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In iOS 17, Apple has added the ability to download Maps for use offline, providing access to turn-by-turn directions and information for a chosen area even if you do not have a cellular or Wi-Fi connection. Keep reading to learn how it's done. Apple Maps is catching up with Google Maps in iOS 17 by finally letting iPhone users download maps for offline use. Thanks to the new feature, you...

Apple in iOS 17 has added a new feature to Messages that allows you to let a loved one know when you've made it back home safely. It's called Check In, and here's how you use it. Whether you're walking home after dark or heading out for an early morning run, you can start Check In with a family member or friend right within Apple's Messages app to let them know when you get home safely....

In iOS 17, Apple has added several new Messages features and revamped the interface design of the Messages app to give it a cleaner look. This means that the way you navigate and perform certain actions in the messaging app has changed, while new options have also been added, such as Location Sharing. Keep reading to learn how to share your location via Apple Messages. Thanks to a new...

In iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and macOS Sonoma, Apple has improved the search function in its stock Messages app, which now allows you to combine search queries and narrow down results to quickly find the messages that you're looking for. This article explains how it works. Previously in iOS 16, you could type a word or phrase in the search field of Apple's Messages app and it would return matching...

Apple is hosting an online streaming event for the public and press on September 12, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time. The company is expected to announce its new iPhone 15 lineup alongside an Apple Watch Series 9, an Apple Watch Ultra 2, and potentially other products during the event, dubbed "Wonderlust." Here's how you can watch it and when, wherever you are in the world. Subscribe to the ...

In iOS 17, the Automatic ‌AirPlay‌ feature that was available for TVs in iOS 16 has expanded to include speakers as well. Here's how to control the new ‌AirPlay‌ functionality. Previously in iOS 16, Apple allowed iPhones to discover and automatically connect to any frequently used Apple TV or smart TV with ‌AirPlay‌ support when playing content from apps that you regularly used with ‌AirPlay‌. ...

In iOS 17, Safari has gained a new feature called Profiles, which is designed to help separate your browsing sessions into things like Work, School, or Personal. Here's how to use it in the beta and when iOS 17 is released to the general public later this month. In ‌iOS 17‌, Apple expands on Tab Groups with a Profile feature that is designed to let you separate your browsing for...

Apple in iOS 17 has added support for saving screenshots of entire webpage articles and other long-form app content to the Photos app. Keep reading to learn how it's done. Previously in iOS 16, Apple included an option in the system's screenshot interface to capture scrollable content in apps like Safari and Notes and save it as a multi-page PDF document. In iOS 17, Apple has extended the ...

In iOS 17, Siri has learned a few more useful features worth knowing about. One is the ability to use Siri to send messages to friends and family over compatible third-party apps. Keep reading to learn how it's done. When you ask ‌Siri‌ to send a message in iOS 17, you can now tap to select which app on your iPhone that you want to send it from. This allows you to send messages not just...

In iOS 17, Apple has added several new Messages features and tweaked the interface design of the Messages app to give it a cleaner look. This means that the way you navigate and perform certain actions in the messaging app has changed quite a bit. For example, previously in iOS 16, sending a voice message involved tapping the waveform icon in the row of apps below the text input field to...

Apple in iOS 17 introduced a new feature for Mail and Messages that can automatically delete one-time verification codes after you have used them. Here's how it works on iPhone and iPad. These days, many websites and services use one-time passcodes sent via SMS or over email for verification purposes, but these one-time codes can soon clog up your Mail inbox and Messages app. Thankfully...

In iOS 17, still in beta, Apple has added an accessibility setting that makes the haptic feedback feature activate faster than in previous versions of its mobile operating system. If you fondly hearken back for the days of 3D Touch, you might just prefer it. As many iPhone users might remember, ‌‌3D Touch‌‌ was an interactive haptic feature that Apple introduced in 2015 with the...

In iOS 17, Apple has added several new features to its Messages app to make communicating with other Apple users more creative and fun. One such feature is the ability to use emoji as stickers. This article shows you how it's done. Stickers have been in the Messages app for years now, but not much has changed about them - until now. That's because in iOS 17 Apple treats all standard emoji as ...

In iOS 17, Apple has added several new features to its Messages app to make communicating with other Apple users more creative and fun. One such feature is the ability to add effects to your stickers. Keep reading to learn how it works. iMessage stickers arrived way back in iOS 10, allowing users to resize stickers, put them on top of chat bubbles, add them in photos, and stick them on top...

Apple in ‌iOS 16‌ introduced a Remove Subject From Background option for photos on your iPhone, and in ‌iOS 17‌, you can also use the feature to create and save your own stickers. Keep reading to learn how it works. In iOS 16, Apple enhanced its Visual Look Up capability for photos by making it possible to isolate the subject of a picture from its background so that you can copy it to...

In iOS 17, Apple has added several new Messages features and tweaked the interface design of the Messages app to give it a cleaner look. This means that the way you navigate and perform certain actions in the messaging app has changed quite a bit. For example, previously in iOS 16, sharing photos involved tapping the Photos icon in the row of apps below the text input field to access your...

In iOS 17, Apple not only added several new Messages features, but also tweaked the interface design of the Messages app to give it a cleaner look. This means that the way you navigate and manage some aspects of the app – including iMessage sticker apps – has changed quite a bit. Keep reading to learn how it's done. iMessage stickers arrived way back in iOS 10, allowing users to resize...

StandBy is a customizable Lock Screen mode in iOS 17 that activates only when an ‌iPhone‌ is positioned on its side (i.e. horizontally in landscape orientation) while connected to a charging cable, a MagSafe charger, or a Qi-based wireless charger. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. Think of it as a kind of smart display for your ‌‌‌iPhone‌‌‌ that offers fast...

StandBy is a new customizable Lock Screen mode in iOS 17 and later that activates when an ‌iPhone‌ is charging and positioned on its side. If you charge your ‌‌iPhone‌‌ at night, StandBy automatically adapts to low light and takes on a red tone, but there's a way to stop this from happening. Keep reading to learn how. At night, StandBy mode will get darker if the room you're in is...

StandBy is a Lock Screen mode that activates when an ‌iPhone‌ is plugged into a charger and positioned in a horizontal (or landscape) orientation. It consists of three different screens, one of which is the fullscreen photos view. Keep reading to learn how you can customize it. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. StandBy's second screen shows content from your Photo...