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In an eco-conscious effort, Google Maps now includes a convenient fuel-efficient routing option. This allows you to view which route consumes the lowest amount of fuel. What's the downside? You don’t always get the shortest path, as the app prioritizes the fuel-efficient option by default. If you're getting inconvenient routes, we’ll show you how to turn off the Google Maps fuel-efficient routing feature.

There are many new ways to customize your Lock Screen! I'll walk you through the customization menu, and I'll teach you how to create a new Lock Screen you've always dreamed of. You can make a bunch of different ones and switch between them when you feel like changing things up!

Sound Recognition is a feature that was added to iPhones to help users with disabilities be aware of certain sounds such as sirens, smoke detectors, and breaking glass. When Sound Recognition was first introduced, you could set up alerts for pre-programmed options. Now, the new iOS 16 will allow you to create custom sound recognition alerts, which is helpful if you have medical devices or appliances that have unique electronic jingles. Let’s learn how to create your own Sound Recognition alerts.

Shared Albums on iPhone are incredibly useful when sharing photos with friends and family. Rather than sending the same photos to multiple people, you can just upload the photos to one album that is then shared with everyone. However, if you don’t want to be a part of a Shared Album, leaving is easy.

In 2021, watchOS 8 brought with it the addition of Assitive Touch, an innovative accessibility feature to help make the device easier to navigate for those who have difficulty using the small touch screen. With watchOS 9, Apple expands on its gesture control, adding pinching to move forward and clenching fist to tap. One of the coolest new gestures is the ability to double-pinch to take a photo, eliminating the need to even press a button when taking a photo with the Apple Watch Camera Remote. I'll show you how below.

Shared Photo Libraries are an interesting new feature in iOS 16 (available currently as beta software and as shipping software starting in September), but you can only join one at a time. If you've joined one and want to leave it so you can join or create another one, finding where to do so can be a little confusing. Whether you joined a Shared Library by accident, need to start your own, or just aren't finding the feature useful, we'll show you how to easily leave or delete a Shared Photo Library.

Like a lot of people, you probably have used your favorite photo as a Lock Screen before. Well, iOS 16 has made creating a photo Lock Screen even more fun. You can now add different styles and effects to your favorite photos to make your photo Lock Screen stand out. Let's find out how to add these styles to your photo Lock Screen.