Category: iOS 15

  • How to Use 'Live Text,' the Best New Feature in iOS 15

    How to Use 'Live Text,' the Best New Feature in iOS 15

    Read full article: at LifeHacker There’s a lot going on in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, from small features like Background Sounds to banner features like FaceTime SharePlay. But the one feature that’s going to have a huge impact on your day-to-day life is Live Text. Read more… Read full article: at LifeHacker

  • How to Quickly Switch Your Safari Browsing to Private in iOS 15

    How to Quickly Switch Your Safari Browsing to Private in iOS 15

    Read full article: at LifeHacker Safari gets a huge visual overhaul in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15—Apple has quite literally moved things around (the search bar is now at the bottom of the screen, for starters). And with new features like tab groups, the Private Browsing Mode got kind of lost in the mix with…

  • How to Use Your iPhone As an Official ID

    How to Use Your iPhone As an Official ID

    Read full article: at LifeHacker In this digital age, why do we still have physical IDs? I don’t need my credit card when I can use Apple Pay; I don’t need my MetroCard anymore with Express Transit; but still, I need to bring the whole wallet with me anywhere that requires a driver’s license. Luckily,…

  • How to Hide Your Browsing History From Ad Trackers With iCloud 'Private Relay'

    How to Hide Your Browsing History From Ad Trackers With iCloud 'Private Relay'

    Read full article: at LifeHacker With the iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS Monterey update, Apple is automatically upgrading all iCloud paid plans to iCloud+. If you’re paying for iCloud storage, you now get access to the Private Relay feature, and the ability to hide your email address online. Read more… Read full article: at…

  • How to Stop Apple From Scanning Your iPhone Photos Before iOS 15 Arrives

    How to Stop Apple From Scanning Your iPhone Photos Before iOS 15 Arrives

    Read full article: at LifeHacker Starting with iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, Apple is going to apply a new child-protection policy when it comes to scanning photos that you upload to iCloud. This policy will help Apple report illegal child pornography images to the authorities, and on the surface, it sounds like a good thing…

  • How to Check if iPhone is Unlocked

    How to Check if iPhone is Unlocked

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Check if iPhone is Unlocked Wondering how you can tell if an iPhone is unlocked? Did you recently purchase a new iPhone for yourself or maybe for someone else as a gift? Or perhaps you are reselling your used iPhone, or considering switching carriers? Maybe you’re thinking…

  • How to Keep Your iPhone's Camera Settings From Resetting When You Close the App

    How to Keep Your iPhone's Camera Settings From Resetting When You Close the App

    Read full article: at LifeHacker Your iPhone’s camera is chock-full of different modes and settings: Live Photos, slo-mo video, panoramic landscape shots, the list goes on and on. More often than not, you use the camera the same way, with the settings you like most, every time you snap a pic. Unfortunately, your iPhone seems…

  • How to Finally FaceTime Your Non-Apple Friends

    How to Finally FaceTime Your Non-Apple Friends

    Read full article: at LifeHacker If you’re an Apple devotee, there’s a good chance the company’s Messages and FaceTime services are two of the key features that keep you locked into the Cupertino ecosystem. But now, Apple has opened the floodgates just a crack, allowing us to invite anyone to a FaceTime call—even those on…

  • How to Turn On the New 'Announce Notifications' on Your iPhone

    How to Turn On the New 'Announce Notifications' on Your iPhone

    Read full article: at LifeHacker One of the convenient new features that’s coming in iOS 15 (already available in public beta) is the ability to have Siri read out notifications from both Apple and third-party apps. Users have had the option to have Siri announce calls and texts for a while, but Announce Notifications lets…

  • How to Block Spam Calls With the Nuclear Option (and as Little Fallout as Possible)

    How to Block Spam Calls With the Nuclear Option (and as Little Fallout as Possible)

    Read full article: at LifeHacker We’re all in a battle against robocalls. Chances are you’ve tried out various apps, settings, and carrier services to stop—or at least mitigate—the endless train of scams and spam, and some of them even work pretty well, at least for a while. Unfortunately, new spam techniques crop up all the…