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If you've ever wanted to end a call on your iPhone without seeming rude, this handy little trick is for you. Keep reading to learn how to fake a dropped call. Whenever you hang up a call on ‌iPhone‌, the person on the other end sees a message on their phone saying "Call Ended." This is usually treated as a clear indication that you ended the call on purpose, since if the call had dropped due...

Apple has launched its Emergency SOS via satellite service in the US and Canada. Keep reading to learn how the feature works, and how you can try Apple's demo to gain familiarity with it. Apple has officially launched its Emergency SOS via satellite service for iPhone 14 users in the US and Canada, with the feature coming to France, Germany, Ireland, and the UK in December 2022. All four...

Like previous versions of Apple's Mac software, macOS Ventura is able to automatically generate strong passwords for app and website logins, but now you can also edit them, and even generate passwords with no special characters. Here's how. Automatic strong passwords ensure that if you're prompted by a website or app to make up a password on the spot, Apple will automatically offer to...

This article explains how to prevent iOS from grouping app notifications on the Lock Screen. Keep reading to learn how it's done. Since iOS 12, iPhone Lock Screens have defaulted to notification grouping, a feature that stacks app notifications to allow more of them to fit onscreen. While Apple's aim is honorable, if you like to treat certain notifications as visual reminders on your Lock...

Apple in November 2022 launched its Satellite Emergency SOS via satellite service in the US and Canada, and while the feature is geared to help you in a genuine emergency, Apple's satellites also make it possible for you to share your location via Find My whenever you are off the grid. Following Apple's Emergency SOS satellite feature announcement, every model in the iPhone 14 lineup —...

In macOS Ventura, Apple has added major updates to the Messages app, introducing some features that rival third-party messaging platforms have had for years. One of these changes is the ability to edit iMessages‌. Keep reading to learn how it works. Almost all mobile users can relate to the situation where you send a text message only to immediately realize that the meaning of the message...

In macOS Ventura, Apple has added some major updates to the Messages app, introducing some features that rival third-party messaging platforms have had for years. One of these changes is the ability to unsend sent iMessages. Keep reading to learn how it works. Have you ever sent a text message only to immediately wish that you hadn't? In previous versions of macOS, if you sent a message over ...

In iOS 16.0 and later, you can make Apple's stock Files app display file extensions for items in the currently viewed folder. Keep reading to learn how it's done. Since iOS 11, Apple's Files app has made file management a more realistic proposition on iPhone and iPad. It provides access not only to the files stored on your device and in iCloud, but also access to files stored in third-party...

If you have macOS 13 or later installed on your Mac, you can use a nearby iPhone as your computer's microphone input. Keep reading to learn how it works. With macOS Ventura, Apple introduced a completely new take on its Continuity Camera feature, which now lets you use your ‌iPhone‌'s camera as a webcam for your Mac. Continuity Camera works wirelessly or wired in FaceTime, Zoom, and other...

In macOS Ventura, Apple added an easier way to retrieve passwords for Wi-Fi networks that you have connected to in the past. Keep reading to learn what's changed. Whenever you connect your Mac to a Wi-Fi network, macOS saves the network name and password so that the next time it is within range, your Mac can connect you to it automatically. In Monterey and earlier versions of macOS, you...

In macOS Ventura, Apple allows you to share Tab Groups in Safari with colleagues, friends, and family. Keep reading to learn how it's done. Introduced in macOS Monterey, Tab Groups are designed to make organizing and preserving open tabs more manageable in Safari without having to have those tabs active. How to Use Safari Tab Groups in macOS In a Tab Group, you can easily collect and save...

In macOS Ventura, Apple added some notable new functionality to its stock Mail app. This article explains how to use the new Scheduled Send feature. In previous versions of macOS, Apple Mail has lacked certain features that have become almost basic functions of rival mail client apps, but with the release of Ventura, Apple has finally added long-awaited functions like Remind Me and...

In macOS Ventura, Apple made several notable improvements to its Mail app for Mac, including the ability to get reminders to respond to messages. Keep reading to learn how it works. If your Mac is running macOS Ventura or later and you use Apple's stock Mail app, you can get helpful reminders to reply to specific messages in your inbox so that you don't forget. It's easy to set up a...

With the release of macOS Ventura, Apple updated its stock Mail app with several long-awaited features, including the ability to retrieve emails sent in error. This article explains how to use the new Undo Send Email feature. If you use Apple's Mail app for your email correspondence and you have macOS 13.0 or later installed on your Mac, keep in mind the Undo Send feature. Put simply, if ...

With the release of iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and tvOS 16, iPhones, iPads, and Apple TVs now include support for pairing Nintendo Switch Joy-Con and Pro controllers. Keep reading to learn how it's done. As many Apple Arcade games enthusiasts will know, Apple's mobile devices and Apple TV set-top box support some popular game controllers right out of the box. For example, these devices have...

If you're listening to audio on your iPhone and bring it near to a HomePod mini, the Handoff feature will be activated. This article explains what Handoff is and how you can disable it. The ‌‌HomePod mini‌‌ and ‌‌iPhone‌‌ 11 and later models all have Apple's U1 Ultra Wideband chip, which allows the devices to more precisely locate and keep track of one another. The U1 chip also allows...

In watchOS 9, Apple includes a feature that allows you to control your iPhone with your Apple Watch. Keep reading to learn how it works. With the release of iOS 16 and watchOS 9, Apple introduced new accessibility features including the ability to control your Apple Watch with your ‌iPhone‌, and vice versa. Both features are designed to make the Apple Watch and ‌iPhone‌ experience more...

Apple Watch Ultra models recently gained new low-power settings that can extend battery life up to 60 hours on a single charge, or what Apple calls "multi-day adventure battery life." This article explains how it works and how to set it up. When Apple introduced the ‌Apple Watch Ultra‌ in September, one of the touted features was that it boasts the best battery life of any Apple Watch,...

With the release of iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, Apple introduced Lockdown Mode, offering users an "extreme" level of security. This article explains who Lockdown Mode is for, what it does, and how to enable it. In iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, Apple brought iPhone and iPad users Lockdown Mode, an optional new security feature that's designed to protect users who may be at risk of highly targeted...

With the release of iOS 16.1, Apple is launching its new Live Activities feature for iPhone Lock Screens and iPhone 14 Pro models with Dynamic Island. Keep reading to learn what it does and how you can enable it. What Are Live Activities? Live Activities are lingering interactive notifications that stay up to date, allowing you to keep an eye on things happening in real time right from the...