Voice Memos, Apple's audio recording app, goes far beyond just a simple voice recorder. Here's how to get the most out of what may be Apple's most overlooked app on your iPhone or iPad.
The Enhanced Visual Search in the iOS Photos app sends encrypted, anonymized data from photos to Apple. Here's what that means and how to turn it off.
The revival of a prompt interrupt for Apple Intelligence is already close to being a chatbot. Here's how to turn Apple Writing Tools into a chatbot.
The Notes app in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 makes it easy to add an audio recording to a note, and create a written transcription of it if desired. Here's how to do it.
Apple Notes is now a full-featured productivity tool that syncs across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac, helping you capture ideas, stay organized, and collaborate with others in real time. Here's how to get the most out of it
The iPhone Control Center is a feature that hadn't changed all that much in recent years, but iOS 18 brings with it some big improvements. Here's how to get the most out of it.
Apple's iOS 18 software update brought plenty of new features, including to the Messages app. The addition of cool new text effects gives iPhone owners new ways to communicate and they're surprisingly easy to use.
Apple's messaging app Messages has adopted a new cross-platform messaging standard called RCS. Here's how to be sure you have it enabled on your iPhone, and what new features it gives you when messaging people on other platforms.
Some scam emails and texts are easy to spot, but scammers are getting better, and more convincing. Here's how you and your loved ones can avoid getting phished.
Apple Books is an underrated gem for how good books look in it and for how Apple has concentrated on making a tremendous reading experience 鈥� but it still has some oddities, plus the problem of a smaller bookstore than its rivals.
While the new Apple Invites app and service sounds easy to use, it joins together so many Apple Services that it takes several steps 鈥� and can confuse your invitees. Here's how to use it.
A significant enhancement in the iOS 18 Calendar app is its integration with Reminders, allowing you to manage everything in one app. Here's how to get started.
For iOS 18, Apple has introduced a new Focus Mode called Reduce Interruptions, which aims to use Apple Intelligence to prioritize notifications to cut them down, yet not have you miss anything important.
Apple's new Clean Up tool is a great use of Apple Intelligence that can enhance your photos without excessive editing. Here's how it works.
Based on what we've seen, odds are good that you're not in love with the redesigned Photos app in iOS 18. While the old version isn't returning, here's how to make it more like its beloved former self.
Sharing your Wi-Fi with family, friends, and guests just got easier in iOS 18 with a new QR code feature for hassle-free connections.
The release of iOS 18 brought a number of new features to Apple's Journal app, including the new ability to search and sort entries.
Transform your iPhone 16 into a digital art studio with iOS 18.2's Image Playground, the latest tool for creating custom visuals with a few taps.
When iPhone users accepted new iCloud terms, some were shocked to see all their Notes disappear from the app. Here's how to get them back.
With the release of iOS 18.1, Apple will finally open its secure contactless payments system to third-party developers. Here's how Apple's implementation functions.
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