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How to Disable Live Text on iPhone

Live Text is a very cool feature introduced in iOS 15. It works in both the Camera app and the Photos app to automatically scan for text appearing in an image. It allows the user to easily search for text, or copy it directly from an image. However, Live Text can sometimes get in the way. If there are many blocks of text, you may find the indicators distracting and you may prefer not to have them if you do not often use the feature. If you like to work in the Photos app one handed, double tapping may not function as expected; double tapping in a block of detected text will not zoom but will instead select the text. If for these, or other reasons, you want to turn off this feature, this guide explains how to disable Live Text in iOS 15.

iPad Won’t Download Apps? How to Download iPad Apps Correctly

There are many reasons why you might be unable to successfully complete an iPad app download. Maybe you can't find the App Store icon on your iPad, have no storage, or have accidentally enabled settings to prevent you from installing new apps. I'll go through a simple step-by-step checklist that will fix all your iPad won't download app concerns, regardless of what caused them.

Most people prefer listening to audio on their AirPods in stereo (where sound is fed through at least two channels). This requires listening to both AirPods to get the full dual-channel experience. But what if you only want to use one AirPod? You're going to miss out on the sounds coming through the other AirPod. Mono audio is a feature on iPhones that makes sure you don't miss anything when using one ear instead of two. Whether you have hearing loss in one ear, want to share the other AirPod with someone else, have misplaced one of your AirPods, or just want to keep one ear tuned in to what's going on around you, it's possible to make all the sound come out of one AirPod by enabling Mono Audio in your Accessibility Settings. Switching to this single channel setting means you'll be able to hear all the audio from either AirPod, so you can choose which AirPod to use.  

Are you into iPhone photography and wondering how to get the best shots in low light? Apple's latest iPhones, the 11 and 11 Pro, offer a new camera feature called Night Mode. Night Mode makes night photography easy, allowing users to take clear, vivid pictures in low-light situations. We've already answered the question, "how do you use the new iPhone 11 Pro or iPhone 11 camera on Night Mode?" Now, we'll go over the different ways to use Night Mode camera settings on your iPhone so that you can have more control over the amount of exposure in a low-light shot.

Once you learn how to remove music from your iPhone, the process will come back to you like riding a bike. When users remove music from iPhone, they also tend to have questions about whether they’re deleting songs from iCloud or iTunes. I’m going to make deleting music from your iPhone as simple as possible, with tips for those who use Apple Music and for those who don’t. If you do have Apple Music, it’s also good to know the difference between deleting a song from your iPhone and deleting a song from iCloud Music Library or iTunes. There may come an occasion when you want to delete all the music from your iPhone. Or maybe you want to undownload songs on Apple Music to free some space up without deleting the music from your iCloud Music Library collection. There are a few different scenarios I want to cover for you; here’s how to remove music from your iPhone, iTunes, and iCloud.

Let’s say you’re listening to music using your Bluetooth speaker, and you get a call. When you answer that call, the audio will probably default to your iPhone. But what if you want the call to always default to your Bluetooth headphones, speaker, or earbuds? You can select which Bluetooth device your call audio defaults to in the Call Audio Routing settings in the iPhone Settings app. We've already covered Bluetooth pairing to your iPhone, and how to change which Bluetooth connection you're using to play audio from your iPhone or iPad. You can even connect an Xbox controller to your iPhone. Now, here’s how to set your speaker, headphones, or earbuds as the default audio on your iPhone.

Have you ever wondered how to turn off iMessage on a Mac? The first time I received an iMessage on my computer, I immediately began looking for a way to disable the feature. My iPhone tends to be right next to me anyway, so broadcasting my text messages on a Mac is definitely something I wanted to deactivate. Luckily, you can stop iMessages from popping up by simply turning off messages on your Mac. It’s actually incredibly easy to do. We've already shown you how to enable iMessages on an iPhone, iPad, and Mac, how to turn off read receipts, and how to fix an iMessage waiting for activation error; here’s how to deactivate and get rid of messages on your Mac.

There’s a lot or a little you can access when your iPad or iPhone is locked, depending on the iPad or iPhone Lock screen settings you choose to enable. Lock screen access to your notifications, Siri, and Wallet, and control of your smart home is certainly convenient. But if you're concerned about someone else being able to use those features from your phone's Lock screen, you can also disable access for maximum privacy and security. We've already gone over how to change the auto-lock time on your iPhone, how to write notes from the Lock screen, and how to change your Lock screen wallpaper. Now, here’s how to change the Lock screen settings on an iPhone or iPad. Whether you want to change your iPhone X Lock screen, iPhone XR Lock screen, or even an iPhone SE Lock screen, here's how.  

If you have used FaceTime with three people or more, you have come across the scattered layout of floating bubbles, which can appear disorganized. Another issue with FaceTime’s layout is it gives no clear signal of who is talking during conversations. Fortunately, Apple has managed to find a solution to this problem with Grid View. Here’s how to enable and disable Grid View on FaceTime.

For some Mac users, the mouse icon is too small or too similar to the background color to conveniently see. Or perhaps you don't have a problem finding your cursor, but would simply like to change the cursor appearance for aesthetic reasons. In either case, we'll cover how to change your mouse settings on your Mac.

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You know that green dot on your Instagram profile picture? It lets other users see whether you're active and online. If you don't want people to know every time you're online, this can be annoying or even an invasion of privacy. Fortunately, there’s a way to hide your Instagram active status. Here’s how to hide your online status on Instagram.

You might be asking, “What is Focus Status?” Focus Status tells your contacts or apps that you are unable to respond to their messages for a certain period. While the feature has built-in Focus options such as “Do Not Disturb” and “Sleep,” you can create other Focus options with various iPhone emojis. Here’s how to customize your status bar with an emoji.

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