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How to Use Look Around in Apple Maps

Tuesday July 16, 2019 4:48 pm PDT by
With iOS 13, Apple introduced several additional features to its Maps app, one of which is called Look Around. This gives you a street-level view of what's around your current location or the location you search for on the map. If you've ever used Google Street View, you already have a good idea of how Look Around works, but Apple's equivalent feature includes a couple of functions that...
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How to Use Lighting Mode Photo Effects in iOS 13, Including the New High-Key Mono

Wednesday July 10, 2019 11:02 am PDT by
When you take a picture in Apple's Portrait mode, iOS uses the dual cameras of your iPhone to create a depth-of-field effect, allowing you to compose a photo that keeps your subject sharp with a blurred background. On ‌iPhone‌ X and later, and ‌iPhone‌ 8 Plus, Apple also includes a Portrait Lighting feature that you can use to apply studio-quality lighting effects to your Portrait mode images. ...
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How to Use the Portrait Mode Lighting Adjustment Tools on Your iPhone

Wednesday July 10, 2019 10:59 am PDT by
In iOS, the Portrait mode in Apple's Camera app uses the dual cameras of your iPhone to create a depth-of-field effect, allowing you to compose a photo that keeps your subject sharp with a blurred background. On ‌iPhone‌ X and later, and ‌iPhone‌ 8 Plus, Apple also includes a Portrait Lighting feature that you can use to apply studio-quality lighting effects to your Portrait mode images. And...
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How to Adjust a Filter Applied to Your Images in Photos

Thursday July 4, 2019 10:17 am PDT by
The Photos app on the iPhone and the iPad has had pre-set filters for a number of years, but Apple previously provided no way to adjust the effect those filters had on your pictures. Happily, iOS 13 adds a simple way to change the intensity of pre-set filters, giving you a little more agency over your photo enhancements. Keep reading to learn how it works. Before you follow these steps,...
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How to Edit a Video on iPhone and iPad

Tuesday July 2, 2019 3:21 pm PDT by
In iOS 13, Apple has enhanced the built-in photo and video editing capabilities available to iPhone and iPad users, and for the first time it has made many of its stock photo adjustment tools available for editing videos. In addition to the new video editing options, Apple has introduced a new tool selection interface that makes the whole process quicker and easier than ever before. Let's...
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How to Crop, Rotate, and Straighten Your Photos in iOS 13

Monday July 1, 2019 4:34 pm PDT by
In iOS 13, Apple enhanced the built-in photo editing capabilities available on iPhones and iPads, and redesigned the photo editing interface to make it easier to manipulate your pictures. This article offers a brief introduction to the new photo editing interface in the stock Photos app by looking at how you can crop, rotate, and straighten your shots in next to no time. The first thing ...
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How to Use the Editing Tools in Photos

Friday June 28, 2019 3:39 pm PDT by
In iOS 13, Apple has introduced a redesigned photo editing interface that improves upon earlier versions by making it easier to select tools and apply adjustments in the stock Photos app. Previously, the photo editing tools in iOS where hidden away in expandable subsections of a vertical menu, which meant finding the one you wanted was sometimes a chore. Apple has replaced this menu with...
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How to Apply a Filter to a Video in iOS 13

Friday June 28, 2019 3:36 pm PDT by
In iOS 13, Apple has enhanced the built-in photo and video editing capabilities available to iPhone and iPad users, and for the first time it has made many of its stock photo adjustment tools available for editing video. One of those is the filter tool, so now you can easily apply an Instagram-style filter to one of your captured videos in just a few quick taps. The following steps show you...
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How to Crop, Rotate, and Straighten Videos in iOS 13

Thursday June 27, 2019 6:29 pm PDT by
In iOS 13, Apple has enhanced the built-in photo and video capture capabilities available to iPhone and iPad users, and for the first time it has made many of its stock photo editing tools available for editing video. This article introduces you to the new video editing interface in Photos, and in particular the crop, rotate, and straighten tools, which you can get to whenever you tap the Edit...
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How to Use the New Photos Tab in iOS 13

Thursday June 27, 2019 6:25 pm PDT by
Apple has been steadily improving its stock Photos app in recent years to make viewing pictures on the iPhone and iPad easier and more fulfilling. iOS 13 continues that trend with several welcome enhancements, one of which is a redesigned ‌Photos‌ tab. In previous versions of iOS, you could view all your photos by day, month, and year, but the bigger the time window you selected, the smaller...
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How to Change Who Sees Your Messages Profile in iOS 13

