By Sarah Kingsbury
When Apple announced that its keyboards would have a predictive text feature, the general reaction was, "About time, Apple!" But it turns out there are some iOS users who find the feature really annoying. Fortunately, it's easy to remove the predictive text feature on your iphone.
By Leanne Hays
If you've set up Family Sharing for your family group, you can use Apple Cash Family to set up Apple Cash for your children. This way, your kids can send and receive money in Messages and make purchases.
By Tamlin Day
Siri is great, but there are some things Siri can't do, like take screenshots. Plus, if you have low cell coverage and no Wi-Fi access, then Siri turns off entirely. Turning on voice commands is a great way to navigate your iPhone, open apps, browse the web, and send texts, all without relying on Siri. You can enable your iPhone's Voice Control in the Accessibility menu of your Settings app. Let's dive in with how to turn on Voice Control for the iPhone.
By Erin MacPherson
Mail is a powerful email application that lets you communicate, share attachments, and keep your messages organized. Our guide walks you through basic operations like how to add an email attachment and delete messages to help manage your email documents within the Mac Mail app.
By Erin MacPherson
If you’re ready to stop jumping from one email app to another, it’s time to set up your Apple Mail. Our handy guide walks you through Apple Mail setup and shows you how to add an email account on Mac, adjust Mac Mail settings to your liking, and customize Mac email notifications.
By Olena Kagui
Apple products are known for their quality, sleekness, and functionality. This comes at a cost that can be significant for some. Fortunately, there are teacher discounts and student discounts that may be used for your next purchase. This Apple Store discount can help those who are eligible to enhance their educational experiences using their favorite Apple products.
By August Garry
Have you ever just wanted to tell Siri to shut up? Maybe you needed Siri to help you out, but you didn’t want to hear the app’s voice feedback. Maybe you were in a meeting or classroom, and your quick search for where to get a burger after led to embarrassment in front of the whole room when Siri’s voice answered. Maybe you just find Siri’s voice annoying! In this guide, we’ll show you how to mute Siri and avoid any unwanted interruptions in the future.
By Erin MacPherson
Apple Pencils and iPads are designed work together seamlessly to bring you a more streamlined workflow. Knowing how to use your Apple Pencil will allow you to get the most out of it. If you’re looking for Apple Pencil tips, you’ve come to the right place.
By Cullen Thomas
Learn how to find blocked numbers on the iPhone and unblock someone on the iPhone. Unblocking a number on your iPhone couldn’t be easier, thanks to the forward thinkers at Apple who knew that the handy block feature should not be permanent. That’s because it’s easy to block someone accidentally or unknowingly. Maybe you were blocking robo-callers or spam texters and blocked a contact by mistake. Or maybe you intentionally blocked a friend or colleague and now you want to undo that. Or maybe you’re having trouble calling a contact, or vice versa, so you want to see the blocked numbers on your iPhone and check to see if that number is on it. Here’s how to do it.
The EatOkra restaurant app has teamed up with Apple to create a guide in the Maps app. Now, you can find Black-owned restaurants all around the country, including NYC, New Orleans, Seattle, Portland, Detroit, and more.
By Leanne Hays
Voicemail-to-text transcriptions on the iPhone aren't a perfect offering—the service often drops words and mangles names—but despite that, voicemail transcriptions are useful if you would rather scan a bit of text than listen to a voice message. If you want to send that text to someone else, you'll have to select the text, then on the Edit menu that pops up, choose the Share option, and finally tap the sharing method you prefer and send the text. One feature we'd love to see added to the voicemail-to-text feature is a single-step method for sharing voicemail transcriptions similar to the method for sharing the audio of voicmails. While we're waiting for this feature, though, the select-share workaround is functional enough. Read on to learn how to share voicemail to text transcriptions on your iPhone. Please note that Voicemail-to-Text Transcription is only available for the iPhone 6s and later.
By Erin MacPherson
Are you mid-way through updating your iPhone software but can't complete the process because of a grayed-out Install Now or Download and Install button? In this instance, there are a few quick ways to fix the issue and proceed with your device update. We’ll walk you through the step-by-step ways to fix it if Install Now is grayed out on an iPhone, iPad, or other mobile Apple device.
By Leanne Hays
This artitle will tell you how to view your Notes in Gallery View. Apple's Notes app is a handy, native application that's one of the best note-taking apps available for the iPhone and iPad. iOS 13 and iPadOS came with new features for the Notes app, including the ability to view notes in Gallery View. Gallery View allows Notes users to see all their entries with or without visual thumbnails, making it easier to find particular notes.
With an ever-increasing number of note-taking apps appearing in the App Store, Apple has responded with solid updates to its iOS Notes App in iOS 11. The most popular third-party note-taking apps are apps that can convert writing to text, scan documents with the iPhone, and search handwritten text. In iOS 11 Notes app, Apple has integrated these popular features seamlessly. These updates to the iOS Notes App will be included in the September iOS 11 update, so we have drawn up a guide on how to use the Notes app for iPad and iPhone in iOS 11.
By Erin MacPherson
Stacks help keep your Mac desktop organized and tidy. So what does stacked mean when it comes to desktop items? How do you use stacks on your Mac? We'll go over the answers to these and other questions about using stacks on your MacBook, iMac, or other Mac computer.
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
Voice Command can be a helpful feature to many, but it can also be frustrating or even unsettling to know your iPhone's microphone is listening to you all the time. To stop Voice Command, you have to go into your Settings to turn it off, but it's an easy switch, and you can just as easily turn it back on. Let's look at how to disable Voice Control.
You can save a ton of money on an iCloud storage plan, Apple Music subscription, and purchases from Apple Music, Books, TV, Game Center, and the App Store. How? By using Apple Family Sharing, a money-saving program that allows up to six family members to share Apple Music and much more. The whole family can access the same content across multiple devices without sharing accounts. Once you've set up Family Sharing and started your family group, it's simple to add a family member; you can invite new members at any time. We've already gone over how to set up Family Sharing and how to share an Apple Music family plan with Family Group members. Now, here's how to send and accept family sharing invitations, so more family members can save money by sharing Apple purchases.
By Erin MacPherson
If you prefer a tidy Mac home screen (aka desktop), you’re in the right place. We’ve made a list of the best tips on how to organize files on a Mac and arrange apps to make your life easier. You’ll learn how to make a folder, organize your Dock, and several other tips and tricks. Let’s get to it!
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
As more work goes virtual, you want to make sure you have a good webcam for all of your meetings. Webcams can be expensive, so it's natural to wonder if you could just use your iPhone as one, in addition to everything else it does. Turns out, the answer is yes! Using an iPhone as a webcam for your Mac can be a little complicated, but it is doable. Here's how.
If you're hard of hearing, or just experiencing a little hearing loss, the audio from your headphones or AirPods may not be as loud or clear as you need it to be. Headphone Accommodations are Accessibility Settings that help you customize your listening experience.
