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Apple is introducing a set of AI features in iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1 under the banner "Apple Intelligence." These features are officially only currently available in beta to developers in the US, but it's actually pretty easy to get it up and running on iPhones and iPads in most other locations with the exception of the European Union and China. The main reason Apple has limited access to...

iOS 18 overhauls the Control Center by letting you reorder, resize, and remove buttons, access a controls gallery, and add multiple screens, moving away from the single-screen layout of recent years. In this article we are going to show you how you can create dedicated pages for various control types, such as connectivity, HomeKit devices, and Accessibility options. The new Control Center...

In iOS 18, Apple has completely overhauled the Control Center, enabling users to customize the interface in several ways. There are more Control Center options, and more screens to navigate, but in this article we're going to show you how to reorder the controls to suit your preferences. In iOS 17, you could choose some of the controls that were available in Control Center, but in ‌iOS...

There's a completely overhauled Control Center in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 that lets users customize the interface in ways never possible before. You can reorder, resize, and remove buttons, but in this article we are going to focus on what the new Controls Gallery adds to the UI. Control Center buttons are now organized into a scrollable gallery that can be accessed from the Control Center...

Apple in iOS 18 has made a wealth of customization options available for your iPhone Home Screen, one of which is the ability to add a tint to your app icons. Essentially, the tint feature offers a unique way to customize your device's appearance by changing the color of all your icons at once. Unlike individual icon customization, tinting affects every icon on your app pages, Home Screen, ...

Apple has made available the fifth betas of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 to public beta testers, bringing the new software to the general public. Keep reading to learn how to prepare your device for the beta software and install it. Signing up to get the ‌iOS 18‌ or ‌iPadOS 18 beta is simple, and can be done by enrolling an iPhone or iPad in Apple's free Apple Beta Software Program. The steps...

In iOS 18, currently in beta, Apple has added a new rainbow swatch to the Font & Color customization options on the Lock Screen, so now you can display the time in rainbow colors against your chosen wallpaper. With ‌iOS 17‌, Apple added an option to customize the font and the color of the time on the Lock Screen, and in ‌‌iOS 18‌‌, there's a new rainbow color option that adds a...

In iOS 18, currently in beta, Apple is allowing iPhone users to replace the flashlight and camera buttons on the Lock Screen with something more useful, or to make them disappear entirely. The dedicated flashlight and camera shortcuts you see at the bottom of your iPhone's Lock Screen were introduced in their current form with the release of iOS 11 alongside the iPhone X in 2018, and the two ...

Apple has made available the second developer beta of macOS Sequoia 15.1, which includes the ability to test Apple Intelligence features. If you have an Apple silicon Mac and don't live in China, you can try Apple Intelligence features for yourself, even if you're not a developer. Keep reading to learn how. Apple has split Apple Intelligence into a separate set of betas for Macs because...

Apple has made available the second betas of iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1 to developers, bringing its new set of Apple Intelligence features to testers. Keep reading to learn how to prepare your device for the beta software and install it. Signing up to get the ‌iOS 18.1‌ or ‌iPadOS 18.1 beta is simple, and can be done by enrolling an iPhone or iPad in Apple's free Apple Beta Software...

With the release of iOS 18.1 beta 2, Apple has apparently opened up access to Apple Intelligence for English speakers located in the European Union, something that was not possible in previous versions. One of the reasons Apple limited region access to Apple Intelligence was that it only supports US English. Another reason Apple Intelligence was previously not available in the EU was because ...

In iOS 18, Apple Maps has gained a new "Search here" button that makes it much easier to find what you're looking for in areas that aren't your current location or when you're exploring any new place on the map. In earlier versions of iOS, if you search nearby for, say, gas stations or restaurants in Apple Maps, and then drag the map to another location with your finger, it will usually (but ...

With iOS 18, Apple overhauled the Home Screen, introducing design changes that allow for more customization and personalization. One of the changes is the freedom to arrange icons and widgets with space between them, opening up a variety of new layout options. In iOS 17, new apps added to the ‌Home Screen‌ automatically occupy the next available spot, and there is no way to space out icons on...

In iOS 18, currently in beta, Apple has broadened the customization options for the Home Screen on iPhone, and thanks to a new setting it is now possible to make app icons and widgets bigger by hiding their labels. With the setting enabled in iOS 18, the names of apps are removed from the grid, which increases the size of the icons and widgets on your Home Screen with the space saved. With...

iOS 18 introduces a convenient new feature in the Passwords app that allows you to share Wi-Fi passwords using QR codes when other sharing methods aren't available, or for when you want to share the network details with several people. By using a QR code, not only you can share the Wi-Fi password with multiple people simultaneously, you can share it with people who are not in your contacts...

Do you find yourself frequently scrolling through multiple Home Screen pages on your iPhone to get to the apps you access most often? If so, chances are you've already filled up the first page with some of your favorite apps. But what if you could automatically make all of your most-used apps appear on page one? With the Siri Suggestions widget, you can. The Siri Suggestions widget...

Apple has introduced Apple Maps for the web, currently available in a public beta. This new feature brings the convenience and functionality of the ‌Apple Maps‌ app to web browsers, enabling users to access directions and location information without needing to open the standalone app or even have an Apple device. With ‌Apple Maps‌ on the web, you can get driving and walking directions, explore ...

In iOS 17, Apple includes an option in Safari that allows Siri to read articles to you, just like an audiobook. Keep reading to learn how it's done on iPhone and iPad. If you tend to be put off by the thought of reading long-form articles on the web on a small screen, here's some good news. In iOS 17 and later, Siri can read them out loud for you, meaning all you have to do is sit back and...

Apple has made a macOS 15 Sequoia beta available for its public beta testing group, letting public beta testers try out the software before it launches this fall. Keep reading to learn whether you should install it on your Mac, and if so, how to go about it. Signing up to get the macOS Sequoia beta is simple, and can be done by enrolling a Mac in Apple's free Apple Beta Software Program. The ...

In iOS 18, Apple added several new accessibility features, and one feature in particular that is likely to have widespread appeal among car passengers is Vehicle Motion Cues, which aims to prevent motion sickness when looking at an iPhone or iPad. According to Apple, research shows that motion sickness is commonly caused by a sensory conflict between what a person sees and what they feel,...