta testing group, letting public beta testers try out the software before it launches this fall. Keep reading to learn whether you should install it on your Mac, and if so, how to go about it. Signing up to get the macOS Sonoma beta is simple, and can be done by enrolling a Mac in Apple's free Apple Beta Software Program. The...

Apple has made available the first betas of iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 to public beta testers, opening up the new software to the general public for the first time since the Worldwide Developers Conference in June. Keep reading to learn how to prepare your device for the beta software and install it. Signing up to get the ‌‌iOS 17‌‌ or ‌iPadOS 167 beta is simple, and can be done by enrolling...

Apple in iOS 17 has introduced a handy new camera feature that helps to straighten up your shooting angle before you even hit the shutter. Running the ‌iOS 17‌ beta? Then keep reading to learn how to take advantage of the new Level option. For a while now, Apple's Camera app has included a few optional settings that can help you line up your shots. There's a Grid that can be overlaid on the...

There are several ways that you can identify your MacBook model. Keep reading to learn what they are. Apple maintains a comprehensive list of MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro models on its website. Once you've identified your Mac's part number, you can match it to the models in one of Apple's list and learn other details about your device. About Your Mac The easiest way to identify ...

If you're trying to identify your iPad model, you need to find out its model number. The steps in this article show you how. Apple maintains a comprehensive list of ‌iPad‌ models, including the model numbers for Wi-Fi and Cellular versions. Once you've identified your ‌iPad‌ model and model number, you can refer to Apple's list and learn other details about your device. To find your ‌iPad‌'s...

If you're trying to identify your iPhone model, you need to find out its model number. The steps in this article show you how. Apple maintains a comprehensive list of ‌iPhone‌ models, including the model numbers for devices sold in different countries. Once you've identified your ‌iPhone‌ model and model number, you can refer to Apple's list and learn other details about your device. Open...

Threads, Meta's alternative to Twitter, officially launched on July 5, 2023. Getting too many notifications? Then read on. If you joined up to Threads straight away and are now being inundated with notifications as all your Instagram followers pile on to the new social media platform, here's how to turn off all those pesky alerts until things calm down a little. In the Threads app, tap the p...

Whether your iPhone or iPad is long overdue a battery replacement, or you just want to get more juice out of a single charge, here's a way to keep your device's Low Power Mode on all the time. Most ‌iPhone‌ and iPad users will be familiar with the way their device throws up a prompt to turn on Low Power Mode when the battery falls to 20 percent. The special mode conserves what remaining...

Threads, Meta's alternative to Twitter, has officially launched. If you joined up to Threads amid the initial wave of excitement and have already decided it's not for you, here's what you can do to remove yourself from the social media network. Threads is still in its early days, so drawing conclusions about the utility of the social network is arguably jumping the gun. However, if you...