Thursday June 27, 2019 6:19 pm PDT by
In iOS 13, Apple allows you to create a standardized iMessage profile that includes your name and photo – or an Animoji/Memoji – to accompany the messages you send to friends so that they know who you are. The idea behind the new feature is that contacts in the Messages app become more easily identifiable, similar to the way WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger contacts have recognizable...
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How to Install the tvOS 13 Public Beta on Your Apple TV

Thursday June 27, 2019 5:02 am PDT by
Apple on Monday seeded the first beta of an upcoming tvOS 13 software update to its public beta testing group, giving non-developers a chance to try out the new Apple TV software ahead of its public release in the fall. tvOS 13 introduces several changes to the ‌Apple TV‌ interface, including a new Home screen designed to make it easier to find new content. It also introduces multi-user...
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How to Use Animoji and Memoji Stickers in iOS

Friday July 3, 2020 9:47 am PDT by
In iOS 11, Apple introduced animated emoji characters called Animoji, which are designed to mimic your facial expressions. Later in iOS 12, Animoji grew to encompass Memoji, which are customizable humanoid Animoji characters that you can design to look just like you. Memoji and Animoji are limited to Apple's iPhones with TrueDepth technology, but in iOS 13, Apple added several different...
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How to Install the iPadOS Public Beta

Tuesday June 25, 2019 3:12 pm PDT by
Apple released a public beta of iPadOS for compatible iPad models, enabling users who aren't signed up for the Apple Developer Program to test the software update ahead of its official release in the fall. iPadOS is a rebranded version of iOS 13 specially made for iPads, with extra features designed to take advantage of larger tablet displays. It includes an updated Home screen, improved...
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How to Install the macOS Catalina Public Beta

Tuesday June 25, 2019 4:46 am PDT by
Apple has released the first public beta of macOS Catalina, the next major version of its Mac operating system due to launch in the fall. The availability of the public beta means Mac users don't need to be part of the Apple Developer Program to be able to download and test the software. This article shows you how it's done. macOS Catalina is a major update that introduces a range of new...
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How to Install iOS 13 Public Beta on iPhone

Tuesday June 25, 2019 3:48 am PDT by
Apple has released the first public beta of iOS 13 for compatible iPhone and iPod touch models, enabling users who aren't signed up for the Apple Developer Program to test the software update ahead of its official release in the fall. iOS 13 introduces a swathe of new features and improvements, including a systemwide Dark Mode, a Find My app, a revamped Photos app and new Camera capabilities, ...
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How to See Links, Attachments, and Photos From a Messages Conversation

Tuesday June 25, 2019 3:56 pm PDT by
Apple overhauled several features in its stock Messages app in iOS 13, introducing an enhanced search function, new Memoji customization options, and more. Apple also improved the conversation information screen available to you in individual message threads, allowing you to find shared media quickly and easily. Keep reading to learn how to access this information section on your iPhone or...
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How to Search Your Messages in iOS 13

Tuesday June 25, 2019 3:43 pm PDT by
In iOS 13, Apple improved the built-in search function in the stock Messages app, adding a new dynamic interface and enhanced search capabilities that return results in a more useful and organized manner. New to iOS 13 on your iPhone or iPad? Here's how you can make the most of the new and improved search feature in the Messages app. The search bar appears at the top of your Messages...
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How to Block People From Sending You Mail in iOS 13

Monday June 17, 2019 2:55 pm PDT by
Unsolicited phone calls and text messages on your iPhone are annoying enough, but that frustration can quickly creep into your inbox when spammy messages start evading your junk email filters. In iOS 13, Apple has thankfully recognized the stress this can cause users and has included a way for you to block specific email senders. The new feature draws from the blocked list in your contacts,...
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How to Mute Email Threads in iOS 13

Friday June 14, 2019 2:59 pm PDT by
When you're part of a busy group chat in a message app like WhatsApp, the notifications come fast, and can quickly become tiresome if you're not participating as actively as others in the same chat thread. The same can be said for email conversation threads, especially ones where each message gets copied into multiple recipients. That's why in iOS 13, Apple has introduced an option to mute an...