By Conner Carey
Apple is famous for its closed-system standard, and apps like Messages are no exception. If you have a PC running Windows and you want to use iMessage on your PC, you’re in luck. Windows 11 now allows you to link your iPhone to your PC via Bluetooth so that you can send and receive messages, notifications, calls, and more. Read on to find out how to get iMessage for Windows.
By Ashleigh Page
Ever since the iOS 14.5 update, you've been able to initiate group FaceTime audio and video calls with Siri! This saves you the trouble of having to sort through your contacts to find the right group members. We'll show you how to start an Apple FaceTime group call by listing the names of multiple people or by saying a group name that's saved in your contacts.
Apple has let you create unique, dummy email addresses to mask your personal email address for a while, so long as you are able to use Sign in with Apple. Now, this service is expanding to any online form that requires an email address. With iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS Monterey, if you have iCloud Plus, you can now sign up for any account or mailing list with a dummy email address and have all information sent to that address forwarded to your personal inbox. We'll go over why you might want to use this service and how to do it.
By Kenya Smith
You're browsing Safari on your iPhone, and you see a recipe or a crafting project that you want to make. Usually, you would leave Safari, open Notes, type or paste the information, and return to where you started. With iOS 16, you can now add notes from an app without switching apps, thanks to Quick Notes, a feature that previously could only be used on an iPad or Mac. Adding Quick Notes is even faster when you use the Share Sheet. We'll show you how to add Quick Note with Share Sheet.
By Leanne Hays
Need a free Mac screen recorder with audio? Here's how to screen capture on Mac (and MacBook) with audio or without. We'll go over how to use the screen recorder Mac feature with QuickTime and the Screenshot toolbar.
By Leanne Hays
If you're into iPhone photography and looking for ways to get the best shots in low light, you're in luck. iPhone 11 and newer models offer a feature called Night mode. Night mode makes night photography easy, allowing users to take clear, vivid pictures in low-light situations. So, how do you use Night mode for iPhone 11 or later? We'll go over the ins and outs of these camera settings below.
By Rachel Needell
Apple Mail's Send Later feature allows you to type emails up ahead of time and schedule them to be sent at a later date. One of the best ways to use this is when you're working over the weekend or an idea occurs to you outside of normal working hours. You can compose the message ahead of time and schedule the email to arrive to its recipient at the perfect time. Here's how!
By Rhett Intriago
Apple News is an incredibly useful app, as it gather all the most relevant news from various sources and compiles it into one convenient feed. However, if there is a news channel you no longer wish to see, blacklisting it is easy! We’ll show you how to customize Apple News by blocking unwanted sources from your feed.
By Tamlin Day
If you've accidentally recorded a video in landscape mode or upside down, you can learn how to rotate a video on your iPhone from inside the Photos app. Here's how to convert portrait videos to landscape and vice versa.
By Rachel Needell
The iPhone, in tandem with other Apple devices like the Apple Watch, is amazing at collecting crucial health data throughout your daily life that would be otherwise impossible for a doctor's visit to track in one sitting. But what good is all this data if you can't share it with your healthcare providers? If you have a tech-savvy doctor, you may be able to share the data you collect about your health.
By Tommy Ly
There are many ways to stay connected with friends, family, and coworkers on iOS. Today we'll show you how to grant and revoke access to a shared calendar. Please note you can only share calendars with contacts who also have iCloud accounts and the email associated with their iCloud account must be saved in their contact card.
By Rhett Intriago
The iPhone has a built-in Files app, allowing you to download and view various types of files, from pictures and videos to PDFs and Word documents. But navigating the Files app can be a bit tricky if you don't know what kind of files you're looking at. Let's take a look at how to view file extensions in the Files app.
By Leanne Hays
Have you ever needed to add an event to your Calendar app but didn't have your iPhone handy? You can use your Apple Watch to add a Calendar event before you forget. Here's how to create and add events in the Apple Watch Calendar app with watchOS 9; it's quick and easy!
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
iOS 16 is introducing a Shared Photo Library that lets you share a whole library with other iCloud users, provided they've all updated to iOS 16. Learn how to add people to the library so you can all share photos and videos, even as you take them, and how to remove people when you decide you no longer want them in your Shared Photo Library.
By August Garry
Live Text is an iPhone feature that lets you copy, paste, and share text straight from your Camera or Photos app. Your iPhone will recognize text in a handwritten note, a business card, a nutrition label, a street sign, and so many other places. We'll teach you how to use Live Text on iPhone in Photos and Camera.
By Rhett Intriago
A really wonderful way to get kids to actually wash their hands is with the Timed Handwashing feature in the Shortcuts app. It’s not only fun, but it’s interactive and makes a mundane task that’s good for a kid’s health a little bit less of a nuisance. Here’s how to create a shortcut that plays a hand-washing song.
By Conner Carey
The greatest part about the age of digital cameras is the ability to see exactly what you captured in a photo immediately after you take it. Gone are the days of the thumb picture or the blinking family photo. That's why we love how easy it is to view your recent photos directly within the Camera app on your iPhone.
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
Many people have been struggling with the same issue when it comes to Group FaceTime on their iPhone: screen movement. Sometimes it can be nice to see the current speaker featured larger than the others. However, many people prefer for the members of their group chat on FaceTime to be equally sized throughout the whole call, regardless of who is speaking. Fortunately, this is an easy fix! Here's how to stop faces from moving during FaceTime.
By Leanne Hays
Can you filter a Live Photo? Yes! Various iPhone filters can give your live pictures a unique look. Here's how to add photo filters to Live Photos.
