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On all iPhone 15 models, Apple has made it possible to check the number of completed battery cycles, which is a valuable metric to determine your device's battery condition. Previously, finding out an iPhone's battery cycle count was not an option in Apple's mobile operating system, and curious users had to resort either to unofficial methods (via third-party apps like CoconutBattery, for...

Apple's iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 models feature a programmable Action button that replaces the traditional Ring/Silent switch above the volume buttons. Keep reading to learn what the Action button is capable of, and how you can customize it. The Action button on Apple's iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 models replaces the traditional iPhone switch that activates Ring and Silent. By default the ...

On iPhone 15 models, Apple has added a new way to take portrait photos. This article explains what's changed. Apple's Portrait Mode has become a popular way of taking impressive shots using a depth-of-field effect known as bokeh, allowing iPhone users to shoot a photo that keeps the subject sharp with a blurred background. With the launch of the ‌iPhone 15‌, Apple has upped its portrait...

On iPhone 15, if you take a photo of a person, cat, or dog, the camera detects them in the frame and captures rich depth information automatically — allowing you to turn it into a stunning portrait right away or later on in the Photos app. Here's how it's done. Apple's Portrait Mode has become a popular way of taking impressive shots using a depth-of-field effect known as bokeh, allowing...

In iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, Apple has added the ability to securely share passwords and passkeys with friends and family members using a new shared password function. Here's how to use it. Family Passwords allows you to create a group of trusted contacts that you can share passwords and passkeys with across devices. (Passkeys let users sign in to apps and sites the same way they unlock their...

With ‌iOS 17‌ and tvOS 17, you can make ‌FaceTime‌ calls on ‌Apple TV‌ and use your iPhone or iPad as the front-facing camera. Here's how it works and how to use it. In tvOS 17, there's a new ‌FaceTime‌ app for ‌Apple TV‌, but to use it you need an ‌iPhone‌ running iOS 17 or an ‌iPad‌ running iPadOS 17. That's because the ‌Apple TV‌ doesn't have a camera or microphone, so the ‌iPhone‌ or...

It's taken this long, but in iOS 17, Apple has added support for multiple timers, and has also made it easy to manage several timers on iPhone with the introduction of labels. That's right. Believe it or not, iPhones have not included the ability to set multiple ongoing timers until now. In iOS 17, the Clock app finally enables several timers to be set that will run down at the same time,...

With iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, Apple has added pet recognition to its stock Photos app for iPhone and iPad. Keep reading to learn how to set it up. Regular users of Apple's Photos app will be undoubtedly familiar with the People album, which tries to identify faces in your pictures so that you can label people with their proper names and use that label as an organizing element in your library or ...

In iOS 17, Apple has made sharing files and media easier than ever, thanks to a cool new AirDrop proximity feature that does most of the work for you. In prior versions of iOS, transferring a file or photo between Apple devices involves opening the file in question, tapping the Share button, selecting AirDrop, then choosing the nearby device you want to send the file to. With iOS 17,...

In iOS 17, when you ‌FaceTime‌ someone and they aren't able to answer, you can leave a video or audio message depending on the call method you used. If you are using ‌‌FaceTime‌‌ video, you can leave a video message, and if you are using ‌‌FaceTime‌‌ audio, you can leave an audio message. All you have to do is ‌FaceTime‌ someone in the usual way. After a missed call, you'll see a...

In iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, Apple has introduced new tools for improving eye health when viewing screens. Called Screen Distance, the tools are aimed at children, but can be used by anyone looking to reduce eye strain. Keep reading to learn how it works. While it's not possible for children to stop using screens altogether in this day and age, Apple has added some new tools that parents can use ...

In iOS 17, Apple has improved the Health app in several ways, including the way medication notifications work. If you miss a medication at the prescribed time, you can now get follow-up reminders to get you back on track. Here's how it works. Since iOS 16, Apple has allowed you to enter all of your prescription medications, over the counter medications, and vitamins so that you can get...

With the iOS 17 Photos app, Apple is making it easier to crop your photos to your specifications. Keep reading to learn how. Previously in iOS 16, cropping images in the ‌‌Photos‌‌ app involved several steps: Tapping into the Edit interface, choosing the crop tool, and adjusting the crop from there with either pinch zoom gestures or by dragging the corners of the cropping tool. In iOS...

In iOS 17, Apple has made its stock Notes app significantly more useful by adding the simple yet powerful ability to link notes and connect related notes together. Here's how it works. With just a few taps, you can create links between notes in iOS 17, making it easy to jump from one idea to another. One way of adding a new link is by long pressing on a space in any note. Another way is to...

In iOS 17, Apple offers finer-grained control over what apps can see in terms of your calendars. Keep reading to learn how to manage app calendar access on a per-app basis. In iOS 16, Apple allowed users to enable or disable individual app access to their calendars using a simple on/off toggle, but that was about all you could do. In iOS 17, by contrast, there are now three options instead...

In iOS 17, Apple offers much more control over what apps can see in terms of your photos. Keep reading to learn how to manage app access on a per-app basis. In iOS, Apple's in-app photos picker lets you share specific photos with apps while the rest of your Photo Library stays private. Apps must ask to access your entire photo library, and you can choose to give apps the following access: ...

With the release of iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, Apple is simplifying the voice command to invoke Siri on iPhone, iPad, and connected AirPods Pro‌. Instead of "Hey ‌Siri‌," you can simply say "‌Siri‌" to activate the voice assistant on your device. Not only that, you can now also issue multiple queries and commands in succession without having to say "‌Siri‌" again. On devices that ...

In iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, Apple has introduced Sensitive Content Warnings to prevent unsolicited nude photos and similar content coming through to your iPhone or iPad. Here's how to enable the feature. With Sensitive Content Warnings enabled in iOS 17, incoming files, videos, and images are scanned on-device and blocked if they contain nudity. The opt-in blurring can be applied to images in...

Thanks to improved machine learning technology, Apple in iOS 17 has made autocorrect a lot more helpful when you're typing text into your iPhone. Apple says it has adopted a "transformer language model," that can better personalize autocorrect for individual users, learning your personal preferences and word choices to be more useful when typing. After using ‌iOS 17‌ for a few weeks, ...

In iOS 17, Apple in the Health app has added the ability to track your emotions on a daily basis to give you an overall picture of mental wellbeing. Through Health app notifications or the Apple Watch, you can log your mood at different times throughout the day and input an overall mood for the day. Logging a mood presents a slider bar with options ranging from Very Unpleasant to Neutral ...