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If you recently installed macOS Big Sur and you're wondering why the text looks blurry on your display, it could be because font smoothing is enabled by default. This article shows you how to disable it with a simple Terminal command. Before macOS 11 Big Sur came along, Apple offered the ability to disable font smoothing in the General tab of System Preferences. Unfortunately for some,...

When it came to adding a Dark Mode option to its iOS app, Facebook was late to the game. The social network announced it was coming in June 2020, but dragged its feet for months before eventually rolling it out to mobile users in November the same year, over 400 days after Apple first introduced the feature in iOS 13. ‌Dark Mode‌‌ has been available on the social network's website for a while ...

Following the launch of Macs powered by Apple silicon, numerous third-party apps have been updated to ensure they are optimized to run on Apple's custom processors. Even if an app hasn't been updated, Apple's non-Intel Macs can still run them, thanks to Apple's Rosetta 2 translation layer. But how do you know which of your apps are running natively as Universal executables and which ones are...

Apple's M1 Macs, which are the first to be powered by an Apple-designed Arm-based chip, are able to run iOS and iPadOS apps because of the common architecture between the different operating systems. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. Some iOS developers have been updating their apps to make them compatible with macOS, but there are ways to download apps that haven't...

If you buy a new iPhone to replace your existing one and you use the Google Authenticator app to access online accounts protected by two-factor authentication (2FA), you should transfer those accounts to your new phone as soon as possible, because without the 2FA codes close at hand, you could find yourself locked out of your online accounts. 2FA adds an extra layer of security to your...

Adding a second ‌HomePod‌ to your setup enables stereo sound to create a wider soundstage for richer, more enveloping sound. Each ‌HomePod‌ is able to play its own audio channel — left or right — while separating out both the ambient and direct energy. This provides a wide, almost three dimensional soundstage for a more immersive listening experience anywhere in the room. A ‌HomePod‌...

If you have an Apple TV 4K and own a HomePod or a stereo pair, you can create a theater experience with Dolby Atmos or surround sound right in your home. Note that this feature is reliant on the directional and spatially aware capabilities of the original ‌‌HomePod‌‌, so it is not available on the ‌HomePod mini‌. Here's what you need. Home Theater Audio: What You'll Need An ‌Apple TV‌ 4K...

Apple is planning to hold a third fall 2020 event tomorrow on Tuesday, November 10 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time through a livestream. The event will see Apple unveiling Apple Silicon Macs, and there's a possibility of a surprise like AirTags or AirPods Studio, but for the most part, we're expecting new 13-inch MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models with ‌Apple Silicon‌ chips. See everything that's coming ...

Apple's newer iPhones, beginning with the iPhone 12 mini, ‌iPhone 12‌, ‌‌iPhone‌ 12 Pro, and ‌‌iPhone‌ 12 Pro‌ Max, are equipped with a photography feature called Night Mode, which is designed to take crisp, clear photos even when lighting conditions are poor, such as at night. ‌Night Mode‌‌ originally debuted in the ‌iPhone‌ 11 series, but its use was limited to the rear-facing wide-angle ...

Apple in October 2020 launched Apple One, a new series of services bundles that will let Apple device customers purchase several services together in one package instead of separately, saving money for those who use multiple Apple service products. ‌‌Apple One‌‌ Bundle include services like Apple Music, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, Apple TV+, and more, depending on the tier you choose....

When Apple released iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, it made a change that enables third-party browsers to be used as default apps, meaning users who don't get on with Apple's native Safari browser can choose an alternative and it will be opened automatically whenever the system requires it. Many third-party browsers now support the ability to become the default app, including Chrome, Firefox, and...

In watchOS 6 and earlier, you could change your daily "Move" goal (or calorie burn goal) in the built-in Activity app on Apple Watch, but your Exercise and Stand goals couldn't be edited. In ‌watchOS 7 and later‌, however, you can customize all of the activity goals on Apple Watch. So if you want to make your goals more challenging or more realistic, now you can. Here's how. Launch the Acti...

iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max, ‌iPhone‌ 13 Pro and Pro Max, and iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max models boast a neat feature that allows you to measure the height of someone using just the Measure app and the ‌iPhone‌'s camera and LiDAR Scanner. This article and video shows you how. The capability comes courtesy of the LiDAR scanner that's exclusive to Apple's Pro line of smartphones as well as iPad Pro...

Apple Cash is a popular way to send money to friends and family using Apple's Messages app, and in iOS 14, you can now give your children allowances through the Family Sharing feature so they can make purchases, and send and receive money in Messages. You can even limit who your child can send money to, get notified when they make transactions, lock their account, and more. Before you start...

Apple's newest iPhones, the iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, ‌‌iPhone‌ 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max, are equipped with a photography feature called Night Mode, which is designed to take crisp, clear photos even when lighting conditions are poor, such as at night. ‌Night Mode‌ originally debuted in the ‌iPhone‌ 11 series, but its use was limited to the rear-facing wide-angle camera. With ‌iPhone‌ 12,...

Ever since the first Apple Watch launched in 2015, Apple has preferred to display apps on the device in a honeycomb-like grid layout. Many Apple Watch users find this default layout difficult to navigate and find the app they want. If you count yourself among them, you'll be happy to know that there's an alternative view you can use that displays your apps as a list. Here's how to switch to ...

When you install third-party apps on your iPhone, they sometimes automatically install apps on your Apple Watch, too. Some of these wrist-based apps can be worthwhile additions, but many simply duplicate the function of the ‌iPhone‌ app and just fill up your Apple Watch with useless cruft. This article shows you two quick ways to delete unwanted Apple Watch apps. How to Uninstall Apple Watch ...

Apple's iPhone 12 mini, ‌iPhone 12‌, iPhone 12 Pro, and ‌iPhone 12 Pro‌ Max come in different sizes compared to its predecessor iPhone 11 series, but they still share some common design elements with Apple's 2019 models, such as an all-screen design and no Home button on the front. Video tutorial on how to hard reset or force restart your iPhone 12: Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube ...

Apple's iPhone 12 and 12 Pro are the first iPhones to be released with 5G connectivity, and there are several new settings related to 5G that you should be aware of. By default, when you set up a new ‌iPhone‌ 12 or 12 Pro, it activates an Auto 5G mode that only turns on 5G data when it won't significantly reduce battery life. You can turn this off so that your ‌iPhone‌ uses 5G all the time, and...

In iOS 14, Apple has added a new Privacy Report feature to its Safari browser that's designed to prevent websites from tracking your internet usage as you browse. The feature expands on Apple's Intelligent Tracking Prevention functionality, and severely limits the extent that sites try to track users for ad targeting and analytics. To access the Privacy Report in Safari on iPhone and...