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With iOS 16, Apple introduced a complete overhaul of the iOS Lock Screen, making it more customizable than ever and able to display information-rich widgets. This article shows you how to personalize your iPhone's Lock Screen in iOS 16. In iOS 16, you can customize the Lock Screen with unique fonts, colors, and, for the first time, widgets. To get started, all you need to do is unlock your...

If you're keen to try out the new features and improvements in iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, you can test beta versions of the software today. Keep reading to learn how to download and install it on your device. With iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, Apple is introducing several new features and improvements, including a revamped Lock Screen, editing and undo features for Messages, new SharePlay features, an...

If you've installed iOS 16 or iPadOS 16 through Apple's developer program, you may decide you want to downgrade because of usability or stability issues. Keep reading to learn how it's done. Apple's beta versions of its major software updates can be notoriously buggy, especially the early releases. You may find apps not working properly, poor battery life, device crashes, and features that...

The 2022 Worldwide Developers Conference is set to kick off on Monday, and like the 2020 and 2021 events, it will be held digitally with all developers able to participate for free. WWDC is aimed at developers who create apps for Apple's platforms, but Apple holds a keynote event that is of interest to the general public. Apple's keynote event is set to take place on Monday, June 6, and it...

Apple in April 2022 launched a dedicated Self Service Repair program for ‌iPhone‌ that provides the repair manuals, parts, and tools necessary for fixing the display, battery, bottom speaker, camera, display, SIM Tray, and Taptic Engine. If you repair your ‌iPhone‌ using ‌Self Service Repair‌, you might be asked to put your ‌iPhone‌ in diagnostics mode as part of the System Configuration...

Apple Fitness+ supports a new accessibility feature developed by Apple called Audio Hints, which provides verbal cues in addition to those given by trainers for the benefit of blind and low vision users. This article explains how to enable them. Apple in March 2022 announced a spate of new accessibility features that combine the power of its hardware and software with machine learning, and...

Apple Fitness+ supports an accessibility feature developed by Apple called Audio Hints, which provides verbal cues in addition to those given by trainers for the benefit of blind and low vision users. This article explains how to enable them on Apple TV, but you can also use them on iPhone and iPad. Apple in March 2022 announced a spate of new accessibility features that combine the power of ...

Community-driven GPS navigation app Waze recently gained support for Apple Music integration, making it easier and safer for Waze users to enjoy the ‌Apple Music‌ catalog from within the Waze app while traveling. This article explains how to set up the feature. Waze is a popular Google-owned maps app that is unlike many other maps apps because it uses user-submitted travel times and...

Every self-respecting app has a dark mode, so why should TikTok be any different? Especially given that it's the sort of app you could end up scrolling through endlessly at 2 a.m. in the morning. Any respite from that blinding white interface is likely to be welcomed by your poor bleary eyes, which is why it's always a good idea to turn on TikTok's Dark mode. That said, it's worth noting ...

The Studio Display is Apple's first-ever display to feature a built-in custom processor. It also lacks a power button, making it different from other monitors. For one, the A13 Bionic chip inside the Studio Display is the same processor Apple used in the iPhone 11 series, and it drives the display's audio and camera systems. The inclusion of a dedicated computer processor also means the...

Fortnite has been unavailable to play on the iPhone and iPad since Apple banned it from the App Store amid an ongoing legal battle with Epic Games, but the battle royale game has returned to iOS devices thanks to Microsoft's Xbox Cloud Gaming service. This article explains how to get Fortnite up and running on the service – keep reading to learn how it works. Apple removed popular title...

If you live in a family household, there's a good chance that at some stage you've been disturbed by someone else's alarm going off on their iPhone. If their phone is out of your reach and no one else is bothering to turn off the alarm, the disturbance can quickly become irritating, but if your own ‌iPhone‌ or iPad is nearby, there's a handy trick you can use to silence that alarm without you...

Apple offers its customers a self-service repair program for iPhone, which allows owners of ‌iPhone‌ 12, ‌iPhone‌ 13, and third-generation iPhone SE models to conduct certain repairs at home. This article explains how to initiate your own self-service repair. Apple in April 2022 launched a dedicated Self Service Repair program for ‌iPhone‌ that provides the repair manuals, parts, and tools...

In iOS 15.5, Apple added an option that lets iPhone and iPad users automatically limit the number of episodes stored on their device. This article explains how it works. Downloading podcasts to your ‌iPhone‌ or ‌iPad‌ is a great way to ensure that you have something interesting to listen to on your commute or on your travels, regardless of whether you have a Wi-Fi or cellular connection....

In iOS 14.2 and later, Apple includes a new Shazam Music Recognition toggle for the Control Center, giving iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch users a quick and easy way to identify what music is playing without them having to download the Shazam app. This article explains how it works and how to enable it. For those unfamiliar with Shazam, it's designed to listen for music that's playing,...

Apple in April 2022 launched a dedicated Self Service Repair program that provides the repair manuals, parts, and tools necessary for fixing the third-generation iPhone SE display, battery, bottom speaker, camera, display, SIM Tray, and Taptic Engine. Before any repair can be initiated using the repair program, you need to read through the manual to see what it entails. The manual for the...

Apple in April 2022 launched a dedicated Self Service Repair program that provides the repair manuals, parts, and tools necessary for fixing the iPhone 12 Pro Max display, battery, bottom speaker, camera, display, SIM Tray, and Taptic Engine. Before any repair can be initiated using the repair program, you need to read through the manual to see what it entails. The iPhone 12 Pro Max manual...

Apple in April 2022 launched a dedicated Self Service Repair program that provides the repair manuals, parts, and tools necessary for fixing the iPhone 12 Pro display, battery, bottom speaker, camera, display, SIM Tray, and Taptic Engine. Before any repair can be initiated using the repair program, you need to read through the manual to see what it entails. The iPhone 12 Pro manual can be...

Apple in April 2022 launched a dedicated Self Service Repair program that provides the repair manuals, parts, and tools necessary for fixing the iPhone 12 display, battery, bottom speaker, camera, display, SIM Tray, and Taptic Engine. Before any repair can be initiated using the repair program, you need to read through the manual to see what it entails. The iPhone 12 manual can be accessed...

Apple in April 2022 launched a dedicated Self Service Repair program that provides the repair manuals, parts, and tools necessary for fixing the iPhone 12 mini display, battery, bottom speaker, camera, display, SIM Tray, and Taptic Engine. Before any repair can be initiated using the repair program, you need to read through the manual to see what it entails. The iPhone 12 mini manual can be...